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Hillel at UGA held their first event for The Daffodil Project on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. Come spring, 1,000 bright yellow daffodils will be visible on the grass next ....
For every night of Hanukkah, a representative lights the menorah at 5 p.m. in Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo. Members of the Jewish community are gathering for temple services - while wearing masks - and they are spending much of the celebrations outside. ....
‘It was disheartening’: Stolen flags spark fear in Jewish community at Virginia Tech Leaders believe it is related to the on going conflict in the Middle East Updated: Tags: BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech’s largest Jewish organization has been the target of vandalism for the second time in a year. Leaders with Hillel at Virginia Tech believe it may be directly caused by the current conflict in the Middle East. The organization has been a home away from home for the university’s Jewish population for decades. “There’s been, you know, a few instances where students are being criticized directly, you know, within the campus and so we’ve been a resource for them,” Executive Director Hillel at Virginia Tech Susan Kurtz said. ....
Members of Hillel at University of Georgia and the UGA Black Student Union came together to host the Racial Justice Shabbat on March 26, discussing their experiences as minorities on campus and what they can do to become better allies for underrepresented communities. The event started with Black Student Union chair Joshua Patton explaining the organization s involvement in the universityâs Black community and ways heâs seen a decline in group participation because of the pandemic. He also explained the adversities Black students face on campus due to feelings of isolation, lack of representation and other factors relating to the minority groupâs overall marginalized presence. ....