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Interview by Hani Lowenstein, Associate Director of Community Projects, OU-JLIC: Dr. Brian Rosen is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Tel Aviv University and is the founder of the department’s Energy Materials Laboratory. Last year, Brian was named by the Calcalist and the The Marker as one of Israel’s 40-under-40. […]

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 am going to a college where I don’t know anyone and I would really like to have an observant Jewish roommate. How do I find a roommate […]

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. Ben graduated from Brandeis University in 2017 and currently works for Navigant Consulting as an anti-money laundering consultant. What was your reaction to learning you won […]

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, at times, be surprised to realize that their new academic calendar is not designed to consider Shabbat and significant Jewish holidays. Accustomed to the comfortable accommodations […]

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 and enter the workforce reflecting a unique and rich university experience. Yet beyond the coursework, please appreciate that your time in college has offered so much […]

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 at NYU. HL: What sparked your interest in helping the homeless community and how did your experiences lead to the creation of Knock Knock Give a Sock? AL: One cold […]

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 time as the board of this powerful organization. Unique because all 350 members contribute the exact same amount, just $5, each month. Unique because its carefully vetted recipients […]