Alternative Breaks Give Students Chance to Spring into Service
Ah, spring break. A coveted chance to sleep in without missing a class or maybe go somewhere warm and relax. Or, in some cases, it’s a week to volunteer.
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Two-Line Torah: Parashat Beshalach 5778 – “Be your own leader”
Parshat Beshalach tells the story of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea.
Friends with benefits (no, not that kind)
My freshman year at Princeton University, my phone made it seem like my high school friends were having the Time of Their Lives, while I was a misanthrope unable to blossom into the person that college was supposed to make me.
Tu B’Shvat Resources
Tu B’shvat starts the evening of Tuesday, January 30th! Check out these resources…
“Jewish Nobel” Laureate Anish Kapoor Pledges $1m Genesis Prize to Refugee Causes
The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) and 2017 Genesis Prize Laureate and world-renowned artist and human rights activist Anish Kapoor today announced grants to five prominent NGOs engaged in alleviating the global refugee crisis.
Speak Different
How to include students with disabilities is an ever-present challenge, one that picks at some of Judaism’s most sensitive issues. But in my case, the question for Hillel wasn’t whether to include me — only how.
Two-Line Torah: Parashat Va’eira 5778 – “Faces Lost in the Crowd”
This week is a thrilling time in Torah: rivers turn to blood, fiery hail falls from the sky, a dictator’s heart hardens to the pleas of an oppressed people.
Making Mensches — One Student at a Time
Hillels from coast to coast have launched character building programs to train the next generation of mensches, nourishing the student soul through initiatives such as YouVM Connectors at University of Vermont Hillel.
Carrying the Flame
My dad finally broke the silence to my sister and I with these five words: “Mommy went to people heaven.” At 11 years old, I learned I would never see my mom again.
Two-Line Torah: Vayechi 5778 – “And He Lived”
The parsha teaches us the importance of passing on the legacy of the Jewish people generation to generation.
