An Early Hanukkah at Hillel

By /

Even though students would be on break during Hanukkah, we couldn’t resist transforming our last campus Shabbat programs of the semester into one huge Hanukkah party!

We brought the sights, sounds and – most important – tastes of Hanukkah to Hillel early with latkes, jelly donuts, menorah making and dreidel scratchers, and the students had an absolute blast. Hanukkah is such a joyous holiday all about spreading light onto others,, and this was the best way to put a cap on a fun-filled semester.

Hillel also participated in the holiday display at USD with a large poster explaining Hanukkah, dreidels, gelt and a Chanukiah-all of which was displayed publicly throughout all of December.

Other Stories From Hillel

Torah: The Ultimate Social Justice Guide

February 10, 2022

The Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF) is a hallmark program of Hillel of San Diego. JLF brings together 10-15 people each week for 10 weeks to explore big issues through Jewish text. It’s a simple model with major impact. In the pandemic, many students felt like JLF was their lifeline. It allowed them to find deep and personal connections to other Jewish students in a time when their world was in chaos.

Hillel = Jewish Continuity

December 23, 2021

Blake grew up in a small town in Colorado. He and his family were the only Jews. They had to drive an hour to go […]

Hillel is Home.

December 22, 2021

Meet Eitan. Eitan is a senior at SDSU, majoring in Sports Marketing. As a San Diego local, Eitan’s Jewish community was a big part of how he was raised. His father is Israeli and he and his brother grew up speaking Hebrew.

Scroll to Top