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‘Sex in the Text’: discussing sex in the Torah

Kelsey Santmyer05 mins

The University of Rhode Island’s Hillel Center launched the first installment of its radical discussions on risqué subjects within the Jewish faith last Thursday night. Entitled “Taboo Talks,” the discussion was the first in a three-part informative discussion series to start a dialog on how the books of worship influence and view certain behaviors. The…

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URI Hillel goes “Above and Beyond”

Noah Levy14 mins

  URI Hillel presented “Above and Beyond,” a film about an often overlooked part of Israeli history, this past Tuesday night in Swan Auditorium. “Above and Beyond,” produced by Nancy Spielberg and directed by Roberta Grossman, is a documentary about a pivotal part in the state of Israel’s history. Shortly after Palestine was partitioned in…

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