How This Plague Made Us Stronger
At 2:30pm on March 11, 2020, just as our sephardic Jewish learning programs were finishing, Governor Cuomo shut down the CUNY schools for the rest of the semester. We were worried.
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Hillel鈥檚 鈥楳r. International鈥 Looks Back on 20 Years of Hillel in the Former Soviet Union
In the early 1990s, as the Iron Curtain fell in Europe, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hillel Director Yossie Goldman noticed something of a trend鈥擱ussian Jews were arriving at the university and joining Hillel in droves.
Cultivating global Jewish connection when travel is paused
By using online platforms like Zoom, 蜜桃工作室 has strengthened its global programming efforts, connecting Jewish students thousands of miles apart. And for all those travel restrictions, it鈥檚 certainly been a very global year for Hillel.
蜜桃工作室 Launches First 鈥淲interfest鈥 to Create New Learning Communities Amid January Pandemic Challenges
With many colleges and universities delaying the start of the spring semester to the end of January, or forced to continue substituting in-person classes with virtual learning, 蜜桃工作室, the world鈥檚 largest Jewish campus organization, is launching its first-ever Winterfest throughout January, connecting students through some 170 small-setting experiences at universities in nine countries to provide meaningful Jewish learning to students on and off campus while countering increasing social isolation during the pandemic鈥檚 intensifying second wave.
And that’s a wrap on HIGA/GLC 2020
Last week, December 14-15, 2020, 蜜桃工作室 hosted its first virtual, seventh annual 蜜桃工作室 Global Assembly (HIGA) and fourth Global Leadership Conference (GLC).
蜜桃工作室 Honors Outstanding Professionals and Campuses
蜜桃工作室, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, today honored outstanding Hillel professionals and campus Hillels creating innovative Jewish experiences and meaningful connections throughout the past year and amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Black-Jewish Relationship Series sparks dialogue, connection at Northeastern University Hillel
Students at Northeastern University鈥檚 Hillel this semester took a deep dive into the dynamics between the Black and Jewish communities, with the 鈥淏lack-Jewish Relationship Series.鈥 The goal was to give students of both communities 鈥渟pace to be together,鈥 says Yeshi Mengistu, the Hillel鈥檚 Jewish Agency Israel Fellow and Director of Israel Engagement & Education.
Hillels get creative with in-person and online programming
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Hillel directors and staff across the United States got creative with online programming. Now nine months into the pandemic and with virtual programming the norm, some Hillels have generated even more innovative events to enhance Jewish life on campus 鈥 with and without the warm glow of a computer screen.
Jewish-Latinx students find home to celebrate dual identity
J-Lats is one of several Hillel-affiliated organizations across the country that provide space for students who identify as Jewish and Latinx to connect with others who share their dual identity and to spread awareness.
Thousands of high school students, parents join first-ever Hillel Virtual College Fair
蜜桃工作室 hosted over 2,000 high school students and parents at 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 first-ever virtual college fair this weekend, offering a safe alternative to traditional in-person college fairs that have been cancelled as North American continues to battle the resurging pandemic.
