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Hillel students and professionals gather for annual AIPAC Policy Conference
Aug 3, 2020, 09:43 AM
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Shana Medel
Members of Hillelujah, the Jewish a cappella group at Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh, gathered onstage at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this week to open the 2019 AIPAC Policy Conference with a powerful rendition of the National Anthem.
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How Hillel is helping me launch my Jewish professional career
Jul 23, 2020, 14:05 PM
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Lizzie Frankel
I stopped by Stanford University Hillel to reunite with my Jewish family last summer — and I left with a new job. Leah Newman, our director of operations, was seeking an intern to help with donor correspondence and data management. An official chance to be Jewish, grateful and compulsively organized? I was thrilled.
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IACT campus engagement initiative, launched and scaled by Combined Jewish Philanthropies, to transition to Hillel to strengthen students’ Jewish identities and relationships with Israel
Jul 15, 2020, 09:19 AM
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Hillel News
IACT (Inspired, Active, Committed, Transformed), the signature campus engagement initiative created by Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJP) and scaled nationally in partnership with the Edward Fein Foundation, will move to Hillel International this summer.
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High school and college students from N.C., Fla., Calif., and British Columbia receive prestigious $4,000 awards
Jul 13, 2020, 10:44 AM
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Hillel News
Hillel International is proud to announce the first-ever recipients of the Handeli First-Year Student Scholarship and Campus Leadership Award. These outstanding Jewish high school and college students from across North America exemplify Hillel’s values by creating a better world through leadership and volunteerism in their communities.
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Jul 10, 2020, 15:04 PM
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Zachary Berman
Although this year’s summer interns couldn’t physically be at the Schusterman International Center in Washington D.C, a cohort of 10 talented college students have been working virtually to make Hillel International’s mission a reality in these challenging times.
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Jul 9, 2020, 10:29 AM
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Zachary Berman
Strolling down the Promenade beside Tel Aviv’s Mediterranean coast, student tourists would think they’re walking through a tropical paradise.
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The Jewish Learning Fellowship’s smooth transition online provided students a break from the turmoil brought on by the coronavirus pandemic
Jun 25, 2020, 11:29 AM
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Dionna Dash
Erica Frankel and her colleagues responsible for the Jewish Learning Fellowship, a 10-week seminar at college campuses across North America focusing on some of Judaism’s biggest questions, knew students needed stability and a chance to address these uncertainties.
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Everything you should know about starting your college career from those who've been there
Jun 24, 2020, 14:55 PM
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Dionna Dash
Everything you should know about starting your college career from those who've been there.
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Jun 22, 2020, 12:23 PM
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Zachary Berman
Pride Month is usually marked by parades and celebrations in major cities. Since the coronavirus has restricted large public gatherings, Hillels are leveraging Hillel@Home and social media to creatively engage students in virtual celebrations and learning opportunities instead.
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Hillels create and expand programs on racial injustice
Jun 18, 2020, 17:20 PM
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Shana Medel
Robert Taylor, Jr. fell silent after learning of the murder of George Floyd. The brutal killing was just the latest of countless cases of Black citizens dying in police custody.
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How a Facebook group I started during coronavirus helped me become a Hillel community organizer
Jun 15, 2020, 10:54 AM
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Ari Hoffman
How was I supposed to build Jewish community from my bedroom?
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Masa-Hillel Fellowship has become a talent pipeline for Hillels across the country
Jun 11, 2020, 11:06 AM
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Shana Medel
The Masa-Hillel Fellowship has created a talent pipeline, populating Hillels across the nation with budding leaders who have strong connections with Judaism and Israel.
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Hillel a cappella groups perform virtually to foster community during coronavirus
Jun 10, 2020, 12:28 PM
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Zachary Berman
Most college students are now used to living much of their campus lives online, from taking final exams to going to the gym. But Hillel-affiliated a cappella groups are fine-tuning the virtual pandemic world.
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Jewish campus organization unveils the 18 members of the cabinet’s fifth cohort, representing diverse Jewish backgrounds and experiences
Jun 3, 2020, 14:23 PM
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Hillel News
Jewish campus organization unveils the 18 members of the cabinet’s fifth cohort, representing diverse Jewish backgrounds and experiences.
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Jun 1, 2020, 03:50 AM
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Hillel News
Our tradition teaches us that we may not “stand idly by the blood of our neighbors.” Now is the moment for action; standing idly by will not suffice.
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Hillel students across the country are virtually recreating their campuses through gaming servers
May 27, 2020, 15:24 PM
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Dionna Dash
Hillel students across the country have been using Minecraft to foster school communities during this separation, and even model their own Hillel buildings.
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Questions and Answers with Jaren Lewison, USC Hillel student starring in Netflix’s 'Never Have I Ever'
May 21, 2020, 11:56 AM
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Dionna Dash
When he’s not filming scenes in Malibu at 5 a.m. or sleepily finishing math homework in the library at 3 a.m., Jaren Lewison is likely hanging out with his friends at University of Southern California Hillel.
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Hillels celebrate graduating seniors amid coronavirus pandemic
May 18, 2020, 13:56 PM
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Shana Medel
Just before sunset on May 14, Rachel Klein of Hillels of Westchester crammed balloons, congratulatory signs, graduation cords and handmade mezuzot into her Volvo.
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Social scientist Brené Brown discusses the power in vulnerability with Hillel International CEO Adam Lehman
May 7, 2020, 14:49 PM
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Hillel News
Brené Brown, a social scientist and research professor at the University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, was standing on Oct. 24, 2016 in a room full of U.S. Special Forces members at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Sharansky donates to organizations responding to pandemic, including Hillel Central Asia Southeastern Europe (CASE) which is providing support to elderly members of the Jewish community
May 7, 2020, 10:40 AM
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Hillel News
Legendary human rights activist Natan Sharansky will direct a portion of the $1 million Genesis Prize awarded in his honor to Hillel CASE (Central Asia Southeastern Europe), whose student volunteers reach out to, engage with, and support and engage elderly members of the Jewish community in Ukraine and Belarus in the face of the global pandemic.
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