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…. 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…