Glow in the Dark Shabbat at Cornell
This semester Rabbi Daniel and Sarah Kasdan (OU-JLIC Campus Directors at Cornell University) are looking for new ways to connect to their students! One way is that they are giving out “themed” shabbat bags for students hosting their own meals. This week was “glow in the dark” shabbat in honor of the time change and […]
OU-JLIC at IDC Semester Off To a Great Start!
A great video showing the excitement of the OU-JLIC IDC Herzliya Community can be found here https://youtu.be/0c0YDLV82sk
OU-JLIC On The Go: Near and Far
OU-JLIC has been looking for safe and meaningful ways to connect with our students who we may not easily be able to see in person these days! Rabbi Reuven and Shira Boshnack (OU-JLIC at Brooklyn) began delivering mini kugels to their students and alumni all over the NYC area! Rabbi Shlomo and Ruchie Brukrier (OU-JLIC […]
Virtual Simchat Torah Senior Celebration with OU-JLIC at NYU
Simchat Torah is traditionally a moment in the community calendar when we honor members of the outgoing class for what they have contributed in their time until now at NYU. This wasn’t possible in the normal way this year as much of our student body is scattered across the country. And so instead we asked […]
Brandeis Sukkah Graffiti Project
Sukkot on campus this year will look a bit different than in previous ones. OU-JLIC at Brandeis gave their students an opportunity to express themselves in this hard and stressful time in a fun and creative way! Rabbi Arye and Avi Greenberg, OU-JLIC Directors at Brandeis invited their students to come to their backyard in […]
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 […]
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 […]