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(JTA) – An Ohio University student senate meeting erupted into chaos, and four students were arrested over protests of the senate president’s recent “blood bucket challenge” of Israel. Pro-Israel students staged a filibuster during Wednesday night’s meeting of the Ohio University Student Senate. The students called for the resignation of Student Senate President Megan Marzec…
Wikimedia Commons (JTA) — Over the past month, a viral sensation has flooded the Internet: the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in which people post on social media videos of themselves dumping buckets of ice water over their heads to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the neurodegenerative disease colloquially known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The challenge…
By now you’ve probably heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge. The deal is, if you get nominated, you have to pour ice water over your head or donate $100 to ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) research. This disease, which eventually results in paralysis and death, affects approximately 30,000 Americans. Watch as our favorite Jewish celebrities take…
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