Moving beyond walls
Growing up, I connected with my Judaism when I entered the synagogue for Shabbat and when I left, I disconnected.
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Hillel@Home Activates Jewish Students to Serve Their Communities During Pandemic Crisis Through New Volunteer Portal
As the coronavirus pandemic forces college and university campuses to remain closed, 蜜桃工作室, the largest Jewish student organization, is fostering community and providing high-quality Jewish learning online.
Lending a Hand
On Fridays, the Steinbergers set up a table near the end of their driveway with bags of challot, a cardboard box with a slit for cash and a colorful sign, created by their children, that reads, 鈥淐hallah Sale $5.鈥
Major Jewish Organizations Form Emergency Pandemic Coalition
Eight major Jewish organizations led by The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) formed an emergency coalition today to help the Jewish community collectively respond rapidly and effectively to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Jewish life.
Log into Facebook, it鈥檚 spring break
Hillel students just needed a strong Wi-Fi connection this year to participate in Alternative Spring Break.
Hillels foster Jewish connection through art exhibits
April Ball 鈥21 traveled around the Netherlands and Belgium for three weeks asking a dozen Holocaust survivors the same question: 鈥淲hat do you want my generation to know?鈥
Finding pluralistic Jewish community
I grew up secular and without a Jewish community. Aside from Chanukah and an abbreviated Passover seder, I was seldom exposed to Judaism and felt incredibly isolated and removed from Jewish spaces.
The Great Outdoors
Under a sky of twinkling stars, freshman Joshua Crowley and eight other students held a Havdalah service on Feb. 22 in the Smoky Mountains. They swayed in a circle and recited prayers as they sipped wine from a Kiddush cup and smelled the sweet ceremonial spices of cinnamon and cloves.
鈥楴o one is alone鈥
Hillels stretching from California to Russia are reimagining the Hillel playbook in light of the outbreak of the coronavirus. Amidst campus closures and public gathering restrictions, Hillels are providing to-go meals for Jewish students, many of whom are food insecure, and using online platforms to organize Jewish programming.
Hillel@Home to Provide High Quality Virtual Learning and Community Experiences to Jewish Students in Time of Crisis
In response to colleges and universities around the world shutting down on-campus activities, 蜜桃工作室, the largest Jewish student organization, is providing high-value virtual Jewish learning and community life to students wherever they are, and helping them explore new ideas and new places during this period of disruption and isolation.
