May 02
When Vandalism Turns into Advocacy Last Wednesday, April 24th, a group of graffiti artists stood in front of Rutgers Hillel on College Avenue, and encouraged students to spray-paint with them on a 20-foot mural to show their support for Israel. This group of artists had originally gone to express themselves through their art on security …
Apr 29
Art for Israel Before attending the Artists 4 Israel event myself, I had watched a video clip on youtube. It looked amazing. I was so excited to have a chance to participate myself. As I approached Rutgers Hillel, I was not entirely sure what to expect because everyone was just sitting around. Once the artists began working on the …
Apr 12
April is Israel Month at Rutgers Hillel! Sprint time is an eventful time at Rutgers Hillel Center for Israel Engagement (RHCIE). It’s time to remember those Jews and non-Jews, who gave their lives and health to guard the State of Israel, and then to celebrate to reestablishment of a Jewish state in the land of …
Mar 18
Hate Does Not Sell at Rutgers University The great American philosopher Eric Hoffer, commenting on the Zionist Movement’s triumph in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, said: “…it is still true that their daring and reckless readiness for self-sacrifice sprang not from despair but from their fervent preoccupation with the revival of an ancient land and …
Mar 11
Support, Invest, and Connect with Israelis and Israeli companies In recent years, there has been an effort to revive Anti-Israel sentiment by using techniques similar to those implemented during the mostly ill-fated Arab economic boycott of Israel. Historically, the goal of the Arab boycott is to isolate Israel from the world community through a lobbying …
Feb 12
Beware of nuclear capabilities It is a possibility that by mid-2014, Iran may have enough weapons-grade uranium for multiple bombs. It is a possibility that by mid-2014, if the United States does not offer its unwavering support of the only Middle Eastern democracy, Israel will be terrorized, and a nuclear war could become a reality. It has been …
Jan 30
Rutgers Israel Public Affairs Committee Israel Update U.S. Asked Jordan and Turkey to Take Action if Syria Uses Chemical Weapons The U.S. government has asked Jordan and Turkey to take action in the event that Syria uses chemical weapons. The exact nature of the action expected from the two nations, which could include the destruction …
Jan 24
Rutgers Hillel Russian-Jewish Club United for Israel As the president and founder of the Rutgers Hillel Russian-Jewish Club, I think one of the key uniting features of many of my members is our support for the state of Israel. With that in mind, my work with the Rutgers Hillel Center for Israel Engagement (RHCIE) has …
Jan 15
It’s Israel, it’s Not Supposed to Rain Right? The past few days have been absolutely amazing, educational, eye-opening and wet, very wet (it seems that we brought a lot of rain with us). After a grueling, turbulence filled flight we saw the bright Israeli sun (it hadn’t started raining yet) and could smell the freshness of the …
Jan 11
Rutgers Students at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Of all experiences we had over the course of the trip, Yad Vashem was by far the most difficult. Looking back, I’m glad we headed there early on in the trip, so as to not dampen our moods later on. In a nutshell, Yad Vashem is Israel’s …
