UR Faculty Wanted for War Crimes
On Sunday night and early Monday morning, areas around campus at the University of Rochester (UR) were plastered with Wanted posters.
A Historic Night in Amsterdam
On November 7, 2024 a coordinated, premeditated Jew hunt ran through the streets of Amsterdam.
On Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Need for Context
What if everything they’re saying about Israel is true? Occupation, apartheid, genocide… all of it. What if?
Rosh HaShana 5785
We say the fate of all living things is written on Rosh HaShana, and we spend the day in prayer, asking to be written in the Book of Life. It’s hard to understand that what was written last year were the horrors of October 7th, the war that followed, and everything since.
UR Students Fight Antisemitism On Campus
Last semester, several students from the University of Rochester met with the university senate to address rising antisemitism on campus.
A Statement on the Tragic Loss of Hersh, Almog, Ori, Eden, Carmel, and Alex
In the Jewish tradition, there is an idea that each person is in some way equivalent to an entire world.
Shavuot 5784
Next month, the Jewish people will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot is the holiday where we commemorate the giving of Torahat mount Sinai, that seminal moment when we became a nation with a shared future, the covenant that made us a people.
The Harmful Myth that Jews Financed the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Recently, a prominent Rochester School Board member made a statement to a parent group about an important topic.
Rosh HaShana 5784
If you’re like me, Rosh HaShana comes with an extra helping of anxiety. We are being judged as human beings for life or death, but hey, pass the honey?