Saying Goodbye to Rabbi Yonah Schiller
Saying Goodbye to Rabbi Yonah Schiller With Tulane Hillel engaging over 91 percent of Tulane’s Jewish students and having established a model for student engagement that has been replicated at HillelsRead More
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Tulane Hillel: Announcement from Board Chair, Hon. Steve Stern
January 15, 2020 Dear Members of the Tulane Hillel Community, It is with sadness and gratitude that we announce Rabbi Yonah Schiller’s final year as the Executive Director ofRead More
Matthew Bronfman, Yonah Schiller to Be Honored by Hillel International in May
The largest Jewish campus organization will also recognize Cornell University President Martha Pollack by Hillel News | Nov 22, 2019 NEW YORK – In recognition of their years of service and leadership to theRead More
Tulane School of Architecture and Hillel Sukkah 11.0 Partnership
Tulane School of Architecture @TulaneArch #TulaneArch students in collaboration with Tulane Hillel designed and built a sukkah in Pocket Park on the uptown campus to commemorate Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival that recentlyRead More
Redesigning Hillel Work: A Report from the Organizational Design Lab Pilot
Redesigning Hillel Work: A Report from the Organizational Design Lab Pilot May 29, 2019 By eJP 1 Comment By Yonah Schiller and Charlie Buckholtz “I have a Hillel that had been declining forRead More
Tulane Hillel helps students find new ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle
HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR CLOSET BY REDUCING, REUSING, AND RECYCLING FEBRUARY 19, 2019 BY SOPHIE COHEN The fashion industry is all about the glitz and the glamour: fur coats, sparkly dresses,Read More
Shabbat Dinner with President Fitts – The View from Gibson
October 19, 2018 Dear Tulane Community: Shalom. Tonight, I have the special privilege of hosting a Shabbat Dinner for first-year students who are considering leadership roles at Tulane Hillel. This gatheringRead More
Self-taught millionaire to explain how he did it
March 08, 2018 2:45 PM | Samantha Gaynor newwave@tulane.edu Print to PDF Rags to riches characterizes the story of Michael Kalantarov, a 27-year-old entrepreneur who obtained millionaire status by teaching himself theRead More
He’s The Most Successful Hillel Leader In The Country—Here’s Why
By The Forward | Community Yonah Schiller The Hillel Leader Who Puts Students In The Driver’s Seat Most Jewish students weighing which college to attend would be forgiven for assuming thatRead More
Students bag oyster shells to help restore wetlands
November 13, 2017 3:00 PM | Mary Cross mcross3@tulane.edu Print to PDF Partnering with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, a group of Tulane students traveled to Buras, Louisiana, in late October to sortRead More
Student proves that volunteering is contagious
October 16, 2017 4:45 PM | Samantha Gaynor newwave@tulane.edu Print to PDF 101617_Hillel-art-therapy_600_dna_0.jpg Inspired by the Tulane Arts in Medicine Program, which provides arts-related workshops, activities and performances for patients and staff at Tulane-LakesideRead More
Rimon opens inside Tulane’s Hillel House
GAMBIT.COM | POSTED BY HELEN FREUND @HELENFREUND ON WED, AUG 9, 2017 AT 1:03 PM PHOTO BY JEFF POUNDS/COURTESY DANIEL ESSES Rimon, a new Kosher restaurant from chef Daniel Esses, opens today at Tulane Hillel.Read More
Gourmet Kosher Restaurant Set To Open at Tulane
Gourmet Kosher Restaurant Set To Open At Tulane Forward.com | June 7, 2017 | By Michelle Honig Tulane Hillel/Instagram Kosher-keeping freshmen heading to Tulane this fall will finally have anRead More
Nice Jewish Boy Pageant to promote, engage with Jewish culture
Tigre Mui, Contributing Reporter | Tulane Hullabaloo | March 16, 2017 Photos Courtesy of Tulane Hillel The contestants of the second annual Nice Jewish Boy Pageant pose outside of Hillel.Read More
Why Unaffiliated Jewish College Students Aren’t Missing…
By August 25, 2016 By eJP Celebrating Kiddush at Tulane Hillel; Sept. 18, 2012. Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano; courtesy Tulane U. By Ethan Sobel I’d like to tell you about a place,Read More
Domain Companies: ‘Bullish on New Orleans’
December 2, 2015 8:45 AM Carol J. Schlueter cjs@tulane.edu At Tulane Hillel’s annual gala on Nov. 19, The Domain Companies’ co-founder Matt Schwartz, right, received the “Big Pastrami Award” asRead More
Empathy can mean good business
By Fran Simon | Tulane New Wave | fsimon@tulane.edu October 19, 2015 11:00 AM At Tulane Hillel, executive director Rabbi Yonah Schiller uses his white board when talking about HillelRead More
A World of Flavors at Hillel’s Kitchen
Gambit 9/27/11 People looking for a traditional Jewish holiday meal for Rosh Hashana this week are expected by the hundreds at the Goldie and Morris Mintz Center for Jewish Life,Read More
A fun fundraiser for a good cause
March 2, 2015 12:00 PM Claire Davenport newwave@tulane.edu Manicure for a Cure will offer manicures to raise money to support breast-cancer awareness. The Tulane Green Wave Market event will combineRead More
Non-Jewish College Students Find an Unexpected Home on Campus – at Hillel
Whether they’re drawn by social programs, religious practice, or the food, non-Jews have changed the face of the organization By Isabel Fattal | Tablet | 8/21/14 Nellie Gayle’s introduction to JewishRead More
A Show So Good We Should Charge Admission
By Benton Oliver | Tulane New Wave | 10/8/13 The first monthly Tulane Talent Showcase at Hillel took place on Oct. 1, and to my complete and utter relief andRead More
You Can’t Fool the Youth: An Institutional Makeover
Yonah Schiller, Contributor | Huffington Post | 2/27/13 Rabbi; Executive Director, Tulane Hillel; Teacher 02/27/2013 10:24 am ET Updated Apr 29, 2013 “Hillel’s not really my thing. That’s not me.” This isRead More
Student Center Built on Jewish Foundation
By Fran Simon, fsimon@tulane.edu Tulane New Wave | January 12, 2011 | 5:45 AM The Goldie and Morris Mintz Center for Jewish Life, the new home of Tulane Hillel, isRead More