By Sydney Hilbush Every summer, Onward Israel takes groups of Jewish students from around the country to Israel to immerse themselves in...

By Cait Ushpol Born free in post-Apartheid South Africa, I was fattened on Ubuntu by Beauty Sibisi, my illiterate, Zulu caregiver and...

By Hallie McRae V’ahavta l’reacha kamocha— ”love your neighbor as yourself.” A proverb so true that it extends across all walks of...

By Moideen Moidunny Sarah and I sat on a hill and watched the magenta line tracing the Himalayan mountaintops collapse under the dark...

By Sydney Hilbush On a typical Friday night before COVID, you might find sophomore Jenna Levin picnicking with her friends on Memorial...

By Philippa Steinberg It is easy to love the people you have always known, whose smiles you can see, and whose values you share. Showing...

By Dara Shay As we walk down a coarsely paved sidewalk, Over time some of us slip through the cracks, Friendships, relationships, and...

By Abby Steinmetz As a Jewish woman living in America, there are few female icons that compare to the inspiration that was Justice Ruth...

By Sydney Hilbush While the year 2020 has been overwhelming in its unpredictability, it has been a year that has similarly reconnected me...

By Dara Shay In an age of masks, social distancing, and turbulence, I didn’t expect to feel more connected in any way. I usually place...

By Ron Barzilay "I, a relatively secular Jew who blends in with the rest of my UC Berkeley peers, and the Hasid who wears a black suit,...

By Lindsey Staub "I feel fully accepted by the Jewish community here at Berkeley. But more importantly, I have accepted my Jewish...

By Kayla Cohen "From where, then, does the Jewish people’s sense of self arise? (From where, then, does your sense of self arise?)" Two...