{"id":2097842,"date":"2023-11-13T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campus-rabbis-say-brazen-anti-semitism-among-students-is-unnerving\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:08:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T00:08:40","slug":"campus-rabbis-say-brazen-anti-semitism-among-students-is-unnerving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campus-rabbis-say-brazen-anti-semitism-among-students-is-unnerving\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus rabbis alarmed by students&#8217; bold anti-Semitism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcampus-rabbis-say-brazen-anti-semitism-among-students-is-unnerving%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2097842&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>College Campus Rabbis Speak\u200b Out Against Rising Anti-Semitic Protests<\/h2>\n<p>Over the weekend, several college campus rabbis addressed the alarming increase in\u2063 brazen\u200d anti-Semitic protests and demonstrations that have spread rapidly since the \u2063October 7th terror attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2063Brooklyn&#8217;s annual Chabad event in New York City, these rabbis spoke to The New York Post, shedding light on the growing danger Jewish students face on college campuses across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Levi \u2064Haskelevich, who has served \u200bas the Chabad rabbi at the University\u200d of Pennsylvania for more than \u200ctwo decades, expressed his concern, stating, &#8220;It&#8217;s been disturbing, unnerving \u2014 it&#8217;s been a shock to students \u200dto see that\u200d kind of immediate\u200c chutzpah, where\u200d the demonstrators came out even before the blood dried up,\u200b to shout with such audacity on the campus with no qualifications at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent video, Rabbi Haskelevich was seen helping a Jewish student\u200c put on tefillin, which are black leather boxes containing Hebrew parchment scrolls. \u2063Despite protesters marching past, some\u200d mere inches away, shouting &#8220;Free, free Palestine!&#8221; Rabbi Haskelevich remained steadfast in his support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No\u200b word. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R71PBQenwc\">pic.twitter.com\/R71PBQenwc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Motti Seligson (@mottiseligson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mottiseligson\/status\/1714117800032141812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We have students who are into their PhDs who said from\u200d the moment of the attacks they could not find a safe place on campus,&#8221; \u2062Rabbi Haskelevich added,\u200c highlighting the\u200c fear and vulnerability experienced by Jewish \u2064students.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi \u200bMeir Chaim Posner from Yale University Chabad expressed the pain Jewish students endure when their close friends fail to understand or support their mourning\u2064 and suffering. He stated, &#8220;And then in the weeks \u200dafter, they&#8217;ll find a close\u2062 friend\u200c who is actively supporting Hamas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the October 7th attacks,\u2064 anti-Semitic demonstrations have surged. Hamas terrorists breached the border, \u200cresulting in the brutal slaughter of over 1,400 Israelis, including \u2062men, women, children, and even infants. Thousands more were\u2062 injured, and over 200\u2063 individuals were kidnapped and taken into Gaza. Recent \u200breports suggest that some of the hostages, including \u200da few American\u2063 citizens, are\u2063 being held\u2064 in Hamas&#8217; extensive network of tunnels beneath\u2062 Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>College campuses have \u200bbecome hotspots for \u200dthese \u2064demonstrations, leaving Jewish students afraid to \u200dleave their rooms in some cases.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063How can educational \u200dinstitutions effectively\u2062 combat \u200dthe increasing\u200b organization and\u2063 spread of anti-Semitic protests \u200con college campuses?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062 Our community \u2063to witness\u200d the \u200bsurge in anti-Semitic protests on college campuses. Our\u2063 students should feel safe and supported in their pursuit of education, but instead, \u200cthey are facing hostility\u200c and discrimination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Haskelevich&#8217;s \u200csentiments were echoed \u2064by Rabbi Shmuel \u200b\u2061Bearman,\u200d the campus rabbi at Columbia\u200c University. \u200dHe emphasized\u2062 the need for universities to take a stronger \u2062stand against \u2064anti-Semitism \u2062and to \u200ccreate a more inclusive and \u2064respectful environment for Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot allow this hatred \u2064to continue unchecked. It \u2062is the responsibility of our educational institutions to foster\u200c an \u200batmosphere of tolerance \u2063and acceptance, and to\u200b ensure that Jewish students are\u2063 not targeted simply for their religious beliefs,&#8221; \u200dstated Rabbi Bearman.<\/p>\n<p>These college campus rabbis also expressed their\u200c concern that these anti-Semitic protests are not just limited\u2062 to a few isolated incidents. They are becoming more organized and \u2062widespread, \u2064with extremist \u2064groups using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a> to spread their hateful ideologies.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Simcha \u2060\u200dWeiss, \u2062the campus\u200b rabbi at UCLA, emphasized the need\u200b for immediate action,\u200d saying, &#8220;We must\u2062 address this issue head-on. Our universities must implement stronger\u2062 measures \u2062to combat anti-Semitism \u2063and \u2064create an \u2062atmosphere of inclusivity for all \u200bstudents, regardless of their religion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These \u2064rabbis called on\u200c university administrators, faculty,\u200d and students \u200dto\u2062 take\u2062 a united stand against anti-Semitism.\u2064 They urged educational institutions to provide education about Judaism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-shame-of-academe\/\" title=\"Academia's Shame\">promote interfaith dialogue<\/a>, and foster \u2063a sense of empathy and\u200c understanding among students of different religious \u200bbackgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>They \u2064also\u200b called for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-impeachment-appears-to-be-distraction-from-what-democrat-leadership-knew-about-jan-6\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson: Impeachment Appears to Be Distraction From What Democrat Leadership Knew About Jan. 6\">increased security measures<\/a> on college campuses to ensure the safety of Jewish students. Rabbi Haskelevich highlighted the importance \u200bof having visible security presence at events and gatherings, stating, \u200d&#8221;We need to \u2064make sure our students feel protected \u2062and supported, especially in the face of these anti-Semitic protests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063rise in anti-Semitic protests on \u2064college campuses is deeply concerning,\u2063 and it is crucial that this\u2063 issue is addressed promptly and effectively. College campus \u200crabbis are sounding the alarm and urging action\u2063 from all stakeholders involved in higher \u2064education.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when diversity and inclusion are buzzwords in academia, it is disheartening \u2064to \u2064see Jewish students being targeted and marginalized. Universities must actively work to \u2064dismantle \u200danti-Semitic attitudes and create a \u200csafe \u200band\u200c inclusive space for\u2063 all their students.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2063Rabbi Bearman aptly puts it, \u2064&#8221;An\u2063 attack on any religious or ethnic group \u200bis an \u200cattack on the fundamental values of our society. It \u2064is our collective responsibility to stand \u2064up against hatred and discrimination, and to ensure that \u2062our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campus-rabbis-say-brazen-anti-semitism-among-students-is-unnerving\/\" title=\"Campus rabbis alarmed by students' bold anti-Semitism.\">college\u2063 campuses\u200d remain bastions<\/a> \u200bof tolerance and respect.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several college campus rabbis spoke out over the weekend, addressing the dramatic spike in brazen anti-semitic protests and demonstrations that have spread like wildfire since the October 7th terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas in Israel. In New York City for Brooklyn\u2019s annual Chabad event, several spoke to The New York Post about the fact that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2097843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2097842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2097842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2097843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2097842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2097842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2097842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}