Welcomed back new and old friends with the semester’s first event, Welcome Back Shabbat! Event included Shabbat Blessings to begin the semester, sandwiches, and lots of smiles. Wishing everyone a successful and fun semester!
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White Elephant Gift Exchange
Switched things up a bit this year and did our annual gift exchange white elephant style! There was definitely a bit of rivalry in the room, but everyone went home with something they like! Participants also painted wooden dreidels in honor of Hanukkah and engaged in canvas painting. Check out some of our talented members’ …
SJICR Holiday Kickoff Fair
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the SJICR Holiday Kickoff Fair! It was great to learn about the array of holidays celebrated throughout the month of December. Hillel presented on Hanukkah! Advisor Marc Fleischner started us off by sharing some of the holiday’s history. President Alex Herschman continued by enlightening everyone on how to light …
Hannukah Bash & Toy Drive
Celebrated the third night of Hanukkah with our Hillel family in partnership with Chabad! DIY dreidel painting, free giveaways, a photo booth, latke eating contest, and more were featured. The highlight of tonight’s event was lighting the candles together on the big menorah outside of the Student Center! Wishing a very Happy Hanukkah to all …
Campus Cleanup
Another morning spent helping our community! Today, members of Hillel volunteered to participate in Rowan’s campus cleanup. Look at all the trash we collected! We hope to take part again next year.
Friendsgiving
Nothing beats a Friendsgiving with our Hillel family! After going around the table to say what we are thankful for, everyone enjoyed a delicious homemade breakfast meal and some hot chocolate to cure the cold. All participants also engaged in various rounds of Game of Things, one of our all-time favorite games, and this time …
Service Project with Circle K
We always love helping our local community. Kudos to everyone who came out to participate in our service project with Circle K! Great teamwork making blankets for the homeless.
Mental Health Awareness Night
A huge shoutout to to our Event Organizer, Kaela Milich for leading an awesome Mental Health Awareness Night! Another thank you to SJICR Director, Roxie Patton for being our keynote speaker. Your story was inspiring to all of us. The strategies and resources you shared will also be of great use to everyone moving forward. …
Hillel-o-ween
Thank you to everyone who came out for a SPOOKTACULAR night! After a competitive game of Jeopardy led by our Senator Evan Grollman, all participants engaged in various rounds of What Do You Meme. We loved seeing our members’ costumes and wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween! Don’t forget to support us during our …
Rowan United
Another successful Rowan United event in the books! Hillel and the Muslim Student Association (MSA) came together to engage in a meaningful discussion on various topics. In addition to talking about the commonalities between Judaism and Islam, participants discussed the significance and benefits of maintaining strong relationships among faith-based groups on campus. Thank you to …