19 pieces · 2021–2023
College Newspaper Articles
Opinion columns for The Commentator, written between classes at Yeshiva University.
Dear Freshmen …
Dear Freshmen, College will fly by in a flash. The days are long but the years are fleeting.
7 min · THE COMMENTATOR
The Inner Worlds of Zusha
On Friday afternoons, as Shabbat draws near, I turn off whatever podcast or song I’m listening to and mentally prepare…
4 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Humanity In The AI Age
How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?
5 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Confessions of a Naïve Zionist
Aliyah will be difficult. There is no way around that.
3 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone – The Arts as Divine Nourishment
“If I could express it in words, there would be no point in painting.” – Edward Hopper It is fundamental to the human…
10 min · THE COMMENTATOR
The Fabelmans: A Review and Analysis
For over 50 years, Steven Spielberg has been the artist who has captured the minds and imaginations of moviegoers…
6 min · THE COMMENTATOR
A Yeshiva As Much As A University
Yeshiva University’s reputation has been denigrated by the media.
6 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Wear a Kippah in the Workplace
The hours have been logged. The company laptops have been returned.
5 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Why I Write Opinion Pieces
This is not a feature. It isn’t an editorial. It certainly isn’t news. It is an opinion piece, and it is just that.
5 min · THE COMMENTATOR
A College Course of Action
The job or the experience? The future or the moment?
4 min · THE COMMENTATOR
What One Week With Ukrainian Refugees Taught Me About Building a Better World
It was shrieks of joy that interrupted my Google Translate conversation.
11 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Credit Where Credit is Due
I saw a funny tweet this past week. It read, “Thank rid got Editing award matter what Oscars god cares order.” The post…
4 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Why Movies Are the Pinnacle of Human Creativity
How can we quantify and qualify the creativity inherent in a piece of art?
6 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Maximizing Their Grant: Advice for the Career Center
The most underrepresented deficiency in the YU college experience is not the size of the campus.
4 min · THE COMMENTATOR
The Networking Game
The networking process in the business world goes a little like this.
4 min · THE COMMENTATOR
The Metaverse: A Chilling Window into our Digital Future
Facebook’s recent name change to Meta, and its demonstration of the proposed metaverse therein, is a dire warning for…
4 min · THE COMMENTATOR
Journey to the Center of the Mind –– the Magic of the Theater
Disney Pixar’s movie “Luca,” the tale of a young sea monster who visits an Italian town with his new friend in search…
5 min · THE COMMENTATOR
This Year’s US Open Is a Must for Tennis Fans and Non-Tennis Fans Alike
Both tennis fans and non-tennis fans should go to the U.S. Open this year.
4 min · THE COMMENTATOR
TAMID: Always Stronger
It’s easy these past few semesters to feel as if we’ve gotten the short end of the stick and have had to endure a…
5 min · THE COMMENTATOR