Jewish Agency for Israel and Hillel International Announce New Leadership for Israel Fellows Program

Senior Israeli Professionals to Join Management Team in Washington

The Jewish Agency for Israel and Hillel International announced today the appointment of Michelle Rojas-Tal as Director and Yahal Porat as Assistant Director of the prestigious Israel Fellows program, a joint initiative between the two organizations.

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Little Pantries

Penn State Hillel student combines her passion for repairing the world and community involvement.

I began asking myself how I could grow in a way that incorporated two of my greatest passions – tikkun olam (repairing the world) and community engagement.

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Two-Line Torah: Chukkat 5777--The retirement of a leader

When I first learned that Moses wouldn’t enter the Land, I was outraged.

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Grandma in the living room

Hillel Israel intergenerational art project changes minds, conquers stigma

Russian speaking Hillel Israel students sat for portraits recreating photographs of their grandmothers at their age.

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Welcome Seth Reder

Though he grew up in the, “very boring, but also beautiful” Boring, OR, Seth Reder’s life has been nothing of the sort.

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Two-Line Torah: Korach 5777--(Don’t) Follow the leader

While Korach, Dathan, Abriam, and On were the main culprits, the 250 others were just as guilty.

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Fostering Dialogue and Fighting Stigma

Hillel Ruderman Ambassadors are engaging Jewish students with disabilities

Since the launch of the inaugural Hillel International Ruderman Inclusion Ambassador program in August 2016, eight students on local Hillel campuses have made it their mission this past school year to make sure no Jewish student is left out.

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Giving the gift of life

When Ryan Woloshin swabbed his cheek in January 2014, he recalls thinking “I hope I get called.”

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What’s cooking?: Q&A with Chef Zachary Engel

Zachary Engel is the chef de cuisine at Shaya Restaurant in New Orleans, and the 2017 James Beard award winner for Rising Star Chef of the Year.

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Off the shelf

Hillel's summer reading recommendations

With summer almost in full swing, people around the world are now finding some time to kick back and enjoy a good tale. We asked Hillel students, lay leaders and field professionals to share some of their summer reading recommendations.

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Two Line Torah: Sh’lach 5777--See the land

Moses needs answers in this week’s Torah portion, so he sends out spies to research and report.

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Meet Ethan Sobel

For the first almost 22 years of my life, I never understood what being prideful even meant. Sure, I got good grades, was selected for athletic all-star teams and all-state orchestras—but I wasn't proud.

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Two-Line Torah: Beha’alotecha 5777--Manna

The Israelites waste no time and start complaining about the new hot thing to whine about: the manna.

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Two-Line Torah: Naso 5777--Weighing in

What weight is so important to you that you wish others would help carry?

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A ‘stronger’ student

Have a bright idea? Hillel can help

I could not have known that my anxiety would inspire me to found a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping other students cope.

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Going green

From solar panels to chicken coops, Hillels are creating sustainable communities

It was a rainy day in Fort Collins, Colorado in March when six students gathered around a neon green GMC truck.

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Two-Line Torah: Bamidbar 5777--In the desert

The desert is a transformative place.

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Hillel’s Support for Refugees Isn’t New—It’s Really Old

During World War II, Hillel’s Refugee Program helped educate young Jewish Europeans

Hillel’s student refugee program, launched in 1938, brought Central and Eastern-European Jewish refugees to the United States to study at American universities on scholarship.

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The social network

Graduate students find community at Hillel

Hillel is not just for 18-22 year olds; throughout North America and around the world, Hillel enriches the lives of undergraduates, graduate students and their friends.

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Two-Line Torah: Behar 5777--A mix of society

Shmittah brings together the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ in one place and on equal footing.

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