Over the course of this past week, it was brought to my attention that a columnist who writes for The New York Post had written an article that was all about bashing the American Girl Company. Immediately, a hundred arguments as to why I believed she was wrong popped into my head. When I was …
Emerging Faith
Rebecca Rubin
October 19th, 2009 by Emma J
Feasts, fasts and fraternity
October 6th, 2009 by Emma J
There was definitely a huge contrast between Shabbat and Yom Kippur services, but a clear similarity between both was the strength of the community. On Friday evening, I went with a friend of mine to Shabbat services held at the Chabad house located off campus, and proceeded to eat way too much. Apparently, the homemade …
Out With the Old and In With the New
September 29th, 2009 by Emma J
I have experienced my first official Jewish New Year and I was pleasantly surprised by both my experiences and my emotions. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the New Year and is a time when all who are Jewish are expected to reflect upon their sins and seek forgiveness. The ten Days of Awe, between …
My journey to Judaism begins
September 22nd, 2009 by Emma J
Everyone goes to college expecting to walk away from the experience as a better person. Ultimately, even the laziest college student enrolls in school with a set of goals in mind, although the goals are different for every person. For me, my goal isn’t the typical, “I’ve got to figure out what I want to …