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Netanyahu opens school year with visit to Arab town
Jewish Journal
September 1, 2016
More than two million Israeli children headed to school for the 2016-2017 school year.
Why Jewish educators need to teach the Palestinian perspective
Jewish Journal
September 28, 2015
As the new school year gets underway, Jewish educators are making decisions regarding how best to teach about Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
As school resumes, how to talk to children about the Gaza war
Jewish Journal
August 18, 2014
With the new school year nearly upon us, Jewish educational leaders are scrambling to prepare their teachers to discuss this summer’s Gaza War.
Sandy Hook anniversary prompts Jewish institutions to review security
Jared Sichel
December 13, 2013
On Dec. 14, 2012, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary School with a semi-automatic rifle and two semi-automatic handguns, he easily broke through the school security system.
Sharing the next gen: How Chabad is changing Hillel — and reshaping campus life
Jared Sichel
October 24, 2013
Shabbat dinner tells one part of the story. When Alon Kashanian, a UCLA senior, wants a “very big social atmosphere” on erev Shabbat, he goes to Hillel’s grand, Jerusalem-stone-adorned, 25,000-square-foot Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life on Hilgard Avenue in Westwood. He socializes with friends and mingles with some of the 100 to 200 students — the number can vary widely — who come for services and Friday night dinner.
Berkeley Jewish student union rejects J Street affiliate
Jewish Journal
October 11, 2013
The Jewish Student Union at the University of California-Berkeley rejected J Street U for membership for the second time since 2011.
Students as first responders
Jewish Journal
August 7, 2013
First responders have been, rightly so, the focus of national attention since the terrorist attacks at the finish line of the Boston Marathon this past April. We have marveled at men and women tearing down barricades, running in the direction of smoke and chaos, unmoved by possible personal injury, in order to care for the needs of others.
A principal’s speech to high school students
Dennis Prager
July 2, 2013
Three years ago, I wrote a version of this column. Because it went viral — often listing me as the high school principal who actually gave this speech! — I am revising it and publishing it here. I believe that if every school principal gave this speech, America would be a better place.
Outstanding Graduate: Rose Bern — A passionate voice
Jewish Journal
June 12, 2013
Rose Bern isn’t afraid to fight for her values. The 17-year-old, who recently graduated from Shalhevet High School and lives in Westwood, has strong convictions when it comes to feminism, justice and fairness.
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