Harvard Hillel Passover sculpture seeks to exhibit more diverse Jewish identities
In the week before Passover, a giant seder plate standing upright on the Harvard campus encouraged onlookers to recognize the diversity of the Jewish community ... Read More
Harvard Refutes Report That Admissions Office Has Conducted Targeted Outreach to Jewish Day Schools
Rabbi Jason B. Rubenstein ’04, executive director of Harvard Hillel, said in a statement that Hillel has been “publicly raising the alarm” about the decline ... Read More
A community-sized Seder plate
Harvard Hillel is celebrating Passover this spring in a big way, with a 9-foot Seder Plate standing in Science Center Plaza. The sculpture, created by ... Read More
Jewish Groups Say Harvard Was Not Indifferent to Antisemitism, Push Back on Justice Department Suit
“While there is much more to be done, the only plausible characterization of Harvard’s current leadership is as principled and effective in confronting and removing ... Read More
Hillel Debuts ‘People’s Plate’ Installation Highlighting Jewish Experiences at Harvard
The Plate — a 9-foot Seder plate made of painted styrofoam — was created by local Jewish artist Michael Mittelman in collaboration with Harvard Hillel. ... Read More
Harvard students, faculty brace for another legal fight with Trump’s DOJ over antisemitism allegations: ‘We carry on’
Harvard Hillel, a Jewish campus group, expressed support for Jewish students while also highlighting changes made by the university. “We hope that the Department of ... Read More
Trump administration opens two new investigations into Harvard
Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, executive director of Harvard Hillel, said he hopes the Department of Justice “will zealously protect the rights of Jewish students and of ... Read More
Trump’s Contested Campus Antisemitism Fight Is Accelerating Again
The executive director of Harvard Hillel, Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, offered a careful assessment of the government’s lawsuit against the university. “We hope that the Department ... Read More
Trump Administration Sues Harvard Over Accusations of Antisemitism
Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, director of Harvard Hillel, said in a statement that he hoped the Department of Justice would “zealously protect the rights of Jewish ... Read More
Report on declining Jewish enrollment at Harvard raises alarm and sparks debate
Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, director of Harvard Hillel, told JI that the study provides a “vitally important” opportunity to better understand why Harvard’s Jewish population is ... Read More