By Ethan Tratner
Presenting Professor Paula Daccarett: A New Approach to Jewish Studies
By Shani Chabansky One lovely day amidst the streak of pleasant, summery weather atypical to winter quarter, I had the pleasure and privilege of interviewing Professor Paula Daccarett, a visiting professor of History at UC Santa Cruz. Warm, friendly, and…
Things that I am relatively sure of
By Noah Miska Everyone’s perspective is valid from their own perspective. No one chooses their genetics, where they are born, when they are born, or who they are born to, and those four things determine everything that any given person…
Q Jews: A Look at What it Means to be GLBT in the Jewish Community
By Aaron White In this day and age, many college students have to grapple for the first time with what really defines them. One of the most important aspects of college isn’t necessarily the education, it’s the discovery of one’s…
Religion and Anti-Semitism in Contemporary Society
By Robbie Pleasant I was reading the news on Yahoo when I came across a disturbing article. The new Alabama governor, Robert Bentley, announced in his inaugural speech, “Anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior,…
Addressing Israel’s Water Crisis
By Alexandria Vickery The more man develops and the more his emotions and awareness become deeper and broader, and his knowledge becomes richer, he is in greater need of direct attachment inside of nature. To suckle directly from this vast…
Jewish Studies: The Big Mentsch on Campus
By Shani Chabansky Sit in Stevenson Café with a bagel and cream cheese, coffee and anything written by Jonathan Safran Foer and I guarantee that within about twenty minutes you’ll have one of the newly declared Jewish Studies majors dripping…
Letter from the Editor – Winter 2011
As my thoughts turn inward, both my heart and mind swell with pride and admiration for the group of individuals I have come to know over the past quarter. We are a dedicated and passionate group, willing to engage in…