The Jerusalem Post: Activating Jewish Service Through Partnerships, Collaboration
Volunteer service has long been one of the Jewish community’s most powerful tools for embodying our values, creating connection, and building resilience.
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From the Desk of Adam Lehman: Six Predictions for Jewish Life on Campus in 2026
Based on everything we’re seeing and doing through the Hillel movement, here are my predictions for what Jewish life on campus will look like in 2026:
From the Desk of Adam Lehman: Marking Two Years Since October 7th
Friends, We find ourselves two weeks into the Jewish new year of 5786, as we make the transition from the reflective holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to the celebratory spirit of Sukkot, which begins tonight at sundown. At the same time, tomorrow marks two years since October 7, 2023 — one of the […]
From the Desk of Adam Lehman: Finding Hope in the Jewish New Year
Our Jewish world desperately needs hope right now. Open virtually any Jewish publication, newspaper, or social media account, and it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the seeming hopelessness of the news in this moment.
Jerusalem Journal: Letter to Jewish College Students: You Are Not Alone
Hillel CEO Adam Lehman encourages Jewish students to embrace Jewish wisdom, values, and community, enriching themselves and those around them
From the Desk of Adam Lehman: Reflecting on Student Accomplishments this Academic Year
May marks a season of both beginnings and endings. As we celebrate the graduating class of 2025, we also prepare to welcome the class of 2029, who, on May 1st, committed to schools on National College Decision Day.
Celebrating Beginnings through Shavuot and Commencements: A Note from Adam Lehman
Dear Friends, We will soon be celebrating the holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot represents both a conclusion and a beginning. With the receiving of the Torah, the Israelites concluded a critical phase in their journey toward Jewish peoplehood. Shavuot also concludes the counting of the Omer, 50 days after the start of Passover. At the same time, Shavuot […]
Highlights from Hillel’s Centennial Celebration: A Note from Adam Lehman
Dear Friends, Spring is upon us, which means it is also the season of Passover. Passover is often described as Z’man Heruteinu, the season of freedom, as we recount and celebrate the journey of the Israelites from slavery to liberation during the Seder. However, in light of current circumstances, it is particularly difficult to think […]
Leadership Matters: A Note from Adam Lehman
Dear Friends, Leadership matters. This maxim applies in all contexts, though it’s especially true in times of challenge. Unfortunately, Jewish college students are familiar with such difficult times, as they continue to face extreme conflict and related violence, harassment, intimidation, and threats directed at them on campus. In this context, it was truly inspiring to […]
Hope as a Strategy and a Core Belief: A Note from Adam Lehman
“Hope is not a strategy.” Many of you have heard this maxim in classrooms, in board rooms, or elsewhere. And there is of course merit to the idea that a full-fledged strategy requires more than hope.
