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Jul 8, 2018, 5:46 PM

Why I’m Not Studying Abroad

Studying abroad junior year of college has become a bit of a cliché. Hypothetically, it’s a great opportunity for young people to learn about another country and themselves. I genuinely think that everyone should study abroad if they can....

Jun 30, 2018, 2:33 PM

An Open Letter to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Dear Ms. Ocasio-Cortez: Congratulations on your primary win. As a New Yorker (resident of Astoria, just outside your district) and a progressive, I’m inspired by your victory. As a Jew, I’m terrified, for what your recent comments about Israel portend for...

Haley Pogachefsky

Jun 26, 2018, 9:59 PM

Birthright Israel: Challenging Beliefs and Developing Foundations

During my time at Tufts University, I spent months considering whether or not to participate in a Birthright Israel trip. In weighing my decision, I decided that if I were ever to do Birthright I wanted my trip to...

Philip Lefkowitz

Jun 25, 2018, 12:14 AM

Is The ACLU Reconsidering Its Role?

The disclosure of an internal memo at The American Civil Liberties Union has questioned whether the ACLU, long the standard bearer for the protection of free speech at all costs, the First Amendment, is considering modifying their position. "Our defense...

Jun 18, 2018, 3:04 PM

Choosing Judaism

I have just returned from a very intense trip to New York. I cannot overstate the privilege it is to join the fellows of our leadership programs during the section of the program that we immerse ourselves within a...

Robert L. Wolkoff

Jun 15, 2018, 11:42 PM

I never told you?

If you want to ruin your day, check out younevertoldme.org. It’s the stepchild of “If Not Now,” the organization of earnest young Jews who oppose “the occupation” with equal measures of naïveté and self-righteousness. “While the out-of-touch establishment claims...

Jun 15, 2018, 6:39 PM

BDS — Personal Encounters over 30 Years

To many, over the past few years, BDS has seemingly become the number one threat to Israel. It is illegal in Israel to support BDS. Recently, we learned that supporters of BDS have been denied entry to visit Israel....

Leonard Grunstein

Jun 15, 2018, 8:35 AM

A Tale of Two Households

It was a time of wisdom; it was a time of folly. It was a study in contrasts, as two individuals emerged and had a profound influence, one positive and the other negative, on the fate of others. One awesome...

Jun 13, 2018, 7:28 PM

Academia’s David and Goliath

As young students we walk into our universities filled with excitement and eagerness to learn, develop and become significant members of the next generation. Our gullible minds are largely in the hands of our professors and peers. Students assume...

Jonathan Madoff

Jun 13, 2018, 3:20 PM

Getting Away to Get Ahead: The Case for High School Semester in Israel Programs

Sometimes you need to get away to get ahead — especially if you are a North American teenager. It’s June, and for high school seniors it’s time for graduation and excitement about heading off to college in the fall. These last...

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