Meet Karem Sandgarten
Sandgarten founded Hola Hillel in 2015, a club for students who identify as both Latin and Jewish, with around 30 current student members from Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay and Venezuela.
News & Views
News, stories, and updates from Hillel communities worldwide
830 results
Spring Break, Hillel style
This spring, local Hillels from the United States sent more than 30 delegations of students and professionals on Alternative Spring Breaks to volunteer and serve local communities during school vacation.
Two-Line Torah: Tazria-Metzora 5777–Positive speech
We have an opportunity to uplift our students, to build them up before they leave us for the summer.
We remember
Central Florida Hillel hosted two Holocaust survivors, Henri Goodheim and Helen Greenspun, to meet and converse with students.
Two-line Torah: Shemini 5777–A way to connect
We can view these types of commandments as opportunities to find our own meaning and connection with them.
Seder Around the World 2017
Hillels everywhere add their own unique campus flair to their Passover celebrations. Here’s a taste from 15 Hillels around the world.
All the right moves
The belly dance club become a place for students of all ethnic backgrounds and religions to explore the art form together.
Two-Line Torah: Passover 5777–Special Edition
Though many Passover traditions have layered on over the millennia, the essential ideas have endured.
Welcoming the 2017 Masa-Hillel Fellows!
The fellowship is a six-month professional development seminar designed to prepare current Masa participants for Hillel work.
Two Line Torah: Tzav 5777– The Jewish people, a built in support system
None of us is sustained alone.
