During the second Faculty Senate this spring, members passed a motion to change the autumn start date to Tuesdays during years in which the first day of Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur conflicts with the traditional Monday start. They also considered how to manage campus protest activities.
As pro-Palestinian protesters at colleges across the country face condemnation and backlash from political leaders and media pundits, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and some Jewish-American politicians are voicing their support for the ongoing demonstrations.College campuses across the country have seen waves of pro-Palestinian demonstrations since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel that left about 1,200 dead. These protests by students and some faculty have drawn national attention in...
The designer and The Jewish Food Society celebrated Passover with guests including Hunter Abrams, Audrey Gelman, Jake Cohen, Brynn Wallner, and more.
The president of Columbia University is facing a possible censure vote for calling the NYPD to arrest students at an anti-war encampment on the school's campus. Chris Jansing spoke to Jacob Schmeltz, who is a senior at Columbia, about his current experience there as a student.
Northwestern University is investigating whether a campus protest targeting the school’s Jewish student community center last week violated the school’s anti-harassment policies.
This is not the first time that Passover has been celebrated at a moment
Passover begins Monday night and Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy in Longmeadow gave out Seder-to-go meals to celebrate the Jewish Holiday.
SoCal's Jewish community is celebrating their first Passover since the Oct. 7th attack in Israel with interfaith events meant to build bridges.
An Orthodox rabbi who serves the Jewish community at Columbia University sent a message to Jewish students this weekend urging them to leave campus for their own safety in the midst of pro-terror, pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Margaret’s Legacy Holocaust Learning & Jewish Advocacy Centre has opened in Hamilton on Main Street West with the idea of educating people on an awful period of human history. The centre has artifacts donated by holocaust survivors that are connected to WWII. Through the artifacts, people can learn how things were before the holocaust, during […]
Fox News host Laura Ingraham argues in her opening monologue that President Biden gave a speech condemning anti-Israel protests on college campuses because he was in "big political trouble." LAURA INGRAHAM: Now, it's a good rule of thumb that whenever the White House staff rushes Joe Biden out to address the nation, it can only mean one thing: He's in big political trouble. PRESIDENT BIDEN CONDEMNS VIOLENT ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS, WON'T CALL UP NATIONAL GUARD Well, things haven't looked very...
Jewish Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) said she voted against the bill that would crack down on antisemitism on college campuses because, in her view, anti-Zionism is not “inherently” antisemitism, and the measure that passed through the House would “stifle” free speech rights. Jacobs shared her explanation by drawing from her own experience of facing antisemitism in