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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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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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For Jewish students, holiday season brings together family, tradition and stress of missing classes

 By Mohan Xu For Mitzpeh @XuMohan1 It is the Jewish holiday season, and Jews around the world, including students at this university, are celebrating a series of holidays.  According to Maryland Hillel, there are 6,500 Jewish students on ...
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MEOR Maryland’s newest educators foster environment of growth, connection to Judaism

 By Caroline X. Adkins For Mitzpeh @Mitzpeh Rabbi Moshe and Rebbetzin Esti Schonbrun are the newest educators to join MEOR Maryland, a campus-based organization committed to extending learning opportunities to all types of Jewish students ...
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A ∙ C ∙ H ∙ I ∙ M: Maryland Hillel’s “big brother” program helps transition freshmen into campus life

 By Tori Bergel For Mitzpeh @BergelTori Adjusting to a new environment is difficult for anyone. But for a freshman living independently for the first time, it can be completely overwhelming. In comes Achim, a Hillel program that pairs new ...
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Mitzpeh Matchmaker: Jacob Nelson and Adina Arnet

 By Yakira Cohen Features editor @CohenYakira When sophomore Letters and Sciences student Adina Arnet rolled into TerpZone bowling Thursday night, she was met by none other than a prior acquaintance, junior finance and information systems major ...
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Jew You Should Know: Emma Weisbaum

 By Lauren Hamilton For Mitzpeh @laurenhjour Although Emma Weisbaum originally thought pursuing art in college would be a waste of time, she is now one of less than 20 seniors hand-picked for this university’s honors studio art program. ...
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Hillel cookbook to provide a new kind of college survival guide

 By Hannah Davidson For Mitzpeh @hhannahdavidson By the end of the school year, Jewish students at this university will have a new way to connect to one another: a cookbook.  Compiled by students Dena Gershkovich and Arianna Kigner ...
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SAFRA makes strides on campus with Sephardic students

 By Dylan Spilko For Mitzpeh @DylanSpilko The Jewish community at this university continues to expand with an on-campus group that is revamping their organization for the semester. SAFRA, otherwise known as the Sephardic Association for ...
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Students share stories of 10-day journey to last a lifetime

 By Matt Levine For Mitzpeh @_MattSLevine Spencer Dobkin, a junior journalism major, has dreamed of going on Birthright Israel ever since he heard about the program at a young age. “Who doesn’t want to go on a free trip to see ...
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