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Harvard Campaign Against Hate

Rachel Fish October 2, 2003

Feeling frustrated about Arab anti-Semitism? Upset by people\’s insensitivity toward Jewish concerns? Think you\’re powerless to influence your school or community? Think again.

A group of Harvard students spoke out against hate speech in the Middle East, and, thanks to the support of the community, achieved results. I helped organize the group, and our efforts resulted in shutting down an Arab League think tank that distributes hate speech against Americans and Jews.

It all started last year when I was a student at Harvard Divinity School.

Giving Adult Students Credit They Deserve

Andrea Adelson October 2, 2003

A group of local Jewish educators are seeking funding to start a novel adult-education academy that would grant a certificate of recognition to students who complete its requirements over three years.

The Orange County Academy of Jewish Growth and Learning is envisioned as a way to impose a quasi-academic structure on an array of existing courses offered by local synagogues, the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Community Scholar Program.

Applause for Cause

Jewish Journal Staff September 4, 2003

The Los Angeles recording artist and producer composes and reinterprets Jewish melodies with accessible, contemporary riffs. Taubman\’s popularity shifted to high gear since debuting a joyful \”Friday Night Live\” Shabbat service in 1998 at Los Angeles\’ Sinai Temple, which he performed in June in Orange County.

Promoting Medical Care in Israel

Beverly Gray September 4, 2003

Even when Jews packed medical school classrooms, there were few organizations dedicated to their special concerns.

Brandeis Fetes Past, Plans for Future

Rachel Brand July 31, 2003

Located on 3,000 acres in the Santa Susana Mountains — the largest piece of land owned by a Jewish institution outside of Israel — BBI, the pluralistic Jewish retreat center, has established a dedicated following since it acquired its first piece of property in 1947.

Settling the Land

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila July 24, 2003

Realities teach us that building a Jewish State is a complex project, one that requires military strength, spiritual vitality and financial security.

Turbulence Grows in Weinberg Case

Julie Gruenbaum Fax July 17, 2003

Rabbi Matis Weinberg has been a controversial figure in education for decades. The son and grandson of two successive rosh yeshivas of Ner Israel in Baltimore, a preeminent Orthodox seminary, Weinberg started Kerem Yeshiva in the mid-1970s in Santa Clarita, when he was 29.

Your Letters

Jewish Journal June 5, 2003

Your article on the \”Rabbi Revolution\” (May 30) omitted one very important Westside rabbi.

Book Preps Jewish Students for College

Sharon Schatz Rosenthal May 22, 2003

Jeff Gabriel knows that when he arrives at the University of Colorado in Boulder this September, connecting to his Jewish roots won\’t be a priority.

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