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Out of the Closet: The Conservative Movement takes action on gay rabbis
Sunday, 9 Nov, 2008 – 18:20 | One Comment
Out of the Closet: The Conservative Movement takes action on gay rabbis

When you and your lover are feeling frisky, the I-can-hardly-wait-to-take-my-clothes-off frisky, three is usually a crowd, so the roommate gets the boot. But what happens when your rabbi wants in on the action?
The Conservative Movement …

We asked you: What’s your most awkward Jewish moment?
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:48 | No Comment
We asked you: What’s your most awkward Jewish moment?

Over spring break my mom and I went to visit my grandparents in Miami. When I first started going to NU we bought my grandpa the Northwestern shirt in Hebrew and he loves it. We …

Love is blind, but is it religious?
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:44 | One Comment
Love is blind, but is it religious?

“Is she Jewish?”
This is the first question my mother asks when I tell her I’m interested in someone. Some people would say my problem’s right there, in the fact that I even tell my mother …

Q&A with Top Chef Ilan Hall
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:42 | 2 Comments
Q&A with Top Chef Ilan Hall

When Ilan Hall graduated high school early to study cooking, little did he know that gastronomic fame awaited him in a dish of American cheese, peanuts and poached snails. Yet the 25-year-old’s successful combination …

Q&A with Zach Braff
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:39 | No Comment
Q&A with Zach Braff

Students packed Pick-Staiger auditorium to hear Northwestern alum Zach Braff’s wise words on everything from his favorite animal to his upcoming projects.  Before the show, Braff sat down with schmooze to talk about the man …

Musical hitchhiking: Balkan Beatbox takes you around the world in 15 tracks
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:36 | No Comment
Musical hitchhiking: Balkan Beatbox takes you around the world in 15 tracks

It must be a strange experience to play music before a crowd of Orthodox Jews, Eastern European immigrants, and college hipsters.  But somehow, it only seems fitting that the Tel Aviv-San Diego outfit Balkan Beatbox …

‘Never Again’ is more than just an easy phrase when it comes to Darfur
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:34 | One Comment
‘Never Again’ is more than just an easy phrase when it comes to Darfur

This past April, I stepped away from the comfort of my word processor and took part in a rally that called on Northwestern University to fully divest from 29 companies doing business with the Sudanese …

How to Jew: Chrismukah
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:33 | No Comment
How to Jew: Chrismukah

With the holiday season upon us, it’s hard to properly enjoy the festivities in a world of mounting secularization. These days, like Bush’s education policy, no holiday can be left behind. The only logical solution …

Secrets of a Shiksa: How to win friends and influence (Jewish) people
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:30 | One Comment
Secrets of a Shiksa: How to win friends and influence (Jewish) people

If you’re reading this article and you aren’t Jewish, then you and I both know that you secretly–or not so secretly–wish you were. And who could blame you (or should I say us)? Being Jewish …

Taking root: Eco-Judaism is growing nationally
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 0:21 | No Comment
Taking root: Eco-Judaism is growing nationally

The organic garden at the Hillel at UNC Chapel Hill

Green is the new black some would say, and they’re not just talking about fashion. Environmental issues have been gaining attention in recent years as the …