More Than Just An Internship
With guest blogger, Gila Samouha: “Excuse me… Do you know where this goes?” I doubtfully asked a hospital employee in my broken Hebrew, holding up a bag of blood. That was the beginning of a very fulfilling summer… As college students begin to get into the groove of the next milestone in their lives, desperately […]
OU-JLIC SoHo Rooftop Event
On Wednesday night June 27th, nearly 100 people joined OU-JLIC for our SoHo Rooftop event. The night included great company, buffet dinner, scotch and bourbon! A short program by Rabbi Steven Weil, Rabbi Shalom Axelrod and Rabbi Pinny Rosenthal stressed the critical need for OU-JLIC on campus. The event raised $100,000 that will go towards […]
What to do when your Rabbi is stuck in the Bahamas?
When, Rabbi Joe Wolfson and Corinne Shmuel exited the United States over spring break to visit the Bahamas and renew their U.S. visas, they expected to be back in time to help their college community prepare for Passover. What was meant to be just a quick to the British Commonwealth, took a twist when the […]
OU-JLIC Most “Swiped” Program at UCLA
As a Jewish college student, two of the more difficult things to find on campus are often Kosher food and Torah classes. Not anymore at UCLA. This past semester, OU-JLIC student president and staff writer for UCLA’s Jewish student magazine Ha’Am, Joey Levin, found a simple solution: Introducing Jew-Swipes. Jew-Swipes is a feature on Ha’Am’s […]
RIETS Hosts Campus Rabbis Conference
OU-JLIC Educators Convene at YU for Day of Inspiration and Learning Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) welcomed back graduates who are serving as OU-JLIC (Orthodox Union Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus) educators to the Wilf Campus for a daylong conference on December 21. OU-JLIC representatives gathered with RIETS faculty and staff to share […]
Finding my family on campus as an international student
With guest blogger, Yakira Shepherd: I am a 19 year old South African from Johannesburg. When I decided to come to IDC Herzliya I knew that I would be inundated with hundreds of different cultures as it is an international school. At the same time I was anxious that despite being in Israel, maintaining my […]
Alumni Spotlight – Leead Staller
Interview by Hani Lowenstein, Associate Director of Community Projects, OU-JLIC: Leead Staller (PENN ‘17) grew up in Connecticut and New Jersey. He attended TABC high school and spent two years learning at Yeshivat Har Etzion in the Gush. Leead was an active member of the Orthodox community at PENN. He served as the Co-Chair of OCP, […]