Adopt-A-Family Campaign Written by Savannah Binder, Student Being a part of Guelph Hillel this year has been truly incredible, largely because of the unprecedented and overwhelming success of our Adopt-A-Family Campaign. The goal of the campaign, organized by The Children’s Foundation of Guelph-Wellington, was to raise money and physical goods that would make a...
Continue ReadingInto the Light: Exploring Chanukah and Christmas Written by Naomi Shore, Hillel Student Jewish Learning Coordinator and Christina Cummins, Hillel Student Multifaith Coordinator In December, Ryerson Hillel had the opportunity to participate in an exciting interfaith event with the Ryerson Catholic Students Association. Into the Light, which celebrated and discussed both Chanukah and Christmas...
Continue ReadingCanorah Written by Elisa Alloul, Student, Hillel at York Tzedec Chair Every year on Chanukah, Hillel at York hosts its annual Canorah lighting ceremony. Hillel students and staff joined together for two days to collect non-perishable food items for Jewish and non-Jewish families in need, outside of the kosher Sobeys leading up to Chanukah....
Continue ReadingBar Mitzvah Bash Written by Jenn Feldman There is no better way to kick off a new semester than with a party to remember. On January 14th, Western Hillel threw the Bar Mitzvah party of the century, complete with a candy table, Dr. Jones and, of course, the Horah. We also can’t forget...
Continue ReadingExam Loot Bags Written by Rob Nagus, Director, Queen’s Hillel First semester ended on a high note, all due to our amazing team of student leaders. Just before exam time, the Israel on Campus Executive thought it would be an ideal opportunity to spread some holiday cheer while educating students about Israel. The team...
Continue ReadingStreet Patrol Written by Idan Bergman, Student Board Member, Hillel University of Toronto The Torah instructs us to pay special attention to those in our midst who are in need. As Jewish students on campus, we have a responsibility to look beyond our campus community to assist these individuals. Furthermore, it is essential that...
Continue ReadingKosher Food Now on Campus! By Judith Dworkin, Director, McMaster Hillel Jewish students at McMaster University are proud to announce that there are more kosher options available to students who would like to eat kosher on campus. Through the efforts of Hillel, Chabad and the university administration, food services is now offering sandwiches and...
Continue ReadingBooze and Schmooze Written by Jeremy Spira On January 14th, Hillel Waterloo had its kick-off event of the term. With students attending from both the University of Waterloo and Wilfred Laurier University, it was a great night out! “Booze and Schmooze”, which is one of our signature events, always brings out a diverse crowd,...
Continue ReadingFebruary 26th, 2015 I met Shelly Feld and Ed Prutschi (past and present chairs of the Hillel Toronto board) five years ago. We were all fortunate to be selected to participate in a 2 year UJA Joshua Institute for Jewish Communal leaders program. I still vividly remember the first day of the program. The...
Continue ReadingBy Shelly Feld - Hillel of Greater Toronto, Past Chair of the Board With a new calendar year underway, it is a common time to take stock of how we are doing as individuals and as an organization. Hillel of Greater Toronto can take pride and comfort from the fact that the ‘state of...
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