’ve always loved photography and the act of capturing bits and pieces of our busy lives. Taking a moment to pause is something that I think is so crucial and beautiful. That being said, here's a few moments I captured during spring break!

As April comes to a close, the Jewish Gauchos are reflecting on many a Passover memory of this month, and Pesachs of years past. And as for the future, L’chaim to next year in Jerusalem! We asked and you answered! Here are the results of our passover preferences poll… Matzah Brei should be.... Do you eat matzah outside of Pesach? How long is your seder before the meal comes out? I prefer to finish my seder off with a few rounds of rage cage Pesach is one of the more accessibl

Let’s set the scene! Beth and Abaynesh just got home from their honeymoon abroad! They’ve planned a special Shabbat with both of their families at their newly established home in rural California...

Dearest Readers of Fig and Vine, You’ve made it through another February...

As a result of ongoing conflict surrounding Israel, the concept of “Zionism” is constantly being defined and redefined to fit different agendas...

“Has anyone visited Israel?" That was the question my professor asked to the class as we were discussing cultural differences. The question seemed innocent. Academic. In good faith. Then someone laughed. Not loudly. Not aggressively. Just enough. A few others joined in. I was hesitant to raise my hand. but I did anyway. I was the only one in my class that did. Maybe the laughter didn’t mean anything, I thought to myself. Or maybe it did. Even though I knew I was safe, I

We own two bookshelves that have inspired two homes. The mahogany stretches from the floor to the heavens, decorated with classic English novels...

The sky was unnervingly clear after four days of nothing but fog and clouds. I wandered the ship's halls, learning and relearning the passages that wound through and around the heart, like veins pumping blood...

I recently attended UCSB’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast production, which UCSB’s Creatures of the Night Production Company puts on once every quarter...

ICE is attacking the American dream, politicized AI burner accounts are arguing with each other on X about it, all the while the president promises to find the gold from Fort Knox.

President of UCSB’s Jewish sisterhood, Achayot, and board member of just about every Jewish organization at UCSB and beyond, Corelle Gabay got together with Fig and Vine to tell our community about her experience in Israel at the Mayanot Institute for Jewish Studies over Winter Break...

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...