A Mirror, a Seder, a Story Still Unfolding
This program was part of The People's Plate, our broader initiative using art and conversation to explore identity, memory, and belonging across campus. Throughout the week, thousands of passersby encountered the eight-foot tall installation at Science Center Plaza.
On Shoulders
This past Wednesday night, I had a deeply exciting and enriching experience that I’m excited to share: Harvard Hillel hosted the first installment of a series of alumni community conversations and I had the chance to participate.
You Asked, We Listened: Harvard Hillel’s Online Speaker Series Returns Wednesday Night
I’m writing invite you all to join in a restored and enhanced contribution Harvard Hillel is making... During the pandemic, we started one of the most successful online speaker series, with thousands of alumni attending virtual talks featuring the likes of Noah Feldman, Danielle Allen, Bret Stephens, and other leading thinkers. This coming Wednesday night is the first installment of that series, restored.
Hundreds of Hamantaschen
This week, we held our 3rd annual Hamantaschen Bake, and we set a new Hillel record: 302 hamantaschen. Jews and non-Jews came together to bake, hang out, and recount the story of Purim, and it was one of those events that reminded me why I love this community so much.
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...