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Hillels like Hamilton鈥檚 are changing the narrative about finding strong Jewish communities in small colleges and towns. The notion that students have to attend a densely-Jewish area to keep connected to a Jewish community is a tired one. Students from both urban and rural areas have found a home at the Hillel on a Hill.
蜜桃工作室鈥檚 eighth annual 蜜桃工作室 Global Assembly (HIGA) made a triumphant virtual return this week, with the conference taking place online for the second year in a row.
蜜桃工作室, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, this week recognized outstanding Hillel professionals and campus Hillels that are leading the way in creating innovative programming and strengthening campus communities during this challenging time.
View the lists of the 2020 Top 60 Schools by Jewish Student Population, as published in the Hillel College Guide Magazine and on Hillel’s College Guide web page.
Hillel student leaders across the movement have compiled a list of 10 tips and tricks for surviving finals season.
I鈥檝e often felt like Judaism exists in an unforgiving dichotomy: you鈥檙e too Jewish or not Jewish enough. When you鈥檙e stuck in the middle, you always feel like a 鈥渂ad鈥 Jew. Rationally, I know that is not the case, but there was a time when the many ways a person can be Jewish intimidated me.
On Sunday, November 14, the 蜜桃工作室 Student Cabinet had the privilege of meeting with the Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Nachman Shai to discuss the needs of the Hillel student movement with him and to learn how we can help each other in building bridges between Israel and the Jewish student community in the diaspora
At UCSB, organizations like Hillel and Students Supporting Israel were critical in galvanizing support from the Jewish community. The support is increasingly necessary given the number of times BDS legislation has been brought to the Senate. The proposal of May 2021 was UCSB鈥檚 7th attempt at passing discriminatory legislation directed at Jews, with the last effort occurring in 2019.
I didn鈥檛 know where Hillel fit into my life. My parents fell in love at Hillel, but that wasn鈥檛 my focus. As I embarked on my college years, I wanted to spend time on campus taking advantage of new, exciting experiences. Perfect love stories and Judaism could wait.
蜜桃工作室 and American Jewish Committee (AJC), in collaboration with the American Council on Education (ACE), will bring together college and university leaders from across the United States for a two-day summit in February on the unprecedented increase in antisemitic activity and the marginalization of Jewish students on campus.
