by Esther Reed | Sep 2, 2014 | Hillel
Discovering My Home on Birthright By Amber Ricks, Class of 2016 “What are you crazy?” “You shouldn’t go, it’s so dangerous.” “Aren’t you scared?” “Can’t you go another time?” These are just a small sampling of the statements and questions that I had to respond to when...
by Esther Reed | Jun 24, 2014 | Hillel
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...
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...
