Jewish Roommates?

This question was submitted by Rabbi Elie and Miriam Schwartz, incoming educators at the University of Pennsylvania (previously educators at the University of Maryland). I’m very nervous because I...

Winner, Winner, BBQ Dinner!

OU-JLIC caught up with Alumni Appreciation Month (May) 2019 grand prize winner, Benjamin Margolin, who won $500 worth of meats several co-branded grill aprons, courtesy of Abeles & Heymann....

Missing work and exams for Jewish holidays?

Contributed by Rabbi Aryeh and Sharona Kaplan, OU-JLIC UCLA What is the college’s policy regarding work and exams missed due to Jewish holiday observance?   Yeshiva High School graduates can,...

Dear Graduate…

Dear Graduate, Mazal Tov on reaching this incredible milestone!  You’re graduating with an education from a premier university.  You’ve achieved honors in your classes, been conferred a prestigious degree...

Alumni Spotlight – Adina Lichtman

Interview by Hani Lowenstein, Associate Director of Community Projects, OU-JLIC: Adina Lichtman, originally from West Orange, New Jersey, founded the non-profit organization Knock Knock, Give a Sock during her sophomore year...

Just5Club

Just 5 is a unique charitable platform designed to make the mitzvah of giving tzedakah more efficient and effective. Unique because it is managed by 12 college students who volunteer their...

WHAT REALLY MATTERS

Interview by Hani Lowenstein, Associate Director of Community Projects, OU-JLIC: Moshe (Morris) Smith serves as the Chairman of the OU-JLIC Commission. Moshe succeeded Peter Lynch as the head of the Magellan fund at Fidelity Investments, at...