News, stories, and updates from Hillel communities worldwide
1056 results
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Hillel International, the largest Jewish campus organization, and BBYO, the Jewish teen movement, are connecting graduating high school seniors with current college students for virtual campus visits.
Hillel students organized virtual ceremonies on Yom HaShoah to honor the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust.
Every year, thousands of Jewish students travel to Israel to pray at the Western Wall, float in the Dead Sea and meet soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces.
Hillels from around the world adapted their in-person celebrations for online platforms this Passover.
Just minutes before Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat before Passover, Rabbi Alex Weissman of Brown University-RISD Hillel received a frantic message from a student.
Growing up, I connected with my Judaism when I entered the synagogue for Shabbat and when I left, I disconnected.
As the coronavirus pandemic forces college and university campuses to remain closed, Hillel International, the largest Jewish student organization, is fostering community and providing high-quality Jewish learning online.
On Fridays, the Steinbergers set up a table near the end of their driveway with bags of challot, a cardboard box with a slit for cash and a colorful sign, created by their children, that reads, “Challah Sale $5.”
Eight major Jewish organizations led by The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) formed an emergency coalition today to help the Jewish community collectively respond rapidly and effectively to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Jewish life.
Hillel students just needed a strong Wi-Fi connection this year to participate in Alternative Spring Break.
