Yo Brandeis Listen UP! The committee to hire the new Head of LTS meets tomorrow. I am on that committee, as the undergraduate representative. Question for you all: “As a result of hiring the new head of LTS what will be the fundamental differences at Brandeis one year from now, three years from now, and [...]
Based on an email I just wrote So this is a bit embarrassing. For the past several weeks, we in the Justice League been working really hard on a secret project. We were so excited and worked so hard to make it happen that we sorta forgot to unveil it. Whoops. Consider this a quick [...]
Jewish Voice for Peace is a recognized, but not chartered group on campus. Last Monday they applied to formally join the umbrella of all Jewish groups on campus – Hillel. The Hillel student board, in consultation with the adults in charge, voted to reject them. This is gaining some national press: New Voices Mondoweiss Magnes [...]
You might want to apply to this good award: 12th Annual Brower Youth Awards Overview & Eligibility What: The Brower Youth Awards is an annual national award recognizing six young people for outstanding activism and achievements on a project or campaign with positive environmental and social impact. The Brower Youth Awards gives its recipients access [...]
There’s this guy on the Huffington Post, named Rabbi David Wolpe. He basically argued that there are two strains of thinking regarding Israel (among Jews) that are beyond the pale: Boycot/Divestment/Sanctions (BDS) on Israel, and “throw the Arabs out of Israel”. His argument leaves me really leery of the standard journalistic trope of false equivalency: [...]
