Panelists connect religion to nature in discussion
Wednesday’s event featured Hindu, Catholic, Jewish and Muslim guest speakers.
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Religious diversity makes LA unique
“Did you have a good Easter?” I was waiting in a long line for coffee this morning, when the person in front of me made eye contact. We shared that awkward tight-lipped smile, the one you use when you are trapped in the same space and have nothing to say, but also don’t want to […]
Shoah scholar discusses genocide, ‘postmemory’
Marianne Hirsch discussed how generations after the Holocaust are still affected.
Three great ways to celebrate Purim at USC
Whether it be days off from school, dreidels and latkes or lavish holiday meals cooked by the stereotypical Jewish mother who is convinced that her baby is not eating enough in college, it seems every calendar month has some kind of Jewish holiday. February is no exception to that rule, Purim falls right during midterm […]
Chabad breaks ground on new expansion
The historic home of the Jewish center will increase in size in the new $3 million project.
Interfaith Panel Held on Abraham
Leaders of three faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—met together yesterday to discuss the different ways Abraham is discussed in each of the religious traditions at USC Hillel. The panel included Rabbi Reuven Firestone, professor of medieval Judaism at the Hebrew Union College and co-director of the USC Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement; Imam Jihad Turk, director of […]
Students upset by ceremony time change
The School of Social Work’s graduation ceremony will now be held at 2 p.m. in an outside tent.