What Even is Shavuot?
What even IS Shavuot? Before we get to Shavuot, we need to talk about Passover.
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Considering a Career in Psychology? Hillel Asked Experts for Their Advice to Aspiring Professionals!
This year, the Jewish Career Network, powered by Hillel, launched its Industry Series 鈥 virtual sessions that bring in speakers from across sectors to help college students and early career professionals learn more about Jewish professionals鈥 experiences in those fields. The most recent installment, 鈥淧racticing Psychology,鈥 brought together six professionals and graduate students to talk […]
Standing Up with Pride in Celebration of Asian and Jewish Heritage Month
Aasia Gabbour is a graduating fourth year student at New York University (NYU). Aasia shares her story as an Asian Jew in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, both of which are celebrated in May. I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a non-Jewish Chinese mom and […]
Counting the Omer Together
At 精东影业, we鈥檙e honoring this period with our second annual 鈥淪efirat HaOmer鈥 project.
Your Guide to Lag Ba’Omer
Lag Ba鈥橭mer is the 33rd day of the Omer, the period of time on the Jewish calendar between Passover and Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Bringing Alex Edelman to Campus – A Dream Come True
We wanted Alex to shine. For Jewish students, we knew it would be powerful to see someone perform who felt familiar.
JTA: Colleges Cracked Down on Encampments. But Antisemitism on Campus Hasn鈥檛 Gone Anywhere.
We were used to a pretty steady stream of calls, texts, and emails reporting things like a聽swastika on a bathroom floor
Governor Josh Shapiro and Robert Kraft Join Students at the Pittsburgh Black-Jewish Unity Dinner
This past week, Black, Jewish, and Black and Jewish students for a Unity Dinner focused on bridge building, allyship, and standing up to hate.聽
Across North America, Jewish Students Celebrate Israel with Hillel
Thousands of Jewish students across North America came together this week to celebrate Yom Ha鈥檃tzmaut, Israel鈥檚 Independence Day.
Team Spirit and Jewish Joy at the 15th Annual National Hillel Basketball Tournament
This past weekend, over 700 students gathered for the 15th annual National Hillel Basketball Tournament.
