SHABBAT READING
Where Was Jacob Buried?: Dr. David Ben-Gad HaCohen, The Torah.com. Dec. 26, 2023 —
The Machpelah Cave near Hebron is known to be the burial place of the patriarchs and matriarchs, including Jacob. Indeed, after Jacob blesses his twelve sons (Gen 49:1–28), he instructs them to bury him in the cave:
בראשית מט:כט וַיְצַ֣ו אוֹתָ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אֲנִי֙ נֶאֱסָ֣ף אֶל־עַמִּ֔י קִבְר֥וּ אֹתִ֖י אֶל־אֲבֹתָ֑י אֶל־הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּשְׂדֵ֖ה עֶפְר֥וֹן הַֽחִתִּֽי:
Gen 49:29 Then he instructed them, saying to them, “I am about to be gathered to my kin. Bury me with my fathers in the cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, Jacob then retells the history of the cave’s purchase—as narrated at length in Genesis 23—naming everyone else who is buried there:
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THE YOUNG CALL OUT
Amid Israel-Hamas War, Jewish Youth Worldwide Must Speak Out, Act – Opinion: Mitchell Stein and Eliza Lebovitz, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 17, 2023 –The horrific events of October 7 have redefined a generation of Jewish youth, both in Israel itself and in North America, in ways we are only beginning to understand. While over 1,200 people were mercilessly killed on that day, it was the Re’im “Supernova” music festival, where well over 360 young people were slaughtered, and from which more than three dozen more were taken hostage, that has become a key symbol of that terrible day. … Mitchell Stein is a CIJR Baruch Cohen student intern
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So Far, No Major Fallout for M.I.T. President After Contentious Testimony: Jenna Russell, NY Times, Dec. 13, 2023
Antisemitism on Campus: MIT Israel Alliance, MIT Faculty Newspaper, November/December 2023vol. Xxxvi No. 2
Calls for ‘Intifada’ Are Traumatizing MIT’s Jewish Community: Avi Balsam, The Tech, Nov. 1, 2023
The ASA Should De-Recognize Groups that Deliberately Violate MIT’s Content-Neutral Policies: Chad Qian, The Tech, Dec. 14, 2023
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
President Kornbluth Testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Antisemitism: Alex Tang, Alor Sahoo, et al, The Tech, Dec. 14, 2023 — MIT President Sally Kornbluth testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Dec. 5. The committee titled the hearing “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism” in a press release dated Nov. 28.
MIT President Called Out For ‘Failure To Control Antisemitism’ In Scathing Letter From Alumni: Andrew Sanders, MSN, Dec. 5, 2023 — Hundreds of MIT alumni, particularly 700 Jewish alumni and allies, have criticized the school’s administration for supporting President Sally Kornbluth after her controversial congressional testimony.
MIT Facing Investigation for Alleged Title VI Violations: Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed, Dec. 14, 2023 — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is now among 23 colleges and universities under investigation for alleged discrimination on the basis of shared ancestry, according to the Education Department’s updated list of open inquiries.
MIT Grad Student Speaks on Congressional Hearing and “Blatant Antisemitism” at School: CBS Boston, YouTube, Dec. 11, 2023 — Talia Khan told WBZ’s Paul Ebben about her experience at MIT, and her recent statement to legislators.
