Dear Graduate…
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 […]
Alumni Spotlight – Adina Lichtman
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 […]
Just5Club
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 […]
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
Interview by Hani Lowenstein, Associate Director of Community Projects, OU-JLIC: Moshe (Morris) Smith serves as the Chairman of the OU-JLIC Commission. Moshe succeeded Peter Lynch as the head of the Magellan fund at Fidelity Investments, at the time the world’s largest equity fund. After two years of great success, Mr. Smith announced he was leaving Fidelity and told the New York Times there […]
Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Come to OU-JLIC Minyan in the Morning
1. Free, delicious breakfast Bagels, coffee, eggs, and more! The most important meal of the day becomes so much greater after a refreshing dose of davening in the morning! 2. Meet new people Looking to meet other Jewish Bruins and make new friends? There is no better place to do that than the OU-JLIC morning […]
Jewish Life on Campus: An Informed Choice is the Best Choice
On Wednesday evening, December 26th, TABC and Ma’ayanot hosted their annual Jewish Life on Campus joint program. The evening featured over 27 college students from such varied universities as Cornell, SUNY at Binghamton, Cooper Union, New York University, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, Princeton, Brandeis, Yale, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, Rutgers, Queens, UMass at […]
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT – Jeremy Tibbetts
Interview by Hani Lowenstein, Associate Director of Community Projects, OU-JLIC: Jeremy Tibbetts grew up in the Boston area, attending South Area Solomon Schechter Day School, Gann Academy, and Newton North High School. He spent his gap year at Hebrew University and Yeshivat Ma’ale Gilboa. Even before he was registered for college courses he was a board member of […]