hOn Thursday March 14th the Culinary program at WCC held a model sedar led by Rabbi Frank Tamburello of the Westchester Community of Humanistic Judaism.

One Neshamot mini grant is funding the appearance of the Bible Players at Sarah Lawrence College on February 24th at 7:00 PM in the Black Squirrel.

If you want to join us for our summer Birthright trip, contact Ethan at ethan@hillelsofwestchester.org

Throughout the week of Chanukah, celebrations took place at Sarah Lawrence, Purchase College, Manhattanville, Pace - Pleasantville and Westchester Community College. Students made their own latkes, hosted DJs, sang songs and danced to Israeli music. It was truly a multi-community celebration filled with great memories. 

On Sunday November 4th, Hillel students and staff visited the Hebrew Home for the Aged in New Rochelle, NY. Residents told stories about their interests and Hillel students reciprocated by explaining what Hillel was and what Jewish student life is like in Westchester. HOW board member Mila Levine works at the Home and helped organize the event.

Thanks to a grant from UJA Federation of New York, Hillel at Purchase College now has it's own kosher kitchen. The end result was very much a collaboration between Hillel, Home Depot, and the college Facilities Management professionals. The kitchen will provide many opportunities for students to explore their culture through food. A latke contest is planned for Chanukah as well as a cookbook with recipes from families.

Hillels of Westchester is running its own Taglit-Birthright bus. Students from Westchester colleges as well as students who live in Westchester are coming together for this once in a life-time experience.Any questions should be directed to our Program Director Catherine Schwartz at catherine@hillelsofwestchester.org

Eleven students from Sarah Lawrence College returned to New Orleans to assist in the continuing effort to rebuild New Orleans neighborhoods after the extraordinary damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. 

Fifteen Hillels of Westchester students representing our four campuses volunteered for the UJA Federation of new York Super Sunday phone-a-thon on Sunday, January 29, 2012. After three hours of calling donors, students returned to the Hillel lounge at Purchase College for a leadership training program run by Program and Engagement Associates Catherine Schwartz and Abi Winter.

Ruth Kleinman, beloved program and co-director at Hillels of Westchester is taking on a new professional role as Development Associate at Rodeph Sholom, the long established Upper West Side synagogue. Starting January 3, 2012, Ruth will handle a diverse range of responsibilities to support the cultivation of member gift giving including planning and implementing annual appeals as well as individual solicitations. She will also assist in cultivation events, and other a

Klezmanukkah, the annual Hillel Chanukkah dance party will be held on Monday December 5th in the Music Building (ground level Room 0078) at Purchase College. This is because real Chanukkah comes after the semester is over. Come join us for live music featuring the Purchase Klezmer and World Music Ensemble at 8:00 PM. Their performance this year features several songs sung in Yiddish. At 8:45, Cantor Uri Aqua will lead and teach Israeli dancing. Come enjoy a great time and have the first latkes of the season.

Announcing an international, paid internship focusing on the fields of diplomacy, policy, intergroup relations, human rights, and non-profit management.

On Saturday November 12th, Hillels of Westchester students helped greet and register over 400 community guests for Westchester Jewish Council's 2nd annual Evening of Jewish Learning. It was the second Jewish community-wide event this Fall that Hillels of Westchester supported, the first being the JCC- Mid Westchester's "Day of Chesed." This is another example of how we try to give back to the community that supports us.

As part of our on-going tzedek (social justice) activities, students from Purchase College, Sarah Lawrence College, and Manhattanville College will bring food and clothing to New York area homeless shelters. Purchase College students will make their van run Tuesday November 8th, Sarah Lawrence College students will do theirs on Sunday November 13th and Manhattanville on Tuesday November 15th.

The Jewish Student Association at Manhattanville College, as one of its community service projects has formed a team for the October 16th "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" event. More than just a walk, the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event describes the progress we're making together to save lives by helping people get well, stay well, find cure and fight back.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The tent movement is spreading.

In Israel, tent cities are popping up throughout the country as part of a broad social protest against high housing prices in the Jewish state.

In America, Hillel just announced it is planning to set up tents at 20 campuses across the country this fall as places for respectful dialogue about Israel and Middle East issues.

This is where I am right now: I’m at a desk in an office doing a job I love (despite the fact that the phones are ringing off the hook today, but that’s what happens when you run a free legal clinic), putting to use all of the Jewish values—torah, avodah, g’milut chasidim—that I impressed upon myself when I was in Hillel.