by Esther Reed | Jun 12, 2014 | Hillel
Falling in Love with Israel and Each Other at Rutgers Hillel By Rabbi Scott Roland ’05 and Aviva Cohen Roland ’06 I don’t think that we can overemphasize the role that Rutgers Hillel and Israel Inspires played in our lives. After having met at a Rutgers Hillel...
by Esther Reed | Jun 3, 2014 | Hillel
Israel Inspires and My Journey Home By Rebecca Markowitz ’04 My memory of Israel Inspires is one of dizzying excitement, and not of one particular moment. I remember feeling proud to be Jewish, to gather people together and to make a big deal of the situation on...
by Esther Reed | May 28, 2014 | Hillel
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...
by Esther Reed | May 20, 2014 | Hillel
Reflections of a Rutgers Hillel Student President, 10 Years Later By Rebecca Leibowitz, Class of 2004 It’s early September in the year 2000 and I’m a newly knighted freshwoman at Rutgers College. With the support and patience of my parents, I move into Clothier Hall...
by Esther Reed | May 13, 2014 | Hillel
Birthright with Rutgers Hillel: Going Home Again By Susan Teplinsky, Class of 2016, Fair Lawn, NJ A couple months ago, I received an email stating that students who had previously travelled to Israel on an organized tour were finally eligible to return to Israel on...
by Esther Reed | May 6, 2014 | Hillel
“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....
by Esther Reed | Apr 30, 2014 | Hillel
The Jewish Artist and Activist Community Enlightened My Senior Year By Scott Sincoff SEBS/SCI ’14 As a fifth-year senior, I have been able to experience and learn a lot about my Jewish self throughout my time at Rutgers. I have been able to explore my religion...
by Esther Reed | Apr 24, 2014 | Hillel
Running in the Rutgers Hillel FIT5K By Eitan Sufian ‘16 The FIT5K means making a statement. It shows that I believe in a strong partnership with Israel. The Rutgers Hillel Center for Israel Engagement enables students to connect with and learn about Israel. This run...
by Esther Reed | Apr 14, 2014 | Hillel
The Impact of Israel Inspires: Over Ten Years Later By Stephanie Schwartz ‘04 It is hard to believe that Israel Inspires began 11 years ago this summer. At the time, it was impossible to imagine that something so small and so local would have such a broad...
by Esther Reed | Apr 8, 2014 | Hillel
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...
by Esther Reed | Apr 1, 2014 | Hillel
Student Led, Student Inspired: Purim 2014 by Joshua Blachorsky ‘15, Talia Greenstein ’16 and Shoshana Novick ‘15 The Rutgers Hillel Jewish community is truly special. We are a tight-knit group; anyone can get involved and make a difference. Purim here really proved...
by Esther Reed | Mar 25, 2014 | Hillel
Rutgers Hillel Alternative Spring Break: Leaving a Piece of Ourselves in Oklahoma By Ben Weitz, Class of 2016 Written on 3/17/14, the first day of the trip Right away, we had a great confidence-building experience our first day on site. A man needed his roof...
by Esther Reed | Mar 18, 2014 | Hillel
Click here to read Part 1 and find out what inspired Rabbi Esther Reed to run her first 5K! Part 2 of How to Train for a 5K (especially if you have never exercised before!) By Rabbi Esther Reed, Senior Associate Director of Rutgers Hillel If you’re thinking...
by Esther Reed | Mar 11, 2014 | Hillel
Part 1 of How to Train for a 5K (especially if you have never exercised before!) By Rabbi Esther Reed, Senior Associate Director of Rutgers Hillel I have completed three 5K races in my life–all within the past 12 months. Before a few years ago, I...
by Esther Reed | Mar 4, 2014 | Hillel
Beit Midrash Program at Rutgers Hillel By Joshua Blachorsky ‘15 After spending two years in an intensive yeshiva program in Israel, I knew that what I wanted out of my Rutgers experience was not only a high-level secular college education, but a high-level Jewish...
by Esther Reed | Feb 21, 2014 | Hillel
Dance Marathon with Rutgers Hillel: It’s FOR THE KIDS! By Greg Yellin ‘09 It was probably around 4 in the morning when I looked around and wondered to myself, “What did I get myself into… again?” We were about 18 hours into Dance Marathon, a 32 hour (now 30) non-stop...
by Esther Reed | Feb 18, 2014 | Hillel
Birthright with Rutgers Hillel: One of the Best Things I Ever Did! By Daniele Finkel ‘15 I am currently a junior at Rutgers, and this past winter I had the most amazing opportunity to go on Birthright with Rutgers Hillel. It was literally one of the best times...
by Esther Reed | Feb 10, 2014 | Hillel
An Israeli Soldier’s Perspective on Birthright with Rutgers Hillel By Staff Sergeant Tomer Hadar, Israel Defense Forces Rutgers Hillel Taglit-Birthright 1/9/2014 – 1/13/2014 Usually I’m not one to write and express their feelings after a trip or unusual...
by Esther Reed | Feb 4, 2014 | Hillel
How I Became an Advocate for Israel By Jordan Davis ‘16 In the fall of 2012, I had no idea where Israel was on the map and why it was important to me. So, I went on Birthright with Rutgers Hillel and found answers to these questions and more. In Israel, I...
by Esther Reed | Jan 28, 2014 | Hillel
Israel Engagement Beyond Birthright by Diana Diner ’05, Director of the Rutgers Hillel Center for Israel Engagement If I had not gone to Israel on Birthright, I would not be where I am today. Prior to going on the trip, I was not personally engaged about Israel...
