by Hillel Ontario | Jan 4, 2021 | Entertainment, Event, Jewish Holiday, LGBTQ+
I am the LGBTQ+ engagement intern for Hillel York. My job as an intern is to help build and strengthen the LGBTQ+ community at Hillel York. To do this, I organized an event called 8 Gays of Channukah on December 5th, 2020. The event was a drag show that featured...
by Hillel Ontario | Jun 29, 2020 | Jewish Life at York, LGBTQ+
I was born and raised in Israel, where almost everyone I knew was Jewish. My paternal side has deep roots in Israel, and my maternal side had a Romanian Holocaust survivor. After moving to Canada in elementary school, my family maintained strong connections to Israel,...
by Hillel Ontario | Jan 30, 2020 | Jewish Life at York, LGBTQ+
York University has been in the media a lot in recent months. Often, what gets left on the cutting room floor is the voice of students, particularly Jewish students. I think this is what I value most about my role as LGBTQ+ engagement intern for Hillel York- that I...
by | Jun 18, 2018 | Entertainment, Facts, Fun, Hillel Ontario, LGBTQ+
1. Israel was the first country in Asia to recognize any same-sex union, and still is in the Middle East, where most countries continue to criminalize same-sex relationships. This may explain why one of Tel Aviv’s many nicknames is “The Gay Capital in the Middle...
by Hillel Ontario | Apr 3, 2018 | Entertainment, LGBTQ+, Opportunities
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