Celeste Marcus, University of Pennsylvania Hannah Bladon was on her way into Jerusalem to celebrate Easter when she was stabbed to death by Jamil Tamimi. Hannah attended Rothberg International School at Hebrew University, where I …
The Occupation Is….
Jonathan Deluty, Columbia University In the winter of 2013, we were patrolling a poor Palestinian village, Deir al Asal, in the South Hebron Hills, just over the green line in Area A. The village was …
The Price of Piety
Hannah, Harvard University My family, unlike so many others, thank God has never been without a home or basic necessities. However, we are far from the wealthiest family in the Greater Philadelphia area Jewish community. …
Jasper Johns
Noa Baker, University of Pennsylvania Hanging in a room devoted exclusively to Jasper Johns, in the center of the PMA’s modern art department, hangs “4Leo.” Is it a painting? Yet the monochromatic work hardly has …
On Egypt
Anonymous Just under a month after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s visit to the United States, a global figure has decided to go the other way; Pope Francis is currently visiting Egypt, the nation …
Trimmings
Rebecca Heilweil, University of Pennsylvania I used to write novels; narratives negotiated with the fantasy trilogies atop my childhood shelves. youth bartered onto a page: blooming. this year i dreamt up nightmares: trimmed to the length of …
Color: A Question – A Visual Analysis of “Untitled No. 124”
Noa Baker, University of Pennsylvania Have you ever paused to consider what the world would look like if the world was a different pallet? The trees yellow, or the sky red? Callum Innes explores …
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FEATURED ARTIST: Daniela Krausz, Washington University in St. Louis
Daniela Krausz, Washington University in St. Louis The following playlist is coming to you at a crucial time and it’s here to save your butt. Finals are approaching, you’re stress-eating subpar dining hall food, and …
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Gendering Religious Experience: A Reflection
Elana Burack, University of Pennsylvania On any given Friday night, you can find me on the third floor of Penn Hillel in the Conservative Jewish Community’s (CJC) evening services. You’ll see me swaying and singing …
SUGYA OF THE MONTH: Shattering Preconceptions in BT Chagigah 26a
David Quintas, Columbia University Most of my experience learning the final chapter of Tractate Chagigah was an extremely frustrating one. The chapter primarily deals with Tumah and Tahara, laws of ritual purity and impurity. The …
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