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In this issue...
As we prepare to enter the Days of Awe, many of us are reflecting on the year gone by. What did we do well? What did we do wrong? Who are we grateful for and whom have we hurt?
This edition of Hillel Campus Report shares a similar theme of reflection. You’ll learn about Hillel’s 85-year history on college campuses and the see-saw of celebration and challenge the organization has experienced. You’ll also read about breakout singer/songwriter Josh Radin, an unabashed storyteller whose melancholic romantic past has been a catalyst for professional success. This issue’s Learn Something Jewish is about the way we honor our elders by taking time to learn from their long-lived lives.
I look forward to your feedback on these articles and encourage you to spread the messages of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur by sending a Hillel e-card to a friend. With wishes for a sweet new year, L’shana Tova!
Danielle Freni, Editor
Hillel Campus Report
What do you think? dfreni@hillel.org
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 Joshua Radin: Northwestern Alum's Album is #1 iTunes Download
Born to Jewish parents outside Cleveland, Ohio, Josh Radin is enjoying tremendous success as a singer/songwriter who - less than five years ago - was a starving artist in New York City. Fueled by heartbreak and encouraged by friend and actor/director Zach Braff, Radin is now set to release his third album, Simple Times and head off on a world tour.
"For the most part," says Radin, "the record is a story about falling in and out of love and those moments in between."
Shayna Goldstein: From Hebrew School to Hollywood
The daughter of a Colorado cantor and ballerina, 17-year old Shayna Goldstein was - until recently - one of six remaining contestants on ABC’s hit reality TV show High School Musical: Get in the Picture. Just before her elimination, JVibe magazine got personal with Shayna about her experience as the only Jew on the show, and what she plans to do now.
"When I’m 90 years old I’ll be writing music. If I get turned down, who cares? I write for me—I sing to emote and make people feel something. So whether it’s 10 [people] or a million, I’ll never stop singing."
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Hillel Sends Democrat and Republican Students to National Conventions
With help from generous funders, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life was recently able to send two Hillel students, one Democrat and one Republican, to their party's national conventions in Colorado and Minnesota. University of Colorado at Boulder's Sarianna Murphy ('09) and University of Minnesota's Alexander Abrams ('10) share their experiences.
Bronfman Debuts New Book at JCC Literary Festival
Edgar M. Bronfman's newest book, Hope, Not Fear: A Path to the Jewish Renaissance was released on Tuesday. That night, Bronfman and co-author Beth Zasloff joined Hillel President Wayne L. Firestone and a small audience for an intimate conversation about the book's message at the Washington DC JCC.
"We need to focus on the hope that we can have more Jews and more engaged Jews and create a Jewish renaissance," explains Bronfman.
Queens College Hillel Plants Freedom Flags on 9/11
Two Queens College Hillel college students recently took part in a flag planting ceremony to remember the 2,977 victims of September 11.
Michigan State University Hillel Expands Building
MSU Hillel is expanding its two-story, 10,000 sq. ft. facility on Charles Street in East Lansing, to accommodate an increasing Jewish student population on campus.
"Since October of 2002 when the new building was dedicated, we have outgrown our space," says executive director Cindy Hughey. "In fact, on a recent Shabbat we served 325 dinners and had to tent the street to make room for our students."
Displaced Tulane Students Find Home Away From Home in Texas
Many Hillel students at Tulane University, displaced during Hurricane Gustav, sought safe shelter in Austin, Texas earlier this month. There, they were greeted by a number of Texas Hillel students and shared in a Labor Day BBQ celebration.
NewsBites
More Jews at Oklahoma State University garner attention from Student Government Association / Jewish sorority and Hillel at University of Illinois sell designer jeans for National Ovarian Cancer Coalition / University of Florida's Hillel Jewish Student Center opens new kosher restaurant & art gallery / Local paper reports on new Jewish student initiatves at University of Hartford
College 101: Tips for Parents
Don't join Facebook...and other things you shouldn't do once your child heads off to college. Reform Judaism Magazine offers helpful hints for staying connected without becoming a nuisance.
Learn Something Jewish: Respecting Your Elders
The Torah commands us to "rise before the eldery and honored the aged" (Leviticus 19:32) but why? Rabbi Boruch Leff, a Baltimore-based educator and author, offers an explanation.
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