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This year, the Jewish Career Network, powered by Hillel, launched its Industry Series — virtual sessions that bring in speakers from across sectors to help college students and early career professionals learn more about Jewish professionals’ experiences in those fields. The most recent installment, “Practicing Psychology,” brought together six professionals and graduate students to talk […]
Aasia Gabbour is a graduating fourth year student at New York University (NYU). Aasia shares her story as an Asian Jew in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, both of which are celebrated in May. I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a non-Jewish Chinese mom and […]
At Hillel International, we’re honoring this period with our second annual “Sefirat HaOmer” project.
Lag Ba’Omer is the 33rd day of the Omer, the period of time on the Jewish calendar between Passover and Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
We wanted Alex to shine. For Jewish students, we knew it would be powerful to see someone perform who felt familiar.
We were used to a pretty steady stream of calls, texts, and emails reporting things like a swastika on a bathroom floor
This past week, Black, Jewish, and Black and Jewish students for a Unity Dinner focused on bridge building, allyship, and standing up to hate.
Thousands of Jewish students across North America came together this week to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day.
This past weekend, over 700 students gathered for the 15th annual National Hillel Basketball Tournament.
The Hebrew word yamim (ימים) is the plural form of the word yom or “day,” and can refer to a time, a specific age, or a season. In Israel and in the Jewish diaspora, when folks talk about “the spring yamim,” they are generally referring to three national holidays on the Israeli calendar: Yom HaShoah […]
