Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Come to OU-JLIC Minyan in the Morning

1.  Free, delicious breakfast Bagels, coffee, eggs, and more! The most important meal of the day becomes so much greater after a refreshing dose of davening in the morning! 2. Meet new people Looking to meet other Jewish Bruins and…

Jewkbox: An old group with a new status.

Jewkbox, UCLA’s only Jewish acapella group, was recently approved as an official registered student group last week, allowing for greater resources and funding to come its way. Jewkbox’s registration was initiated in response to the difficulty finding rehearsal space in…

An Unorthodox Transfer

“It’s an unorthodox move but I think it’s the right thing to do,” I repeated to my friends who either asked about or questioned my resolution. It wasn’t an easy decision and took significantly longer to choose than I expected,…

Endorsement: Joey Levin, a Nice Jewish Bruin for Mr. Hillel 2017

Along with SSI, the Bayit, Morning Minyan, and Sigma Alpha Mu, the Ha’Am Editorial Board has unanimously voted to endorse Joey Levin for Mr. Hillel 2017.

Pluralism and the Jewish Community

From Fall 2016 Print Edition, “Transitions” In our era, different societies and communities worldwide advocate pluralism heavily. Pluralism is a uniquely modern idea, in which a society allows — or even encourages — the coexistence of more than one system…

Art: an alternative means of interfaith?

Sponsored and funded by the Pamela and Randol Schoenberg Foundation, the Fine Art Show located at Hillel on May 21 drew dozens of applicants and 150 viewers, and left the winner with $1,000 and the Philliss and Lou Mann Prize…

Jewish Humans of UCLA: united in our differences

Growing up, I was always fascinated by the diversity of Judaism. I loved the idea that the religion was portable and adaptable; that each person could make it his or her own, yet feel one hundred percent assured of the…

Campus rabbis: the mensches and martyrs of UCLA

Growing up, I belonged to a synagogue with two rabbis — one senior rabbi and one associate rabbi. I was close with one of them, but mainly because we studied together in the weeks leading up to my bat mitzvah.…

Are we breeding a society of takers?

Roughly 12% of UCLA’s student population is Jewish, and these 3,000 or so students may be the luckiest across the nation. They are not only supported by a vast network of Jewish Bruins, but also by various organizations that exist…