Kosherfest is similar to any other convention held at any other convention center. The only difference, kosher food. Wait, wait, FREE Kosher food. The sound of that makes any observant Jew grin with glee. I held the same feeling walking in to the exhibition hall, waiting to try all these new kosher goodies. Within the first hour or so, I had popped in my mouth ...
Here is a great event for student leaders who want to strengthen their Israel advocacy skills, and receive amazing resources. "Israel in Focus" 2008 will be held in Beverly Hills, CA at the low cost of US$100. Eligible students can receive flight subsidies as well. Click the image to register and for more details: ...
Over the past decade over 100,000 Jews from around the world have participated on Taglit Birthright Israel's amazing 10-day trip. Each trip offers participants a unique experience to meet the people, taking in the culture, and seeing the beautiful land of Israel. Having been a counselor on the trip a few years ago, I can attest that all the above is true. However, what I found was that certain programs lack a certain something that I ...
By: Michael Dickson The despondency that marks the two year anniversary of the recent war in Lebanon is, for me, mitigated by the happy anniversary of my Aliyah, which coincides with it. Packing to move to Israel as rockets rained down on the North and the IDF was being tested by Hizbullah was a strange experience indeed. So bizarre a lifestyle change was I apparently making, that ...
For those of you who don't get the Wall Street Journal, here is an outside view of the Agriprocessors matzav, and what some Jews are doing about it. (Its also a plug for my fellow "36 under 36" recipient Shmuly Yanklowitz, co-founder of Uri L'Tzedek.) ------------------------------------------- "Raid Unsettles Kosher Beliefs" By MIRIAM JORDAN July 1, 2008 An immigration raid on the country's largest kosher meatpacking plant has fueled a nationwide debate in the Jewish community about what ...
This past Friday night my wife and I experienced something that we hope no one else ever has to experience in their lives... fire. When we returned from our Shabbat dinner around the corner around 12AM, we saw 5 firetrucks surrounding our corner. My friends and neighbors quickly let us know that it was our apt that had been on fire. We headed to the apt to find our convenient "Shabbat" combo-lock busted in. Walking into ...
Yesterday I awoke at 4:30am in New York, to attend a 9:30am meeting in D.C. Not fun. However, the meeting that took place was a lot more enjoyable and energizing than previously anticipated. The ICC (Israel on Campus Coalition) hosted its end of the school year meeting, which brought in representatives from 33 Israel related organizations that work on college campuses. I, of course, represented StandWithUs, an Israel education and advocacy organization, ...
