Jewish students celebrate second pandemic Passover
By Nira Dayanim
Staff Writer
@umdmitzpeh
What makes Passover this year different from all other years? For Jewish students at this university, observing Passover during the pandemic for the second time brings unique challenges and new ...
Avirah adds auditions, welcoming new member
Blake Townsend
For Mitzpeh
@blaket888
Avirah, the Israeli dance company at this university, hosted an unprecedented spring audition on Feb. 9 at STAMP Student Union, welcoming a new member to the group.
Matthew Kaminow, a senior material ...
Students celebrate Purim amid COVID-19
By Brandie Bland
@BlandBrandie
For Mitzpeh
A year into a global pandemic and a few days after a campus-wide sequester order went into effect, students at this university enjoyed a time of celebration during Purim.
Purim—a carnival-...
Community comes together to combat COVID-19
By Nira Dayanim
For Mitzpeh
@umdmitzpeh
Over the past few weeks, a combination of cold weather and the return to campus after time away has led to a spike in COVID-19 cases among students at this university. The Jewish response? Fight it ...
Jewish student channels pain into music
By Yonathan Shimelis
@Youngteamyon
For Mitzpeh
Rapping started as a hobby, but now Gabriel Felsher uses rap as an outlet for his painful experiences.
“Since freshman year I’ve always loved rap. A friend showed me one of J. Cole’s ...
Mitzpeh Matchmaker: Amitai Diament and Rikki Weingarten
By Yakira Cohen
Editor-in-chief
@CohenYakira
Tennis rivals Amitai Diament, a senior aerospace engineering major, and Rikki Weingarten, a junior computer science major, dabbled in a new type of “courting” this weekend: a ...
