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Currently on display at Harvard Hillel is a political art exhibit entitled “Breaking the Silence.” A set of traveling testimonials brought to Harvard by the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA)—one of Harvard Hillel??s affiliated groups—this exhibition represents the views of a set of soldiers who have recently served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the West Bank and Gaza. The soldiers describe their experiences securing the safety of Israeli citizens and combating violence in the territories while upholding the Spirit of IDF?...
...Promoting dialogue with and about Israel on Harvard’s campus is one of the four central pillars of Harvard Hillel??s mission statement. Harvard Hillel strives to enable and encourage all students to be actively engaged in this dialogue and to explore their own relationship with the Jewish State. Harvard Hillel believes Israel must be a Jewish and democratic state, and emphasizes the ideals to which we, as a Jewish community, aspire. We also strongly support Israel in her quest for peace in a troubled region...
...majority. Closing a facility to undergraduates whose tuition fees have paid for it can be polarizing, so the matter requires a cautious and nuanced approach. There are already several good models for accommodating religion on campus. For Jewish students on campus, kosher dining is available at Hillel. Yet Hillel??s policy differs from the QRAC policy in that it does not exclude other undergraduates—any Christian, Hindu, Sikh, or Muslim may dine in Hillel any night of the week (and many frequently...
...wasn’t a priority for many Hillel members. Nevertheless, organizers were not disappointed. “Any time you can get people to come on a weeknight to discuss religion, it’s a good turnout,” says Rabbi Ethan Linden, advisor to Hillel??s Student Conservative Minyan and host of the game show. And after all, “Jeopardy” can only get three people to play. Although the game was not competitive, contestants with correct answers were rewarded with thematic—albeit aseasonal—Dove Valentine?...
...were answered at “Kosher Sex: The Game Show,” an event held yesterday evening as part of “Jewbilation,” a week-long celebration of Jewish life on campus sponsored by Harvard Hillel. Rabbi Ethan Linden, the rabbinic advisor for Hillel??s Student Conservative Minyan, hosted the event, which featured a Jeopardy-style game show and a close reading of a Torah passage. “The literature on sexuality in Jewish law is vast,” said Linden. “It has something to say about...