OU-JLIC In Your Community
As a result of COVID, and the shift of many universities to online class models, an increasing number of students are living at home in large Orthodox population centers such as Teaneck or the Five Towns, instead of on-campus. For many of these students there are limited local options for them to study Torah, build […]
OU-JLIC’s Memorial for Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l
Over the past week or so, OU-JLIC has been honoring Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l in different ways. At NYU, Rabbi Joe Wolfson and Corinne Shmuel ran an evening of memories and reflections for Rabbi Sacks zt”l who had a profound impact on their community. Nearly 200 students and alumni attended. The evening was emotional […]
Bruins in Israel Learning Program
While Rabbi Aryeh and Sharona Kaplan (OU-JLIC at UCLA) have been creating programing for students from different universities who find themselves in LA, this week was the first program for LA students who are zooming from Israel! Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan launched the Bruins in Israel Learning program, bringing together students who are now at Hebrew […]
Glow in the Dark Shabbat at Cornell
This semester Rabbi Daniel and Sarah Kasdan (OU-JLIC Campus Directors at Cornell University) are looking for new ways to connect to their students! One way is that they are giving out “themed” shabbat bags for students hosting their own meals. This week was “glow in the dark” shabbat in honor of the time change and […]
OU-JLIC at IDC Semester Off To a Great Start!
A great video showing the excitement of the OU-JLIC IDC Herzliya Community can be found here https://youtu.be/0c0YDLV82sk
OU-JLIC On The Go: Near and Far
OU-JLIC has been looking for safe and meaningful ways to connect with our students who we may not easily be able to see in person these days! Rabbi Reuven and Shira Boshnack (OU-JLIC at Brooklyn) began delivering mini kugels to their students and alumni all over the NYC area! Rabbi Shlomo and Ruchie Brukrier (OU-JLIC […]
OU-JLIC at IDC Goes Local to Support Each Other
In Israel, students are just as much students as they are young professionals. In particular in todays economy, the students very often work part time in order to be able to support themselves. We’ve been heavily encouraging student run businesses so we can all support each other. Yapha Rosen from Maryland, launched “Yaphas Challahs”, Yehuda […]