Should women have equal prayer rights at the Kotel? It\’s a question of profound religious, spiritual and political complexities that a new documentary, \”Praying in Her Own Voice,\” by filmmaker Yael Katzir, dares to ask but doesn\’t attempt to answer.
Tony Snow declared himself \”the sacrificial lamb\” the moment he stepped on stage at Universal Studios Gibson Amphitheatre, rightly anticipating a rough tumble with the provocative HBO pundit Bill Maher during the final installment of American Jewish University\’s (AJU) 2008 Public Lecture
Calendar Girl Danielle Berrin finds herself in Paris for Pesach
Current statistics suggests that, even though France is depicted as less than empathetic to the Jewish community, the Jewish population there has actually grown.
Local Students Lobby at the Capitol
A group of University Synagogue religious school students paid a springtime visit to Washington, D.C., where they
When Ari Platt spent a Shabbat in Sderot and saw the depleted condition of civic life there, he knew he had to do something.\n\nIn only a few weeks, the Los Angeles native, currently studying at Yeshivat HaKotel in Jerusalem, decided to organize a Purim carnival for the town of Sderot — a reprieve from their harsh reality for a day of festivity, spirit and celebration. He galvanized support from the Jewish communities in Los Angeles and Israel, despite warnings from his yeshiva that he was embarking on a dangerous mission.
Passionately devoted to the resurgence of Jewish life in Poland, entertainer Theodore Bikel, accompanied by Tamara Brooks, performed an hour-long private concert of Yiddish, English and Hebrew songs to benefit the nonprofit Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland.
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