Rabbi Mordecai Finley, Ph.D., is the spiritual leader of Ohr HaTorah Synagogue, an independent traditional-progressive (between Conservative and Reform) in Mar Vista. He is also Professor of Jewish Thought at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, where he teaches, among other things, Jewish ethics, spiritual psychology, liturgy and Jewish mysticism.
Assembly member Rick Chavez Zbur said UCLA’s inaction “likely violate” Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Block said the encampment “became a focal point for serious violence.”
More than 200 protesters were arrested during the late night raid.
American Jews are awakening to a new political reality concerning our changing status and position in the United States.
We need on-the-ground tactical training for Jewish student activists and leaders if the Jewish community is going to push back against this madness and protect college students.
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