Michael Levin’s story was covered in many media outlets last August including Fox News, CNN, the New York Times, Washington Post and many papers of the AJPA. Just 22 when he died in the IDF, he...
Author - Esther Kustanowitz
High Times at the Supreme Court
Ah, the US Supreme Court–bastion of our judiciary system, and trier of free speech cases aplenty. For instance, that of poor Joseph Frederick (of Juneau, Alaska), whose 2002 decision to greet a...
The Year of Dressing Modestly: Tznius is Still Hot!!
Not since the days of Madonna wearing Jean-Paul Gauthier’s hasidic garb has tznius been so hot. Hipster t-shirts are one story, and the rise of shmatte chic is another. Forward culture editor...
A Message from the Nerve Center
For me, arrival in Long Beach, or as it’s known this time of year ,”Jewlicious Festival HQ,” was last night. After a lovely tour of the Long Beach Airport area (shout-out to Jordan...
Catch A Rising (Jewish Literary) Star
You might think that since the Oscars are over, all awards have been distributed to all deserving artists the world over. But you’d be wrong, because when it comes to Jewish literature...
Team Groggerforce, Activate!
Form of…a noisemaker…shape of…an online petition campaign against nuclear attack. Love Hillel? Love Purim? Hate the threat of an imminent nuclear attack by Iran? (Yeah, me too.)...