University of Washington (UW) Hillel's project called PostRegret, which asks local Jews to anonymously send in their sincerest regrets of the past year or years to be displayed during Yom Kippur services, was recently featured in The Seattle Times.

An example of a postcard submitted for project PostRegret at UW.

The program, inspired by a project called PostSecret – where a  Maryland artist asked people to submit anonymous postcards to him with a secret they had never shared – not only takes a unique approach to repentance, but also engages students or community members who may not feel comfortable with traditional Yom Kippur liturgy. Read the full story in The Seattle Times here >>

However, University of Washington’s high holiday programming wasn’t the only Hillel to garner local attention, 22 other Hillels around the country were featured in student newspapers or the local press about celebrating Rosh Hashanah. They include:

Boston College
Bowling Green State University
Florida State University
Guilford College
Indiana University
Kent State University
Michigan State University
Occidental College
Penn State University
Purdue University
Rochester Area Colleges and SUNY Geneseo
Santa Barbara Hillel
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Texas Tech
Towson University
University of Arizona
University of Colorado
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Florida
University of Vermont
University of Wisconsin