Hillel International Global Assembly 2024 Celebrates Jewish Belonging on Campus
On Monday night, the annual Hillel International Global Assembly (HIGA) kicked off with a message of belonging and community.
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Hillel Concert Series “Yallapalooza 2024” Wraps Up after 3-City Tour Celebrating Jewish Joy
Last night, the Yallapalooza 2024 concert series, powered by Hillel International, made its final stop at the Fillmore in Philadelphia after a week of bringing together thousands of Jewish college students across three cities to celebrate Jewish joy after an incredibly difficult year for Jewish students on college campuses.
Hillel Concert Series “Yallapalooza 2024” Visits Boston
Last night, the Yallapalooza 2024 concert series, powered by Hillel International, brought together more than 1,000 Jewish college students at Emerson Colonial in Boston for a night celebrating Jewish joy after an incredibly difficult year for Jewish students on college campuses.
Hillel Concert Series “Yallapalooza 2024” Visits New York City
Last night, the Yallapalooza 2024 concert series, powered by Hillel International and UJA-Federation of New York, brought together thousands of Jewish college students at the Beacon Theater in New York City for a night celebrating Jewish joy after an incredibly difficult year for Jewish students on college campuses.
Meeting the Jewish leaders of tomorrow at BBYO’s International Convention
Over Presidents Day weekend, the Hillel International Student and Alumni Marketing team traveled to Orlando, Florida for BBYO’s International Convention (IC), the largest gathering of Jewish teen leaders worldwide. Nearly 4,000 high school students from across the country and around the world gathered together for several days of learning, leadership training, celebration, and service. And […]
Campus Microcommunities Have a Big Impact
Students step onto college campuses every day to explore their identities, their communities, and to find new ways of expressing who they are. When I was a student at the University of Buffalo, I found ways to lift up the different parts of my own multi-faceted identity. I am Jewish. I grew up speaking Russian. And I also have Japanese roots. Being involved with Hillel gave me opportunities to bring my whole self into the Jewish community.
Hillel Students Join Nearly 300,000 at the March for Israel
On Tuesday, November 14, Hillel International joined an estimated 300,000 supporters at the March for Israel in Washington, D.C. — one of the largest pro-Israel events in American history. Attendees showed support for Israel, for freeing the hostages, and for countering antisemitism on college campuses and in society. To ensure students from across the country […]
Thoughts and Rituals for One Heart Shabbat
While no one text, ritual, or act can bring calm or peace to this moment, we offer One Heart Shabbat, A Hillel Gathering as a way for Jewish students everywhere to join together in solidarity and strength, grounded by love and support as we pray for healing and peace for the State and People of Israel.
Reflections from Hillel’s New Professionals Institute 2023
Hillel’s New Professionals Institute is held every year at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) for all new staff members in the Hillel movement. It is an opportunity for new professionals to connect with their peers from all over the world and to learn about the skills and values that make Hillel the largest and most inclusive Jewish campus organization in the world.
Building a Global Community with Hillel
Graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently traveled to Argentina with MIT Hillel to learn about the Jewish community in Buenos Aires. Here are some of their thoughts and reflections about their experience:
