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Midterms Survival Kit Party

February 20, 2020

Midterms have taken over SDSU students’ lives and Hillel is here to help! We hosted a midterms survival kit party with a few adorable puppies […]

Bowling For Birthright

February 19, 2020

We have had such an incredible Birthright recruitment season this year with a full bus of students from SDSU and Cal State San Marcos enrolled […]

First Year Students Find a Home with Hillel

February 18, 2020

The first year of college can be a challenging time of transition as students look for a place to belong. New students at UC San Diego and SDSU have help from Hillel to help make this transition easier. 

Save a Child’s Heart Fundraiser

February 15, 2020

One of our favorite traditions every year is to raise $$$ for Save a Child’s Heart.

Getting Hands-On with Tu B’Shevat

February 15, 2020

University of San Diego students planted a palm tree on campus to commemorate Tu B’Shevat – the Jewish new year for the trees – outside […]

No-Recipe Cookies with FYSH

February 15, 2020

FYSH (First Year Students of Hillel)  celebrated Valentine’s Day by making cookies with no recipe. Yes, you heard us, NO RECIPE 🙂 This event was […]

Students Dive into Jewish Learning

February 14, 2020

Students at each of our four campuses have the opportunity to take part in the Jewish Learning Fellowship program, which is a 10-week conversational seminar for students to dive into Judaism and understand the religion in their own way.

Succulents and Sweets

February 12, 2020

FYSH (First Year Students of Hillel) celebrated Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish new year for the trees, with a variety of fruit and chocolate.  Participants made […]

Semitic Soiree – A Celebration of the Semitic Language Family

February 12, 2020

Last month, UC San Diego’s Tritons For Israel held their annual cultural celebration, Semitic Soirée – a linguistic exhibition of the Semitic language family that celebrates the cultures, alphabets, and similarities between these groups.

UCSD Students Create “Torah Queeries” Learning Group

February 12, 2020

As a new member of the LGBT Resource Center’s Affiliates Program, UC San Diego Hillel students meet once a week in the LGBT Resource Center for a program called “Torah Queeries.”

L’Dough V’Dough: An Encounter With Holocaust Survivors

February 8, 2020

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, SDSU Hillel partnered with the Jewish Federation of San Diego County to host six local Holocaust survivors for a unique intergenerational encounter with Jewish college students to bake challah together and share stories.

Hummus with Hussein Aboubakr: Israel Through Different Perspectives

February 7, 2020

Egyptian writer and educator Hussein Aboubakr joined Hillel at University of San Diego recently to discuss antisemitism with students. “Everyone’s voice should be included in […]

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