Students Explore Israel's Culture and Cuisine at YU Israel Club Event
More than 40 students gathered on Wednesday, October 26, to celebrate one of the most beloved aspects of Israeli culture鈥攈ummus, the popular Middle Eastern chickpea-based cuisine.
The event, organized by 黑料社 All鈥檚 Israel Club, featured a discussion with Zoe Jick, the New York-area director of student activities for the World Zionist Organization on 鈥淲hat Hummus Can Teach You about Israel.鈥 Jick鈥檚 presentation included the best locations in Israel to eat hummus, all of which were mixed Israeli-Arab cities, making hummus a 鈥渂eacon of co-existence,鈥 according to Jick.
The event then shifted to a culinary experience with students creating their own dishes of hummus.
鈥淭his year, we鈥檇 like to create Israel-related events that highlight and celebrate a pride in our culture,鈥 said Avital Chizhik, co-president of the Israel Club and organizer of the event. 鈥淲e want to evoke all of the aspects that we love about Israel鈥攖he cities and the countryside, the vibrant culture and lifestyle, the language and society鈥攖o keep our passion fresh and invigorated.鈥
Upcoming Israel Club events include a hasbara [public diplomacy] training session with David Olesker of the Jerusalem Center for Communications and Advocacy Training in early November and a lecture on the psychology behind terrorism November 21 by a Bar Ilan professor. At the end of the semester, there will be an event about the wave of social protests that swept Israel this past summer, as well as an Israel-themed comedy night and dinner.
鈥淏eing in YU has provided, above all, an opportunity to connect with Israel that I don鈥檛 think I鈥檇 get in any other American university,鈥 said Chizhik. 鈥淏etween spending this past summer on the CJF鈥檚 Counterpoint Israel program in Arad and getting to spend a month with Israeli teenagers in the Negev, taking advanced Israeli literature and media classes, and having a plethora of Israel-related events to choose from, I am deeply grateful for my experience here.鈥
Upcoming Israel Club events include a hasbara [public diplomacy] training session with David Olesker of the Jerusalem Center for Communications and Advocacy Training in early November and a lecture on the psychology behind terrorism November 21 by a Bar Ilan professor. At the end of the semester, there will be an event about the wave of social protests that swept Israel this past summer, as well as an Israel-themed comedy night and dinner.
鈥淏eing in YU has provided, above all, an opportunity to connect with Israel that I don鈥檛 think I鈥檇 get in any other American university,鈥 said Chizhik. 鈥淏etween spending this past summer on the CJF鈥檚 Counterpoint Israel program in Arad and getting to spend a month with Israeli teenagers in the Negev, taking advanced Israeli literature and media classes, and having a plethora of Israel-related events to choose from, I am deeply grateful for my experience here.鈥
Upcoming Israel Club events include a hasbara [public diplomacy] training session with David Olesker of the Jerusalem Center for Communications and Advocacy Training in early November and a lecture on the psychology behind terrorism November 21 by a Bar Ilan professor. At the end of the semester, there will be an event about the wave of social protests that swept Israel this past summer, as well as an Israel-themed comedy night and dinner.
鈥淏eing in YU has provided, above all, an opportunity to connect with Israel that I don鈥檛 think I鈥檇 get in any other American university,鈥 said Chizhik. 鈥淏etween spending this past summer on the CJF鈥檚 Counterpoint Israel program in Arad and getting to spend a month with Israeli teenagers in the Negev, taking advanced Israeli literature and media classes, and having a plethora of Israel-related events to choose from, I am deeply grateful for my experience here.鈥
