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… University (East Lansing) Hillel Israel Fest crowd pumped for the falafel-eating contest. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) students Joey Eisman. and Daniel Chudnow, both of West Bloomfield, plan their year…

… of Student Patient Care (bikkur cholirn) through U-M Hillel. Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant) students Maxwel Lowe, West Bloomfield; Jacquelyn Keenan, Rochester; Alyssa Ozrovitz, Oak Park…

…Nor for college students by college students Hillel Happenings Scenes from Hillel activities amid fall semester at Michigan colleges. Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti) Hillel holds Monday…

… campus with Hillel@CMU. Ian Kohler of West Bloomfield, a student at University of Michigan-Dearborn, participates in a social action project of the UM-D Jewish Student Organization at Pepper Elementary…

… Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan at the end of January through MSU Hillel. At the Western Michigan University Hillel Chanukah party: Mallory Gonte, Farmington Hills; Jamie Peters, Milford; Caryn…

…for college students by college stud Hillel Happenings Scenes from Hillel activities during spring semester at Michigan colleges. Celia Shecter of Farmington Hills and Hayley Mandell of West…

… Bloomfield at the Motel during the winter Taglit-Birthright Israel U-Vi Hillel IsraelExperts trip. Alana Rosenblatt of West Bloomfield, Abi Liepshutz of Franklin and Sammy Dubin of West Bloomfield bowl on…

… Bloomfield; and Becca Gold, Oak Park 446 A Chanukah party sponsored by Hillel of EMU 22 February 10 • 2011 Fran Wanetick of Southfield, Mia Gordon of Franklin and Alec Arbit of West Bloomfield volunteer at…

… Neighborhood Project University of Michigan Hillel 4 Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Yeshivas Darchei Torah Yeshiva Gedolah American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and ORT Jewish Agency for Israel and…

…Your gift goes here. ofor •;,̀ Agency for Jewish Education Akiva Hebrew Day School B'nai B'rith Youth Organizatio Eastern Michigan University Hillel ElderLink Federation's Alliance for Jewish…

… Family Service Jewish Home & Aging Services Jewish Vocational Service Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives Metro Detroit Hillel Michigan Jewish Conference Michigan State University Hillel The…

… Education Fresh Air Society Hebrew Free Loan Association Hillel Day School Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit Jewish Apartments and Services Jewish Community Center Jewish Community Council Jewish…

…'s campuses: CENTRAL MICHIGAN Each year, Federation allocates funds from its UNIVERSITY • EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY • KALAMAZOO Annual Campaign for the Hillels of Michigan. COLLEGE • METRO DETROIT…

… things that can happen at college is for a nice Jewish boy to meet a nice Jewish girl. community is helping provide a little bit of home away from home. It's called Hillel. The Hillels on Michigan…

… for a sense of identity UNIVERSITY • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY OF and personal meaning. It's possibly the Jewish MICHIGAN • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY community's best opportunity to…

… worry, there are social events too. Because, as every parent knows, one of the best Worry, of course. Fortunately for the 12,000-plus Jewish students on Michigan's college campuses, the Detroit Jewish…

… forge a connection while that young man or woman starts building a new life and career. Remember Hillel when you went to college? Well, this is a new generation Hillel, offering hundreds of outreach…

…: LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL Why? Because, at a critical time in their lives, UNIVERSITY / OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE / OAKLAND UNIVERSITY I UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY I WAYNE STATE young adults are looking…

…Connecting at College ... Together CAMPUS HILLELS W hat do you do when the baby goes and leadership development opportunities that off to college? today's young adults can relate to. Not to…

… role in creating a Hillel Foundation on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. The citation was pre- sented by Hillel International, the Michigan Hillel Consortium and Hillel at…

… Metropolitan Detroit. Gary Snyder is member of the university's board of chairman of the Michigan Hillel governors. Consortium. Professor Gary Shapiro CMU Hillel, which serves 150 is president of Hillel at CMU…

… Central Michigan. Edgar Bronfman, Gary Snyder, Edgar Bronfman, Judge Fred Mester and chairman of Hillel's Richard Joel at presentation. International Board of Governors, and Richard lished this past summer…

… groups coordinated by the for the presentation to Judge Mester. Michigan Hillel Consortium with The judge is a former president of the funding from the Jewish Federation of CMU Alumni Association and a…

…Judge Recognized For Hillel Support • Clothing • Accessories • Novelties 851-1260 Inside Orchard Mall Oakland County Circuit Judge Fred Mester received a cer- tificate of appreciation for his…

… with Judge Joel, president and international Mester's assistance and supervision. It director of Hillel: The Foundation for is part of the statewide network of Jewish Campus Life, were on hand student…

…- Popular Classic • Intermediate and advanced students of all ages. photography • Adult beginners 350-2420 APPLEGATE SQUARE David Syme • 248-681-2417 www.symepiano.corn Linda Blumberg, second from…

… left, director of the Commission on Jewish Eldercare Services, received the Jewish Federation's Innovative Idea of the Year Award for her role in creation of the ElderLink network of services to the corn…

… chairs the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Michigan/Israel Connection, and is a board member of Federation and the Michigan State University Hillel. She is past president of Adat Shalom…

…, leadership development and finan- cial resource development. The consortium acts as a recipient for Hillel: Foundation for Jewish Campus Life funds and allocates those funds in the state of Michigan. The…

… Michigan Hillel Consortium helps to build the Hillel presence on smaller campuses where there are Jewish students, such as Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College and Central Michigan University. Cook…

… Temple in Farmington Hills. The concert is part of the temple's Vivace Music Series and co-sponsored by the Michigan Coalition of Secular Humanistic Jews, including Workmen's Circle, Sholem Aleichem…

… Institute, Jewish Parents Institute, the Birmingham Temple and Ann Arbor's Jewish Cultural Society. Additionally, Strom will conduct a workshop for Sunday School children of the Michigan Coalition at 10:30 a…

… Michigan Hillel Consortium. She replaces outgoing chair Gary Snyder. The Michigan Hillel Consortium was formed to strengthen Hillel foundations in Michigan by acting as a resource for program planning…

… Synagogue and past vice president of Federation's Women's Campaign and Education Department. She has been a member of the Hillel Consortium since its inception. d Mall • 6337-8 Orchard Lake, West DI 248…

….m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at Birmingham Temple. Concert tickets are $18; $15 for Coalition members. For information, call (248) 788-9338. Cook Heads Hillel Group Farmington Hills' Barbara Cook now chairs the…

…, which covers 10 campuses statewide, including: Albion, Alma, CMU, EMU, GVSU, Kalamazoo College, Michigan Tech, NMU, SVSU and WMU, visit h-cam.net. MSU HILLEL AND THE HILLEL CAMPUS ALLIANCE OF…

…MAZEL TOV CLASS OF 2022 We look forward to seeing many of you on campus this fall. To learn more about Jewish life at Michigan State University, visit msuhillel.org. To learn about HCAM…

… MICHIGAN CONGRATULATE YOU! …

… dormitory complex of any campus in the United States. The closest of these complexes is a 20 minute walk to Hillel; the farthest is nearly an hour's walk. Hillel staff at Michigan State University consists…

… of Michigan have significantly larger staffs. Michigan State University Hillel appreciatively acknowledges a significant funding increase from the Detroit Federation for the academic year 1977-78. Even…

… community can make this (new home) possible. Show your support for all Jewish students at Michigan universities by helping M.S.U. Hillel grow. "If I am not for myself— who will be for me? If I care only for…

…’re ready to tackle challenges and make meaningful contributions. Like Michigan itself, your positive impact will be far reaching. That’s the Laker Effect. gvsu.edu MSU Hillel and Hillel Campus Alliance of…

… Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan on Taglit Birthright Israel. MSU Hillel and the HCAM students on Taglit Birthright Israel: MSU graduate Michael Klar, West Bloomfield; MSU graduates Mitch Kontarev and…

… Michigan students and staff traveled to Washington University in St. Louis for the annual Hillel International Engagement Institute: Bottom Row: MSU Hillel/HCAM Senior Jewish Educator Rabbi Becca Walker; MSU…

… Hillel Senior Engagement Associate Mimi Marcus; MSU junior Ariella Sternfeld and MSU sophomore Jessica Lusky, both of Bloomfield Hills; MSU junior Jessy Hirsch, Cupertino, Calif.; MSU Hillel Jewish Agency…

…for college students by college students Hillel Happenings Incoming first-year students gathered at Baskin-Robbins in West Bloomfield for an MSU Hillel Freshmen Mixer: Caroline Strauss, Farmington…

… Hills; Natalie Herman and Sophie Dwoskin, both of West Bloomfield; Ashley Schnaar, Geil Schock and Jessica Lusky, all of Bloomfield Hills; and Sarah Brett, West Bloomfield. Impact. When you become a…

… Laker, you look outward, focusing on others instead of yourself. With professors’ caring guidance, you learn how to make a meaningful, lasting difference. Then, as you go forward into the world, you…

… Miller, West Bloomfield; and Kalamazoo sophomore Yale Lash, Farmington Hills. L’Shana Tovah, Bulldogs! Imagine More: Ferris Shoah Archive Students traveled to Israel in May with MSU Hillel and the…

… Hunter Strager, both of Birmingham. College of Arts & Sciences ‡ZZZIHUULVHGX jn September 14 • 2017 119 …

…CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2015! MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SALUTES YOU! We look forward to seeing many of you at MSU this Fall MSU Jewish Studies Program MSU Hillel Jewish Student Center Office of…

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… Michigan Senior Jewish Educator Rabbi Dana Benson, students enjoyed an out-of-the- box seder and delicious homemade meal together. Kol HaKavod, U-M Hillel’s a capella group, performed in March at Kol Ha…

…, Detroit. HMD students relax after an exhilarating game of bubble soccer. Hillel of Metro Detroit students Jessica Davidova, Mary Rabban, Veronica Rabban and Jacob Miller, all of West Bloomfield, enjoyed a…

… morning of energizing yoga, followed by a trip for delicious frozen yogurt. Hillel @ GVSU and the Wesley Foundation joined together for an interfaith Passover seder. Led by Hillel Campus Alliance of…

… Educator Rabbi Dana Benson; (bottom) senior Alexis Fiebernitz, Hartland; and senior Karly Rieger, Chicago. Hillel@CMU hosted Holocaust survivor Martin Lowenberg of Southfield as part of International…

… Holocaust Remembrance Day. The room was filled to capacity as he shared his story with students, faculty a nd community members. Hillel of Metro Detroit’s basketball team — (standing) Ben Greene, Oak Park…

…; Aaron Furst, Miami, Fla.; and Yoeli Weiss, Queens, N.Y.; (kneeling) Avi Katz, Southfield; and Alex Gross and Ruslan Shamayev, both of Oak Park — advanced to the second round of the 2016 National Hillel…

…Olam, the national Jewish a capella competition in Washington, D.C. Hillel@WMU and Kalamazoo College students enjoyed a Jewish-themed trivia night at University Roadhouse: (top) junior Taylor Jackson, Walled…

… Basketball Tournament, where they lost to a tough Yeshiva University team. HMD’s team ended with a final record of (2-3). May 26 • 2016 61 …

…Hillel Happenings MSU students enjoying an outing at the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle during Destination Detroit-Building Bridges: senior Andrew Black, Traverse City; junior Joe…

… Freedman, Walled Lake; junior Jessica Sherbin, Farmington Hills; seniors Kelly Giuliani and Andrew Smith, both of West Bloomfield; sophomore Ashley Schnaar, Bloomfield Hills; and sophomore Carmen Chambliss…

… Hillel family. Her brothers attended Hillel and in turn, all her siblings sent their children to Hillel, meaning some Tara, Rana, Zoe and Emma Zdrojewski at Tara's 2008 Michigan State University…

… Emma Claire and said,`You must go to Hiller said Emma's mom, Alisa, of Farmington Hills. "Then she said to me,`I am a Jewish educa- tor and I can always spot a Hillel student!" Indeed, Emma Claire is…

… student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills, nearing the end of first grade. "I wasn't surprised' Zdrojewski said. "On occasion when people hear my kids talk about what they are…

… are Hillel graduates. Beyond understanding the values of Hillel for her children, Zdrojewski knows them firsthand as a former Hillel student. Like many at the school, hers is a multi- generational…

… kids going to school with the children of my Hillel classmates." From '58 Forward Founded in 1958 by the late Rabbi Jacob Segal of Adat Shalom Synagogue, along with a group of parents, educators, rabbis…

… moved twice and expanded at the current location five times. Hillel was named in memory of a sage who believed in the strength of commu- nity and was known for his humility, pa- tience and love of fellow…

… Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The Rabbi Jacob Segal Award will be presented to past Hillel parents, communal leader Susan Loss and Rabbi Harold Loss of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Past Hillel…

… proven track record of producing future Jewish communal leadership. Hillel alumni are making a difference in this community as well as other Jewish communities all over this country as well as Israel…

…." Rabbi Judah Isaacs, director of Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education, calls Hillel"a testament to the strength and entrepreneurial spirit of our Detroit Jewish community. At the time Hillel was…

…Gideon Levinson,. 14, of Royal Oak puts on tafillin during Millers daily morning service. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer S hortly before Passover, 6-year- old Emma Claire Zdrojewski was…

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…• CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2013! MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SALUTES YOU! Best of luck to the 2013 graduates. We look forward to seeing many of you at MSU this Fall. MSU Jewish Studies Program…

…CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2014! MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SALUTES YOU! We look forward to seeing many of you at MSU this Fall. MSU Jewish Studies Program / MSU Hillel Jewish Student Center / Office…

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… and HQ trivia host, Scott Rogowsky, after University of Michigan Hillel’s Leadership Brunch; he also spoke to a crowd of more than 350 people at the Michigan Union. Albion Hillel students enjoy an ice…

…, Berkley. Wayne State University Student Medical Student Organization Shabbat dinner 102 May 24 • 2018 Israel@70 celebration with Hillel of Metro Detroit and MSU Hillel jn …

…. U-M Hillel Alternative Spring Break in Houston in March to help with hurricane recovery efforts: Metro Detroiters in the photo are Rachael Freedman of Farmington Hills, Emily Nakisher and Isabel…

…, Ann Arbor; Corey Lesson and Drew Warnecke, both of West Bloomfield; and Blake Zack, Bloomfield. Social activist and entrepreneur Erin Schrode spoke to GVSU Hillel students: Joseph Labovitz, Birmingham…

…for college students by college students ASB: HOUSTON Hillel Happenings Freshmen Sarah Wish, Allison Bloomberg, Rebecca Levy, Vanessa Freedman and Rachel Klein gather for a picture with comedian…

… cream break before finals: (top) Evan Ziegelman of Wixom, Michael Bernard of Grand Blanc and Karissa Bush of Grand Haven; (bottom) Adrianna LeDonne of La Porte, Ind., and Mickey Benson of Portland, Ore…

… Nakisher, both of West Bloomfield, Emma Keer and Maya Goldman, both of Bloomfield Hills, Lucille Rosenthal of Huntington Woods and Annie Rashes of Ann Arbor. Partying with Sparty at Sparty’s Bar Mitzvah…

… Party 2018: (back) Eli Wasserman and Eriel Emmer, both of West Bloomfield; Sara Weinfeld, Farmington Hills; and Jenny Guttman, Novi; (front) Alec Shapiro, Farmington Hills; and Spencer Wolfe, West…

… Bloomfield. Hillel@EMU enjoyed Shabbat dinner: Brittany Tapper, Walled Lake; Zoey Lutz, West Bloomfield; Shira Starr, Farmington Hills; Ross Gaft, Huntington Woods; Matan Segall, Lehavim, Israel; Sarina Cowan…

…University of Michigan Hillel. CAMPUS VANGUARD ichael Brooks doesn't mince words about the project closest to his heart: "Right now, outside of the 92nd Street 'Y' in New York, we're the most…

… exciting Jewish cultural in-- stitution in the world," says Brooks of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Michigan, which he has directed for the last six years. "I'd be surprised if…

… underway at the U-M Hillel in the last few years, and even Brooks' cri- tics agree that the organization is alone among campus Hillels in the breadth of its vision and the strength of its presence on campus…

… keeping what it calls its "tra- _ ditional mandate" (religious serv- ices, kosher meals, 'etc.), the U-M Hillel has embarked on scores of high-stakes and financially suc- cessful cultural programs, becoming…

…, in Brooks' words, "one of the largest promoters of major lecturers and ar- tists in the Midwest." First, the bread and butter: Hillel has strengthened its commit- ment to traditional Hillel -concerns…

… there's an- other Jewish institution in the coun- try doing what we're doing in terms of the range of Jewish cultural pro- gramming and religious programm- ing." Wait a minute — are we talking about a…

…, some observers — even those sympathetic to the original ideal — worry about its direction. But, increasingly, Hillels and Jewish community organizations around the country are taking notice. While…

… this year by hiring Orthodox Rabbi Larry Zierler as its assistant direc- tor. Zierler's presence quiets some of the worries expressed in the past by observant students over the absence of a rabbi at U…

… Hillels as they described Jewish life on their campuses, as well as what the students are experiencing. University of Michigan Hillel’s Tilly Shemer, Metro Detroit Hillel’s Miriam Starkman and…

… Michigan State University and Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan’s Cindy Hughey each discussed their different perspectives, making local media aware of both the successes and difficulties students…

… Schostak fam- ily, are exemplary role models for their enthusi- astic support of Hillel, the larger community, educa- tion, Israel and Oakland University, where Bobby is currently the chairman of the…

… University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The Gala will take place on Monday, May 2, 2022, at the school. For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact Amy Schlussel at (248…

…. During the pro- gram, which took place at the Detroit Athletic Club, several dozen members of Metro Detroit’s print, broadcast and online news outlets heard from the executive directors of Michigan’s…

… Hillel, and Nancy, a past Hillel student-teacher and avid volunteer, are the parents of three Hillel alumni, Michael, Jodi and Jeffrey, and the grandparents of five current Hillel stu- dents (soon…

… and Windsor even make the commute. Bobby, an astute strategic thinker and masterful fundraiser, brought these skills to the table when he was presi- dent of the Hillel Board of Trustees. During…

… have been faced with over the last several years. Attendees hear from panelists. COURTESY OF JCRC/AJC JCRC/AJC Hosts Media From WDIV-TV: Devin Scillian, Ro Coppola, Kim Voet-Potter, Bob Ellis and…

… Jason Laverty. JCRC/AJC President Seth Gould, Cindy Hughey, Miriam Starkman, Tilly Shemer and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit CEO Steven Ingber H illel Day School announced its 2022 Dream…

… Maker and Rabbi Jacob E. Segal(z’l) Honorees, Nancy and Robert “Bobby” Schostak, in celebration of their more than 50 years of commit- ment to the school. Bobby, an alum and past president of…

… of Detroit Mercy, University of Michigan-Dearborn and Wayne State University. This collaborative day of learning takes place at MSU's Hillel in centrally located East Lansing. Attendees participate in…

… information on Hillel of Metro Detroit, contact Neil Cantor, director of Jewish student life, at hilleled@wayne.edu . @ Natalie Gray of Bloomfield Hills is a sophomore at Michigan State University in East…

…, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability." ICG.0313.034AD t jewish@edu 3@tvogh Ne ws ogh Mai ness/ 0 jewish@edu Staff Writer artier this year, the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan (HCAM), a…

… network of Michigan campus Hillels, joined forces with Hillel of Metro Detroit (HMD) for its annual Statewide Leadership Retreat, which brings together Hillel student leaders for a day of net- working…

… held every January. For information on getting involved with the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan, email Robyn Berkowitz, director of engagement and campus initiatives, at RobynHCAM@gmail.com . For…

… are not only continu- ing the relationships between HCAM universities, but also developing a new relationship with Hillel of Metro Detroit," said Tsiporah Davis, Albion Hillel presi- dent. "Because…

… by HCAM. This year, with the added sup- port and collaboration of Hillel of Metro Detroit, student leaders were able to gain knowledge from a wider pool of both stu- dents and advisers. "I love how we…

…, learning and brainstorming. HCAM is building dynamic, vibrant Jewish communities for Jewish students at Alma College, Albion College, Central Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Kalamazoo…

… College, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan University and Western Michigan University. HMD ser- vices students at Lawrence Technological University, Oakland Community College, Oakland University, University…

… Intellectual Property Internet & E-Commerce Labor & Employment Legal Justice cooley.edu THE THOMASM. for college students by college students EY LAW SCHOOL 40 CELEBRATING YEARS OF EXCELLENCE Reaching…

… he has re- cruited to run Hillel's programs often With two full-time staff and an annual budget of $120,000, Michigan State University's Hillel in East Lansing reaches be- tween 500 and 700 of the…

… have resisted setting foot in Hillel. There are, of course, other, out- side sources of support that keep the place going. The Detroit Jewish Wel- fare Federation provides almost 30 percent of Hillel…

…'s regular ongoing budget, and the national office of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations gives 20 percent. U-M organizations offer some help as well, and the rest of Hillel's $420,000 annual budget comes from…

… fund-raising, primarily in. the Detroit area. Hillel's cultural programs are almost entirely student-run. "Most of these students in a few years will be in their communities, working with Jewish…

… a distinctive figure around the U-M campus,-and his personal charisma is an element in "making things hap- pen" at Hillel. He is one of those People Who Seem to Know Everyone, and the student soldiers…

… campus' 2,000 Jews, according to Hillel di- rector, Dr. Sheldon Gellar. . MSU's Hillel is . emphasizing the performing arts this year, Dr. Gellar went on to say, but its schedule of programs also contains…

…, Dr. Gel- lar said, but the screening of the feminist film, Not A Love Story, drew 150. In addition, MSU Hillel spon- sors a United Jewish Appeal group, a Soviet Jewry group, a graduate students' group…

…-area universities; and for teachers as much as for students. WSU Hillel has a lounge, a library and meeting rooms for those professors and students who have some time to spend at Hillel before or between classes…

… isolated, he went on to say. Jewish law students at the University of Detroit sponsored an appearance of Judge Avern Cohen which drew 50, according to Rabbi Finkelman. He is unsure just how many Jews his…

…The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry meets at Hillel. Other Campuses A weekly editorial board meeting at "Consider!' (which alone netted, $11,000 profit) can cover the many smaller ones that don…

… Hillel Foundation at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will host Jonathan S. Kessler, ex- ecutive director of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation in Washington, D.C., 7:30 p…

….m.-noon in Room 429 of Building J (in J303 upstairs). For information, call Metro Hillel, 471-7596. EMU Hillel Plans Events The Hillel Foundation at Eastern Michigan University will hold a movie night 7 p…

…. For that, said Rabbi Finkelman, Hillel "will have to squeeze." Return Farrakhan Visit Set For Michigan State NOAM M.M. NEUSNER Staff Writer N ation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will return to…

…DETROIT Detroit Hillel Regroups After $40,000 Budget Cut Technological University and Oakland Community College — will continue to exist. Hillel Board President Kurt Singer said half of the $40…

…- provements. Some other ideas include reducing hours at Hillel offices. But, said Hillel Director Eli Finkelman, the pro- grams at each of the local campuses — Wayne State University, Oakland Uni- versity…

… Michigan State University April 18. While the controversial leader's visit promises to elicit an outcry from Jewish students, there is no chance of cancelling his appearance. As One, a student group, is…

…, assistant international di- rector for the national Hillel Foundation. Mr. Raphael was the director of Hillel at Temple University, a largely commuter school with a main campus in north Philadelphia. "The…

… comparison between apples and apples, not us and Arm Arbor." Rabbi Finkelman said Detroit's Hillel Foundation most resembles those at Cleveland State, University of Illinois at Chicago and Dade Community…

… its national funding had been cut to zero, the Hillel Founda- - tion of Metropolitan Detroit has regrouped. The $40,000 cut, which represents one-fourth of last year's budget, threatened to force the…

… to lend programming and material assistance to the Detroit Hillel. "We are going to exist as a full-fledged Hillel founda- tion," said Nate Rubenstein, a Hillel board member and past president. "Out of…

… this, we are going to come out much stronger than before." The question, however, is what will be stronger? Part of the Detroit Hillel Founda- tion's challenges are finan- cial; the other part is theo…

…WHAT'S BEHINDTHEW A wealth of warm wishes for high school graduates of the Class of 2010 and for Detroit-area members of Western Michigan University's Class of 2010. Those of you headed to WMU…

… this fall will have the opportunity to: • STUDY HEBREW, AS VVMU LAUNCHES A NEW PROGRAM • JOIN WMU HILLEL, ONE OFTHE UNIVERSITY'S LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE STUDENT GROUPS. CHECK IT OUT AT W1NVV…

….INMUHILLEL.COM . owmu, °HEEL WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (269) 387-2000 www.wmich.edu …

… Michigan State University Hillel Michigan Jewish Conference University of Michigan Hillel The Neighborhood Project JeWish Apartments and Services Pro-Detroit Nationally, Federation's Annual Campaign…

… Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education Hebrew Free Loan Association Metro Detroit Hillel Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives Eastern Michigan University Hillel Michigan/Israel Connection…

…Helping Our Fellow Jews ... Together OUR TEAM OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES When you make a contribution to Federation's Annual Campaign, you help the following agencies and programs do so much good in our…

… communi Jewish Community Center Agency for Jewish Education Jewish Community Council B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Jewish Family Service Akiva Hebrew Day School Jewish Home & Aging Services Hillel…

… furthers the educational, cultural and community relations efforts of 30 agencies. Internationally, your contribution supports immigration to Israel and a broad range of social, educational and cultural…

… needs through these beneficiaries of the UJA Federation Campaign of United Jewish Communities: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and ORT New York Association for New Americans Jewish Agency…

… that Jews don't camp. Or hike. Or canoe. But at the University of Michigan, Hillel Outdoor Adventure is shattering these presumptions, and more. Late in the fall of last year, my sister, Teddie…

… more great people while experiencing the natural beauty of Michigan. Across America was the idea of to take root as a staple of the U-M Hillel, and hopefully prove, once Executive Director Clara…

… classes. U-M Hillel's Outdoor Adventure group breaks stereotypes. Rachel Orbach } jewish@edu Writer H illel at Eastern Michigan University has a new focus for student engagement efforts this academic…

… School Jewish Apartments and Services Pro-Detroit University of Michigan Hillel Jewish Community Center Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Jewish Community Council Yeshiva Darchei Torah Jewish Family Service…

… Vocational Service Akiva Hebrew Day School Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Eastern Michigan University Hillel Metro Detroit Hillel Michigan/Israel Connection…

… ElderLink Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education Michigan Jewish Conference Fresh Air Society Michigan State University Hillel Hebrew Free Loan Association The Neighborhood Project Hillel Day…

… Yeshiva Gedolah Nationally, Federation's Annual Campaign furthers the educational, cultural and community relations efforts of nearly 30 agencies. Internationally, your contribution supports rescue and…

… University Hillel sponsored a vigil on campus. A vigil was held for the victims by Michigan State Hillel. Students at Hillels at universities around the state held vigils last week for the victims of the Tree…

… Moudgil addresses those attending the vigil organized by the dean of students. Students show solidarity at a vigil orga- nized by Hillel of Metro Detroit at Wayne State University. Grand Valley State…

… BETH EL SITE), AT THE BETH EL VIGIL A vigil sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit at U-M Dearborn The vigil at Capitol Park in Downtown Detroit, sponsored by a host of organizations and synagogues, drew…

…jews in the d Pittsburgh aftermath Vigils on Michigan Campuses and in Detroit JONATHAN DESCHAINE/WSU SOUTH END CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Lawrence Technological University President Virinder…

… of Life synagogue shooting, as well as a vigil sponsored by several synagogues and organizations held at Capitol Park in Downtown Detroit. These photos capture the feelings of solidarity, sorrow and…

… hope expressed at those vigils. “Th e tenets of Christianity are love, care, forgiveness and sacrifi ce. Love always conquers all.” BREAKERS COVENANT CHURCH INTERNATIONAL (LOCATED IN A FORMER TEMPLE…

… internationally, national one as well. it is very well represented on the board The outstanding program at the of governors of Hillel International University of Michigan and the build- and its executive committee…

… continue to be amazed by the new and innova- tive-programming at the University of Michigan Hillel. With Federation's generous finan- cial support, the Michigan Hillel Con- sortium (MHC) was created. It is a…

… of Ann Arbor has taken up Spec ial to Hillels on Michigan's cam- the mantle of chairing Hillel ish News the Jew International. Under his puses. For decades, Michigan has reign, Hillel International…

… other nations ers, Mandell "Bill" Berman and David throughout the world. Bittker, not only have shaped the As further evidence of Michigan's Michigan Hillel movement, but the impact, nationally and…

…. ing that bears his name represent a The "Michigan Model," as we are tribute to Bill Berman. David Bittker, known, is in fact, the envy of every father of the modern-day Hillel move- other state in the…

…- lege-campus Hillel foundations have Gary Snyder of Farmington Hills is sufficient financial support to serve chairman of the Michigan Hillel Con- our youth. Furthermore, with the sortium. T assistance…

… merits of assist- ing other campus Hillels in Michigan. I was fortunate to see the unfolding of the Green family gift over the past year. The thoughtfulness and delibera- tion of the Green family, working…

… Foundation for Jewish Campus Life will honor the Greens at a conference in Toronto in late March. In Michigan, the number of cam- puses with Hillels has doubled over the past few years. Our college youth now…

… groups of direc- tors in the world. The Hillels cutting- edge programming, once again, shines the national spotlight on Michigan. We also continue to bask in the glow of the unique model of Hillel of Metro…

… unique entity with a governing body consisting of representatives of all the federations in Michigan, philanthropic foundations and each of the Hillel foundations in Michigan, including students. The MHC…

… University Russell Presser Frankel Jewish Academy University of Arizona Zachary Rones Michigan State University Tal Rubin Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University HILLEL DAY SCHOOL CLASS OF…

…Eric Adelson Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Alex Aisner University of Michigan Noa Alterman Cranbrook Kingswood Indiana University Jacob Banooni Completing Accelerated…

… Madison College Will Bloomberg Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Elisha Cooper Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Jacob Ellenbogen University of Michigan Molly Erlich…

… Elon University Emily Feldman Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Aerin Fink Cranbrook Kingswood Tulane University Maya Gamer Frankel Jewish Academy Binghamton University Ben…

… Goldstein Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University - James Madison College Eli Grey Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University - Lyman Briggs College Cranbrook Kingswood University of…

… Michigan - Ross School of Business Raphael Ifraimov Frankel Jewish Academy Northwood University Jeremy Kahan Michigan State University Judah Karesh Undecided Jack Katz Michigan State…

… University Nia Kepes Michigan State University - Lyman Briggs College Ben Klein Michigan State University Elan Krakoff Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University University of Michigan Erin…

… Mattler Michigan State University Kelly Meir Northwood University Isaac Mintz University of Michigan Logan Morof Kalamazoo College Ethan Mostyn Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State…

… 2016 ALUMNI CONGRATULATIONS Laela Saulson Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Jacob Schlussel University of Michigan Lauren Schostak Michigan State University - Lyman Briggs…

… College Andrew Schulman Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Maya Siegmann Oakland Community College Emily Sherman University of Arizona Scott Siegal Kent State University Ethan…

… tion, Orthodox, Conservative and two-day seminar sponsored by the Reform services are available at B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at Hillel for Shabbat and on Jewish the University of Michigan. Rabbi…

… films Student Center at Michigan State through the end of the month: University, 402 Linden, East Scenes from a Marriage, 6:30 and Lansing. Other MSU Hillel-sponsored 9:30 p.m. Saturday; Mr. Smith…

… techniques of Jewish medita- Fair program tion beginning at 7 p.m. There is a charge for each event The B'nai B'rith Hillel Founda- and advance registration is re- tion at Wayne State University quired. For…

… of Hillel's Jewish Women's Group, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18. Oakland University's Jewish Students for Israel, an offshoot Students Organization has of the MSU Hillel, will sponsor a scheduled a tour of the…

…, 16 Mile (Big Beaver) at Rochester, 2 Miles East of Somerset off 1-75 • 689-4860 the Hillel dinner program are Jewish mysticism will be entitled to dorm rebates. In addi- explored next week during a…

… holidays. Meir Fund, of New York, will lead For information on any of these the seminar. programs, call the U-M Hillel, Rabbi Fund will lecture on "The 1-663-3336. Map of Jewish Consciousness: Jewish…

… Understanding of the Spiritual Experience," 7 p.m. Monday at the U-M Hillel, 1429 Hill, Ann Arbor. Tuesday, the WSU Hillel slates rabbi will conduct a workshop exploring both traditional and HMC tour, Book new…

… information, call the has scheduled a student tour of U-M Hillel, 1-663-3336. the Holocaust Memorial Center in Hillel's Jewish Social Action Committee will present a slide West Bloomfield 10:30 a.m. Sun- show…

… and discussion on the plight day. A luncheon will follow the tour. of the Ethiopian Jewish commu- The WSU Hillel Foundation nity (Falashas) 8 p.m. Thursday. will co-sponsor a lecture at the Admission is…

… Community Center. year's elections in Israel and the of The Transfer United States 8 p.m. Nov. 26 at Black, author will speak on "Anti- Agreement, the U-M Hillel. Blitzer's appear- Nazi Boycott versus Tranger…

… Ben Luger, both of West Bloomfield; and senior Jake Solomon, Harrison, N.Y. A Empower with Hillel at Eastern Michigan University: top row, program manager and U-M adjunct lecturer in social work Alice…

… Michael McRoberts, Saginaw. 42 .ay 28 • 2015 Hillel at Western Michigan University Dinner and Learn with Rabbi Daniel Horwitz on the topic, "Love, Romance and Sex in the Jewish Tradition": seniors Daniel…

…. Hillel@GVSU, Ask Big Questions and Better Together placed a ball pit in the center of cam- pus, where students were encouraged to jump in the pit with a stranger and ask big questions about the other…

… junior Samantha Wilton, Lake City. Bowling with Hillel at SVSU: seniors Jaimmie Koss and Mimi Marcus, both of Southfield; senior Lily Lerner, Midland; freshman Mikayla Kazdan, Southfield; and senior…

…jetuish@edu mffini Lau for college students by college students MSU Hillel basketball team at the 2015 National Hillel Basketball Tournament in College Park, Md.: senior Austin Lerner, Chicago…

… person's background. Junior Katy Campbell, Grand Blanc; junior Shelby Brusselof, West Bloomfield; and sophomore Madison Rocheleau, Walled Lake, take the plunge. U-M Hillel's Maize & Blue Games flag…

… football game raised funds for Detroit PAL. Enjoying coffee and shmooze with Hillel@ CMU: junior Marisa Vinsky, West Bloomfield; senior Ariel Starr, Berkley; sophomore Sarah Shalewitz, Annandale, Va.; and…

… Gaynor and Rachel Lubin, both of Farmington Hills; sophomore Lauren Girson, Southfield; sopho- mores John Israilov and Matt Firsten, both of West Bloomfield. …

…Hillel To Honor The Hermelins Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit will honor David and Doreen Hermelin at the school's annual dinner on Tuesday, June 6, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. The…

… School. The Hermelins are past parents and current grandparents of Hillel students. Their eldest grandchild, Matthew Orley, will graduate this spring. Together with Martin Goldman, the Hermelins estab…

… of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute oversight committee. Doreen Hermelin is on the State of Israel Bonds Women's Division national board executive committee and a trustee of the Michigan…

…'s Services. She is past president of the Jewish Federation Women's Division. For information on the Hillel dinner, call Marianne Milgrom Bloomberg at Hillel Day School, (248) 851-6950. . comp ete se ection…

… Metropolitan Detroit endowment cam- paign, the Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University, the Alzheimer's Association capital fund board, the Detroit Women's Division/State of Israel Bonds and Orchards Children…

… the dinner. The Dream Maker Award recognizes commitment to the community, espe- cially in Jewish education. Rabbi Jacob Segal was a Hillel Day School founder. The award honors devotion to Hillel Day…

…- lished the Goldman-Hermelin Education Foundation at Hillel in 1989; it has raised S3 million in endowments. David Hermelin was U.S. ambas- sador to Norway from December 1997 until January 2000. He received…

… the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit Grand Cross in 1999. He is a past international chair of State of Israel Bonds, past presi- dent of the World ORT Union and Congregation Shaarey Zedek, and past chair…

… Parkinson's Foundation. She is on the board of the National Council of Jewish Women and the Congregation Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood. She is past chair of the Allied Jewish Campaign, the Jewish Federation of…

… of to no sizes es to choose From. 3/17 2000 43 …

…. Building bridges is a keystone of tikkun olam — repair of the world. You don't have to be Jewish to take away positives from the University of Michigan Hillel's Conference on the Holocaust or Michigan State…

… effect positive change, I don't see a downside. Hillels that tie Jews to their roots and inspire others to Jewishly held causes under a tent of universalism aren't inherently flailing at tradi- tion…

…Editor's Letter SpringElation Is the primary support for JARCs servic hundreds of with an rc (i) no Hillel's Daunting Challenge C ampus Hillels, once the place to go for Jewish stu- dents…

… seeking to do Jewish, are appealing more than ever to Jews and their non-Jewish friends in hopes of staying relevant against the multicultural tides of this gen- eration. Can Hillels inspire Jewish life…

…. Skeptics question the wisdom of Hillels sponsoring inter- faith events, coexistence activities with Muslims and humani- tarian trips to the U.S. Gulf Coast. If these initiatives teach Jewish ideals and…

…- rate pulse of the impact of such an open-door policy. Pressing On Hillel has paid particular attention to the millennials, the generation born after 1980. JTA defines their dis- position as globally…

… interacting with parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins and other rela- tives who may not be Jewish. Hillels of the 21st century may well be ceding Torah- observant students, once their backbone, to more…

… religiously oriented centers like Chabad Houses and the Oak Park-based Jewish Awareness AMerica (JAAM), a huge success of Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz. Plenty of demographic trends exist to guide Hillel. The bus it…

… decide its ultimate worth. ❑ Hil lel Chairman Julian Sandler and President Wayne Firestone say Hillel's reason for being hasn't wavered: to foster the Jewish identity of Jewish students and strengthen…

… the global Jewish community "Hillel's mission," they say, "is to enrich the lives of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world." But before 2006…

… Union and also became politically active on campus. In her senior year, she decided to apply at Eastern Michigan University Hillel as a program associate. After spending a year at EMU Hillel and three at…

… trip provider through Taglit- Birthright Israel, and has led two trips per year since Birthright's launch in 1999. In fact, MSU Hillel has an impressive record of Birthright alums who become active as…

… Hillel professional staffs:' said Cindy Hughey, executive direc- tor of MSU Hillel. Marisa Saltzman, 27, formerly of East Lansing and now a resident of Washington, D.C., went on a Birthright trip with MSU…

… Hillel during the summer of 2001. Prior to traveling to Israel, Saltzman wasn't particularly active with Hillel. But the Birthright trip provided an opportu- nity for her to socialize and to explore her…

… East Lansing, she became more interested and involved in MSU Hillel programming and activities. Saltzman subsequently held positions ranging from social chair to vice president of the Jewish Student…

… MSU Hillel as the program director, Saltzman earned a master's in social work from MSU and is now a plan- ning associate for the Jewish Federation of On MSU's Birthright trip last May are, from left…

… I had significant knowledge of Judaism before the trip, but the experience of being in Israel and see- ing what we saw definitely enhanced my thinking and beliefs." After graduating from Michigan…

…- ates who opt to work within the Jewish community, Birthright alumni who have yet to graduate often become active lead- ers at MSU Hillel. Michelle Sudit, 21, of Buffalo, N.Y., went on the MSU Hillel…

…On Campus Taglit-Birthright Israel Trips Inspire MSU Hillel Students Alexandra Kirsch Special to the Jewish News East Lansing M ichigan State University's Hillel, like many others, is a seasoned…

… State University in May 2008 with a degree in interdisciplinary humanities, Kamil went to work for EMU Hillel as program associate, where he produces one Israeli- themed program per semester. He thinks…

…CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2018! MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SALUTES YOU! We look forward to seeing many of you at MSU this Fall. MSU JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM / MSU HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTER…

… / OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS MSU Jewish Studies Study Abroad to Israel July 2017. 48 May 24 • 2018 jn …

…CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2017! MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SALUTES YOU! We look forward to seeing many of you at MSU this Fall. MSU JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM / MSU HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTER…

… / OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS MSU Jewish Studies Program on study abroad in Haifa, Israel, summer 2015. 60 May 25 • 2017 jn …

…CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2016! MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SALUTES YOU! We look forward to seeing many of you at MSU this Fall. MSU JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM / MSU HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTER…

… / OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS MSU Jewish Studies Program on study abroad in Haifa, Israel, summer 2015. …

… about. 90% of the dollars raised go including campus Hillels at the University of Michigan, directly to those who need it most. And no matter what Michigan State University, Eastern Michigan Univer…

… HILLS, MICHIGAN 48301 With your help, Federation supports: Hillel Foundations at: Eastern Michigan University Michigan State University Oakland Community College Oakland University University of…

… Michigan Wayne State University Akiva Hebrew Day School B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Hebrew Free Loan Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy Jewish Apartments and…

…, Federation contact the Jewish of Metropolitan Detroit Assistance Project at jewishdetroit.org (248) 592-2650 888-902-HOPE JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT • 6735 TELEGRAPH ROAD • BLOOMFIELD…

…What would you GIVE to see a young adult stand up for Israel? College isn't just about the books. It's about new and Wayne State University, places where Jewish friends, new experiences, and…

…- you do, or how much you have to give, you can help. sity, Oakland University, Oakland Community College When you give, you give hope. If you, or someone you 11 tII Jewish know needs assistance…

… Wayne State University will continue its series of demonstrations of Jewish cuisine noon Nov. 4 at Hillel. Lisa Imberman, ad- ministrator of the Cohn/Had- dow Center for Judaic Studies, will conduct a…

… Finkelman, director, B'nai B'rith Hillel Founda- tion at Wayne State Univer- sity, will lead a shiur (lesson) on "Digging In: Firsthand Encounters with Primary Texts of Judaism" noon Nov. 7 at the WSU Hillel…

… Center. The study group will meet every Thursday except Nov. 14 and Nov. 28. For information, call the Hillel office, 577-3459. When Three Stars Appear ... MSU Hillel Sets Events B'nai B'rith Hillel of…

… Bloomfield, Nov. 3, leaving Hillel at 10 a.m. Dr. Stan Kaplowitz of Peace Now will speak about the peace process 8:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Illinois room of the MSU Union. For information, call Jen- nifer Epstein…

… demonstration of the prepara- tion of hummus. Metro Hillel Goes To Chicago MetroDetroit Hillel will sponsor a trip to Chicago for Jewish college students Nov. 15-17. Hospitality will be provided by the…

… Communal Ser- vice" noon Nov. 5 in the Hillel Center, 667 Grosberg Religious Center, Wayne State University. The talk is sponsored by the B'nai B'rith Hillel Founda- tion at Wayne State University. Rabbi…

… Aviv University United Hebrew Schools United Israel Appeal United Jewish Appeal University of Haifa University of Michigan Hillel Foundation Wayne State University Hillel Foundation Weizmann Institute of…

…'nai B'rith National Youth Services (Hillel) Conference on Jewish Social Studies Congress for Jewish Culture Council of Jewish Federations Fresh Air Society Hebrew Free Loan Association Hebrew University…

… Workshop Jewish War Veterans Jewish Welfare Federation Joint Distribution Committee Large City Budgeting Conference Leo Baeck Institute Michigan State University Hillel Foundation Midrasha National…

… HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Hillel Day School Histadruth Ivrith and Hadoar JWB Jewish Community Center Jewish Community Council Jewish Education Service of North America Jewish Family Service…

… America-Israel Cultural Foundation American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress American Jewish Historical Society Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Bar-Ilan University Ben-Gurion University B…

…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, April 22, 1983 13 :1 YOU DET ROI T From the beneficiaries of the 1983 Allied Jewish Campaign: Akiva Hebrew Day School American Academy for Jewish Research…

… Jewish Federation Apartments Jewish Home for Aged Jewish House of Shelter Jewish Labor Committee Jewish Publication Society of America Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jewish Vocational Service & Community…

… Association of Jewish Vocational Services National Conference of Jewish Communal Service National Conference on Soviet Jewry National Foundation for Jewish ------ Culture National Jewish Community Relations…

… Advisory Council New York Association for New Americans ORT Resettlement Service Shiffman Clinic Sinai Hospital Synagogue Council of America Tamarack Hills Authority Technion - Institute of Technology Tel…

… University of tions in the United States. Others ex- Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan . ist in Australia, Israel, Canada, South State University in East Lansing and America and Europe. also at small schools…

… and community. local commuter campuses, such as "Colleges are not humanizing. Oakland Community College, Walsh • They deal with programs," he says. College and the University of Detroit. "Hillel…

…Ivy Oases Jewish students on Michigan campuses increasingly call Hillel their home in touch with their heritage and for personal help," she explained. Hillel dates back to 1923 when a Jew and a non…

…-Jew began the first ewish college students in Hillel group. They started it in the Michigan have a "home Midwest because they felt that Jewish away from home" at such students at small Midwestern col- schools…

… Hillel. The daughter of Nor- Mt. Pleasant. These "homes" are B'nai B'rith man and Deena Epstein of West Hillel organizations. Whether they Bloomfield, she attended the Hillel are large buildings with a…

… staff of National Leadership and Political many or an intimate office with a Seminar in Washington last October staff of one, they symbolize friendship, and was named to the Hillel national companionship…

…, education, sharing board. She has just returned from a two-week Hillel trip to Israel, sup- and caring. And they work. Overall, more ported by the Irving and Sarah Pitt than one-quarter of the Jewish a…

…: to volved,, according to Ruth Fredman be the Jewish identity on campus. muter Campus Hillels. People became Cernea of the international office of They don't get involved with on- The Hillel Foundation…

… need of Jewish Hillel is housed in the Grosberg spring in Philadelphia. students. Few Jewish students live on Rabbi Finkelman has been at the Religious Center at the student • students to have a place on…

… campus either campus and many work off- WSU Hillel for ten years. He is center on campus. Rabbi Eli that represents all forms of Judaism. campus and have families to support. assisted by Carol Kaczander…

…Editor's Letter MSLYs Hillel Invigorated First of two parts A vi Davidoff credits his involvement via Jewish activities, activism and advocacy at Michigan State University with deepening his…

…-bred Jewish students than even the University of Michigan; many of the nearly 8,000 Jewish students in Ann Arbor come from out-of-state. So it came as no surprise to hear Hughey announce that MSU Hillel's $1…

…'s Jewish soul has been most inspired by MSU Hillel, known as the Lester J. Morris Jewish Student Center. That home away from home has helped make a sprawling campus smaller and more heimish. Of MSU's 45…

… stronger because of places like MSU Hillel, which gives us, as students, a community center to gather while away at school." Davidoff, who graduated from the religious school at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield…

… Hillel as an opportunity to enrich "the lives of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students so that they, in turn, may enrich the Jewish community and the world." By stress- ing programming, leadership and…

… inclusive environment rich in Jewish values. The challenge lies in broader student participa- tion and making Hillel the place to be for unaffiliated, under- involved or uninvolved Jews. MSU has more Michigan…

… AND HANDBAG BOUTIQUE Hillel's Impact Hillel isn't the only ingredient to a dynamic Jewish life on a residential campus like MSU. Jewish fraternities and sorori- ties are part of the mix. Of growing…

… in the Lansing area is small but engaged. Wayne Firestone, president of the Washington- based Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, talks about MSU Hillel "helping students infuse their lives…

… when he says the future of the choices come more readily to mind. But MSU Avi Davidoff Jewish community is in the hands of today's Hillel has come a long way since the dark days of MSU junior young…

…, but also by coordinating programs like then-Weinstein Center. Birthright Israel, free weekly Shabbat dinners and intramural Opening of the Morris Center in 2002 marked a renaissance sports. MSU Hillel…

… MSU Hillel’ s May 2019 Taglit-Birthright Israel trip Hillel of Metro Detroit students watch the 61st annual Detroit Fireworks from a Wayne State University parking structure. Hillel of Metro…

….J.; senior Sam Yarsike, Southfield; and Israeli soldier Michal Grinshpun. MSU Hillel May 2019 Taglit-Birthright Israel participants on top of Masada Enjoying a Bedouin tent experience on the MSU Hillel…

… Detroit students enjoy an after- noon at Topgolf in Auburn Hills. Hillel of Metro Detroit students bake cheese- cake in celebration of Shavuot. Whether you study architecture, business, engineering…

…40 August 22 • 2019 jn for college students by college students Hillel Happenings! B’ nai/b’ not mitzvah ceremony on MSU Hillel’ s May 2019 Taglit-Birthright Israel. Back Row: Israeli soldier…

…, or dozens of other fields at Lawrence Tech, co-ops and internships with key industry partners help you earn some of the highest alumni salaries in the U.S. Join us for a campus tour! ltu…

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… Orbach of Huntington Woods is a junior at Eastern Michigan University Rachel Orbach of Huntington Woods holds the lulav and etrog together. Loves to learn, but bored at school? We can help. THE ROEPER…

…for college students by college stymie Student Engagement from 27 Hillel at EMU, but in my experience/' Silver said, "Sukkot is a much less understood holiday among young adults, many of whom come…

… to college never having celebrated it themselves, so sometimes Hillel at EMU needs to provide opportunities to learn about aspects of Jewish life that aren't already part of students' Jewish…

… experiences or on their Jewish radar." Building on the success of Sukkot, Hillel at EMU will leverage its new relationship with the NJOP to respond to students' requests for an informal beginning Hebrew class…

… Eastern, Hillel at EMU is in a unique position to provide students of all backgrounds with opportunities to connect to Jewish life in the ways they find the most meaning- ful," Hecht said. @ Rachel…

… and participate in "Read Hebrew America." The NJOP provides the flash cards, wall charts and student packets; Hillel at EMU provides the space and expertise to teach the class. "Leveraging…

… partnerships with other organizations allows Hillel at EMU to provide content-rich, meaningful Jewish education woven throughout the opportunities we Lee Michaels, a sophomore at EMU from Columbus, Ohio, and…

… Alex Hecht, engagement fellow at Hillel at EMU, pass the lulay. provide for students to celebrate Jewish life without having to create all the materials on our own," Silver said. Students have already…

… put their stamp on the Hebrew class, and decided it should be a weekly Sunday dinner at the Hillel house in addition to an informal opportunity to learn Hebrew. "As the only Jewish student group at…

… Academy University of Michigan Hillel DAY SCHOOL OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT 32200 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334-1715 www.hillelday.org Hillel Day School...lnstilling Goodness. Inspiring…

… University of Michigan Elana Folbe Frankel Jewish Academy Dartmouth College Jacob Kushner Andover High School Carnegie Mellon University Jessica Polk Frankel Jewish Academy Savannah College of Art and…

… Design Aidan Altman Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Aaron Folbe Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Alexander Levine Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Danielle Rapp…

… Andover High School University of Michigan Elizabeth Belsky Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Marni Foster Frankel Jewish Academy McGill University Mataan Lis Cranbrook Kingswood…

… University of Michigan Daniel Relle Cranbrook Kingswood Undecided Hallie Berger Andover High School University of Michigan Talia Freedman Frankel Jewish Academy Indiana University Julie Lowenthal West…

… Bloomfield High School Grand Valley State University Brandon Rottman Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Samuel Berke West Bloomfield High School Wayne State University Mitchell Gildenberg Frankel…

… Jewish Academy University of Michigan Jacob Malkin Berkley High School Oakland Community College Scott Schlafer Cranbrook Kingswood Emory University Joshua Bernard Cranbrook Kingswood University of…

… Michigan Molly Goldsmith Berkley High School Michigan State University Meagan Margolis Andover High School Michigan State University Mitchell Shecter Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Olivia…

… Brodsky Frankel Jewish Academy Tufts University and New England Conservatory Andrew Goldstone West Bloomfield High School University of Michigan Allison Margolis Andover High School Tulane University…

… Hatzvi Jack Canvasser Cranbrook Kingswood Undecided Nathan Chomsky Groves High School Lake Superior State University Jonathan Cohn Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Zachary Darmon Frankel…

… Shira Starr, both of Farmington Hills; and junior Dilan Yassin, Saline. New Year’s Savings You’ll Celebrate Hillel at Kalamazoo College and Hillel at Western Michigan University gathered together for a…

… from Michigan State University came to help the cause, too. Gift of Life Campus Ambassadors ran a bone marrow registration cheek swab drive. Gift of Life is an international public bone marrow and blood…

… lymphoma. @ H Celebrating Shabbat with Hillel at Eastern Michigan University: sophomore Michal Liberman, Rosh Ha’Ayin, Hamerkaz, Israel; junior Denae Henson, Clinton Township; seniors Claudia Halpern and…

…, Federation is all about. 90% of the dollars raised go including campus Hillels at the University of Michigan, directly to those who need it most. And no matter what Michigan State University, Eastern…

…'rith Youth Organization / Hebrew Free Loan / Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit / Hillel Foundations at: Eastern Michigan University, Michigan State University, Oakland Community College, Oakland University…

…, University of Michigan, Wayne State University / Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy / Jewish Apartments and Services / Jewish Community Center / Jewish Community Relations Council Jewish Family Service…

… Michigan Univer- you do, or how much you have to give, you can help. sity, Oakland University, Oakland Community College THE NEEDS ARE URGENT NOW THE TIME IS PLEASE N r IAgY A CTR PLEDGE When you give…

…, you give hope. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit jewishdetroit.org 888-902-HOPE NO FAMILY STANDS ALONE. WITH YOUR HELP, FEDERATION FUNDING SUPPORTS: Akiva Hebrew Day School / B'nai B…

…411111111, What would you GI VE to see a young adult stand up for Israel? College isn't just about the books. It's about new and Wayne State University, places where Jewish friends, new…

… dinners. The University of Michigan Hillel has a non-Jew on its governing board. The shift is even evident in Hillel's changed mission statement. Prior to 2006, the organization sought to increase the…

…- tive director of Michigan State University's Hillel. "We have always welcomed friends of our Jewish students at our weekly Shabbat dinners and programs. Events and programs that are co-sponsored by MSU…

… State University" At Hillel of Metro Detroit, executive director Miriam Starkman said, "While our primary focus remains Jewish stu- dents and Jewish life on campus, because we are working in a campus…

… learning and the author of a 2007 monograph, "Hillel's Journey: Distinctively Jewish, Universally Human:' which lays out guiding principles for Hillel in the coming years. "It is just dumb; it…

… sidelines of the summit, evidence emerged to sug- gest that process is already well under way. At Syracuse University, the election of a non-Jewish student to the Hillel board occasioned some opposition. But…

…, has designed a campus-wide pro- gram called "Ask Big Questions" that stresses the value of Jewish wis- dom in addressing con- temporary challenges. Other Hillel chapters Rabbi Martin are organizing…

… do you create expressions of Jewish life that students will deem to be authentic at the same time as they are not exclusive or tribal!' Beginning under the leadership of Richard Joel, Hillel: The…

… Foundation for Jewish Campus Life sought to expand its reach beyond the minority of students with strong Jewish identities who natu- rally gravitated to the local Hillel chapter. Broadening The Scope But…

…- only" venues. As it attempts to do so, Hillel finds itself negotiating a tricky line between Jewish particularism and uni- versality, between the twin imperatives of creating uniquely Jewish programming…

…'s student government or academic units are open to the general campus community. We like to think of ourselves as the hub for Jewish life on campus and an integral component of the diversity mix at Michigan…

… Dorfman Staff Writer C ome fall, students at the University of Michigan Hillel Foundation will be meeting new leadership, fol- lowing staff changes taking place over the summer. Rabbi Jason Miller…

… Reconstructionist rabbi, will begin at U-M Hillel at the end of the summer. He has become a Goldman Fellow an undergraduate degree from for the American Jewish Joint Stanford University in California, Distribution…

… Committee in New a master's in international stud- York City. ies from Johns Lori Hoch Stiefel, Hopkins University Berman Fellow in Baltimore and at Hillel, will be eight years of moving to San experience as…

…To Life! THE SCENE Changing Of The Guard U-M Hillel welcomes incoming staff as departing group takes on new posts. At U-M Hillel's annual welcome barbecue last fall are staff mem- Shelli Liebman…

…, associate director and director of reli- gious life, will leave U-M Hillel to become rabbi of the 500- family Congregation Agudas Achim in Columbus on July 1. He'll be joined for the upcom- ing High Holidays…

… by Yevsey bers Rabbi Jason Miller, Alexis Frankel, Lori Hoch Stiefel and Jacob Kander. Gutman, outgoing cantor at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Of his time at U-M Hillel, Rabbi Miller…

… programming and cultivate lead- ership." Two new Hillel staff members — Joel Marcovitch and Rabbi Nathan Martin — will fill the posts of assistant directors. Marcovitch was program director of the Hillel of…

… include U- M Hillel Program Director ship of Michael Brooks." Alexis Frankel. She will International Hillel Leader A youthful insider takes over the Jewish student organization. Sue Fishkoff Jewish…

…- munity professional who has been executive vice-president of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life since last September, was tapped to replace the group's interim president, Avraham Infeld…

…. Firestone will take the helm such as the "student percep- tion of clique-iness, a lack of of Hillel, represented on 500 openness" at Hillel. college campuse, on Sept 1. Hillel needs to While the organi…

… Lerner Berkley High School University of Michigan Noah Lovy West Bloomfield High School Michigan State University HILLEL DAY SCHOOL CLASS OF 2018 ALUMNI Naomi Lupovitch West Bloomfield High…

… Gap Year University of Michigan Benjamin Schmeltz Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Nora Skolnik Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University !בוט לזמ HILLEL ALSO…

… Bernard Berkley High School Michigan Technological University Elyssa Biederman Groves High School Colgate University Daniel Bernstein Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Jacob…

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… of Michigan and Hillel of Metro Detroit at the 2013 Statewide Leadership Retreat: OCC junior Chad Rubin, Walled Lake; WMU junior Danny Gaynor, Farmington Hills; WMU sophomore Audrey Sondheimer, West…

… Bruseloff and Michael Kaye, junior Mike Burda, Orchard Lake. Noah Zucker, all of West Bloomfield. WMU Hillel student leaders at their 2012 Chanukah party. Students bake their own challah with Hillel…

…; senior Jacob Gussin, Farmington Hills. Hillel of Metro Detroit's U-M Hillel at Yost Arena: Estee Reed Whirly Ball Bash: OCC of Bloomfield Hills; freshmen Helene graduate student Sophie Glickman…

…jewish@ed 11 for college students by college students Hillel Happenings Fall U-M students in Israel: freshman Brett Bachelis, Calabasas, Calif.; sophomore Madeline Schneider, Smithtown, N…

… Organization's Chanukah party: senior with Hillel@GVSU: senior Mark Shugmi Shumonov, Southfield; junior ,417 ERN MIGHIGAN UNVERSITY • Anastasia Howell, Detroit; and senior Rosen, Oak Park; freshmen Shelby…

…, Southfield, Shira Wolf, Lester; senior Sammy West Bloomfield, and Samantha Roth, Farmington Zwick, Southfield. Harrison High School; and U-M junior Molly Lester. Students from the Hillel Campus Alliance…

….Y.; sopho- more Leigh Cohen, Oceanside, N.Y.; guide Shai Goren; sophomore Brandon Klein, West Bloomfield; junior Jon Tikh, Detroit. Wayne State University Jewish Student Students enjoy baking challah…