This past Thursday evening, Bruins for Israel and GlobeMed at UCLA partnered up for their fourth annual Achy Breaky Heart fundraiser, a Valentine's Day themed event to raise money for two health organizations — Save a Child's Heart and the Mpoma Community HIV/AIDS Initiative. The night of food, raffles, student performances and date auctioning was held in Club Pauley. The...

It used to bug me that my best friend was a bit of a health nut. I was horrified one Shabbat when she leaned over to me and said, “Hey, you know that banana bread you love so much…the main ingredient is cauliflower!” I looked at her in shock as she proceeded to reveal all the secret ingredients hidden in...

Written by Moshe Kahn, Ha'Am staff writerThis week’s Torah portion, Terumah (Exodus 25:1 - 27:19), recounts the instructions for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). This portable sanctuary was the focal point of Jewish communal activity until the permanent sanctuary — the Holy Temple (Beit Ha'Mikdash) in Jerusalem — was built. According to our tradition, that which is recorded in...

It’s no surprise that President Obama has once again shocked the world with his outrageous and ignorant comments of anti-Semitism. After the attack at the Hyper Cacher kosher market in Paris in early January — committed by a man claiming allegiance to ISIS — the Obama administration officials dug the president into a deeper hole when they clarified his intentions...

With the recent panic over the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks in Paris and its implications for the future of free speech in the Western world — in addition to the safety of Jews in Europe — UCLA students have done little to discuss other atrocities in the world. Among these number the 2000 Nigerians killed in a recent Boko Haram...

Those familiar with it as a sartorial accessory might note that the red string has undeniably been a force of incredible success — for those selling the strings at the astounding price of $25 apiece. The real question, however, is whether the rest of us have anything to gain from this esoteric tradition. These red threads, which are (supposedly) wound...

On Tuesday night, the Undergraduate Students Association Council evaluated the qualifications of Rachel Beyda, a second-year economics major, as a potential justice for its Judicial Board. Appointed by USAC President Avinoam Baral, she proved herself to be extremely qualified for the position at every step of the interview process. All USAC council members present agreed that she was a perfect...

Written by Rabbi Dovid Gurevich, Chabad at UCLA This week's Torah portion of Mishpatim contains a dramatic transition from last week's climactic revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments to the seemingly mundane civil laws, torts, crimes, and money matters. It is also the first in the series of four special Shabbat Torah readings which gives this...

Most European cultures seem to have some version of traditional, fluffy white bread. Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jews, of course, have challah. Although technically challah is a Hebrew word that refers to the portion of bread tithed to priests in the time of the Holy Temple, it has been colloquialized to mean braided white bread that Ashkenazi Jews traditionally serve in...

This past Sunday morning, students from across the UC campuses gathered at UCLA's Tom Bradley International Hall for the University of California Student Association's divestment hearing. Two resolutions called for the UC Regents to divest from American companies which some argue profit from alleged human rights violations in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, as well as from several governments...