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Michael Pollak is the Assistant Director at Hillel at the University of Rochester. One of the greatest privileges of working in Jewish campus life is watching students have new experiences, seeing the moments that shape how they understand themselves and the world around them. This has been particularly true during Hillel’s Birthright Israel trips, which […]
Each year, thousands of Jewish college students travel to Israel with Birthright Israel and their campus Hillels.
Thousands of Jewish students across North America came together this week to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day.
This past weekend, more than 150 Jewish student leaders gathered at the University of Pennsylvania for the eighth annual Hillel International Israel Summit.
With the escalating conflict, large Purim gatherings were replaced with neighborhood Megillah readings.
Adam is a fourth-year student at Case Western Reserve University with majors in Cognitive Science and Economics and minors in Public Policy and Applied Data Science. Adam founded the Jewish Student Union at CWRU, and is the executive chair of the Hillel International Israel Leadership Network. As we begin a new Jewish and academic year, […]
Every year, thousands of high school students travel to Israel on trips funded by RootOne, an organization that helps young Jewish students build their connections with Israel and their Jewish identities.
At Hillels around the world, Jewish college students celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s 77th birthday, in diverse and exciting ways. Before jumping into the Hillel celebrations below, check out highlights from Jewish students celebrating Israel across the country: Your browser does not support the video tag. University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder Hillel)Nearly 400 students […]
Every year, Hillel organizes dozens of campus-specific, and national trips, connecting Jewish students and young professionals to their Jewish roots, to Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people, and, upon return, helps them forge new ties to their Jewish communities.
To learn more about what it’s like to speak with students across the country as part of the Teach-In Tour, Hillel caught up with one of its many participating experts: award-winning writer, political analyst, and human rights activist Dalia Ziada. Check out her interview below.
