Filling My Thanksgiving With Friends and Family
After a recent conversation with my roommate, I realized that my Thanksgiving dinner has never been conventional.聽
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All Who Are Hungry, Come and Eat: Kosher Turkeys Bring Sustenance and Belonging to Jewish Students at Hunter College
Heading into Thanksgiving, I鈥檓 thinking about a Jewish text I turn to over and over again. 鈥淲ithout bread, there is no Torah; without Torah, there is no bread.鈥
What Even IS Sigd? A Short Explainer
Sigd (pronounced sihgd with one syllable) is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, exactly 50 days after Yom Kippur (this year it鈥檚 on November 19-20).
This Sukkot, Campus Hillels Made Space for Hope, Grief, and Community
Last week, Hillel campus communities welcomed the festival of Sukkot, a holiday named for the structures (鈥渟ukkot鈥 in Hebrew) that Jews have traditionally built to represent the temporary dwellings the Israelites lived in after their escape from Egypt.
What is Sukkot?
Beginning five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is one of the three major holidays during the Jewish calendar (the other two are Passover and Shavuot). The word 鈥淪ukkot鈥 means 鈥渂ooths鈥 or 鈥渉uts,鈥 and refers to the structures many Jewish families and communities build to represent the temporary dwellings the Israelites lived in after their escape from Egypt.聽
Finding New Meaning in Ancient Traditions
When I was younger, I struggled with saying the vidui prayer, the core ritual of repentance and atonement on Yom Kippur.
A Time for Return: Returning to Each Other in the New Year
College is a time of immense growth, but that growth doesn鈥檛 always come easily. As you head into a new school year, you鈥檒l encounter new challenges and new people, and you will make mistakes.
What is Yom Kippur?
Imagine taking 365 days of self-reflection, and compressing it into one, single day. That, in essence, is Yom Kippur.
Words of Gratitude and Blessing for a New Year
As Jewish students celebrate the High Holidays 精东影业s across the world, they are supported and guided by their Hillel staff. We are honored to share words of that support and guidance through excerpts from an erev Rosh Hashana talk given by Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation executive director UC Berkeley Hillel.
Hillels Welcomed 5786 with Sweetness, Joy, and Community
Every year, Jewish communities around the world celebrate Rosh Hashanah 鈥 the Jewish New Year. This is a time of year full of sweetness and joy, often represented by images of apples and honey and other delicious seasonal foods.聽
