At Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, home-state of singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, a Byrne Freshman Seminar course will be offered in 2014 that studies the theology of Springsteen...
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More from the JFNA GA: Bet Elazraki and Hiddush
This is my third in a series of posts on the GA. You can see my previous post about the GA itself. I was tired after a long day of standing around talking with people at the different exhibits. I...
From The JFNAGA 2013: 2 Important Non Profts
This is my second in a series of posts on the GA. This and others will focus on the people who came to the GA to promote various causes. You can see my previous post about the GA itself. A number of...
The Jewish Federation of North America General Assembly 2013
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) hold an annual convention so that its members and leaders can meet to discuss the issues that confront the North American Jewish Community, share ideas...
Two Haredi “Rising Stars”
Rising Star, the licensed “Idol” TV singing contest on Israel Channel 2, has made stars of young men and women, guest workers, settlers, Arab-Israelis, Jewish Israelis, and now two...
Chaya Lester, Babel’s Daughter and the Shalev Center
This is another in a series that I am writing about Nachlaot. Chaya Lester runs the Shalev Center with her husband Hillel. She was born in Memphis Tennessee in 1974 and likes to tell stories about...