Life Under Fire by Jordan Davis ’16

Life Under Fire By Jordan Davis, Class of 2016   For the past two and a half months, I was blessed with the opportunity to live in Israel. Unless you’re actively avoiding the news, you know that Israel is under fire (#IsraelUnderFire). It’s true. It’s...

Who Really Cries on Tisha B’Av? by Andrew Getraer

Who Really Cries on Tisha B’Av? By Andrew Getraer Executive Director, Rutgers Hillel   Tonight begins the Jewish holyday of Tisha B’Av. For over 2,500 years it has been the national Memorial Day of the Jewish People, our Yom Hazikaron, Day of Remembrance. On it...

Love Letter to Hillel by Avi Sinoff, Class of 2014

Love Letter to Hillel by Avi Sinoff, Class of 2014   My Darling Rutgers Hillel, First, let me say that you are looking great these days. Some pictures of you popped up on Facebook, and you looked great at your Gala. Seeing you thrive like that after we parted...

Israel: A Home Like No Other by Galina Eilyuk ’16

Israel: A Home Like No Other By Galina Eilyuk, Class of 2016 Growing up in a Modern Orthodox community, I was constantly exposed to Judaism, religion, Israel, etc. As I grew up, I fled away from my roots and decided I wanted to be a part of a more secular world; I...

How Israel Inspires Empowered Me by Rahel Bayar ’04

How Israel Inspires Empowered Me By Rahel Bayar ’04 Living on campus during the start of the second intifada could have been categorized as terrifying.  Rutgers University was a hotbed of anti-Israeli and anti-semitic sentiment.  We were a student body dominated...

Chicken Soup for the Elderly Soul by Becca Meiner ‘17

“Chicken Soup for the Elderly Soul” By Becca Meiner ‘17 “Chicken Soup for the Elderly Soul” is a new community service program at Rutgers Hillel that started this semester (Spring 2014), and I have been so proud to participate in and even help lead this program....

Masorti on Campus Shabbaton by Alex Hamilton ’17

Masorti on Campus Shabbaton, February 2014 By Alex Hamilton, Class of 2017   I had an amazing experience attending the Masorti on Campus Shabbaton in February. This was an incredibly inspiring event, where I had a great time while simultaneously learning about...