So the economy is the worst it has been since your grandparents hit puberty, and the effects of the economic downturn have gone right to the doors of Jewish organizations on your campus. Due to …

Let’s pretend you’re Moses. It’s centuries before the era of Google Maps and you’ve been wandering around the desert for 40 years in search of some unreachable promised land. With the added burden of the …

“Are you sure you don’t want any rice? How about these biscuits? Maybe a piece of bread with plum jam?”
No, no thank you. It looks delicious but no thank you.
While my mouth said no, my …

That girl is in my Jewish Studies class. I wonder…

Growing up, whenever my father would take me to a place that was known for being particularly WASP-y, he would whisper in my ear “Jew! Jew!” …

Steven Novick’s resume screams “Jewish.”
In high school Novick served as a vice president for an international Jewish youth group. He later staffed a summer program for the organization and served as a youth advisor and …

My attempt at aliyah last spring failed because I went to Israel with the idea Israel needed me. I had this fantasy that somehow I was going to be this pioneer woman from the …

I once wrote a story called In His Ways. It was about Moses, and God. Joshua was there too. I thought it was a neat story; I borrowed Chuck Palahniuk’s voice and retold Deuteronomy 34, …

Some peace in the Middle East has been accomplished – at least on Facebook.
 
In March, Facebook members from Ma’aleh Adumim, Ariel, Betar Illit and other settlements throughout Israel and the West Bank woke up to …

Some months ago, a friend and I found ourselves disagreeing about the blog run by former the New Republic editor Andrew Sullivan. In the end, my friend summarized his newfound distaste for the site: “He …

In 1984, Madonna religiously flaunted her “Material Girl” status on national radio.  Fast forward to the start of the twenty-first century and she was still doling out the dough – but this time the payout …