Jewish a cappella groups leave audition season empty-handed
By Ella Sherman
For Mitzpeh
@umdmitzpeh
As the audition process comes to a close, the three Jewish a cappella groups at this university have decided to hold off on recruiting new members until next fall. However, February auditions were still held virtually, as Mezumenet, Kol Sasson and Rak Shalom each used Google Forms, Zoom, ...
Continued Israeli presence in Sinai Peninsula saves lives
By Aaron Arnstein
Opinion Columnist
@AaronArnstein
Since the country’s inception, Israel has been under constant threat by its neighbors.
Hezbollah-backed Lebanon in the North. The Assad dictatorship in the Northeast. The concern of an Intifada out of the West Bank. The presence of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Add a fifth ...
Mitzpeh Matchmaker: Tammy Soleymani and Daniel Ben-Or
By Yakira Cohen
Features editor
@CohenYakira
When junior government and politics and psychology major Tammy Soleymani arrived at the Maryland Dairy Tuesday afternoon for her blind date, she was surprised to meet not a new person, but a familiar face. Daniel Ben-Or, a freshman finance and computer science major, instantly recognized her from ...
Mitzpeh Matchmaker: Maya Greenbaum and Ezra Trost
By Yakira Cohen
Features editor
@cohenyakira
Freshman engineering major Ezra Trost sat in the back of Rudy’s Cafe Monday evening with a blindfold on his face, at first for a minute—and then four more. When he finally heard someone say “hi” and removed the mask, Trost found himself face-to-face with his Mitzpeh Matchmaker ...
Mitzpeh Matchmaker: Mikey Pollack and Alyse Messafi
By Kira Cohen
Features editor
@Mitzpeh
Junior philosophy major Mikey Pollack and sophomore public health science major Alyse Messafi met up at Dunkin' Donuts under Terrapin Row on Nov. 5. Their date was originally set for Nov. 2 at 7-Eleven, but when Pollack and Messafi went to two different 7-Eleven establishments, they were unable to ...
A farewell to the UMD and Mitzpeh community
By Jacqueline Hyman
Editor-in-chief
@jacqbh58
Two years ago, I wrote my first column as editor-in-chief of Mitzpeh about the direction we were headed -- an all-online publication with more social media and multimedia. I think we’ve done a good job of transitioning to a paper with no paper, and I’m proud of the website and content ...
Mitzpeh Matchmaker: Nathan Fredman and Devorah Savitsky
By Kira Cohen
Features editor
@Mitzpeh
Junior sociology major Devorah Savitsky and senior physics major Nathan Fredman met up at Cold Stone Creamery on Route 1 April 26. Both Savitsky and Fredman are Honors Humanities alumni. Although Mitzpeh Matchmaker dates are typically “blind,” the two were surprised to find that they actually ...
Non-Jewish Mitzpeh members
By Daniel Ofman
Staff writer
@OfmanDaniel
What are some characteristics that one would look for in the editor-in-chief of a Jewish newspaper?
At Mitzpeh, being Jewish hasn’t necessarily been one of those characteristics. This publication has had many students in leadership positions who were not Jewish and who initially knew little ...
