by Hillel Ontario | Jul 20, 2021 | Advocacy, Hillel Ontario, Press Release
Today, the Government of Canada held a National Summit on Antisemitism. Convened by The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, and The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and...
by Hillel Ontario | Jul 15, 2021 | Hillel Ontario, Jewish Life at Ryerson
My name is Stacey Ianco and I am going into my third year at Ryerson’s Ted Rogers School of Management. Hillel has been my home away from home, and has helped me embrace my Jewish culture, enhance my Jewish identity, and meet new people.. This year has been like no...
by Hillel Ontario | Jul 15, 2021 | Hillel Ontario, Opportunities
While this past year’s virtual settings were confining in some ways, they also provided many new opportunities for student engagement across the province. For one, it dissolved barriers between universities across Ontario, allowing for more productive cross-campus...
by Hillel Ontario | Jun 3, 2021 | Advocacy, Hillel Ontario, Uncategorized
Even before our oldest daughter, Sarah Springer, joined Queen’s Hillel, Hillel was a big part of our lives. Jewish students taught our children at Bader Elkin Talmud Torah, attended High Holy Day services at Beth Israel, and participated in joint community...
by Hillel Ontario | Jun 3, 2021 | Advocacy, Jewish Life at Laurier, Jewish Life at Waterloo, Uncategorized
The last week or so has seen intense conflict and rising tensions in the Middle East, specifically between Israel and Hamas. As a Jewish student who cares deeply about Israel and my family who live there, it was quite an anxious time. Hearing how often my family had...
by Hillel Ontario | Jun 3, 2021 | Hillel Board
This last year has been anything but predictable. When our 2020-2021 fiscal year began last July, the world was just in the process of grappling with what a long-term game plan would look like to weather the COVID storm that didn’t appear to be clearing any time soon...
by Hillel Ontario | Jun 3, 2021 | Advocacy, Hillel Ontario, Uncategorized
Below are perspectives from Hillel staff Ruth, Rob, Ariella and Yos on the current rise in antisemitism on campuses across Ontario. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Rob and I have worked at Hillel for the majority of my professional career. In fact,...
by Hillel Ontario | May 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
As part of Jewish Experience Week this year, Queen’s Hillel held an event titled Generation to Generation: the Descendants of Survivors Speak. The event included the profound and moving testimonies of four Queen’s Jewish students about the impact of their...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 27, 2021 | Alumni, Jewish Life at Western
I am Jacob Brickman, Western Hillel’s outgoing VP Student Life, and a soon-to-be graduate in psychology. I will be walking across the virtual stage in June, after five wonderful years at Western, three of which I have spent being very actively involved in Hillel. To...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 13, 2021 | Jewish Life at Ryerson, Uncategorized
This year, I had the privilege and honour of co-hosting Hillel Ryerson’s Multifaith Shabbat Experience. This is an annual social and educational event in partnership with Ryerson University’s Presidents Office where students and staff from across campus come together...
