Social Justice

Weinberg Tzedek Hillel is a public service and social justice initiative devoted to transforming the culture of your campus and your community.

Alternative Break Opportunities - Find information about a variety of Alternative Break opportunities as well as stories and pictures from past breaks.

Alternative Break in Israel 2008-2009
• Graduate Students - Registration has closed. There are a limited number of additional spots available for MBA students. If you are still interested in registering, please email abigrad@hillel.org.
• Undergraduate Students - Registration closed

Hillel's Hurricane Katrina Alternative Break 2008-2009
Registration for Hillel's Hurricane Katrina Alternative Break 2008-2009 is now open!
• Winter Registration Now Closed
• Spring Registration

Never Forget. Save Darfur.
You can help stop the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Raise awareness on your campus and in the community with Weinberg Tzedek Hillel.

Bring the Paper Plate Project to your campus!

One Click Campaigns - Quick ways to be socially conscious while surfing the web.

Gift of Life
Bring the Hillel - Gift of Life Marrow Donor Campaign to your campus and you can help save a life!

Tzedek How-to Guides - Detailed resources that help you plan, promote and get others involved in social action.

Israeli Gay Activist Danny Savitch Speaks at University of Michigan Hillel
Danny Savitch, Israeli gay-activist and grass-roots organizer, recently spoke to University of Michigan students, faculty and community members about his experiences.

Father of Slain Reporter Honors Son's Memory
The father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl urges local Hillels to get involved with World Music Days.

Building Bridges Between Generations on the 70th Anniversary of Krystalnacht
University of Arizona Hillel students teamed up with local Holocaust survivors for "Shabbat Dinner and Dialogue" Nov. 7. The dinner, which was planned by the student-led Holocaust Education Committee, allowed students and survivors to interact and engage in an intimate setting.

University of Maryland Students Get Manicures to Raise Cancer Awareness
"Manicure for the Cure," an initiative born at Princeton University, is being replicated on numerous college campuses and is raising both critical awareness of breast cancer and important funding to mount a fight against the illness.

Hillel and Women's Health
How Hillel students are raising awareness and money for women's health initiatives.