by Limor Friedman, JLI Educator at the University of Pennsylvania, and native resident of Netivot, Israel.

30 seconds.
Last night, as I was warming up some food for dinner in the microwave, something sparked inside of me when the microwave reached 30 seconds.
30 seconds. That's the amount of time that my parents, my brothers, my grandparents and my friends in Netivot have to save themselves. 30 seconds - the difference between life and death.

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The new Eruv at Johns Hopkins University has received much press lately. To see the collection of the articles about R. Marwick and the JHU eruv, click here

The most recent development in the establishment of the JHU eruv: The JHU Eruv Website!
Please check the website every Friday to ensure that the eruv is up for Shabbat.

A Small Light Dispels Much Darkness
by Shira Heller, JLI educator at Boston University
In my son's school, there is a bulletin board with photos of the first graders. The photos display cute, smiling little children and are pasted on to yellow papers cut in the shape of a flame. Across the top of the bulletin board it says, "A small light dispels a lot of darkness." I smile whenever I see that bulletin board, thinking of how much light those children bring to the lives of their parents, grandparents, teachers, and friends. I smile to think of how these children are first learning the light of Torah and Judaism, being instilled with a life-long flame of love for Hashem, the Torah, the Jewish people...
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by Miryam Spiegel

When the strike was called 2 and a half weeks ago, students greeted it with a mixture of both relief and contempt. From one perspective, most of the Orthodox students at York University had been through a grueling few weeks of midterms and post-chag catch-up, and everyone needed a break. On the other hand, it left everyone in a position of uncertainty. At the very least, it meant inconvenience, at the most, difficulty for graduating students and those hoping to study in Israel during the second semester. Whatever the case was, most students began the strike by embracing some much needed time to breathe...
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About The Interns
The IPA Washington interns are chosen from throughout the United States by a professional and lay committee. Congressmen, Senators and executives of Jewish political organizations have contacted us to let us know how pleased they are with the caliber and performance of OU interns. OU interns have served in many Congressional offices, including those of Senators Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Joseph Lieberman and Barbara Mikulski, and Congressmen Eric Cantor, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jerrold Nadler and many others.

The Program
The IPA interns work in their office of placement on a full time basis over an 8 week period in June and July. Interns work in an array of tasks which may include research, constituent services, speech writing, and attending hearings of interest.