An op-ed reflecting on being Jewish in the world after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack has won the top prize at the 2024 Jewish Scholastic Journalism Awards, in a record-setting year for the competition. Announced via live webcast on March 10, 2024, the Grand Prize in Jewish Scholastic Journalism was awarded to “We are Alone”  by Maya Tratt, of Yeshivat Frisch in Paramus, N.J. in the school’s...

“I’ve really kind of bursted my own personal bubble,” Natanel explained. Although he loves the Toco Hills and AJA communities, he says they are remarkably insular. “I don’t really get the opportunity to go out and interact with people who aren’t Jewish, who don’t have the same opinions in politics or in Israel as I do."

A long time ago, back before computers were a household item, and before Lego was invented, Jews ruled the basketball landscape. Invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a teacher of physical education at McGill University in Montreal, basketball has become one of the most widely played sports in the world.

As soon as Hamas’ attack on Israel occurred on Oct. 7, the realities of Israeli citizens were flipped upside down, causing a number of unprecedented changes to their lives. For some Israelis, one of these changes was relocation to the United States.

At this time last year, Room 304 could easily have been mistaken for an all-purpose meeting room and classroom space. Now, after extensive renovations over the course of the past year, it is clear it is a Beit Midrash.

While it’s true that the idea of refraining from all gossip and unnecessary slanderous speech is a pretty idea that looks good on paper, it’s much easier said than done. And, in addition, what’s so bad about casually mentioning that so-and-so has bad taste in fashion?