This year, the Jewish community in SLO and all around the world was forced to find a new way to celebrate Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish new year — amid […]
Tag: Jewish
Posted inOpinion
Letter to the Editor: We should stand together as a greek community
McCarthy argues the greek community needs to work together to be role models on this campus.
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Concerns raised over the Drylongso Collective’s exclusion of funding to clubs with Zionist ideologies in admin demands
The Drylongso Collective released a clarifying statement, explaining the difference between Zionism and Judaism.
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Rabbi Hilel gives students a home away from home
Rabbi Chaim Hilel provides dinners and Jewish education for the both the Jewish and non-Jewish community of San Luis Obispo.
Posted inFeatures, News
Jewish Unity Fair serves hungry students
From shawarmas to falafels, the Jewish Unity Fair had it all. These are typical Middle Eastern foods, said Rabbi Chaim Hilel, who established Chabad of SLO. “Shawarma is either lamb, […]
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Breaking down the Master Plan, part seven: More diversity
Appealing to different ethnic and people groups through new food options and weekend and evening activities.
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Presentation ignites backlash from Jewish community
Controversy surrounds a university-sponsored speaker slated to present this evening in Chumash auditorium on the Israel-Palestine conflict and its effect on the Middle East. Ilan Pappe, an Israeli-born historian, plans […]
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Holocaust Remembrance day offers opportunity for reflection
Between 1939 and 1945, six million Jews were brutally murdered in Europe. Their crime? Being Jewish.
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Ditch the liquor store, put yeast to work
What do beer, Kombucha and Amish friendship bread all have in common? Besides the fact that they all taste delicious, they are all fermented foods and beverages you can make.
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Eating competitions not taken lightly
A five pound burrito, 50 hot dogs and hot wings so spicy you have to sign a waver to eat them — sounds like enough food to feed an army.
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An American journalist uncovers WWII horror in “Sarah’s Key”
Alternating between a modern day journalist researching this event and a child living through the torment of the 1942 roundup, this novel makes for a compelling and provocative read.