What It Means to Be Home
This past weekend, Harvard Hillel’s newly elected Student Board gathered for our annual retreat. When we reflected on what we most want Hillel to be for our peers, the answer was unanimous: home. A place where everyone is seen, valued, and connected.
“If Hillel did not exist, it would have to be invented”
The most significant, underreported, and underappreciated piece of what it means to be Jewish at Harvard right now is this: the energy, creativity, and commitment of our students – not…
One Month In, Inspired by Our Students
After one month in this role, and my first Rosh Hashanah, in this community – I want to share my initial impressions. The first thing that strikes someone who enters the Harvard Jewish community is students’ eagerness eager to personally invest in Jewish life.