In the early hours of Shabbat morning on Jan. 10, the UC Santa Barbara residential AEPi house was trespassed on and vandalized with a swastika on a bathroom mirror...

Endless rolling hills, refreshing swimming holes, ancient volcanic geology, and centuries of history. The Golan Heights is a stunning breath away from the hustle and bustle of Israel’s center, and a place I am lucky to call home. While my family has been settling into our new house on Kibbutz Kfar Haruv, I have been exploring the southern Golan and embarking on as many hiking trails as I can. Though I am thrilled to report back with sights of impressive basalt columns and tow

Food and Judaism have long been connected — from latkes and matzo brei, to jachnun, and yes, even gefilte fish....

Winter Quarter is famously the quarter in which everyone’s immune systems fail in tandem and the inevitable flu or cold makes its way around campus and takes out the entire student body...

For this New Year’s horoscope, I’ve dived deep into the stars, searching for all the shining signs of what this year could hold for the readers of Fig and Vine...

There’s something so absurd, yet beautiful about Friday night shabbat in Isla Vista. If you have ever been in Isla Vista on a Friday night, you would have noticed the theatrical display of drunk college students wandering the street, loud music, people moving in every direction, and packed parties in every corner of the square-mile neighborhood...

Spending Shabbat in is often a therapeutic way to restart the week and prepare to return to work or school. Calling a friend or loved one to schmooze over dinner and watch the candles flickering out is the perfect way to unwind.  People around the world celebrate Shabbat differently, and each group's tradition is just as valuable and interesting as the next. We can get a glimpse into people’s homes this Shabbat and learn about their traditions and their love for one another.

On the weekend of November 7th-9th, families and loved ones of UCSB students gathered to attend various events held on and off campus over the weekend...

Thanksgiving break rolls around and the streets of IV are empty. For most college students, this is the time to go home and be with family...

This past summer, I had the incredible opportunity to travel across Israel with a cohort of Jewish and non-Jewish student leaders on our campus. What sets this trip apart from other Israel tours is its emphasis on absorbing nuanced perspectives about the land, and what it means to live there...

On Rosh Hashanah it is written. Inscribed in the tree of life that is  Chopped and pulped and dried  Into pages that cannot settle  In the 4 pm wind. Flipping like God’s breakfast Shuddering at every disturbance  Easy to anger, easy to love, Hard to promise.  We commit imperfection But God says we’re forgiven  If we throw things about it.  Usually it’s bread, toasted and crumbling from open fists. Every time I rest my head  On God’s shoulder,  He shrugs me off, tells me to co

A lot has happened this month. As a Jewish community, we have reflected on a year past, celebrated the new year with Sukkot and Simchat Torah...