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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Negativity Vanishes in Letting Loose at LimmudLA

by Shanni Suissa

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

LimmudLA Experience Far Exceeds Expectations

by Yoni Arbel

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 fail.

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. If we as teenagers stay informed, we will have the knowledge to make the correct choices in the future

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 rages from all angles, and the safety we counted on no longer exists, we can do nothing but give up, right?

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 people.

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 it.

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 before this volunteer opportunity.

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 felt that she had nowhere to turn before she found Project Homeless Connect. As I walked her to the housing information stand, she displayed thorough delight that somebody was beside her to hear all that she had to say. It seemed as if very few people, or none, had bothered to listen to her full story.

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 make their day by smiling at them and letting them know that they exist.

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 without disabilities.

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 Holocaust, I had been shielded from the grisly details of World War II.

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 process.

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 human mind and carry potency to bring back memories, provide emotional comfort or change one's mood.

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; they were always so happy and hopeful, even though they have close to nothing, not even running water or clothes and shoes that fit.

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 Divestment Task Force

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 a short girl."

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 sports (no, shopping is not one of them -- I checked).

Tuesday, July 22, 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 lead to an increased risk of oral health problems and even tooth loss

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 friends and family as well as on TV -- about Sen. Obama's alleged lack of allegiance to the United States of America.

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 hundreds of groups, applications and pieces of Jewish flair.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Confessions of a Sunday school dropout

By Nadine Levyfield, Tribe Contributor

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Happy Birthday, USA! Sweet dreams with the Shema

By Shoshana Lewin Fischer

We celebrate the 232nd birthday of the United States of America on July 4. Between noshing on barbecue and watching fireworks, test how well you know early American history. Circle the right answer for the following questions but read carefully -- some might be a bit tricky.