Setting Yourself Up For Spiritual Success in College
This advice was submitted by Rabbi Josh and Margot Botwinick, OU-JLIC Educators at IDC Herzliya. How do I set myself up for Jewish growth and spirituality in college, and not get distracted by classes, work, social media, and life? Step 1: Keep Judaism at your fingertips Someone recently asked me what accessories he should buy […]
Student Spotlight – Avi Kassuto
My name is Avi Kassuto and I made aliyah from Johannesburg, South Africa after finishing High school at Yeshiva College. I graduated from IDC-Herzliya this past year after studying Business Administration and Economics. Baruch Hashem, I am not alone here and have extended family (Savta, uncle, aunts and lots of cousins) in Israel and now […]
Where to draw the line?
This advice was submitted by Rabbi Tzvi and Tali Wohlgelernter, OU-JLIC Educators at Rutgers University. Setting Boundaries at College from the Outset The college campus is a place where a student is given an unprecedented amount of freedom. This is a novel experience for a student who has spent the last 12 years in a […]
Anti-Semitism on Campus
Jewish Action recently spoke with National Director of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC) Rabbi Ilan Haber about the rise of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on college campuses. Jewish Action: Is the perception that anti-Semitism/anti-Zionism is growing on the American college campus accurate? Rabbi Ilan Haber: Anti-Semitism is certainly growing in American society in general. The campus is, in some ways, […]
Bigger is better?
This question was submitted by Rabbi Shlomo Schachter and Ahava Zarembski- Schachter, OU-JLIC Educators at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. When looking at Jewish life on a campus, bigger is better right? The conventional wisdom is that a school with more Jews is obviously better for Jewish life. This is especially true within the Orthodox […]
Student Spotlight – Adin Feder
Interview by Hani Lowenstein, Associate Director of Community Projects, OU-JLIC: Adin Feder, a rising sophomore at Yale University, is an active member in the community at the Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale and has a weekly chevruta with OU-JLIC educator, Rav Alex Ozar. Adin was born and raised in Sharon, MA and attended high […]
SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT – Dov and Jeanne Haselkorn
Interview by Hani Lowenstein, Associate Director of Community Projects, OU-JLIC: Dov and Jeanne Haselkorn, both graduates of Princeton University, live in Merion Station, PA. Dov grew up in Newton Centre, MA and Jeanne was raised in Bryn Mawr, PA, just a short distance from where they currently reside. Dov has spent his entire career as a consultant with Oliver Wyman and […]