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Kedma’s ‘TerpZone Takeover’ brings Orthodox Jewish community together

 By Krissy Harris For Mitzpeh @KrissyPrances21 The weekend’s chilly temperatures didn’t stop Kedma students from coming out for the TerpZone Takeover on Saturday night. Over 100 students showed up for the event to enjoy social time with ...
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Birthright Israel celebration connects students at Hillel through music, food and Dead Sea salt scrubs

 By Krissy Harris For Mitzpeh @KrissyPrances21 The multi-purpose room at Maryland Hillel was abuzz Wednesday night for the Birthright Israel celebration, full of students who will be attending an upcoming Birthright Israel trip and Birthri...
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Rabbi Bashevkin talks about sin at Hillel’s parent weekend

 By Mohan Xu For Mitzpeh @XuMohan1 Maryland Hillel held “Shabbat with Rabbi Bashevkin” during parents' weekend in Hillel's multi-purpose room Saturday afternoon. Bashevkin is a scholar in residence at this university. Before ...
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HRCT party brings Jewish students together around food, friends

 By Mohan Xu For Mitzpeh @XuMohan1  Hillel’s Reshaping Community Togetherness initiative (HRCT), a Jewish organization founded last semester by students Talya Gordon and Jesse Vaknin, held its debut party of the semester last Saturday night ...
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Ometz hosts another successful “extravaganza” event

 By Dylan Spilko For Mitzpeh @DylanSpilko Ometz, this university’s conservative, traditional egalitarian Jewish group, hosted another successful “Ometz Extravaganza,” which consisted of many members from the Jewish community coming ...
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Israeli activist joins Terps for Israel to speak on importance of intersectionality

 By Ben Curtis For Mitzpeh @ben_curtis12 “A big part of intersectionality is showing up and supporting each other.” That was the prevailing message from Hen Mazzig, an Israeli activist who spoke at this university’s campus on ...
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Students dance around campus to celebrate Simchat Torah

 By Sara Cohen For Mitzpeh @SaraEmilyyy Although sometimes one of the lesser-known holidays, Simchat Torah is a joyous and exciting holiday for Jews. This year, the holiday began on Sunday, October 20 (the 22nd of the Hebrew month Tishrei) ...
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Holocaust survivor tells tales of pain, optimism to packed room

 By Laina Miller For Mitzpeh @Mitzpeh Minnie Osher, a Holocaust survivor and determined optimist, spoke to over 200 students, parents and relatives at this university on Friday about her life before, during and after the Holocaust. The event ...
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Hillel’s “Pink Shabbat” brings students together for night of support

 By Tori Bergel For Mitzpeh @BergelTori Pink streamers and decorations aligned the walls. Pamphlets were strewn across the tables. Dresses and polo shirts in various rosey tones were worn by students scattered throughout the room. ...
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Hillel brings students together as community to break fast, celebrate new year

 By David Blumberg For Mitzpeh @DGBlumberg Yom Kippur is a time to reflect. It is a time to consider the past year, mistakes we’ve made and our goals for the new year. But for many Jewish students, there is something else on their minds ...
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