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This past Saturday night, a man named Moshe Silman lit himself on fire in Tel Aviv. The episode occurred at a protest about the high cost of living in Israel, an outgrowth of the “social justice” movement begun last year … Continue reading →

Week three of our fellowship is ending and we’re all wondering what will come next. We’ve delved into new projects, we’ve started new initiatives and it’s strange to think of what will happen as we continue. What happens when the … Continue reading →

I was really excited to start my fellowship at Uri L’Tzedek since it would be the first time I would be involved directly with social justice work. I had worked before for non-profit organizations doing office work, but never before … Continue reading →

….It took doing the Uri L’Tzedek Summer Fellowship’s annual mandatory-for-fellows Midnight Run on Tuesday night to get me to shut up my over-active hyper-analytical excuse-finding machine that sits atop my neck. We signed up ahead of time, made about 100 sandwiches, … Continue reading →

I recently saw the movie Good Will Hunting, a movie about a janitor/math genius who is discovered and given the chance to be a world recognized math-god, so long as he gives up his criminal tendencies and attends a weekly … Continue reading →

I recently read a blog post entitled “Things I Wish People Told Me When I Entered My 20s.”[1] Most of it was strange and, frankly, utterly depressing, but one part stuck with me: “You will have moments that will make … Continue reading →

Last night was one of those nights in which I found myself in an extremely uncomfortable conversation with a customer service employee overseas. There I was, charged for an airline fee that I shouldn’t have been charged, and I wanted … Continue reading →

This week, the New York Times published an article that described the displeasure of many Chinese officials at the American Embassy’s insistence on publishing information about China’s horrendous air quality. The article cites a Chinese official who says that it’s … Continue reading →

Last week was Israel’s 64th birthday. Happy Birthday Israel! And in following the tradition of giving speeches that include stories about the birthday boy (I assume Israel is a boy, it is a boy’s name), I will tell one. When … Continue reading →

My family seders are pretty much the same year after year. No matter how old we get or how far we travel, when we are thrown back into our childhood house, everyone will somewhat revert back to their childhood roles. … Continue reading →