Hillel Student Leaders Gather to Strengthen Israel Engagement and Jewish Life on Campus
This past weekend, student executives gathered for the ILN Executive Shabbaton.
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How Will We Remember October 7?
Yishai Goldflam is the vice president of development and partnerships of Hillel Israel Jews are remarkably good at remembering events that happened thousands of years ago. Every year on Passover, we sit around a table and tell the story of the Exodus as though we ourselves had left Egypt. We fast and read Eicha on […]
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 […]
Connecting with a Global Jewish Community Through Birthright Israel
Each year, thousands of Jewish college students travel to Israel with Birthright Israel and their campus Hillels.
Across North America, Jewish Students Celebrate Israel with Hillel
Thousands of Jewish students across North America came together this week to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day.
Top Five Moments from the 2026 Israel Summit
This past weekend, more than 150 Jewish student leaders gathered at the University of Pennsylvania for the eighth annual Hillel International Israel Summit.
How Hillel Israel is Finding Joy
With the escalating conflict, large Purim gatherings were replaced with neighborhood Megillah readings.
A Look Back at October 7, and Two Years of Balancing Resilience, Grief, and Joy
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, […]
From RootOne to Hillel: Jewish Inspiration and Connection
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.
I Left Tel Aviv Early, But I Didn’t Leave Empty
For months, I had been counting down the days until my trip to Israel with the University of Florida Hillel. It was a dream I spoke into existence over and over, telling friends, family, teachers, and even strangers how excited I was. I imagined myself living for the summer in a country I love, immersing myself in its culture, and participating in an internship that aligned perfectly with my future goals.
