WATCH: Why they call Harvard Hillel home
Nathan Gershengorn ‘26 was the president of Harvard Hillel’s student board in October of 2023. He describes carrying Harvard Hillel through the months after October 7th as the hardest thing he’s ever done – and the thing he’s proudest of. Miriam Goldberger ‘28 is our current student president, and her friends joke that if they can’t find her anywhere else, she’ll be at Hillel. It’s been her home since the day she arrived.
In Every Generation – Including today’s students
Passover begins tonight, and teaches us that forever, in every generation, each person must see themselves as if they personally went out of Egypt. Our people’s greatest story is one that we not only remember, it is one we re-live – and one which our children and students will come to make their own. Over the past few weeks, I’ve gotten to watch this happen in real-time, before my eyes, here at Harvard Hillel.
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.