Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Fight for Gilad Shalit
by Judith Greenbaum
On July 25, 2006, Hamas terrorists penetrated into Israeli territory through an underground tunnel that runs from the Gaza town of Rafah to Kibbutz . . .
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Encounter With Hatred Reinforces Duty as Jew
by Ariel Schnitzer
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Negativity Vanishes in Letting Loose at LimmudLA
by Shanni Suissa
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
LimmudLA Experience Far Exceeds Expectations
by Yoni Arbel
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Time to come down from ‘The Hills’
By Jeremy Lowe, Tribe Contributor
Hollywood is not heaven. People give up their lives to move to Hollywood and try to make it big, and 99 percent of them . . .
Monday, January 5, 2009
Necessary tactics in ‘War on Terror’
By Phil Cooper, Tribe Contributor
I feel it is of the utmost importance for teens to get involved in politics and be informed about important issues that deal with the war on terror. . . .
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Thanks, Cal State —thanks a lot
By Laura Donney, Tribe Contributor
When we hear that the one option that has always been guaranteed to us is now an uncertain variable, we can do nothing but doubt. When competition . . .
Friday, November 7, 2008
Looking upon the flag
By Sammy Schatz, Tribe Contributor
The flag is like a tallit. The tallit envelops us in a physical connection to God and to the Jewish . . .
Friday, November 7, 2008
Ashtrays and Diet Coke
By Anjoum Fried Agrama, Tribe Contributor
Your hearty laughs were rare, but you could always make me laugh.You gave me happiness even when you were deprived of . . .
Friday, October 10, 2008
An unexpected family in Netanya
By Lauren Weintraub, Tribe Contributor
Watching the children cry, clinging to us and begging us not to leave, I realized the power of selfless giving, an experience I had not discovered . . .
Friday, October 10, 2008
A lesson in listening
By Ariel Cohen, Tribe Contributor
I was partnered with a woman who, before she even really met me, thanked me for just showing up as a volunteer. She was homeless in San Francisco and . . .
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Opening the Gates
By Jacob Artson
Next time you see someone like me at your synagogue or at your event, remember that they probably feel really lonely and you could be the person to . . .
Friday, September 26, 2008
Honey cake, down on the farm
By Shoshana Lewin Fischer
Danny's Farm is unlike other farms: It employs adults and teens with physical and/or developmental disabilities, but is designed for children with or . . .
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Cambodia’s killing fields revisited
By Phillip Nazarian, Tribe Contributor
I can vividly remember the first time I visited the Museum of Tolerance, in seventh grade. Not personally knowing anyone who had survived the . . .
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Staying empathetic is a challenge during the race for college
By Laura Donney, Tribe Contributor
There is a new tension between my inherent self, and my impacted self. I am referring to what is simply known as the college . . .
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Back to school, Yiddish for kids
By Shoshana Lewin Fischer
Do your grandparents ever talk in Yiddish when they don't want you to know what's going on? . . .
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
‘Dirty’ music needs regulation
By Nathaniel Barzideh, Tribe Contributor
It amazes me that regardless of one's age, gender or personality, music has the capacity to influence everyone. Songs have tremendous power over the . . .
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
‘Hakuna Matata’ meets tikkun olam
By Maya Wergeles, Tribe Contributer
I tried to visit the orphanage every day, and I formed incredible relationships with almost all of the kids living there. I loved the kids so much; . . .
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Don’t just sit there—do something
By Laura Donney
Among the candidates for the $100,000 Teen Choice prize is Adam Sterling, a UCLA graduate raised in Oak Park who is now director of the Sudan . . .
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Israeli teens with Turner’s find hope and kinship in Malibu
By Dikla Kadosh
"At the beginning, I didn't understand what that meant to have a syndrome," Manor said, speaking in Hebrew. "Until then, I just thought of myself as . . .
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Let the games begin!
By Shoshana Lewin Fischer
The games bring together athletes from more than 200 countries to compete for national glory and gold, silver and bronze medals -- in a variety of . . .
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The painful truth about teen mouth piercing
A pierced tongue may be the height of cool in some teen circles, but a new study by Israeli researchers suggests that skin piercings in the mouth may . . .
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Keep religion out of presidential politics
By Adam Deutsch, Tribe Contributor
Since last summer, when I volunteered for a Barack Obama event, I have received many nonsensical e-mails and heard many nonsensical arguments -- from . . .
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Jewish identity defined—a la Facebook
By Jina Davidovich, Contributing Writer
Facebook has become far more than a social network; it is a virtual social necessity. The Jewish community has created a haven for there, claiming . . .
