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'''Hillel''' is a [[club]] for Jewish students. It is located at the [[Kraft Center]] on 115th & Broadway. The Hillel community at Columbia/Barnard is thought to number somewhere between 500 and 1000 active students, who participate in events that range from religious, to cultural, to educational, to interfaith, to Israel related, and more. Cafe Nana is a restaurant on the 2nd floor of Hillel open Sunday-Thursday offering Middle Eastern and Italian fare.
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[[File:Hillelbuilding.jpg|thumb|240px|The Kraft Center for Jewish Life, home of Hillel]]
  
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==Executive Board<ref>http://www.hillel.columbia.edu/student-executive-board-0</ref>==
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'''Columbia/Barnard Hillel''' is a student group that exists to promote Jewish life on campus. Hillel is in the [[Kraft Center]] on 115th & Broadway. There are 1,500 [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and [[Barnard College|Barnard]] students who are actively engaged in Jewish life on campus. Hillel sponsors a wide variety of programs; specific programmatic areas include: social, religious, cultural, social justice, educational, interfaith and Israel.
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==Student Life at Hillel==
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Acting as an umbrella for Jewish life under the [[Student Governing Board]], Hillel is comprised of 26 constituent student groups and countless supplemental initiatives. One such initiative is Jewish Life Orientation (or JelLO) which takes place immediately after [[NSOP]] at the beginning of each Fall semester and includes programming intended to help incoming students find their place in the Jewish community. Hillel is also an active programming location during [[Senior Week]] at the end of each Spring semester.
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==Programming at Hillel==
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In addition to weekly religious programming and holiday programming, Hillel has several unique events and initiatives. Every Fall semester, often in Low Library, the social/cultural committee sponsors Hillel Formal. This dance is co-sponsored by a multitude of campus groups and organizations. During finals each semester, Hillel hosts "Butler Smells, Come to Hillel." The Hillel building is transformed into a multiplicity of study spaces, from social to silent, with consistently replenished snacks and reservable group-study rooms.
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==Dining at Hillel==
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In addition to food served by groups at their events, Hillel offers several dining options:
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[[Cafe Nana]] is a restaurant on the 2nd floor of Hillel open Sunday-Thursday that serves Middle Eastern and Italian fare.
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[[Kraft Shabbat Dinner]] is a weekly Shabbat dinner that takes place on the 5th floor of the Kraft Center every Friday. The heavily subsidized meal costs $5.
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[[Hewitt Shabbat Meals]] are coordinated by Hillel and provided by Barnard dining services. These traditional Friday dinners and Saturday lunches take place in [[Hewitt Dining Hall]].
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==Executive Board<ref>http://hillel.columbia.edu/student-executive-board-2013</ref>==
 
Email us at eboard@hillel.columbia.edu
 
Email us at eboard@hillel.columbia.edu
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===2013===
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** President - [[Seffi Kogen]], GS/JTS '14
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** Vice President of Group Development - LeeLee Borzak, BC '15
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** Vice President of Community Development - Arielle Belfer, BC/JTS '14
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** Marketing and Finance Coordinator - Charlene Thrope, BC/JTS '14
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** Social/Cultural Coordinator - Livi Byer, BC '15
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** Israel Coordinator - Hillel Lehmann, GS/JTS '15
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** Religious Life Coordinator - Hannah Spellman, BC '15
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** Education Coordinator - Chavie Sharfman, BC '15
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** Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Simone Vais, BC '15
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** Social Justice Coordinator - Benjie Frieling, SEAS '14
  
 
===2012===
 
===2012===
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** President - Daniel Bonner, CC '13
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** President - [[Daniel Bonner]], CC '13
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** Vice President - Seffi Kogen, GS/JTS '14
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** Vice President - [[Seffi Kogen]], GS/JTS '14
 
** Vice President Initiatives - David Offit, GS/JTS '13
 
** Vice President Initiatives - David Offit, GS/JTS '13
 
** Treasurer- Rachael Smilowitz, SEAS '13
 
** Treasurer- Rachael Smilowitz, SEAS '13
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** Treasurer- Ze'ev Gebler, CC '13
 
** Treasurer- Ze'ev Gebler, CC '13
 
** Social/Cultural Coordinator - Sara Miriam Liben, GS/JTS '13
 
** Social/Cultural Coordinator - Sara Miriam Liben, GS/JTS '13
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** Israel Coordinator - Matthew Jacobs, CC '13
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** Israel Coordinator - [[Matthew Jacobs]], CC '13
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** New Religious Life Coordinator - Josh Warshawsky, GS/JTS '13
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** Religious Life Coordinator - Josh Warshawsky, GS/JTS '13
 
** Education Coordinator - Gavriel Metzger, CC '13
 
** Education Coordinator - Gavriel Metzger, CC '13
 
** Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Leah Greenstein, CC '13
 
** Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Leah Greenstein, CC '13
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** Social/Cultural Coordinator - Jordana Kaminetsky, BC ’12
 
** Social/Cultural Coordinator - Jordana Kaminetsky, BC ’12
 
** Israel Coordinator - Jonah Liben, GS/JTS '11
 
** Israel Coordinator - Jonah Liben, GS/JTS '11
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** New Religious Life Coordinator - Cory Doliner, GS/JTS '12
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** Religious Life Coordinator - Cory Doliner, GS/JTS '12
 
** Education Coordinator - Mitzi Steiner, BC '12
 
** Education Coordinator - Mitzi Steiner, BC '12
 
** Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Emily Winograd, BC/JTS '12
 
** Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Emily Winograd, BC/JTS '12
 
** Social Justice Coordinator - Esther Nivasch, CC '11
 
** Social Justice Coordinator - Esther Nivasch, CC '11
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== Follow us on Twitter ==
 
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* [http://twitter.com/hillelatcb Hillel on Twitter]
 
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== Our Website ==
 
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* [http://www.hillel.columbia.edu Hillel Website]
 
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== Like Us On Facebook ==
 
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* [https://www.facebook.com/hillelatcb?fref=ts]
 
  
 
== Religious Groups ==
 
== Religious Groups ==
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* [[Kesher]] (Reform Jews)
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* [[Kesher]] (Reform Jewish Life)
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* [[Yavneh]] (Orthodox Jews)
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* [[Yavneh]] (Modern Orthodox Jewish Life)
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* [[Koach]] (Conservative Jews)
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* [[Koach]] (Conservative Jewish Life)
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* [[Lalekhet]] (Jewish Law & Modernity)
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* [[Lalekhet]] (Progressive Orthodox Jewish Life)
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* [[Women's T'fillah]] (Women's Service)
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* [[Jewish Women on Campus]] (Feminist Orthodox Life)
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* [[Seudah Shlisheet]] (3rd Shabbat Meal Committee)
 
 
* [[Shabbat Meals Committee]] (Weekly Shabbat Meals)
 
* [[Shabbat Meals Committee]] (Weekly Shabbat Meals)
  
 
== Social/Culture Groups ==
 
== Social/Culture Groups ==
 
* [[Gayava]] (Jewish Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Group)
 
* [[Gayava]] (Jewish Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Group)
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* [[Meditation]] (Exploring Meditation)
 
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* [[Sephardic Club]] (Sephardic Community)
 
 
* [[Pizmon]] (Jewish Coed A Capella)  
 
* [[Pizmon]] (Jewish Coed A Capella)  
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* [[Klezmer Band]] (Klezmer Musicians)
 
 
* [[S'madar]] (Jewish Female A Capella)
 
* [[S'madar]] (Jewish Female A Capella)
 
* [[Shalhevet]] (Jewish Dance Troupe)
 
* [[Shalhevet]] (Jewish Dance Troupe)
 
* [[Avanim]] (Literary Magazine)
 
* [[Avanim]] (Literary Magazine)
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* [[JelLO]] (Jewish Life Orientation for new students)
 
  
 
== Education Groups ==
 
== Education Groups ==
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* [[Wednesday Night Learning Program]] (Partner/Group Learning)
 
* [[Wednesday Night Learning Program]] (Partner/Group Learning)
 
* [[Jewish Education Workshop]] (Peer Learning & Teaching Program)  
 
* [[Jewish Education Workshop]] (Peer Learning & Teaching Program)  
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* [[General Education Programs]]
 
  
 
== Social Justice Groups ==
 
== Social Justice Groups ==
 
* [[Kraft Clothing Pantry]] (Clothing Pantry)
 
* [[Kraft Clothing Pantry]] (Clothing Pantry)
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* [[Progressive Jewish Alliance]] (Jewish Social Justice Activist Group)
 
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* [[JIG - Jewishly Informed Giving]] (Philanthropic)
 
 
* [[Project Sunshine]] (Kids Krafts and Book Buddy Volunteering)  
 
* [[Project Sunshine]] (Kids Krafts and Book Buddy Volunteering)  
 
* [[Alternative Spring Breaks]] (Spring Volunteer Alternative Break Trips)
 
* [[Alternative Spring Breaks]] (Spring Volunteer Alternative Break Trips)
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* [[Challah for Hunger - http://www.challahforhunger.org/chapters/columbia Challah for Hunger]] (Baking Challah each Wednesday to sell every Friday. Proceeds benefit AJWS and the Nourishing Kitchen)
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* [[Challah for Hunger]] (Baking Challah each Wednesday to sell every Friday. Proceeds benefit AJWS and the Nourishing Kitchen)
  
 
== Interfaith/Intercultural ==
 
== Interfaith/Intercultural ==
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* [[Garin Lavi]] (Alliyah/Moving to Israel)
 
* [[Garin Lavi]] (Alliyah/Moving to Israel)
 
* [[LionPAC]] (Pro-Israel Political Affairs Committee)
 
* [[LionPAC]] (Pro-Israel Political Affairs Committee)
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* [[Just Peace]] (Pro-Peace, Pro-Israel Group)
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* [[Pro-Israel Progressives]] (Pro-Peace, Pro-Israel Group)
 
* [[Tarbootnikim, Israel Committee]] (Israel Cultural & Educational Committee)
 
* [[Tarbootnikim, Israel Committee]] (Israel Cultural & Educational Committee)
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* [[J Street CU]] (Progressive Israel Group)
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== Follow us on Twitter ==
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* [http://twitter.com/hillelatcb Hillel on Twitter]
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== Our Website ==
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* [http://www.hillel.columbia.edu Hillel Website]
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== Like Us On Facebook ==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/hillelatcb?fref=ts]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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[[Category:Hillel]]

Latest revision as of 06:56, 28 May 2013

The Kraft Center for Jewish Life, home of Hillel

Columbia/Barnard Hillel is a student group that exists to promote Jewish life on campus. Hillel is in the Kraft Center on 115th & Broadway. There are 1,500 Columbia and Barnard students who are actively engaged in Jewish life on campus. Hillel sponsors a wide variety of programs; specific programmatic areas include: social, religious, cultural, social justice, educational, interfaith and Israel.

Student Life at Hillel

Acting as an umbrella for Jewish life under the Student Governing Board, Hillel is comprised of 26 constituent student groups and countless supplemental initiatives. One such initiative is Jewish Life Orientation (or JelLO) which takes place immediately after NSOP at the beginning of each Fall semester and includes programming intended to help incoming students find their place in the Jewish community. Hillel is also an active programming location during Senior Week at the end of each Spring semester.

Programming at Hillel

In addition to weekly religious programming and holiday programming, Hillel has several unique events and initiatives. Every Fall semester, often in Low Library, the social/cultural committee sponsors Hillel Formal. This dance is co-sponsored by a multitude of campus groups and organizations. During finals each semester, Hillel hosts "Butler Smells, Come to Hillel." The Hillel building is transformed into a multiplicity of study spaces, from social to silent, with consistently replenished snacks and reservable group-study rooms.

Dining at Hillel

In addition to food served by groups at their events, Hillel offers several dining options: Cafe Nana is a restaurant on the 2nd floor of Hillel open Sunday-Thursday that serves Middle Eastern and Italian fare. Kraft Shabbat Dinner is a weekly Shabbat dinner that takes place on the 5th floor of the Kraft Center every Friday. The heavily subsidized meal costs $5. Hewitt Shabbat Meals are coordinated by Hillel and provided by Barnard dining services. These traditional Friday dinners and Saturday lunches take place in Hewitt Dining Hall.

Executive Board[1]

Email us at eboard@hillel.columbia.edu

2013

    • President - Seffi Kogen, GS/JTS '14
    • Vice President of Group Development - LeeLee Borzak, BC '15
    • Vice President of Community Development - Arielle Belfer, BC/JTS '14
    • Marketing and Finance Coordinator - Charlene Thrope, BC/JTS '14
    • Social/Cultural Coordinator - Livi Byer, BC '15
    • Israel Coordinator - Hillel Lehmann, GS/JTS '15
    • Religious Life Coordinator - Hannah Spellman, BC '15
    • Education Coordinator - Chavie Sharfman, BC '15
    • Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Simone Vais, BC '15
    • Social Justice Coordinator - Benjie Frieling, SEAS '14

2012

    • President - Daniel Bonner, CC '13
    • Vice President - Seffi Kogen, GS/JTS '14
    • Vice President Initiatives - David Offit, GS/JTS '13
    • Treasurer- Rachael Smilowitz, SEAS '13
    • Social/Cultural Coordinator - Jessica Levenson, BC '14
    • Israel Coordinator - Ariel Brickman, GS/JTS '13
    • Religious Life Coordinator - Sam Kazer, CC '14
    • Education Coordinator - Ariella Pultman, BC '13
    • Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Yakira Heller, BC '14
    • Social Justice Coordinator - Zoe Schein, BC '13

2011

    • President - Jordana Kaminetsky, BC '12
    • Vice President of Groups - Suzanne Guttman, BC '12
    • Vice President of Community Relations - Julianna Storch, BC '12
    • Treasurer- Ze'ev Gebler, CC '13
    • Social/Cultural Coordinator - Sara Miriam Liben, GS/JTS '13
    • Israel Coordinator - Matthew Jacobs, CC '13
    • Religious Life Coordinator - Josh Warshawsky, GS/JTS '13
    • Education Coordinator - Gavriel Metzger, CC '13
    • Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Leah Greenstein, CC '13
    • Social Justice Coordinator - Ruthy Sher, CC '12

2010

    • President - Aviva Buechler, BC ’11
    • Vice President of Groups - Abigail Lowin, CC ’11
    • Treasurer- Jamie Herskovits, BC '11
    • Social/Cultural Coordinator - Jordana Kaminetsky, BC ’12
    • Israel Coordinator - Jonah Liben, GS/JTS '11
    • Religious Life Coordinator - Cory Doliner, GS/JTS '12
    • Education Coordinator - Mitzi Steiner, BC '12
    • Interfaith/Intercultural Coordinator - Emily Winograd, BC/JTS '12
    • Social Justice Coordinator - Esther Nivasch, CC '11

Religious Groups

Social/Culture Groups

  • Gayava (Jewish Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Group)
  • Pizmon (Jewish Coed A Capella)
  • S'madar (Jewish Female A Capella)
  • Shalhevet (Jewish Dance Troupe)
  • Avanim (Literary Magazine)

Education Groups

Social Justice Groups

Interfaith/Intercultural

Israel Groups

Follow us on Twitter

Our Website


Like Us On Facebook

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://hillel.columbia.edu/student-executive-board-2013
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