Two-Line Torah: Yitro 5777–Leading with Question
Instead of coming down on Moses or leading with his advice, Yitro’s first action is to ask a question.
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Advocates for Inclusion
More than 20 students and staffers from DC-area Hillels and Hillel International headed to Capitol Hill Feb 2. on the seventh annual Jewish Disability Advocacy Day (JDAD) to hear from a bipartisan group of lawmakers and to advocate for protecting Medicaid and preserving the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Follow the sun
The Hillel in Peoria, Illinois is the third campus Hillel to derive its energy from solar panels, following University of Florida Hillel and University of Arizona Hillel.
Two-Line Torah: Beshalach 5777–Sing the Song of Freedom
It is our obligation to welcome the stranger by singing the song of freedom just as Moses did.
Hillel Internship Promotes Inclusion, Engagement with Students with Disabilities
As we mark February as Jewish Disability Inclusion and Awareness Month, seven undergraduates across the country are serving as the first cohort of Hillel International’s Ruderman Inclusion Ambassadors. Based out of their campus Hillels, each ambassador is creating and implementing programs committed to building campus awareness and developing initiatives to encourage inclusion of students with disabilities in campus Jewish life.
Two-Line Torah: Vayigash 5777 – Cooling Anger for the Sake of Justice
If we want to be heard by others, we must take into account their emotional state.
Two-Line Torah: Miketz 5777–When the advisor needs advice
It is important to give what we do meaning, rather than trying to fulfill an artificial and fleeting sense of self-worth.
Hillel responds to the Executive Order on refugees
Campus Hillels across the country are mobilizing students and working with university administrators to uphold Jewish values in protecting all students subject to the Executive Order on refugees.
Two-Line Torah: Bo 5777 — What’s the point?
Many actions that the Torah asks us to perform are designed to cultivate within us certain feelings and thoughts toward God and others.
Two-Line Torah: Vaera 5777– Plagues, or signs?
Every passing “plague” was another opportunity for Pharaoh to do the right thing, but he simply couldn’t admit his wrongdoing.
