Hillel
Hillel is a student group that exists to promote Jewish life on campus. The Hillel building is located at 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 pro-Israel. 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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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 '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
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Religious Groups
- Kesher (Reform Jewish Life)
- Yavneh (Modern Orthodox Jewish Life)
- Koach (Conservative Jewish Life)
- Lalekhet (Progressive Orthodox Jewish Life)
- Jewish Women on Campus (Feminist Orthodox Life)
- Shabbat Meals Committee (Weekly Shabbat Meals)
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
- Beit Midrash Program (Extra-curricular Jewish Studies Learning)
- Wednesday Night Learning Program (Partner/Group Learning)
- Jewish Education Workshop (Peer Learning & Teaching Program)
Social Justice Groups
- Kraft Clothing Pantry (Clothing Pantry)
- Project Sunshine (Kids Krafts and Book Buddy Volunteering)
- Alternative Spring Breaks (Spring Volunteer Alternative Break Trips)
- Challah for Hunger (Baking Challah each Wednesday to sell every Friday. Proceeds benefit AJWS and the Nourishing Kitchen)
Interfaith/Intercultural
Israel Groups
- Garin Lavi (Alliyah/Moving to Israel)
- LionPAC (Pro-Israel Political Affairs Committee)
- Pro-Israel Progressives (Pro-Peace, Pro-Israel Group)
- Tarbootnikim, Israel Committee (Israel Cultural & Educational Committee)
- J Street CU (Progressive Israel Group)
External links
- Columbia/Barnard Hillel - Wikipedia article
