Something Is Growing in the Negev
Nobody required students to show up on Tuesday night to learn halacha. Nobody made them host Torah discussions in their apartments. Nobody asked them to board a plane to Romania on Shavuot. They just did. That’s the thing about Torah learning at JLIC BGU. Rabbi Idan and Prielle Rakovsky didn’t build a mandatory program. They […]
Thanksgiving in Be’er Sheva: A Community Finding Home
Rabbi Idan and Prielle Rakovsky gathered their JLIC community at Ben-Gurion University last week for a Thanksgiving dinner. Twenty-five students joined them for turkey, pie, American trivia, and a sweet-pie contest that got pretty competitive. Thanksgiving might be an American holiday, but the message of gratitude translates everywhere. When students from Israel, the US, Canada, […]
When Academics Met Ancient Light: BGU’s Innovative Chanukah Celebration
On the seventh night of Chanukah the JLIC at Ben-Gurion University was ablaze with unique brilliance as Rabbi Idan and Prielle Rakovsky, transformed an ordinary evening into an extraordinary celebration of light and learning. The night began with the warm glow of Chanukah candles as 40 students gathered together for the traditional lighting ceremony, setting […]