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Marty's Place Will Re-Open August 22nd

Marty’s Place, the College’s kosher, vegan, and vegetarian dining hall reopens on August 22nd following an incredible 2016-2017 academic year. In the year and a half since opening, thanks to a cohesive team of Aramark employees, Marty’s Place has developed a vibrant and loyal community…

Catch Up on CRCcasts You May Have Missed

CRCast is a regular series tackling Jewish advocacy and community relations issues. From the rise of anti-Semitism worldwide to the new Administration to the challenges facing Israel, it aims to provide insight into not just complex issues, but practical solutions. 

You can catch up on CRC…

Remembering Harold Fox (OBM)

Harold Fox (OBM) was always a man with a great story to share. Most people in the Jewish community, however, never heard his story, the one that described how Harold served the most vulnerable Jewish families in the Charleston area for the past fifty years.

Harold worked humbly and quietly…

The Jewish Responsibility to Refugees

By Stacey Hess, Operations Director, The Jewish Federations of North America

 

Tomorrow Jews around the world will mark the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av, also known as Tisha b’Av. This is a day of communal mourning for the Jewish people, and commemorates, among other tragedies…

Meet Karina Zilberman, Founder of Shababa

Karina Zilberman is the founder of Shababa at 92nd Street Y (92Y) in New York City, and a 2012 recipient of the Covenant Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. She has been educating through the creative arts since her earliest days as a singer in her native Buenos Aires,…