Persian girls are known for their beautiful hair, unique attitudes and determination to succeed. But hold up — it's not so simple, no one’s life is a happily-every-after fantasyland, and just like everyone else, Persian girls deal with their own set of common problems. Here is a short list of the many challenges that Persian girls face on a daily...

Please note: This article contains strong language. In the modern day, you may find yourself shaking your head and wondering what on earth our leaders are thinking. We all have had times when we heard a situation involving world leaders and immediately felt that we could have done a better job, or that that even a fifth grader could have...

Written by Jon Sadik, third-year psychobiology major and vice president of the Jewish Learning Initiative on CampusWhen preparing to give the Torah to the Jewish people, G-d gives Moses a curious warning: “Set a boundary for the people roundabout saying, ‘Beware of ascending the mountain or touching its edge; whoever touches the mountain shall certainly die’” (Exodus 19:12). This mandated...

If one considers a single word that best encapsulates President Barack Obama's relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu throughout the past six years, the colloquial portmanteau "frenemies" immediately comes to mind. Dictated by circumstance, Obama and Netanyahu's arranged matrimony has seen numerous peaks and troughs throughout its six-year duration. Despite a fairly consistent, underlying message of unity between the...

As the waiter approaches your table with the mouth watering meal you just ordered, it has become standard procedure for everyone at the table to take out their phones and snap a photo of their anticipated food. In the 30 seconds that it takes for the server to arrive to the table, you have to make a difficult decision: “Which...

Week No.5 Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Week No. 5. One, two, three, four, five Everybody’s in Powell, so you know it’s time To renounce all the fun and joy we once had Eating food at the Hill cafés to save time Can’t believe this is the life for undergrads “I’ll start studying,” I said last week But YouTube binging,...

Last November, I had the pleasure of attending the 28th Israeli Film Festival LA premiere of Above and Beyond, a documentary produced by Nancy Spiegelberg about the foreign airmen of Israel's 1948 War of Independence. That eventful Thursday night was a loaded one for me — not only was I attending my very first movie premiere, but I also happened...

J Street and the Jewish Agency recently hosted discussions about the upcoming Israeli elections, in which UCLA students were invited to learn about and debate over the issues that caused the calling of early elections, and discuss how those issues would be resolved following the election. These debates turned into cozy “coffee dates,” however, as attendance was sparse. This meager...

Written by Rabbi Aaron Lerner, senior Jewish educator of Hillel at UCLA Most Americans strive for efficiency. The popular Israeli-invented app Waze, for instance, provides many of us with a significantly reduced commuting time. In fact, just yesterday, it directed me to exit the freeway and take a surface arterial that paralleled the freeway so that I could avoid the...

Around me, I could hear murmurs of different languages including Hebrew, Arabic, Farsi, French, and Spanish. The eclectic crowd at the Nov. 30 event organized by the Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa organization represented the many Jewish communities that existed for centuries throughout the Middle East and North Africa. JIMENA is an organization that seeks to...