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...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 13, 2021 | Event, Hillel Ontario, Uncategorized
Last month Hillel Ontario heard from Annamie Paul, leader of the Green Party of Canada. After winning the leadership race back in October of 2020, Annamie became the first Black person and first Jewish woman to lead a federal Canadian political party. Since then, she...
by Hillel Ontario | Mar 2, 2021 | Hillel Ontario, Jewish Life at Laurier, Jewish Life at Waterloo
Collaborating with other student organizations allows us to diversify the students at our events, build coalitions, establish good rapport with other student groups and broaden the topics of the content that we deliver. This past month, we had the privilege of...
by Hillel Ontario | Mar 2, 2021 | Hillel Board, Hillel Ontario, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I joined a group of Hillel board members and lay leaders for a short presentation on Hillel’s Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF). Several students who had participated in the JLF program were on the Zoom call, as well as the Hillel staff who facilitate...
by Hillel Ontario | Feb 18, 2021 | Jewish Life at Ryerson
Four years ago, a dedicated group of Jewish student leaders from Hillel Ryerson founded Biomed-IN, a program focussed on providing Canadian students and young professionals a global perspective of biomedical innovation, from around the world, including Israel, while...