Yale President Richard Levin has some words to share with Mayor Bloomberg | via yaledailynews.com “Being Muslim is apparently the new probable cause,” begins today’s editorial in the Washington Square News, NYU’s student newspaper. Two Muslim students at Yale began a Feb. Read More »

Can you kick the doodling habit? | Photo by Flickr user everything.in.blue (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) I have a confession to make: My name is Arielle Wasserman and I am a doodler. It’s shameful, I know. Read More »

Courtesy. Professionalism. Respect. | Photo by Flickr username Giacomo Barbaro (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) NYPD tracked Muslim students, organizations [Columbia ] Recent news that the New York Police Department willfully performed surveillance on Muslim student organizations in the name of anti-terrorism measures has been met with harsh criticism by many. Read More »

In his response to my op-ed , Harpo Jaeger touches on the issue of Israel’s treatment of Judea and Samaria – better known today as “the disputed territories.” Jaeger alleges that “millions of Palestinians…live under occupation” and that their lives are “endangered by checkpoints, raids and searches. Read More »

Protestors railing against California’s Prop 8, which was recently deemed unconstitutional | photo by flickr user martineno (CC BY-NC-SA 2. Read More »

The new OU Kosher App provides handy on the go and up to date information about kosher certifications | photo by flickr user patrick-allen (CC BY-SA 2. Read More »

If you’ll be in NYC on Thursday night and you have a hankering for free vodka, free knishes or the general debauchery both of those delightful things imply the world over, join me at Heeb Magazine ‘s 10th anniversary party. Read More »

Sarah Kate Silverman was born December 1, 1970 in Bedford, NH. Silverman is a comedian, writer, actress, singer and musician. Though she does not come from a religious background, the comedian is ethnically Jewish. “I have no religion. But culturally I can’t escape it; I’m very Jewish,” she said. Read More »

Last week, New Voices pointed out a report by +972 Magazine on Norman Finkelstein, Palestinian rights activist and controversial thinker. Read More »

Ultra-Orthodox men in Jerusalem. | Photo by Flickr username asafantman (CC BY 2.0) The responsibility of Jewish federations [Forward ] With the economic recession hitting many organizations, religious or otherwise, with hard times, leaders must make choices to ensure survival. Read More »

Anybody from AU knows that our homonymic nickname is “Gay Jew,” given the University’s large population, and administration and student support of, both the LGBT and Jewish communities on campus. But this weekend at American University in Washington, D.C. Read More »

An elderly lesbian couple get married in New York. | Photo by flickr username asterix611 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Avi Shafran’s recent article in the Forward discussing gay “reparative” therapy has made me reflect on my philosophy of life. It’s always difficult for me to know the balance between halacha and happiness. Read More »

Video mashes up Chasidic celebration with “Teach Me How to Dougie” [Youtube ] A hilarious YouTube video featuring a clip from what appears to be a Chasidic wedding dance paired up with Cali Swag District’s meme-tastic song has hit the web. Hey, they’re better than the Black Eyed Peas. Curlier too. Read More »

This past weekend marked not only Nicki Minaj’s first-ever onstage exorcism , but also the passing of one of America’s greatest talents of the past two decades: Whitney Houston. Read More »

Arielle Wasserman discusses the trials of conducting long distance friendships | photo by flickr user ROSS HONG KONG (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) I’ve known them since I was 10 years old. Read More »

Bra burning first evolved as a method of feminist protest in the early 1960s | photo by flickr user Ellie Brewster (CC BY-NC 2.0) I wouldn’t call myself a rabid feminist. In fact, sometimes I’m so downright feminine that I put Stepford wives to shame. Read More »

Shit Girls Say was funny, at least the first time around. Shit Girls Say to Gay Guys was surprisingly accurate. But Shit Zionists Say took the meme out of its playfully mocking intentions, placing it in the midst of the conflict no one wants to touch. There was nothing funny about the video. Read More »

Arguing the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Campaign with Norman Finkelstein from HuffPoMonitor on Vimeo . Norman Finkelstein, a noted advocate for Palestinian rights slammed the BDS movement, likening it to “Maoists”. Read More »

Holocaust Memorial in California. | Photo by flickr username Dubgael (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Mormons apologize for baptizing deceased Jewish family [Forward ] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has issued a public apology after accidentally Read More »

BDS advocates have had little economic impact on Israeli businesses, despite the hype | photo by flickr user : : : mediActivista: : : (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) As David Bernstein points out in this JTA Op-ed , the BDS movement which has seemed to permeate campus culture has had little to no financial ramification for Israel. Read More »