Approximately twenty activists involved with Students for Justice in Palestine marched through the UCLA campus on Wednesday afternoon in protest of the state of Israel, its alleged human rights violations and President Donald Trump's proposed immigration policies. Donning megaphones, flags and picket signs, the protestors chanted as they walked through BruinWalk to the outside of Powell Library and Royce Hall,...

2017 — what a year for women! Well, maybe not all women (sorry Hillary), but it was definitely a year of breaking the cliché fairy tale storyline and of redefining the character of a “leading” lady. Between Israel’s very own Gal Gadot bringing powerful women to the forefront in Wonder Woman and Time Magazine recently honoring multiple courageous woman as...

On Monday, President Donald Trump dispossessed two National Monuments in Utah of more than two million acres of land, representing the largest evisceration of protected territory in American history. On Wednesday, to the deep displeasure of Palestinian political representatives, Arab governments and diplomats across the world, the President publicly recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel. Wednesday's...

Paying for school might be a lot tougher for graduate students thanks to the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA) making its way through Congress. The bill has come under fire by opponents for a plethora of issues, including projected increases in the number of uninsured Americans, nine-digit increases to the federal budget deficit, higher costs of insurance and, in...

When you walk into Hillel on the average morning, you can never be too sure whom you will find there. Students come and go, staff may or may not have gotten to their offices yet, and depending on when you arrive, there may or may not be a prayer service happening on the second floor. There is but one exception...

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No… it’s bubkes. As one of the (evidently) few who flocked to theaters to watch the new "Justice League" movie — shout out if you’re one of us — I couldn't help but view it as a mildly enjoyable bundle of missed opportunities. If you’re not among those who have seen the movie, rest...

As a freshman, I missed out on many highly-subsidized and diverse travel opportunities because I didn’t know what was out there during my hectic fall quarter. It wasn’t until I went to London with JAM over Spring Break that I realized I could combine my insatiable curiosity and passion for learning with my love for travel and Judaism. In this...

The devastating wildfires that ravaged Sonoma and Napa counties this fall destroyed countless homes, including a "home away from home" for thousands of Reform Jews across the country: URJ Camp Newman. A sleep-away summer camp, URJ Camp Newman just celebrated its 70-year anniversary. The camp offers a community for young Reform Jews to connect with their religious identity and create...

Photo by Alberto G. (CC) "We are all mad here," says the Cat from Alice. But if I have learned anything these past four weeks, it is that UCLA is anything but Wonderland. On the first day of classes, I walked into Powell Library for the first time at 9:00 a.m. I could not believe my eyes as I saw...

On Oct. 13, the Daily Californian — the student newspaper at the University of California, Berkeley — published an anti-Semitic cartoon portraying civil rights attorney Alan Dershowitz. The cartoon was published in response to a speech Dershowitz gave on “the liberal case for Israel,” according to a letter to the editor he published in the Daily Cal on Oct. 25....