08 Nov Culture, Latest, Religion It Gets Better for Jews, Too May 8, 2012 By elisniv 7 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Steven Philp It has been one month since the suicides of ten LGBT teens prompted a national debate on the adverse effects of homoph...Continue reading
05 Nov Culture, Latest, Religion E-Judaism and the Online Shtetl May 8, 2012 By elisniv 7 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Merav Levkowitz Those of us who have a Facebook roster full of Jewish friends are used to it: “Shabbat shalom” status updates, phot...Continue reading
03 Nov Culture, Latest, Politics, Religion Is Society the Angel of Death? Elie Wiesel's Take May 8, 2012 By elisniv 7 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Daniel Kieval "Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor." (Leviticus 19:16) In an address given last week at Wesleyan...Continue reading
02 Nov Latest, Politics, Religion The Olive Conflict May 8, 2012 By elisniv 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Lily Hoffman Simon When Noah’s ark ended its forty day journey, Noah sent forth a dove, which returned to him with an olive bra...Continue reading
01 Nov History, Latest, Politics, Religion The De-Militarized Zone: Politics and Religion in the Middle East May 8, 2012 By elisniv 6 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Samantha Sisskind AMMAN, JORDAN – The swastika and anti-Israel graffiti spray-painted on the wall of a church parking lot I pass on...Continue reading
29 Oct Culture, Latest, Politics, Religion What’s In a Name? May 8, 2012 By elisniv 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Gabriel Weinstein For hundreds of years, Ethiopian Jews dreamed of strolling through Jerusalem’s supposed golden streets and celebr...Continue reading
26 Oct Arts & Culture, Culture, Latest, Religion Kosher for Halloween May 8, 2012 By elisniv 6 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Daniel Kieval It's Halloween in the suburbs. For a couple of weeks, already, the neighborhood decorations have been out in full f...Continue reading
26 Oct Culture, Latest, Politics, Religion De-constructing a City of Queer Borders May 8, 2012 By elisniv 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Lily Hoffman Simon If you were to ask someone to picture the queer community in Israel, it is a fair bet to say that they woul...Continue reading
22 Oct Culture, Latest, Religion Hasidim, Hipsters, and the New Crown Heights May 8, 2012 By Symi Rom-Rymer 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Symi Rom-Rymer Hasidim and Hipsters can’t be friends, so says conventional wisdom. But maybe they can eat together. At least that...Continue reading
08 Oct Arts & Culture, Culture, Latest, Religion A Gleeful Take on Religion May 8, 2012 By Lisa Krysiak 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Lisa Krysiak This week’s episode of Glee was in stark contrast from last week’s hilariously over-the-top ode to Britney Spears. It ...Continue reading