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(11/19/24 11:00am)
Yeeshai Gross, founder of two production companies — Multipleoutlet and Ergo Entertainment — is a 58-year-old New York native who produces Broadway shows, short films and documentaries. As an Orthodox Jewish person himself, Gross gravitates towards projects that speak to his community, such as Holocaust education productions like “The Witness Project” and the Emmy-nominated documentary “Paper Clips.” On Nov. 17, Gross shared with The Justice what it means to give back, discussing his previous projects and the Public Service Announcements he produced for the Jewish crisis organization “Amudim.”
(11/19/24 11:00am)
As the sun sets at 4 p.m. and the temperature reaches below “tank-top” weather, I tend to get cynical — more so than usual. Being a product of the summer months and a born-and-bred desert lizard, my mood and general outlook on the world trend toward a downward spiral as the short, bitterly cold winter days creep closer. If my shrink — yes, it’s a politically incorrect term; no, I, a proud old-fashioned Jew, will not stop using it — were honest with me, she’d say that I’m a victim of seasonal affective disorder. And there is simply no amount of “happy lamps” and over-the-counter Vitamin D that can cure my wintertime blues. Trust me, I’ve tried it all.
(11/19/24 11:00am)
Dear Editor,
(11/12/24 11:00am)
On Nov. 8, faculty gathered for their monthly meeting, eagerly anticipating the introduction of new University Interim President Arthur Levine ’70. The meeting began with comments from Chair of the Faculty Senate Jeffery Lenowitz (POL), who introduced a speech and moment of silence for the passing of Professor Emeritus Graham Campbell (FA). Following this remembrance, Wellington Prize winner Prof. Emilie Connolly (HIST) gave a presentation on her trip to Lisbon.
(11/12/24 11:00am)
The night my nephew was born was the night of the 89th Academy Awards — the night when “La La Land” was mistakenly called for best picture instead of “Moonlight,” shocking viewers everywhere. To this day, whenever I mention that my nephew was born when “La La Land” was called, I’m met with knowing head nods. Everyone knows about the Oscars, and how “La La Land” was nominated for best picture. They likely also know that Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were the leading actors. The Oscars is a night filled with prestige as the public eye scrutinizes every move the celebrities in the audience make. While it’s highly unlikely that the viewers at home have seen every movie nominated, millions tune in to see who wins best actor or to judge the glamorous gowns. Celebrities — whether through their achievements as an actor, their innate style or something intangible — are a huge selling point for movies.
(11/12/24 11:00am)
The painting “Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin” by Rogier van der Weyden is an exemplary sample of artwork from the Northern Renaissance. Rogier van der Weyden was a Northern Renaissance artist who took inspiration from other masters like Jan van Eyck and Robert Campin. Van der Weyden shows mastery of the oil medium with a focus on his figures, his skillful ability to create a narrative painting and his novel and adept naturalism.
(11/12/24 11:00am)
After a lengthy search to replace Brandeis’ former Director of Sustainability, Mary Fischer, Brandeis’ administration decided not to proceed with hiring a successor and shuttered the Office of Sustainability over the summer of 2024. The administration justified its decision by stating that it was a necessary cost-saving measure, considering Brandeis’ financial difficulties. However, in the context of severe flooding, hurricanes, droughts and natural disasters increasing in frequency due to the climate crisis, the administration’s decision couldn’t have come at a worse time.
(11/06/24 11:00am)
Passing of Massachusetts ballot question four would legalize the personal use and growth of plant-based psychedelics such as psilocybin mushrooms, more commonly known as magic mushrooms or shrooms.
(11/06/24 11:00am)
The second question on the Massachusetts ballot asked voters if the state should eliminate the requirement that students pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests in order to receive a high school diploma.
(11/06/24 11:00am)
It was nearly 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 7 — the last chance for eligible Georgia voters to register for the 2024 November election. Jimena Martinez-Dominguez ’25 had already been registered to vote, but anxiety surrounding absentee voting lingered as she sank into a black faux leather couch.
(11/06/24 11:00am)
Immigration Rights
(11/05/24 11:00am)
Content Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide and death.
(11/05/24 11:00am)
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
(11/05/24 11:00am)
Brandeis University’s commitment to campus sustainability began 15 years ago with the hiring of its first sustainability manager, Janna Cohen-Rosenthal BA ’03, MBA ’13. However, Brandeis’ commitment to campus sustainability has come into question with the recent decision to eliminate the Sustainability Office and the departure of former Director of Sustainability Mary Fischer without a replacement, prompting students to seek change.
(11/05/24 11:00am)
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum houses four paintings by Dutch masters that represent a variety of portraiture styles of the era. These four portraits by Frans Pourbus the Younger, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn chart the evolution and development of portraiture from about 1615-1635, with several elements shifting during this time, including the choice of background, the amount of detail in the costumes worn and the painting style itself.
(11/05/24 11:00am)
What’s stopping us from achieving our highest fashion potential? I’ll cut straight to the chase: it’s because we’re not willing to be weird or look weird.
(11/05/24 11:00am)
Today anti Zionist Jews and other liberal Jews wrap themselves in “ tikkun olam” (“ repair the world”) credulously believing that they have wrapped themselves in historic Judaism. Nothing could be further from the truth. Dismissing Jewish law and replacing it with a universalist “ social justice” agenda, many of these “repair the world” Jews are even able to contort themselves into supporting Hamas whose unrevoked charter in Article 7 requires every supporter of Hamas to murder every Jew on earth.
(11/05/24 11:00am)
Elle Woods, the lead of the well loved films “Legally Blonde,” “Legally Blonde: 2 Red, White & Blonde” and the musical adaption, “Legally Blonde the Musical,” initially presents as the epitome of a stereotypical blonde sorority girl, embodying an image focused on fashion and social status. However, her bubbly demeanor is complimented by her highly determined and independent attitude, demonstrating how the films and musical develop a complex character that subverts social expectations and challenges audiences to rethink their assumptions about intelligence and capability. The various iterations of “Legally Blonde” develop a dynamic character with a robust backstory, allowing the viewer to gain a strong understanding of what makes up Woods, what she stands for and where she came from. Without these aspects of her personality, Woods would not be as nuanced nor be able to push back against female stereotypes within society and the male-dominated, conservative field of law.
(10/29/24 10:00am)
Election Day is officially one week away — Nov. 5 — and it’s important to know about what’s on your state’s ballot beyond just the presidential candidates. Massachusetts voters are tasked to vote on five ballot questions, all of which received a “No” vote by the State Senate or the House of Representatives before May 1, 2024. This time, the fate of the questions are up to MA voters. Text for the proposed laws for all the ballot can be found in its entirety on the Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts website
(10/29/24 10:00am)
On Oct. 21 at 7:00 p.m., the new student organization Jewish Bund at Brandeis held a vigil in the Shapiro Campus Center atrium for the lives lost in Palestine and Lebanon over the past year. A post on their Instagram page asked attendees to “come in the spirit of respect, love, and community.”
