Author: Jason Rubenstein

Your Representative on the front lines of the Jewish Future

There is no more effective or efficient way to support today’s Jewish students, and the Jewish life of Harvard, than by supporting Harvard Hillel.

Help Harvard Hillel LEAD | Matching Gift Ends Friday

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Hillel International and our parent community, every gift you make to Harvard Hillel until Friday night will be doubled—up to the first $25,000.

Your matched gift today will develop tomorrow’s Jewish leaders

What makes Harvard Hillel extraordinary isn’t just our programming — it’s our students who lead, create, and shape their Jewish experiences. Today, we’re excited to introduce you to these remarkable student leaders in their own words.

Help Bring Jewish Music and Solidarity to Israel

This March, ApiChorus—Harvard Hillel’s Jewish a cappella group—embarked on a transformative 10-day tour of Israel. From the Ethiopian Jewish community in Haifa to President Herzog’s residence in Jerusalem, our students brought melodies of healing and hope to communities still reeling from October 7th.

Jewish Life at Harvard: Doing Our Part

The release of the university task force’s report on antisemitism marked not the end of this chapter, and not the beginning of the end – but the end of the beginning.

Leading the Next Chapter of the Fight Against Antisemitism at Harvard

Earlier today, Harvard’s Presidential Task Force on Combating Anti-Semitism released its long-awaited report, which both lays bare the depth of the problems that burst into view after 10/7, and charts a path by which President Garber and the university’s leadership can rededicate Harvard to tolerance and the pursuit of truth.

Teachers and (their and our) Errors

A story in this week’s parasha, Shmini, becomes the locus of our tradition’s formulation of what it means to learn, by way of articulating what it means to be a student.

Science and the Range of Jewish Values

This morning I published a statement, on behalf of Harvard Hillel and our entire community, rejecting the fight against anti-Semitism as justification for the government’s most recent actions.

The Gatherings that (remind us that we) Matter

In February each of the three minyanim – Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox – created a retreat for its members, crafting the small, intimate spaces where life-long friendships take root and flourish.

Trust and Courage

The stakes at Harvard are existential: nationally – the future of American higher education and science, and, most of all, the rule of law and guarantee of due process.