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“Dear Hillel” showcases letters from graduating seniors reflecting on their experiences of joy and belonging with their campus Hillels. Mateen Markzar, a fourth-year student at Brown University and a member of the Hillel International Student Cabinet, shares how saying yes to Hillel defined his college journey from day one. Read Mateen’s letter to Hillel: Dear […]
My Hillel story is a little unusual, because until my final year of undergrad, I had never even heard about Hillel.
But during my first week at San Diego State University, I walked into Hillel for the first time, and something just clicked.
And as Hillel felt more like home, I felt a responsibility to build that sense of belonging for my friends in the best way I knew how — through sports.
Right before sunset on Friday evenings, something special happens on Mowatt Lane in College Park, Maryland.
Which raises a question: why those 49 days? Why did God leave the Jewish people wandering in the desert without the Torah for so many days?
This May, during Jewish American Heritage Month, I find myself reflecting on the deeply personal ways my connection to Judaism has changed — changed in ways I never expected. I’m finishing my third year at Marquette University and recently I’ve been thinking about how that growth and transformation happened, especially at a small campus with […]
This year’s Hillel International Israel Summit was one of the most impactful conferences I have attended.
In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Kate shared the work she is doing to guide her students in remembering and honoring the Holocaust.
As a college student, I discovered my family’s story, one I had barely known before.
