As Our Community Mourns
Statement by Eric D. Fingerhut, President and CEO of Hillel International, on the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Up close and personal
Elyssa Hurwitz wanted to maintain a connection to her Jewish identity after leaving the comfort of her native California to attend university more than 2,000 miles away.
A modern exodus
Claude Cohen, a Karaite-Jewish Egyptian, and his family knew it was time to leave the only home they’d ever known.
Jews with tattoos
Walk into any Jewish space and you’re likely to find ink-wearers. Perhaps even the rabbi.
Reaching in, reaching out
Nikita Choudhary was born in Jamshedpur, India, and grew up cruising around her childhood home of Allen, Texas, rocking out to Bollywood hits in her parents’ car.
Hillel International Announces New Initiative to Meet Growing Need for Mental Health Support on Campus
Continuing its efforts to adapt to the changing needs of the students it serves, Hillel International announced the launch of HillelWell.
Photo Essay: Apples and Hillel for a Sweet New Year
Hillel for Utah held its first-ever apple picking event last week to get into the spirit of Rosh Hashanah.
Hillel International to Mobilize 100K Students to the Voting Booth and To Celebrate their “MitzVote”
Student leaders at Hillel International today launched MitzVote, a non-partisan campaign to register and engage 100,000 voters on more than 100 college campuses across the United States.
Why genetic screening should be a part of your life
What does the Jewish community do when faced with a collective problem or challenge? Well, in an ideal world, we come together in the spirit of unity to overcome whatever is in front of us. While, admittedly, we don’t always respond this way, our community did band together in the 1970s and 1980s when there was a high incidence of babies being born with Tay-Sachs disease.
Dartmouth Hillel professional publishes chapter book for children
What started as a clever way to encourage Emma Wunsch's daughter to brush her teeth turned into her first-ever chapter book for children, “Miranda and Maude: The Princess and the Absolutely Not a Princess.”
