Being Jew-ish in the eyes of others
“Oh, you’re Jewish? You don’t look Jewish.” It was the same reaction I had received when I told people I was Jewish for as long as I can remember.
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Critical approaches to religion should not be transformed into religious, cultural wars
Although all ideas were most welcome in class, I was keen to limit our conversations to the theological, historical and philosophical/philological analysis of the subject matter.
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Jewish litmus test
Jew-ish
Some of us identify primarily by our zodiac sign. Others identify most closely with their love of pizza. I cling to many identities, but I cling primarily to my Jewishness. Although I pride myself on my self-proclaimed title of “female Larry David,” how Jewish am I really? The most I
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Identity Crisis ft. hummus
Jew-ish
It’s true that some aspects of cultural or ethnic identity are integral to who you are. I don’t think I would be wholly me if I weren’t Jewish. But I can reference my Judaism and have that serve as one of my key characteristics without making that my sole identifier.
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UC Berkeley lecturer apologizes for anti-Semitic retweet
UC Berkeley ethnic studies lecturer Hatem Bazian came under public criticism Nov. 20 for retweeting a meme that many have since called anti-Semitic.
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Campus alumnus, disability rights activist Michael Fuss dies at 72
Michael Fuss, a campus alumnus and activist, died July 10 from cancer. Fuss was 72.
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Back and forth: Josh Woznica, president of Jewish Student Union
After growing up in a Los Angeles household filled with Jewish culture and custom, Josh Woznica came to UC Berkeley with the intention of stepping outside his comfort zone and putting his religious involvement on hiatus. Woznica couldn’t help but return to his roots, however, deeply involving himself in the
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Being Jew-“ish”
Once, while standing in the lunch line of my private preparatory middle school, I turned to the boy behind me, who was decked out in purple converse and a Blink-182 shirt, and offered him some Skittles. He replied quickly: “I don’t want anything from your dirty Jew hands.” My
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Confusing Jews with Judaism
Thinking Theology
If the allegations are true, I’ll be deeply saddened and, frankly, pissed. Pissed because someone who supposedly represents Orthodox Judaism as a spiritual leader ignored its principles. Pissed because his actions are inevitably associated with a community with which I identify. Pissed because his identity as a rabbi implies that his behavior is OK within our value system. It’s not.
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Between black and white
Thinking Theology
As kids, we like our world to be black and white. We want good guys to don capes and bad guys to twirl mustaches. We prefer answers from our parents like “yes” and “no” instead of the far more mystifying “maybe.”
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