Photo Essay: Apples and Hillel for a Sweet New Year
Hillel for Utah held its first-ever apple picking event last week to get into the spirit of Rosh Hashanah.
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Hillel International to Mobilize 100K Students to the Voting Booth and To Celebrate their “MitzVote”
Student leaders at Hillel International today launched MitzVote, a non-partisan campaign to register and engage 100,000 voters on more than 100 college campuses across the United States.
Why genetic screening should be a part of your life
What does the Jewish community do when faced with a collective problem or challenge? Well, in an ideal world, we come together in the spirit of unity to overcome whatever is in front of us. While, admittedly, we don’t always respond this way, our community did band together in the 1970s and 1980s when there was a high incidence of babies being born with Tay-Sachs disease.
Dartmouth Hillel professional publishes chapter book for children
What started as a clever way to encourage Emma Wunsch’s daughter to brush her teeth turned into her first-ever chapter book for children, “Miranda and Maude: The Princess and the Absolutely Not a Princess.”
Song of myself
Maybe learning something new is more difficult than learning something where you’ve already got some experience. But I imagine there’s a curve where learning becomes much more difficult again when it’s in an area where you’ve got expertise.
Hillel students assemble 900 hygiene kits for Syrian refugees
Actions speak louder than words. That’s the phrase that resonated with Allison Egrin, an active student at Hillel Campus Alliance Michigan, as she helped package 900 hygiene kits for Syrian Refugees.
Building Bridges
Be interested, not interesting. That’s the motto Amanda Landesman, 20, is taking back with her to Brooklyn College after participating in Engagement Institute, organized by Hillel International.
Mentoring the Jewish future
Rabbi Ira Dounn is a born connector — one who has engaged with Jewish students from the United States to Uzbekistan.
Dr. Yossi Beilin Elected New Board Chair of Hillel Israel
Hillel International today announced that former Israeli Justice Minister and Member of Knesset Dr. Yossi Beilin has been elected to serve as chair of the board of Hillel Israel, a volunteer position.
Independent Campus Hillel Established at CU Boulder
Hillel International and Hillel of Colorado announced today that an independent University of Colorado Boulder Hillel has been created to bring additional resources and on-campus support for the 2,500 Jewish students on campus.
