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.
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 –…
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…
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.
On Giving Tuesday and Sunday Mornings
There is no more effective antidote to the specters of isolation, loneliness, and alienation that haunt today’s youth – than the warmth of community that is formed every week, over bagels and lox, capers and coffee. Your support is what makes this happen – not just bagels, but the connective tissue of Jewish life at Harvard.
Building a Coalition That Stands Up For Tolerance and For Jews
I’m writing to share positive developments over the past week, following up on the video and statement I sent a week ago. You can find the follow-up video and transcript below. Thank you for your ongoing dedication to Harvard’s Jewish community.
From Strength to Strength: Harvard Hillel’s 2024-25 Report
I am simultaneously grateful and proud to be sharing this report detailing the work of Harvard Hillel during the 2024-25 year – work that you, through your generosity and commitment, made possible.
No Jewish Student Should be Shunned for their Beliefs
Yesterday, many of you saw the Harvard Crimson article “Ethicist, Should I Let Go of My Zionist Friends?” This piece has rightfully caused shock, hurt, and concern across our community.
Return and Renewal – Make your Kol Nidrei gift today
Amidst all the well-placed worry of the world, and the personal intensity of Yom Kippur – we can be forgiven for forgetting where the holiday ends: in joy, release, celebration, and hope.