Hillel International Announces New Initiative to Meet Growing Need for Mental Health Support on Campus

Continuing its efforts to adapt to the changing needs of the students it serves, Hillel International announced the launch of HillelWell.

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Photo Essay: Apples and Hillel for a Sweet New Year

Hillel for Utah held its first-ever apple picking event last week to get into the spirit of Rosh Hashanah.

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Hillel International to Mobilize 100K Students to the Voting Booth and To Celebrate their “MitzVote”

Student leaders at Hillel International today launched MitzVote, a non-partisan campaign to register and engage 100,000 voters on more than 100 college campuses across the United States.

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Why genetic screening should be a part of your life

What does the Jewish community do when faced with a collective problem or challenge? Well, in an ideal world, we come together in the spirit of unity to overcome whatever is in front of us. While, admittedly, we don’t always respond this way, our community did band together in the 1970s and 1980s when there was a high incidence of babies being born with Tay-Sachs disease.

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Dartmouth Hillel professional publishes chapter book for children

What started as a clever way to encourage Emma Wunsch's daughter to brush her teeth turned into her first-ever chapter book for children, “Miranda and Maude: The Princess and the Absolutely Not a Princess.”

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Song of myself

Reflections from Hillel Dwell

Maybe learning something new is more difficult than learning something where you’ve already got some experience. But I imagine there’s a curve where learning becomes much more difficult again when it’s in an area where you’ve got expertise.

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Hillel students assemble 900 hygiene kits for Syrian refugees

Actions speak louder than words. That’s the phrase that resonated with Allison Egrin, an active student at Hillel Campus Alliance Michigan, as she helped package 900 hygiene kits for Syrian Refugees.

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Building Bridges

Be interested, not interesting. That’s the motto Amanda Landesman, 20, is taking back with her to Brooklyn College after participating in Engagement Institute, organized by Hillel International.

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Mentoring the Jewish future

Rabbi Ira Dounn is a born connector — one who has engaged with Jewish students from the United States to Uzbekistan.

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Dr. Yossi Beilin Elected New Board Chair of Hillel Israel

Former Israeli Justice Minister to Lead Campus Jewish Life Group in Israel

Hillel International today announced that former Israeli Justice Minister and Member of Knesset Dr. Yossi Beilin has been elected to serve as chair of the board of Hillel Israel, a volunteer position.

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Independent Campus Hillel Established at CU Boulder

New Hillel to receive support from Hillel of Colorado, Hillel International and JEWISHcolorado; Seth Reder named executive director

Hillel International and Hillel of Colorado announced today that an independent University of Colorado Boulder Hillel has been created to bring additional resources and on-campus support for the 2,500 Jewish students on campus.

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Career in the Cockpit: Questions and Answers with Leah Murphy

Embry-Riddle Hillel student infuses Jewish values into flying

For Leah Murphy, 26, nothing beats a pilot’s-eye view. But her core motivation for going into the cockpit stems from helping others in need.

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DWELL DAY FOUR: QUESTIONS

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Meet Hillel International's Summer Interns

The start of summer means another cohort of talented college students have arrived at the Schusterman International Center in Washington to start internships at Hillel International.

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DWELL DAY THREE: MINOR SHIFTS

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DWELL DAY TWO: Depth

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DWELL DAY ONE: Dwellcoming

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FreshFest is where friends are made

Jacob Abtahi didn’t know anybody when he got to Tucson. So when the fall semester started, the University of Arizona freshman headed over to Hillel’s Welcome Week.

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Surviving your first year

Advice from those who've been there

I ended up finding my place in the Jewish community and put most of my time into Hillel because that’s where my friends were and where I could truly grow as a leader and become my truest self.

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Central Synagogue Announces $1.4 Million Grant Awarded to Hillel International and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion to Strengthen Reform Jewish Life on College Campuses

Central Synagogue in partnership with Hillel and HUC-JIR will provide more opportunities, resources for Reform rabbis on campus

Central Synagogue is launching a new partnership between Hillel International and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

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