Hillel Rio Brings Hundreds Together for Sukkot
Cornell Hillel CEO Examines Hasan Piker’s Harmful Appearance on Campus
Students Find New Perspectives on Israel Through Birthright
As more students return to Israel through Hillel’s Birthright Israel trips, Hillel at the University of Rochester Assistant Director Michael Pollak explores how first-time and returning participants experience the country differently. After staffing multiple trips, Pollak reflects on how students can encounter familiar places, build relationships with Israeli peers, and engage with Israel through new experiences and conversations, including visits to the Nova Festival memorial.
Op-Ed: Cultivating Lifelong Learning Through Israel Education
Rutgers Hillel Rabbi Creates a Sukkah of Belonging for Jewish Students
University of Arizona Student Finds Community And Connection in the Hillel Sukkah
Bringing Jewish Learning Into Conversation On Campus
At UMass Hillel, Rabbi Alex Goldfarb is helping students engage with Jewish texts and traditions as an ongoing conversation. Goldfarb is one of three rabbis joining campus Hillels in the Northeast through a new partnership between Hillel International and the Hadar Institute, bringing Hadar’s approach to pluralistic Jewish learning into Hillel communities. Through classes, learning cohorts, and mentorship, the pilot gives students more opportunities to engage deeply with Jewish tradition while building their own relationships with Jewish learning and community.
San Francisco Hillel Builds Jewish Community Beyond College
SF Hillel+, a program built by San Francisco Hillel, brings together Jewish graduate students, young professionals, and nontraditional undergraduates through Shabbat gatherings, volunteer projects, dinners, and community events. The program launched in 2025 to create more opportunities for young adults in the San Francisco Bay Area to build Jewish connections and community after or outside the traditional undergraduate experience.
Finding Community at Hillel During the High Holidays
Hillel International Associate Vice President for Jewish Education Danielle Kranjec reflects on how Rosh Hashanah and the start of the fall semester give students an opportunity to consider what they’re seeking in the months ahead. Drawing on Jewish teachings about community, Kranjec writes, “With a new academic year beginning… new students are finding their footing. Returning students are reconnecting with friends and deciding what they want this year to hold. Everyone has a fresh opportunity to ask who they want to be, what they want to build, and which communities they want to be part of.” Hillel, she says, giving students a place to begin answering those questions.
University of Georgia Student Finds Her Jewish Voice Through High Holidays at Hillel
Jada Monroe, a third-year student at the University of Georgia and member of the Hillel International Student Cabinet, reflects on celebrating Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for the first time during her first year at college. After growing up deeply connected to her Black identity and community but with limited Jewish experiences, Monroe describes how Hillel gave her space to learn about Judaism and build a Jewish life that felt like her own. Her experience led her to Jewish learning fellowships, UGA Hillel’s Jewish Life Board, and efforts to connect her Black and Jewish communities.
Opinion: How Antisemitism on Campus Has Changed Since October 7th
In a recent opinion piece, Hillel International Senior Vice President of Campus Solutions Jon Falk examines how antisemitism on college campuses has evolved in the three years since Oct. 7, 2023. Falk identifies three shifts in the campus experience: overt antisemitism has become ambient, more antisemitic activity occurs in digital spaces, and anti-Israel activism and Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns extend into broader efforts to exclude Jewish students.
800+ College Students Commemorate 9/11 With Service Through Hillel International and Repair the World
More than 800 college students at 22 campus Hillels will participate in service projects marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks through a partnership between Hillel International and Repair the World, supported by a grant from 9/11 Day and AmeriCorps. The projects address local needs including food security and environmental stewardship, while Jewish learning connects service with remembrance and civic responsibility. “It benefits the community and allows our students to see themselves as civic agents,” said Hillel International Senior Director of Social Impact Dani Levine.