March 14, 2025
As every good AEPi Brother knows, our founder, Brother Charles C. Moskowitz, was an excellent basketball player during his days as an undergraduate student at NYU. So, it seems fitting that the fraternity he founded bases its biggest annual international philanthropy event around that pastime. This is the 11th year for the Mensch Madness Philanthropy program and, over the years, more than $100,000 has been raised for AEPi’s Repair the World Fund, which supports Jewish and Israeli causes to reinforce the Jewish ideal of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. In 2025, the three beneficiary organizations from AEPi’s Repair the World [...]
March 7, 2025
In our Jewish traditions, we talk about tikkun olam which literally means repairing or healing the world. Have you ever wondered why we use that phrase and not just something more concrete about the value or importance of doing good works and deeds? Why can’t we be more absolute and say that our goal is to fix things, make them perfect? As Jews, we recognize that the world is imperfect and, while we should never shun our obligation to keep trying to make it perfect, we recognize that it is impossible to create – at least on this plain of [...]
February 28, 2025
The author Harry Crews once wrote, “"There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with." Sometimes, though, those scars are colorful, meaningful, and meant to be displayed. Brother Noah Elder (Michigan State, 2020) is using his art and skills as a tattoo artist to promote healing in others through outreach and Healing Ink. “I was a graphic design major at Michigan State. I was working in illustrations and was into comics and it was while I was in school that I started pursuing tattooing. [...]
March 14, 2025
As every good AEPi Brother knows, our founder, Brother Charles C. Moskowitz, was an excellent basketball player during his days as an undergraduate student at NYU. So, it seems fitting that the fraternity he founded bases its biggest annual international philanthropy event around that pastime. This is the 11th year for the Mensch Madness Philanthropy program and, over the years, more than $100,000 has been raised for AEPi’s Repair the World Fund, which supports Jewish and Israeli causes to reinforce the Jewish ideal of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. In 2025, the three beneficiary organizations from AEPi’s Repair the World [...]
February 28, 2025
The author Harry Crews once wrote, “"There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with." Sometimes, though, those scars are colorful, meaningful, and meant to be displayed. Brother Noah Elder (Michigan State, 2020) is using his art and skills as a tattoo artist to promote healing in others through outreach and Healing Ink. “I was a graphic design major at Michigan State. I was working in illustrations and was into comics and it was while I was in school that I started pursuing tattooing. [...]
February 21, 2025
(Editor’s Note: Today’s Friday PiDay features Brother Bob Steinfeld, who has carved out a legendary career in sports broadcasting and journalism. Highlighting an AEPi brothers in sports gives us a great opportunity to remind brothers, parents and friends that Mensch Madness, AEPi’s philanthropic take on tournament brackets, has kicked off! For more information – and to purchase brackets – go here!) Of the several hundred Friday PiDay articles that have been published on the AEPi website over the years, the following will be the first quote from basketball legend Bill Walton: Bob Seinfeld's latest masterpiece -- 3-2-1, We're on the [...]
October 18, 2024
In the year since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel there has been a lot of noise. Howls of aching pain. Wailing from families who have lost children, grandparents, mothers and fathers. Shouting from protesters on all sides. But the most heartbreaking sound? Silence. “Too many,” posted the American Jewish Committee, “have responded to Hamas’ use of sexual violence with indifferent deafening silence.” Sheryl Sandberg, former Meta COO and founder of LeanIn.org, set out to break the silence surrounding the sexual violence perpetrated on women and girls on October 7 through the production and distribution of a raw documentary film, [...]
April 19, 2024
(Editor’s Note: Two weeks ago, the AEPi house in Tucson, Arizona was vandalized while the chapter was away for a formal weekend. You can read about the incident in this article. Coincidentally (but probably not), on the day after the chapter returned from their trip, the Tucson City Council was slated to consider a "Cease Fire" resolution. Brother Yehonathan Kleinerman (Arizona, 2026), who is the current chapter president, led a group of Brothers to the City Council and spoke. By the end of the night, and with the help of Past Supreme Master Jeff Jacobson and others in the Jewish [...]
March 15, 2024
(Editor’s Note: Daniel Conway (UC – Berkeley, 2024) wrote the following column to tell his personal Jewish journey in college and express his experiences on campus since October 7. In January of 2023, Daniel was featured as a Friday PiDay on the AEPi website telling his story as a Israel on Campus Coalition Geller Fellow. AEPi is proud to use this space to help Daniel tell his story and to give our Brothers and supporters a taste of the climate on campus today. To submit your own column, email [email protected]). Over the past five months, I have realized that my [...]
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