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Hillel Arts Showcase celebrates Jewish community through music, dance

 By Krissy Harris For Mitzpeh @KrissyPrances21 The Hoff Theater at STAMP Student Union was filled with excitement on Saturday night. It was Maryland Hillel’s Arts Showcase, celebrating the Jewish community at this university. Lively ...
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Rabbi Bashevkin talks about sin at Hillel’s parent weekend

 By Mohan Xu For Mitzpeh @XuMohan1 Maryland Hillel held “Shabbat with Rabbi Bashevkin” during parents' weekend in Hillel's multi-purpose room Saturday afternoon. Bashevkin is a scholar in residence at this university. Before ...
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Hamsa drag show brings packed crowd in a “first” for Hillel

 By Maya Rosenberg For Mitzpeh @mayarosenberg_ It had all the elements of a drag show: flashing lights, a skintight catsuit, thumping pop music and most importantly, a queer, Jewish drag queen. Hamsa, this university’s Jewish LGBTQ and ...
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With “Adopt-a-Bubbie,” students assist the elderly, but make new friends as well

 By Madison Burinsky For Mitzpeh @officialMadiB_ It's no secret that college students have a wide array of interests, ranging from art to music, and for some, maybe even playing bingo. For members of the Adopt-a-Bubbie program at the Univer...
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HRCT party brings Jewish students together around food, friends

 By Mohan Xu For Mitzpeh @XuMohan1  Hillel’s Reshaping Community Togetherness initiative (HRCT), a Jewish organization founded last semester by students Talya Gordon and Jesse Vaknin, held its debut party of the semester last Saturday night ...
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Ometz hosts another successful “extravaganza” event

 By Dylan Spilko For Mitzpeh @DylanSpilko Ometz, this university’s conservative, traditional egalitarian Jewish group, hosted another successful “Ometz Extravaganza,” which consisted of many members from the Jewish community coming ...
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Students highlight good, bad of teaching Hebrew school, why it’s worth it

 By Tori Bergel Staff writer @BergelTori For most students, the weekend offers a much-needed break from the stress of class. Some, however, spend their time not in bed, but molding the minds of children, teaching them the basics of the ...
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Mitzpeh Matchmaker: Uri Farber and Eleanna Weissman

 By Yakira Cohen Features editor @CohenYakira A journey through Dunkin’ Donuts, the Memorial Chapel Gardens, 7/11 and the Commons Shop transformed junior criminology and criminal justice major Eleanna Weissman’s “pretentious” and ...
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Israeli activist joins Terps for Israel to speak on importance of intersectionality

 By Ben Curtis For Mitzpeh @ben_curtis12 “A big part of intersectionality is showing up and supporting each other.” That was the prevailing message from Hen Mazzig, an Israeli activist who spoke at this university’s campus on ...
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For these Jews, Halloween is celebrated as a simply American holiday

 By Hannah Davidson For Mitzpeh @hhannahdavidson Despite its religious background, Halloween is widely celebrated among Jews, including students at this university. It is believed that Halloween originated from Celtic culture, and was a ...
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