Counseling at Hillel Supports Gen Z’s Focus on Mental Health and Resilience

Even before the pandemic, Hillel professionals had reported seeing stress increase across the board, as students grappled with fears, loneliness, tech burnout, and more. More and more Hillels across the United States are adding social workers or licensed therapists to their teams to help their students cope with stressors.

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British chief rabbi to become 'scholar in residence' to students

Why Peer-to-Peer Jewish Engagement Works

Being a Senior Jewish Educator: The Road to Engagement through Relationship Building

Hillel: Building the Jewish Social Network

Hillel Stands in Solidarity With Israel

Mazel Tov to Hillel's 2012 Award Winners

Schusterman Addresses Israeli President's Conference

Hillels respond to surge in antisemitism

In 2019, the Anti-Defamation League recorded the highest number of antisemitic incidents nationwide since it began tracking them 40 years ago. Last year, Hillel International counted 178 antisemitic incidents across the 550 North American campuses it serves—an all-time high, even though some campuses were closed due to COVID-19.

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Hillel Engagement Practices in COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic forced institutions and leaders of all kinds to significantly change how they do their work in an era of social distancing. Jewish organizations, including Hillels, were not spared from this tumult. Still, in the face of these challenges, anecdotal evidence suggests that Hillels have been successful in engaging college students and responding to their needs.

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A Rising Spirit: Interfaith, Jewish College Voices

Jewish life presents a unique opportunity for students to explore the complexities of their identities, and active Jewish engagement during college can play a pivotal role for many interfaith, Jewish college students. These students, many of whom are the leaders of their Hillels and other Jewish groups on campus, have embraced Judaism in college.

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A Letter to My Past Self

In a letter to his freshman self, Sam Kricsfeld, student at KU Hillel, encourages his younger self to get involved with Hillel and recounts what he has learned throughout his Jewish college experience.

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Announcing the Hillel International Spring 2021 TikTok Ambassadors

Hillel International is proud to announce the hiring of six Jewish college students as TikTok Ambassadors. These students are part of a semester-long paid partnership that will bring original content to Hillel’s channels and elevate the voices of the Jewish future.

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Hillels across the U.S. get creative in addressing food insecurity

In 2016, 47% of college students reported experiencing food insecurity, meaning they didn’t know where their next meal would come from. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing problems — nearly three in five students reported experiencing food or housing insecurity in 2020.

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Stories of hope and connection animate Hillel’s Jewish Disability Advocacy Month

Observed each February, Jewish Disability Advocacy Month is a worldwide Jewish effort to promote education, awareness, and inclusion of people with disabilities. Throughout the month, Farbstein and other speakers engaged with hundreds of Hillel students about the intersections of Judaism and disability and the importance of inclusion.

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This Purim, I’m honoring the spirit of the Jewish people and our insistence on survival

On Purim, we remember that one Jew has the power to single-handedly prevent the story of the Jewish people from ending. That "one Jew" is Queen Esther, who is rightfully enshrined as one of the most important figures in our culture.

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First-Years Lean into Leadership with Hillel

As Hillels around the world prepared to begin the 2020-2021 school year under unprecedented circumstances—fully remote, on-campus but without the ability to gather, and everything in between—Hillel student leaders and staff members alike worried in particular about how to engage and support first-year students.

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Dartmouth Hillel announced as its own independent non-profit organization

Dartmouth College and Hillel International announced this week that Dartmouth College Hillel is transitioning from being part of the College into becoming its own independent non-profit organization, launching a new era of growth for Jewish life at Dartmouth.

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Hillel International Writers Program announces Spring 2021 Cohort

Meet the student journalists who will cover Hillel happenings in Spring 2021

Hillel International this week announced the six students chosen to participate in the Spring 2021 cohort of the Hillel International Writers Program, a five-month opportunity for Jewish undergraduate students interested in journalism.

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From “Hamilton” to Marvel: How Hillels are Using Pop Culture to Drive Connection

As the Coronavirus pandemic has pushed Hillels across the world to get creative with their virtual programming, it’s not uncommon to see a pop culture icon sit down for a video chat with Hillel students.

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