10/10/2023
I stand behind every word!!
We welcome all students to become acquainted with the culture, language, literature, history, philosophy and religious customs of the Jewish people.
Welcome to the Jewish Studies Program at Kent State University
We offer courses and activities that promote understanding of all aspects of Jewish life. Our Minor/Certificate in Jewish Studies enables students enrolled in any major to become acquainted with the culture, language, literature, history, philosophy and religious customs of the Jewish people from antiquity to the present. Special even
10/10/2023
I stand behind every word!!
09/15/2023
Wishing all
L’Shanah Tova
שנה טובה ומתוקה
A happy sweet new year 5784
07/03/2023
100 years ago, on July 2, 1923, poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature, Wisława Szymborska, was born.
Her poems has been translated into English and many European languages, as well as into Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, Persian and Chinese. On the 100th anniversary of birth, we commemorate the works of Wisława Szymborska.
📷 Kancelaria Prezydenta RP
07/02/2023
Mozart of Poetry
Today we celebrate 100 years since the birth of the "Mozart of poetry": Wisława Szymborska.
The Polish poet wrote around 400 poems during her lifetime, using common everyday images to reflect on larger truths about love, death and passing time.
Read her Nobel Prize lecture: http://bit.ly/2t3UF08
06/27/2023
Harnick, who died in New York on Friday of natural causes, was one-half of one of the top songwriting duos in Broadway history alongside composer Jerry Bock.
Playing on Broadway from 1964 to 1972, Fiddler on the Roof set a long-standing record and won 10 Tony Awards, which have often been credited to Harnick’s vast lyrical talent.
Read more here: https://www.thejc.com/news/world/fiddler-on-the-roof-co-creator-sheldon-harnick-dies-at-99-7m9x3uSgEhBBy6dUYixRBX
06/07/2023
Wow!! What a life
Happy 95th Birthday to Dr. Ruth Westheimer
05/23/2023
Amazing
05/03/2023
Hava Nagila, let's rejoice, another semester over!!
Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip | My Jewish Learning Hava Nagila. Israeli Folk Music. Israeli Music. Jewish Music
04/22/2023
Raising antisemitism awareness!
Blue square raising antisemitism awareness home page Blue square raising antisemitism awareness March 30, 2023, 3:55 pm Edit Facebook Twitter email Print On Monday, the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey joined a large coalition of organizations, both Jewish and non-Jewish, for Stand Up to Jewish Hate. The new campaign aims to raise aw...
04/18/2023
Hannah Szenes a story of integrity and valor
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1h9dtyfn
04/18/2023
Happy 114th birthday Tel Aviv! 🎉
The "Nonstop City" was founded over a century ago. In 1909, dozens of Jewish families gathered on the beach outside Jaffa and planned a neighborhood they called Ahuzat Bayit that later came to be known as Tel Aviv