There are many questions Jewish students and parents should ask when considering colleges. Recently, Dr. Yvette Alt Miller, shared her top 13 on Aish.com. Her questions definitely offer food for thought, but don’t stop there. Use OU-JLIC’s student checklist to expand on many of Dr. Miller’s questions and discover additional questions. You can find the checklist

OU-JLIC students form lasting relationships with OU-JLIC educators who serve as students religious mentors years after students leave college. During the four years I attended Brooklyn College, I formed lifelong friendships and learned an extraordinary amount.  Brooklyn College has a beautiful campus, and a beautiful Hillel building, which is where the Orthodox Club (“OC”) and

From the East Coast to the West Coast, OU-JLIC Campuses offer an impressive assortment of Torah learning options for students. PENN: SNL CHAVRUTA PROGRAM SNL, a staple every week at Penn, is one of the most important programs within the Hillel building and community. The fact that 100 students take a break from their Sunday

COLLEGE STUDENTS STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTION TO ISRAEL THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN ISRAEL GROUPS ON CAMPUS, INTERNSHIPS AT ISRAELI COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND OU-JLIC SUMMER PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL. Sitting in my friend’s dorm room at Brandeis University, I begin to look around the room. Everywhere I look there are pictures of Israel: an Israeli flag, beautiful flowers

Each year hundreds of college students turn to OU-JLIC Torah Educators for answers to halachic questions.   A YOM TOV COOKING CONUNDRUM Question: I want to cook fresh food on yom tov for the yom tov meals in my dormitory kitchen as my family does at home. University housing, however, prohibits us from leaving our

Commuting to college is an attractive option for many students who, with the help of OU-JLIC, can still feel like members of a young student community. Would you rather live on campus or get your own car? That’s the dilemma that many students face each year when deciding whether to commute to college or not.

STUDENTS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ADVICE ON NAVIGATING THE COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT AS AN ORTHODOX JEW. SURVIVING OR THRIVING? Even though I still live at home, life in college feels like it is worlds away from my experience as a student in an Orthodox private high school. In my academic studies, I am constantly confronted with