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0 Culture Education

Announcing Hadassah Magazine’s 2024 Teen Essay Contest

Editor in Hadassah · 7 Nov

In response to recent events impacting the Jewish community, Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ Magazine are launching their fifth annual teen essay contest encouraging self-identifying Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens to reflect on how these events have influenced their Jewish identity and outlook.

0 Culture Education

Official Rules for the Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ Magazine 2024 Teen Essay Contest

Editor in Hadassah · 5 Nov

Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ Magazine are co-hosting a 2024 teen essay contest aimed at self-identifying Jewish girls, women, and nonbinary teens, ages 13-19, from the U.S. and Israel.

0 History Philosophy

A world-class scholar and mensch is gone — we can't let his dream die with him

Sam Brody in Forward · 25 Oct

Paul Mendes-Flohr, a preeminent scholar of German-Jewish intellectual history and the foremost expert on Martin Buber, passed away on Shemini Atzeret in 2023.

0 History Culture

Wait, Christopher Columbus was Jewish?

Jewish History Lectures · 15 Oct

The question of Christopher Columbus's Jewish ancestry has been a topic of scholarly discussion, recently invigorated by new DNA research findings.

0 Education Politics

National School Choice Clears a Hurdle

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 17 Sep

The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) has successfully passed the House Ways and Means Committee, rekindling hope for families seeking school choice beyond public offerings.

0 Politics Education

The Palestinian ‘Traitor’ Risking Everything to Speak Out

Bari Weiss in The Free Press · 15 Aug

A young Palestinian man from a West Bank village, who pursued education and career success, faced backlash and danger in his community after condemning a massacre in Israel on social media.

0 Sports Communities

S4E17 - Lior Berman earned a scholarship for NCAA basketball—but his dream is to play in Israel

Menschwarmers · 15 Nov 2023

Lior Berman, a 24-year-old Jewish basketball player, recently earned a scholarship for NCAA Division I basketball with Auburn University in Alabama, where he played under the guidance of Jewish coach Bruce Pearl.

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Being Almost Blind Won’t Stand in the Way of My Success at College

Noga Cohen in Kveller · 13 Sep 2023

This article tells the story of a young woman with visual impairments who overcame challenges to succeed in college.