Thousands of Jewish Students Gather to Remember October 7th with Hillel
Three years ago, Jewish college students woke up on October 7th to news that would reshape their college experience.
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Hillel Breaks Ground on First Jewish Student Center at University of Rochester
Last week began a new chapter as URochester Hillel broke ground on the Greenbaum Center for Jewish Life.
Under the Sukkah: Hillel Students Worldwide Celebrate Sukkot
This Sukkot, thousands of Jewish students around the world gathered at Hillel to celebrate under the branched roof of a sukkah. They studied Jewish texts, shook the lulav and etrog, shared meals, sang, decorated, and spent time together. The celebrations looked different from campus to campus and country to country, but they shared a common […]
Hillel Rio Welcomes Hundreds to Sukkot Festivities
Spring is beginning in Brazil, and at Hillel Rio, Sukkot is underway. The Hillel sukkah is filled with Jewish students and young adults sharing meals, learning Jewish text, shaking the lulav and etrog, spending time with friends, and even sleeping under the stars. For roughly 3,000 participants, Hillel Rio offers a place to make Judaism, […]
Seeing Israel Through New and Returning Eyes
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 […]
What is Sukkot?
Beginning five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is one of the three major holidays during the Jewish calendar (the other two are Passover and Shavuot). The word “Sukkot” means “booths” or “huts,” and refers to the structures many Jewish families and communities build to represent the temporary dwellings the Israelites lived in after their escape from Egypt.
Thousands of Jewish Students Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with Hillel
This past weekend, thousands of Jewish students celebrated Rosh Hashanah with their campus Hillels.
Starting the Year with a Living Conversation with Jewish Texts
Torah is a conversation, learning is a relationship, and music should be playing in every room.
On 9/11, Jewish College Students Turn Remembrance into Service
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a generation of Jewish college students is honoring the memories of those killed.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish calendar, which is entering the year 5784, and is celebrated as the Jewish New Year. The Jewish year begins in the fall with the month of Tishrei, and Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of the month of Tishrei.
