Birthright students gather for final sendoff
By Samantha Rosen
For the Mitzpeh
@samantharosen96
As this university’s students going on Birthright this summer gathered in the Maryland Hillel dining room enjoying Shabbat dinner, they reflected on what they are most excited for during their ...
PLO opposes Israeli construction near Western Wall
By Dayna Gillespie, for the Mitzpeh, @Mitzpeh
The Palestine Liberation Organization expressed its opposition to the proposed construction of a Jewish museum and education center at the Western Wall Plaza in the Old City of Jerusalem on ...
Guy Ziv talks about the Israeli elections
By Harris Blum, for the Mitzpeh, @Harris_Blum
Students and faculty interested in Israeli politics heard Guy Ziv, a foreign policy professor at American University and this university, discuss the results of the Israeli elections and their ...
A sneak peak at the 2015 Israeli elections
By Harris Blum, for the Mitzpeh, @Harris_Blum
As the 2015 Israeli elections draw closer, many different candidates from various political parties are scrambling to earn their spots as leaders within the Israeli government.
The upcoming ...
Israel’s new conversion statute strikes controversy
By Maya Pottiger
Israel passed a law Nov. 2 that makes it easier for non-Jewish Israeli citizens to convert to Judaism.
The original statute only recognized conversions made by the Chief Rabbinate. This slowed the conversion process, ...
Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer to speak at UMD tonight
By Jacqueline Hyman
Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer will speak at the Seventh Annual Dubin Lecture at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in the Gildenhorn Recital Hall tonight at 6:30 p.m.
The Dubin Lecture, which has been an annual event ...
Open Hillel Policy seeks change in Hillel International policy
By Eli Davis
Although it may not be as prevalent on this campus compared to others around the country, the Open Hillel policy is a controversy that is impacting the University of Maryland along with a number of other colleges and universities.
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