Putting your Faith in Love by Marlee Waldman ’19

Putting your Faith in Love By Marlee Waldman, Class of 2019   Marlee Waldman was one of six Rutgers students who attended the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Biennial last week, along with Rutgers Hillel staff member Sarah Magida, our Reform Community Educator. I...

Gift of Life By Becca Meiner ’17

Gift of Life By Becca Meiner, Class of 2017 Rutgers Hillel Student Board Community Service Chair   Donating bone marrow or stem cells is one of the greatest gifts you can give someone. It is the gift of life. What better gift can one give? Patients with leukemia...

Israel Goes Vegan By Ariel Schwalb ’16

Israel Goes Vegan By Ariel Schwalb, Class of 2016 On Tuesday, October 5th, an Israeli vegan food journalist, blogger, and TEDx speaker with over 94,000 views on YouTube visited Rutgers Hillel. Ori Shavit was on a tour and on a mission to visit a dozen colleges...

Rutgers Hillel Leadership Day by Danielle Alter ’18

Rutgers Hillel Leadership Day By Danielle Alter, Class of 2018 Rutgers Hillel Student Board Holiday Co-Chair   After an incredible summer filled with adventure and relaxation, the coming of September means getting back into the groove of things and getting back...

Kol Nidre by Max Zandstein ’17

Kol Nidre By Max Zandstein, Class of 2017   For the third year in a row Max Zandstein will perform Kol Nidre on the cello just before the start of the Rutgers Hillel Yom Kippur services. Max is working towards his BSN from the College of Nursing and a minor in...

How Birthright Changed My Life by Mike Cantor ’16

How Birthright Changed My Life By Mike Cantor, Class of 2016 The Rutgers Hillel Birthright trip was a very transformative experience for me. I was able to see the land of my ancestors for the first time, and I immediately fell in love with the scenery, the food, the...

How to Rutgers Hillel by Sami Brandspiegel ’17

How to Rutgers Hillel By Sami Brandspiegel, Class of 2017 Rutgers Hillel Student Board Vice President   Sunglasses … Tinted Hamburgers … Cooked (Eventually) Cupcakes … Ready for War Ice Cream … Ice Cream Birthright … Registered...

Senior Year Reflection by Jeffrey Camras ’15

Senior Year Reflection By Jeffrey Camras, Class of 2015   After four years, college has come to an end. It’s amazing how quickly the time flies by! Looking back, I have many great memories and experiences, and Rutgers Hillel certainly played a role in many...

Senior Year Reflection by Ezra Chefitz ’15

Senior Year Reflection By Ezra Chefitz, Class of 2015   I tossed my hat and packed my things, Eager to see what the future brings. At the same time I found myself wanting to stay, For joining the real world I wanted to delay. The perfect way was to write a...

Senior Year Reflection by Joshua Blachorsky ’15

Senior Year Reflection By Joshua Blachorsky, Class of 2015   When moving on from and looking back at the short time that I had in Rutgers, I cannot think of an institution which had more of an impact on me than RU Hillel. Over the course of my time at Rutgers, I...

Letter to the Community by Joseph Hollander MS’84

Letter to the Community By Joseph Hollander MS’84   Rutgers Hillel is proud to honor community leaders Joseph Hollander MS’84 and Mitch Frumkin MBA’82 of the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey with the Visionaries in Partnership Award at the...