Jewish Life On Campus
Hillel Ontario is placing life-saving Mikey AEDs in its spaces across Ontario
Beginning this month, each of Hillel Ontario’s spaces across the province will be equipped with a...
Weekly D’var: Vayehi
In this week’s parashah: Vayechi, Joseph and his brothers confront their father's passing and...
UofT President adds fuel to an otherwise unnecessary fire
While I applaud President Gertler’s condemnation of antisemitism in “The remedy for controversial...
Weekly D’var: Vayeshev
This week's Parsha predominantly features Joseph’s narrative. However, after the first chapter...
Weekly D’var: Vayishlach
In this week’s parasha (torah portion), Vayishlach, Jacob and Esau, brothers, are planning to meet...
Empowering a Resurgence in Jewish Pride, Community & Activism on Campus
As we approach the end of the fall semester of the 2022/23 school year, and begin to prepare for...
Dear Queen’s Hillel … Thank you!
I’ve had a lot of free time open up recently to reflect on my final year at Queen’s and, needless to say, it wasn’t how I visualized it back in September. This school year was definitely different from past years, but not only because of its abrupt pause or transition...
A Message from your President, Josh Arbess
My name is Josh, and I am in my third year of the Mechanical Engineering and Society program. Through attending Hillel events and serving on its student executive last year, I have had loads of fun, learned a lot, gained meaningful leadership experience, and made some...
“We are not welcome”: A Student’s Perspective on the Rise of Antisemitism
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...
Winter Semester Wrap Up
Written By: Noam Kamm Winter Semester at Guelph Hillel was filled with great events and even better company! Though none of us could have expected to be separated so soon, we can still look back at the memorable experiences we shared, and look forward to even more...
Parshat Vayeshev
In this week’s parsha, Vayeshev, Jacob’s familial conflicts continue in future generations with the stories of Joseph and Tamar. For Joseph, this is a sequence of seemingly disastrous events through which G-d’s favor continues to protect him. Of Jacob’s thirteen...
