Q&A with Maiya Chard-Yaron, executive director of Texas Hillel

In recognition of her leadership in Jewish education over the past 10 years, the Covenant Foundation named Maiya Chard-Yaron a 2018 Pomegranate Prize recipient.

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Perfect Pitch

Netta Barzilai, the Israeli winner of Eurovision 2018, made her first-ever Canadian appearance Thursday, headlining a fundraiser for Hillel Ontario.

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'I'm proud to own my identities'

Like Walt Whitman, Simcha Sher contains multitudes. She proudly wears the following labels: feminist, Orthodox Jew, sorority girl, social justice warrior.

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'In my heart I hold Jerusalem and Africa'

GW Hillel student infuses Jewish ethics into his rap music

Some of Noah Shufutinsky’s earliest memories involve listening to Reggae every Sunday afternoon playing on a local radio station in San Diego, where he spent most of his childhood. Growing up, he remembers, his parents would play West Coast hip hop and rap around the house.

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Building community

Inspired by his time as a UChicago Hillel student, Seth Katz assumed the role of volunteer executive director of Bradley Hillel in 1998, balancing the position with his career as an English professor at Bradley University, where he has taught since 1992.

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‘Fauda’ star Tsahi Halevi speaks about diversity, his career with Temple Hillel students

Tsahi Halevi, who plays a lead character named Naor in the Israeli political thriller “Fauda,” spoke to more than 20 Temple University students about his life story, acceptance of diversity and his acting career.

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Learn, Inspire, Think

Nearly 1,200 Hillel professionals, stakeholders and partners gather for Hillel International Global Assembly

The Hillel International Global Assembly, which began with a moving tribute to the victims of the synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh, featured a variety of thought-provoking sessions attended by nearly 1,200 professionals, stakeholders and partners from around the global Hillel movement.

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Make your own mezuzah

Rachel Feldman, Bowling Green State University Hillel’s Jewish culture chair, hosted "Make Your Own Mezuzah" after discovering that most Jewish students on campus did not have mezuzahs for their dorm rooms.

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Hillel International Welcomes Rabbi Benjamin Berger as Vice President of Jewish Education

Rabbi Berger will oversee the Hillel U Center for Jewish and Israel Education.

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Northeastern Hillel celebrates Sigd

Jewish students learn about the Ethiopian-Jewish holiday through study, food, games

The ancient festival, celebrated 50 days after Yom Kippur, marks the renewal of the covenant between God and the Jewish people. For more than 2,500 years, the Ethiopian-Jewish community has observed Sigd by praying, fasting and asking forgiveness for transgressions.

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Israeli journalist Lahav Harkov teaches WashU Hillel students about Israeli politics

Lahav Harkov, news editor at The Jerusalem Post, spoke to 60 pro-Israel advocates on Nov. 1 at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Transforming Brazil’s election day into a powerful Tzedek experience

Hillel Rio celebrated Children’s Day by spending the day with 75 underprivileged children from the Vargem Pequena community

This year, due entirely to the loving work of Hillel volunteers, a day of contentious presidential politics in Brazil was also a day of joy, wonder and learning for 75 children and 24 volunteers.

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Hillel International’s MitzVote Campaign Reaches Nearly 700,000 Students Before Midterms

The non-partisan campaign to register new voters has clocked over 15,000 visitors to TurboVote tool and reached nearly 700,000 students in-person and online

MitzVote, Hillel International’s non-partisan campaign to register first-time voters on college campuses across the United States, is part of the effort to increase civic engagement among young adults.

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More than 100 Hillels worldwide honor Pittsburgh shooting victims with memorials, visits to Pittsburgh

More than 100 Hillels around the world, stretching from Florida to Hungary, organized last-minute vigils this week to commemorate the victims of the synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh.

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Jewish College Students at Dozens of Hillels on Campuses Across the Country Hold Vigils in Remembrance of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims

Hillel International mourns the murder of 11 members of Tree of Life Congregation killed on Shabbat

In the wake of the horrific attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Jewish college students from dozens of Hillels on campuses across the country are bringing their communities together to hold vigils and memorials to grieve and find comfort.

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As Our Community Mourns

Statement by Eric D. Fingerhut, President and CEO of Hillel International, on the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.

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Up close and personal

Elyssa Hurwitz wanted to maintain a connection to her Jewish identity after leaving the comfort of her native California to attend university more than 2,000 miles away.

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A modern exodus

Egyptian-Karaite Jewish professor shares his flight from Egypt and the distinct traditions of Karaite Jews at Ithaca Hillel event

Claude Cohen, a Karaite-Jewish Egyptian, and his family knew it was time to leave the only home they’d ever known.

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Jews with tattoos

Hillel students, professionals debate the ethics of getting inked

Walk into any Jewish space and you’re likely to find ink-wearers. Perhaps even the rabbi.

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Reaching in, reaching out

Hillel’s interfaith engagement builds bridges, alliances on campus

Nikita Choudhary was born in Jamshedpur, India, and grew up cruising around her childhood home of Allen, Texas, rocking out to Bollywood hits in her parents’ car.

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