Why Be Jewish? Because Why the Hell Not.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 08:20 Written by bryfy Tuesday, 2 February 2010 08:20
Teenagers today have been labeled many things – Generation Y, the Millennials, the iPod generation and Generation Me – to name but a few. Most of these labels infer something narcissistic about today’s youth – it’s all about them (unless of course they want to harass, or shoot someone else)
But here’s where we may have just got it wrong. The Generation Me label fails to take into account the massive number of youth today involved in so many different causes, campaigns, social action projects, and repairing the world.
How do we make sense of this paradox?
Learn MoreEmbrace Your Inner Girl – Powerful (even with the Rachel Corrie reference)
Last Updated on Saturday, 30 January 2010 08:31 Written by bryfy Friday, 29 January 2010 08:27
Today I was blown away by a video I saw: Eve Ensler from Vagina Monologues was speaking at a TED conference in India.
There is one line, in the 20 minute presentation, that some/many Jews might have a problem with (others might agree) – it is a reference to Rachel Corrie, a 23 year old peace activist who was killed on March 16, 2003 when she was crushed by a bulldozer on the Gaza Strip. Admittedly I was taken aback by the reference, which appeared to be out of context and over-simplified in order to make a point.
Despite the one line – I think that Ensler’s presentation is powerful and a must view for any one involved in the education of today’s youth – especially the education of young women.
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