Navigating Sin City
For anyone in southern California, Las Vegas is a staple party town once you turn the big 2-1, when drinking and gambling is suddenly legal! With its constant entertainment and craziness, Vegas is…
Eight cute and kooky Hannuka gifts for your special somebodies
Here in North America, Hanukka is probably most the overrated Jewish holiday of the year because of its proximity to Christmas. Nevertheless, it is also probably the most anticipated holiday as well because…
Her Success: Stephanie Kaplan and ‘Her Campus’
As a writer for my school’s branch of Her Campus, I had the pleasure to interview Stephanie Kaplan, the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor-in-chief. Her Campus is an online magazine for college…
Dress like a gent to repent
Gentlemen, it is time to kiss that baseball cap good bye and put on your yarmulkes. The High Holy Days are upon us and while dressing guys appropriately is pretty simple – they…
Dressing holy: synagogue-ready fashion for the High Holy Days
During the High Holy Days, we are supposed to reflect on the past year and how we can better ourselves for the upcoming one. For some of us, the High Holy Days marks…
Worshipping a different type of god: Our fascination with celebrities
Our generation has become obsessed with celebrities. But, when does celebrity obsession become something more than just buying the occasional US Weekly to keep up with one of America’s favorite family, the Kardashians?…
Meet and greet: UCI Hillel program director Rebecca Goldberg
University of California, Irvine’s Hillel has a new program director, Rebecca Goldberg, to take on the challenges of organizing Hillel and bring in unaffiliated Jewish students. I recently had the chance to sit…
