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蜜桃工作室 is pleased to welcome our newest executive directors to campuses across the country this fall! Meet these incredible professionals, who are dedicated to bringing Jewish community, education, and joy to Jewish college students. Julie Boden Adams, Ithaca College Hillel Ithaca College Hillel鈥檚 new executive director, Julie Boden Adams, calls the opportunity to lead […]
Dear Friends, We will soon be celebrating the holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot represents both a conclusion and a beginning. With the receiving of the Torah, the Israelites concluded a critical phase in their journey toward Jewish peoplehood. Shavuot also concludes the counting of the Omer, 50 days after the start of Passover. At the same time, Shavuot […]
Another school year is drawing to a close, and with it, the end of an era for graduating high school students 鈥 and the promise of a new beginning at college! Starting a new chapter of life can be exciting, but it can feel daunting and uncertain too. Whether you鈥檝e got a color-coded packing list […]
On April 26, 2024, following a week dominated by an escalation of protests and encampments on campuses that included threats, harassment, and sometimes violence directed at Jewish students across the country, students from Brown, Columbia, and Rutgers demanded that university administrators more meaningfully and effectively ensure the safety of Jewish students on campus. During this […]
Dear Friends, Spring is upon us, which means it is also the season of Passover. Passover is often described as Z鈥檓an Heruteinu, the season of freedom, as we recount and celebrate the journey of the Israelites from slavery to liberation during the Seder. However, in light of current circumstances, it is particularly difficult to think […]
Dear Friends, Leadership matters. This maxim applies in all contexts, though it鈥檚 especially true in times of challenge. Unfortunately, Jewish college students are familiar with such difficult times, as they continue to face extreme conflict and related violence, harassment, intimidation, and threats directed at them on campus.聽 In this context, it was truly inspiring to […]
鈥淗ope is not a strategy.鈥 Many of you have heard this maxim in classrooms, in board rooms, or elsewhere. And there is of course merit to the idea that a full-fledged strategy requires more than hope.
Dylan Hammerman and Rebecca Weiss are on their way home from a weekend of connection, learning, and celebrating with almost 200 fellow student leaders at 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 Global Student Assembly (GSA).
In addition to welcoming Lee Dranikoff to the role of Chair of 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 Board of Directors, we also added four inspiring leaders to our Board. Read more to get to know them and learn why they are so invested in Hillel.聽
On July 1, 2023, Lee Dranikoff assumed the role of Chair of 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 Board of Directors, a position he will hold for the next three years.
