Shavua Tov! Over the next four days, we will conclude our 2024 Presidents’ Challenge by sharing five Hillel student stories. Each student’s life has been changed, and their leadership skills have been nurtured because of the generosity of Hillel of San Diego parents, alumni, and community members- people like you!

As a long time incredibly generous supporter, we wanted to share with you our Presidents’ Challenge so you can see how your investment in Hillel leadership makes a difference. Thank you for your continued generosity as we support Jewish students at such a critical time.

Because you are an incredibly generous supporter of Hillel of San Diego, we wanted to share with you our Presidents’ Challenge communications, so you can see how your investment in Hillel leadership makes a difference. Thank you for your continued generosity. We are proud to partner with you in supporting Jewish students at such a critical time.

Letter from the Executive Director Karen Parry

A Message from Emily Jennewein

A Message from Wayne Harris

The Presidents’ Challenge starts TODAY!

Yesterday, we launched our Jewish Networking Hub, which links current Hillel students with Jewish alumni looking to mentor and support the careers of our future leaders.

Now, more than ever, it is critical to prioritize safety and security because that investment matters. It makes a difference, just like it did last Thursday.

A new campaign to “Drop Hillel” has been launched with the goal of kicking Hillel off college campuses. According to the Jerusalem Post, The group is linked to National SJP and “calls itself a ‘Jewish-led campaign… advocating for divestment from Hillel’ that wishes to ‘weaken Hillel’s grip on Jewish campus life’.”

Yesterday was October 7th-

Yesterday Hillel of San Diego supported on-campus vigils and education programs at each of our four campuses- SDSU, UCSD, CSUSM, and USD. We then paid for buses to take students to the incredible Community Vigil at the JCC.

This past weekend, I was in Washington D.C. at the Hillel/AJC University Presidents Summit on Campus Antisemitism. The Summit brought together Hillel Executive Directors, AJC Regional Directors (including San Diego’s Sara Brown) and 150 University leaders including UCSD’s Chancellor Khosla and Vice Chancellor Petitt, to address antisemitism productively and focus on what institutions can do to create positive change.