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First Look Fair draws students from all over campus, offers opportunities for Jewish students

 By Hallie Kay For Mitzpeh @TheHallieKay   Students at this university gathered on McKeldin Mall Thursday for the annual “First Look Fair,” which boasted many clubs for Jewish students to join. The fair itself ran from 10 a.m. ...
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Ometz celebrates end of Sabbath with cookies, music during Havdallah celebration

 By Brogan Gerhart Copy editor @BroganGerhart   Ometz hosted a special Havdallah celebration complete with singing, service and food at Hillel Saturday night. Ometz is a student-led, Egalitarian community based on Conservative ...
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Terp Thon’s Life in Color 5K brightens gray sky over McKeldin

 By Brogan Gerhart Copy editor @BroganGerhart   Terp Thon held its annual Life in Color 5K Saturday afternoon to raise money to support patients and families of Children’s National Health System. Check-in started at 10:30 a.m. on ...
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NextNOW Fest 2018 brings new, entertaining acts to students at The Clarice

 By Hugh Garbrick Staff writer @Ahh_Hugh   The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center was alive Friday and Saturday night with visitors going to performances at the NextNOW Fest, which exposed students and members of this university to ...
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Hillel, Chabad to host services and meals for students during Rosh Hashana

 By Eugene “Jesse” Nash IV For Mitzpeh @Jessenassh   Sound the shofar! Rosh Hashana starts sundown Sunday evening with opportunities each day to celebrate and reflect with Hillel or Chabad this year. While many students plan ...
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UMD professor Shibley Telhami, panelists discuss Camp David Accords, Trump foreign policy at Sadat Forum

 By Hugh Garbrick Staff writer @Ahh_Hugh   A panel of experts discussed the 40th anniversary of the Camp David Accords and the Trump administration’s handling of the Middle East at the Samuel Riggs Alumni Center Wednesday night. ...
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Maryland Hillel plans alternate graduation for second year in a row

 By Ben Cooper For Mitzpeh @ben_coops Maryland Hillel will hold its second-ever alternate graduation on May 17 to give Jewish students an option to attend a commencement not occurring on Shabbat or Shavuot. This university’s main commence...
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The big send-off: seniors celebrate with drinks, food at Hillel’s beer garden

 By Ambriah Underwood For Mitzpeh @Mitzpeh The impending graduation of students at this university was a bittersweet topic for seniors participating in Thursday’s beer garden event held at the Rosenbloom Hillel Center. As the second part of ...
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MEOR hosts end-of-semester barbecue, bonfire for Lag B’Omer

 By David Jahng For Mitzpeh @DavidJahng Students at this university and members of the Jewish community gathered at the MEOR Maryland house Wednesday to take part in a celebration of the Lag B’Omer holiday. Lag B’Omer occurs on the 33rd ...
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It’s “in the hands of the parties”: David Satterfield talks Israeli-Palestinian conflict at UMD forum

 By Ben Cooper For Mitzpeh @ben_coops With the boycott of Israel Fest going on just across campus, Ambassador David Satterfield addressed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, among other issues, at a forum Thursday at this university. Satterfi...
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