Pro-Palestine groups lead boycott of Israel Fest
By Jared Beinart
Staff writer
@Jared_Beinart
Rock climbing, camel rides and food were all a part of the festivities on McKeldin Mall for Israel Fest Tuesday, but another notable attraction was the boycott of the festival held by numerous ...
Routes: Day of Jewish Learning attracts 550 attendees
By Jacob Schaperow, editor-in-chief, @jschap1
More than 550 Jews convened in the Robert H. Smith School of Business’s Van Munching Hall for Routes, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s day of Jewish learning Nov. 15.
The ...
The Purple Line: What to expect and when
By Jacob Schaperow, editor-in-chief, @jschap1
As a civil engineering major, I sometimes like to inform people around me of random civil engineering-related facts. From now on, I will research a planned or in-progress construction project on ...
Israeli startup Group.Market comes to Maryland
By Jacob Schaperow, editor-in-chief, @jschap1
The Maryland Free & For Sale Facebook group may be a familiar buying-and-selling platform for many students at this university, but there is a new, international challenger coming to campus....
Students gear up for annual NHBT tournament
By Jamie Weissman, staff writer, @JamieWeissman
March Madness may have just come to a close, but for some students basketball season is just getting started.
On April 17, the University of Maryland Hillel will host its fifth annual ...
Returning volunteers partake in day of service
By Camille Chrysostom, for the Mitzpeh, @Mitzpeh
Maryland Hillel’s Alternative Break (AB) program concluded its welcome back to school week by holding a day of service for AB students March 29.
The Alternative Break program at this ...
Bibi speaks at AIPAC amid controversy
By Daniel Ofman, staff Writer, @OfmanDaniel
With record-breaking attendance of roughly 16,000, the 2015 AIPAC policy conference had a palpable aura of vibrancy. From Sunday, March 1 until Tuesday, March 3, the conference had endless ...
Meyerhoff: 40 years and the future
By Brittany Britto
Members of the Jewish community from across the country gathered in Tawes Hall last month for a daylong conference celebrating 40 years of Jewish studies at this university.
“Jewish Studies in America: Past, ...
MD primaries to take place Tuesday
By Jacob Schaperow
Although Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is due to leave office next January, the Maryland gubernatorial election this year is not without an incumbent as Antony Brown, lieutenant governor under O’Malley, appears to be ...
