admin | June 15, 2024
Many people believe that you can only judge the vitality of an institution by its success during its second generation of existence. At 25 years young, my Orthodox rabbinical school, YCT, is now officially in its second generation.
admin | June 15, 2024
Police storm UCLA anti-Semitic protesters barricades, May 2, 2024 (Eric Thayer/Getty Images) UCLAs Chabad House rabbi was assaulted, called a "fing pedophile" and "fake Jew," and told to "go back to Poland" by campus anti-Israel protesters on Monday. University officials have yet to reach out to him or apologize.
admin | June 15, 2024
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admin | June 15, 2024
Coming from Matan Torah, the profound event where we received the Torah and its timeless wisdom, we were gifted with 48 hours to contemplate and actualize its relevance in our lives. At the core of Torah is the pursuit of perfecting the world, following G-ds path to enact justice and righteousness. Its a blueprint for harmonious human relations, emphasizing Ahavas Yisroellove for our fellow beings.
admin | June 15, 2024
VENICE Marci Reznick Vitkus, who has been the cantor for the Jewish Congregation of Venice since 2001, will be named rabbi June 22. She will keep her role as cantor, as well.
admin | June 15, 2024
Earlier this week, I was sipping a margarita and eating tapas with a new colleague at an outdoor restaurant on West 23rd Street in Manhattan, when I heard an unfamiliar thud. This thud was followed by the sound of a body hitting the ground, and the clattering of eyeglasses on pavement.
admin | June 15, 2024
LOS ANGELES Police have thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new anti-Israel encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared a previous camp this spring after it was attacked by counterprotesters following mounting accusations of antisemitic harassment against Jewish students. Approximately 25 people were arrested late Monday for willful disruption of university operations and one for interfering with an officer, UCLA police say in a statement.
admin | June 15, 2024
The following was posted to Instagram by Sarah Dukes, and republished here with permission.
admin | June 15, 2024
Sandra Lawson, one of the first openly queer Black women to be a rabbi, spoke at the 2024 Pride Keynote Lecture at Carnegie Mellon University in the Simmons Auditorium at theTepper School of Business(opens in new window). The event was held on June 11th to celebrate Pride month(opens in new window) at CMU and around the world. Lawson is a thought leader and anti-racist policy and training advocate who has been the inaugural director of racial diversity, equity, and inclusion atReconstructing Judaism(opens in new window) since early 2021.
admin | June 15, 2024
(June 10, 2024 / JNS) For the past three years, its been tough to get a spot in Rabbi Daniel Levines course in major Jewish texts at the University of California, Irvine, which is a requirement for the Judaic studies minor at the public university. It was the most interactive class Ive ever taken at UCI, Nova Sari, a third-year student studying history with minors in computer science and Jewish studies, told JNS.
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