Two generations, one story: a conversation at Harvard Hillel
When we think about Harvard and antisemitism, I don't want us to stop at the question of whether campus is safe for Jews. I want us to ask what it looks like for Harvard to be a place where our community is an example of leadership in confronting antisemitism.
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.
New Semester, New hillel.harvard.edu
Our community begins as students in Cambridge - and extends out in time and space, for our whole lives, wherever life takes us. And so today, with students returning to Harvard’s campus to begin their new semester, it is fitting that a new home for our community, one accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime, is opening as well: Harvard Hillel’s completely redesigned hillel.harvard.edu is live.
President Garber Reflects on Harvard Hillel
Over the past few days, you’ve heard from some of the people who make Harvard Hillel what it is. Miriam and Charlotte wrote about a friendship that began at Bagel Brunch –...
“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...
Harvard Hillel Brought Us Together
My name is Charlotte Newman, and I have just been elected Vice President of Harvard Hillel. The very first instance of Jewish life I was introduced to at Harvard was...
What Begins in Cambridge Continues – and Grows
The first Shabbat dinner of the year at Harvard Hillel is the start of so much more than a new school year. As I look out at a room of...
You Did It — Our Most Successful Giving Tuesday Ever
Thanks to your incredible generosity, we raised over $50,000 yesterday - surpassing our $40,000 goal and making this the most successful Giving Tuesday in Harvard Hillel's history.
One last #GivingTuesday ask: help us cross the finish line
As Giving Tuesday draws to a close, we're so close to our $40,000 goal. We've raised just over $30,000 of gifts so far and together I know we can make it across the finish line before midnight.