An Exceptional Week of Torah Learning for OU JLIC Women College Students in Jerusalem
During the week of January 2-5, 2017 students from numerous OU-JLIC campuses gathered together in Jerusalem at Beit Knesset Yakar to spend a week immersed in Torah learning at the annual OU-JLIC Women’s Winter Midrasha program. The program was structured by Rabbi Robby Charnoff, OU-JLIC Co-Director and Torah Educator at Queens College, to offer a […]
Rabbi Kaplan: My optimal rabbi
There are times when simple words are not good enough or sharp enough to get across a message. How can you thank a person that has given so much of himself, not only to a community, but especially to you? It is hard to even begin to classify the relationship that I have with Rabbi […]
Bringing Campus Rabbis Together
OU-JLIC Rabbis Gather for Day of Inspiration and Learning at RIETS Conference On December 23, Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) hosted a conference for participants in the Orthodox Union Heshe and Harriet Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC) who serves as rabbis on college campuses across North America. The event, held on YU’s Wilf Campus, […]
OU-JLIC Fellowship with YU Rabbinical & Graduate Students Renewed for Third Year
The Seif Orthodox Union Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC) program has announced the renewal of the OU-JLIC/Yeshiva University Fellowship for the academic year of 2016-17. It will be the third year of the Fellowship, which is accredited as a formal internship within Yeshiva University’s Rabbinical School, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary’s (RIETS) Fourth Year Internship […]
A Torah-Infused Winter Break: The OU-JLIC Winter Midrasha Program in Jerusalem
Shoshana Javitt, a junior at University of Maryland’s school of engineering, wanted to infuse her winter break with Torah learning. She heard about the Orthodox Union’s JLIC Winter Midrasha program in Jerusalem from her midrasha, Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim (MMY). The program sounded like a great opportunity for her to be immersed in Torah, recharge her commitment […]
In Midst of Violence in Israel Binghamton University Students Gather to Mourn Deaths
Campus groups show solidarity with lives lost in Middle East conflict Article by: Michelle Kraidman (BU Pipe Dream) Tamar Ashdot-Bari/Pipe Dream Photographer With Israeli flags draped across their backs, Binghamton University students showed their support for Israel with a vigil honoring those killed in the violence this past month. The vigil was organized by BU […]
OU-JLIC at Rutgers & Rutgers Hillel Sponsor Jewish Genetic Awareness and Screening Event
On October 14, the OU Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus at Rutgers and Rutgers Hillel held a “Jewish Genetic Awareness and Screening Event.” A packed crowd of over 80 students learned about Jewish genetic diseases, the role of genetic screening and the Jewish perspective on testing and intervention. Sara Frieberg, Co-Director of OU-JLIC at Rutgers, […]