Yom Kippur with IDC
Yom Kippur in the IDC parking lot was incredible. A shocking TWO HUNDRED students and lone soldiers came out for Kol Nidrei. We quickly ran out of chairs and machzorim, but the atmosphere was strong and positive, and everyone was happy to be there. To end off Yom Kippur, we were joined by an additional hundred […]
Backyard OU-JLIC Wedding
Annette, L.A, and Aaron, NJ, started dating during their freshman/senior years (respectively) at Cornell University. After Aaron graduated and moved to Pittsburgh to pursue a PhD at Carnegie Mellon, they continued dating long distance. Annette and Aaron were planning to have their wedding at a large hall in NJ this summer, but had to cancel […]
Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36
Congratulations to Rabbi Joe Wolfson and Corinne Shmuel (OU-JLIC at NYU) on being named to the New York Jewish Week’s 2020 36 Under 36, for their COVID-19 efforts. Rabbi Joe and Corinne have always been bastions of chessed for the NY community and have really upped their game during this crises, and the recognition is […]
Summer Leadership Seminar
Student Spotlight: Gidon Kadry
“I look at responding to these calls as no less of a way of saving a life than when I am a first responder on an emergency medical call.” Gidon Kadry, a member of the OU-JLIC Mizrachi Bar-Ilan/Givat Shmuel community, spearheads the Givat Shmuel division of a national humanitarian aid project for United Hatzalah in […]
Origin Story: Virtual Beit Midrash
Locked in but not locked out of the Beis! This June, OU-JLIC is hosting an incredible Virtual Beit Midrash program for college students, including shiurim, chevrutot, social activities, mishmar and more! Learn more here. This is an interview with the genius behind OU-JLIC’s new Virtual Beit Midrash, Rabbi Jonathan Shulman. Rabbi Shulman was an OU-JLIC […]
Study Break on The Go
The semesterly #OUJLICstudybreak has been a favorite tradition on many campuses, including OU-JLIC at Columbia/Barnard and OU-JLIC at Rutgers. During finals week, the Educators deliver snack bags with juice boxes, gushers and other snacks to energize and uplift students all around campuses – in dorms, libraries, cafes and wherever they may be. Even though students […]