A farewell to the UMD and Mitzpeh community
By Jacqueline Hyman
Editor-in-chief
@jacqbh58
Two years ago, I wrote my first column as editor-in-chief of Mitzpeh about the direction we were headed -- an all-online publication with more social media and multimedia. I think we’ve done a ...
Backman’s Corner: Why doesn’t Shavuot have an image?
By Eli Backman
For Mitzpeh
@Mitzpeh
Rosh Hashanah has the shofar, Hanukkah has the Menorah, even Pesach has Matzah. What does Shavuot have? Hallmark is looking for what to put on their cards. Help?!
In the Torah, (Leviticus 23:15-6) it ...
Jew You Should Know: Jonathan Allen
By Daniel Oyefusi
For Mitzpeh
@DanielOyefusi
As a child, Jonathan Allen grew up in Aventura—a suburb roughly 18 miles north of Miami—as the son of a single mother who worked long shifts an hour away from their home.
Because of his ...
Argentina men’s national team urged not to play Israel
By Constantine Martin
For Mitzpeh
@gusmartin321
Argentina’s men’s national soccer team, including FC Barcelona’s soccer mega-star Lionel Messi, has been urged by the boycott, divestment, sanctions movement to cancel its friendly match ...