Two-Line Torah: Behar 5777–A mix of society
Shmittah brings together the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ in one place and on equal footing.
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Hillel International’s Ezra Fellowship Expands to Enhance Jewish Education on College Campuses
Ezra Fellows are young professionals with a passion for Jewish education who receive up to three years of training in pluralistic Jewish education.
Two-Line Torah: Emor 5777–Choosing time
While the Torah refers to Shabbat as mo’adai, “my chosen times”, it refers to the rest of the festivals as mo’adam, “their chosen time.”
Changing the Narrative: Embracing Generation Y
To engaging Generation Y, bring Judaism to where they are, to give them what they want.
Meet Suzy Sostrin
California native Suzy Sostrin has known she wanted to work for Hillel ever since she was an undergraduate student at University of California Santa Cruz. In fact, her dream job was to be an executive director at a local Hillel.
Two-Line Torah: Acharei Mot 5777–After
We are in the midst of a period on campus that we focus on “after.”
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.
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.
