The Center for a Jewish Future set up a white pavilion tent on the quad this afternoon, atop the muddy grass field as rain poured down. The unaccommodating tent — waterlogged with rain — had sub-par raisin cookies for those visiting. Since its recent founding, the CJF has regularly planted tents on the quad during the year to establish a presence among the students — particularly at the beginning of a semester.
Also under the tent, the vice president of the Israel Club, Dylan Kurlansky, solicited $3 contributions from students in exchange for a CD with an Israel-themed screensaver. When I asked him why the Israel Club was perched under CJF’s tent, he explained that CJF donates a “large amount of money” to the Israel Club. He couldn’t define off-hand what a “large amount” entailed. Anyway, he was soaking wet from the rain and was ready to go.