“Dos pintele yid, ‘that little point of a Jew,’ refers to that spark of Jewishness in each of us that we can’t quite manage to ignore, no matter how hard we may try,” writes Sarah Hurwitz.

Dos pintele yid has been on our minds at Hillel every day, especially now. Our organization has radically expanded after October 7th. This is not a crisis. This is the new normal, and what it means to be Jewish on campus has also changed.

We’re very busy. It’s a phrase I keep saying when people ask what’s going on. How do I answer that question concisely? Do I say […]

Let’s talk about some wins. It can sometimes feel like we’re getting beaten down left and right so it is important to also see some light […]

There is a really beautiful message, “While it’s important to act properly between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, it’s perhaps more important to act properly between […]

As our partners in Sha’ar HaNegev are facing a volatile situation, our students at UC San Diego are also facing anti-Israel rhetoric and antisemitism during […]

On April 14th in partnership with the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, Hillel of San Diego hosted L’Dough V’Dough. This program brought together nearly a hundred […]