Voting is Very Jewish: Reflections on Civic Education at Hillel
Jewish students across the United States are exercising their right to vote on Election Day today.
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Jewish students across the United States are exercising their right to vote on Election Day today.
On college campuses, Hillel directors have stood squarely in the breach as educators, community-builders, and, at times, crisis managers.
500 students from 13 colleges and universities across the Northeast gathered at Yale University’s Slifka Center for Jewish Life in late October for their first-ever Asian Jewish Shabbaton
This week, Hillel at the University of Delaware (UD) broke ground on its new Jewish student center
Hillel International’s Virtual College Prep Series is back, ready to support a new cohort of students and families through their college search
In the wake of the attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, I watched the devastating news with shock, pain, and disbelief.
Last week, Hillel campus communities welcomed the festival of Sukkot, a holiday named for the structures (“sukkot” in Hebrew) that Jews have traditionally built to represent the temporary dwellings the Israelites lived in after their escape from Egypt.
Every month felt like Hispanic Heritage Month growing up in Miami. I heard more Spanish than English spoken on the streets, Cuban coffee and pastelitos dominated cafes, and my family and our neighbors shared an unspoken past – we chased the American Dream right to South Florida. We survived, thrived, and lived as Latinos, Jews, […]
American Jewish Committee (AJC), the American Council on Education (ACE), Hillel International, and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), groups representing the collegiate and broader Jewish communities and higher education leaders, are deeply alarmed by inflammatory social media posts and rhetoric targeting trustees. The language was employed by the National Students […]
Editor’s Note: This article reviews the 10/7: Human Stories exhibit, which includes descriptions of the actions of Hamas on October 7th. Please read with care. This fall, nearly two dozen Hillels across North America are hosting the exhibit “10/7: Human Stories,” developed by Hillel International and based on Israeli journalist Lee Yaron’s acclaimed book “10/7: […]