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Exploring Pathways to Higher Education in Israel:...

The Tzemach David Educational Foundation, in partnership with JLIC, The Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and World Mizrachi, orchestrated an impactful trip for guidance counselors from distinguished high schools across...

2020 Virtual Campus Meetings

Are you taking classes at one of these campuses this fall, make sure to mark your calendar! Meet your OU-JLIC educators, learn about Jewish life on (and off) campus...

A support system for college in Israel

This advice was submitted by Rabbi Yehuda and Chagit Peles, OU-JLIC Mizrachi Educators at Bar-Ilan University. I am considering attending college in Israel after I complete my gap year...

How to handle blind roommate assignments

This advice was submitted by Rabbi Alex Ozar and Lauren Steinberg, OU-JLIC Educators at Yale University. How do I handle blind roommate assignments when my roommate might therefore not...

Where to draw the line?

This advice was submitted by Rabbi Tzvi and Tali Wohlgelernter, OU-JLIC Educators at Rutgers University. Setting Boundaries at College from the Outset The college campus is a place where...

Anti-Semitism on Campus

Jewish Action recently spoke with National Director of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC) Rabbi Ilan Haber about the rise of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on college campuses. Jewish Action: Is the...

Bigger is better?

This question was submitted by Rabbi Shlomo Schachter and Ahava Zarembski- Schachter, OU-JLIC Educators at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. When looking at Jewish life on a campus, bigger...

Jewish Roommates?

This question was submitted by Rabbi Elie and Miriam Schwartz, incoming educators at the University of Pennsylvania (previously educators at the University of Maryland). I’m very nervous because I...

Missing work and exams for Jewish holidays?

Contributed by Rabbi Aryeh and Sharona Kaplan, OU-JLIC UCLA What is the college’s policy regarding work and exams missed due to Jewish holiday observance?   Yeshiva High School graduates can,...

Jewish Life on Campus: An Informed...

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...

13 Questions Every Jewish Student Should Ask...

There are many questions Jewish students and parents should ask when considering colleges. Recently, Dr. Yvette Alt Miller, shared her top 13 on Aish.com. Her questions definitely offer food for...

Torah Learning On Campus

From the East Coast to the West Coast, OU-JLIC Campuses offer an impressive assortment of Torah learning options for students. PENN: SNL CHAVRUTA PROGRAM SNL, a staple every week...

With An Eye On Zion

COLLEGE STUDENTS STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTION TO ISRAEL THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN ISRAEL GROUPS ON CAMPUS, INTERNSHIPS AT ISRAELI COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND OU-JLIC SUMMER PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL. Sitting in my...

Halachic Q & A on Campus

Each year hundreds of college students turn to OU-JLIC Torah Educators for answers to halachic questions.   A YOM TOV COOKING CONUNDRUM Question: I want to cook fresh food...

Commuter Community

Commuting to college is an attractive option for many students who, with the help of OU-JLIC, can still feel like members of a young student community. Would you rather...

Challenges

STUDENTS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ADVICE ON NAVIGATING THE COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT AS AN ORTHODOX JEW. SURVIVING OR THRIVING? Even though I still live at home, life in college feels...

From Consumer to Producer: Student Leadership on...

Alongside a rigorous academic schedule, students serve as the driving force behind many aspects of Orthodox life on campus. Student leaders from three different universities discuss the integral role...

Noodles and Poodles and Drama (OH MY)!

An adapted version of Yakira Cohen’s Times of Israel blog post. A self-described foodie, explains the types of Shabbt Meals you can find on college campuses. A few hours...

Surviving the College Application Process

The prevailing wisdom is that junior year of high school is the toughest. However, Ross Mankuta, director of college counseling and academic planning at Milken Community Schools, disagrees. “We’re firm...

Know What’s Important

Doing this self-assessment will assist you in quickly eliminating schools that don't match your standards and help determine which colleges still under consideration best fit your ideals.