Alongside a rigorous academic schedule, students serve as the driving force behind many aspects of Orthodox life on campus. Student leaders from three different universities discuss the integral role Orthodox student groups play in facilitating Orthodox life on campus. Eitan Meisels; Columbia University ‘20; Yavneh President: Yavneh boasts 300+ members, most of whom consistently attend our religious,

A Penn alumnus, gives advice to high school students on how to best transition from a gap year in Israel to life in college. The feeling was all too familiar; it started as an anxious pit at the bottom of my stomach and slowly spread. We had all eaten Shabbat lunch together in the Hillel’s

An adapted version of Yakira Cohen’s Times of Israel blog post. A self-described foodie, explains the types of Shabbt Meals you can find on college campuses. A few hours before my second Shabbat of college, a stranger added me along with ten or so other people I did not know to a Facebook group titled

What has united 400 people over 4 continents? The 929:Tanakh B’yachad WhatsApp group organized by Rabbi Joe Wolfson, OU-JLIC Educator at NYU. 929: Tanakh B’yachad, started by Rabbi Benny Lau in 2014, was created with the goal of Israelis across the religous spectrum learning one perek of Tanakh every Sunday-Thursday. This summer, the first cycle of Tanakh

Motzei Shabbat, as soon as news hit of the tragic Tree of Life attack, OU-JLIC, Shalhevet, the Orthodox student club at NYU, and the Bronfman Center sent a mission of students to the Squirrel Hill community to offer support and solidarity. OU-JLIC at NYU Torah Educator, Rabbi Joe Wolfson coordinated rides for the students and solicitation of funding to

(October 24, 2018 / JNS) My time at NYU did not affect my decision to make Aliyah; I was rock solid on that decision before I began orientation. However, my decision to make Aliyah did affect my time at NYU. Though I moved to Israel after completing my university degree, my motivation to move was strengthened through my

The prevailing wisdom is that junior year of high school is the toughest. However, Ross Mankuta, director of college counseling and academic planning at Milken Community Schools, disagrees. “We’re firm believers that senior year is the hardest year,” he told the Journal. “They are taking their hardest curriculum in high school while simultaneously applying to college.”