Tag: Hillels of Memphis
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Hillels of Memphis Annual Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser Returns April 23rd
It’s finally time to polish up on your putt-putt skills for Hillels of Memphis 15th Annual Yiddishe Cup Mini- Golf Tournament! A fixture on the Memphis Jewish calendar for over a decade, the fun, community-wide event for Memphians of all ages returns in-person on Sunday, April 23rd at 2 PM…
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Rhodes Jewish Community Fellowship Applications Now Open for ‘23-24 Academic Year
Jewish Community Fellow Mandy Cassius is pictured on Rhodes College’s campus during her freshman year. Memphis Jewish Federation is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Rhodes Jewish Community Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year. Once again, Rhodes College is making five renewable $10,000 fellowships available to…
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Season 4 of Hillel’s On One Foot Faculty Lecture Series Starts Tomorrow
Season 4 of the Hillels of Memphis On One Foot: Jewish Faculty Lecture Series will kick off on Friday, September 9, and features a new group of Jewish academics from Rhodes College and the University of Memphis. Lectures this season will be featured every second or third Friday of the…
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ZBT Honors Memphis Chapter for its Partnership with Hillels of Memphis
The Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity chapter at the University of Memphis was recently recognized at their annual International Convention in recognition of their Jewish programming with Hillels of Memphis and Memphis Jewish Federation. While it should be no surprise that a Memphis chapter was internationally recognized for its excellence,…
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Hillels of Memphis Annual Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser Returns In-Person April 10
Former Hillel students are pictured enjoying Yiddishe Cup together in-person. It’s finally time to polish up your putt-putt skills for Hillels of Memphis’ 14th Annual Yiddishe Cup Mini-Golf Tournament! A fixture on the Memphis Jewish calendar for over a decade, the fun, community-wide event for Memphians of all ages returns…
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Historically Jewish Fraternity Initiates Holocaust Program with Hillels of Memphis
For years, the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at University of Memphis has partnered with Hillels of Memphis to mark International Holocaust Remembrance day by bringing meaningful educational programing into the frat house. This year ZBT tapped Hillel Director Sophie Bloch to curate a program for a group of fifteen members…
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Memphis Jewish Federation’s Antisemitism Initiative Casts A Wide Net in Memphis
The week of Hanukkah saw Memphis Jewish Federation’s Shine A Light on Antisemitism initiative soar through digital channels throughout the greater Memphis community. After securing the support of all Memphis Jewish schools, agencies, congregations and youth groups and receiving a grant from Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to help…
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Hillels of Memphis Engages Temple Israel’s Teens with their Jewish Identity
“Considering how Jewish life in college begins long before a student steps foot on their college campus, I believe that it’s important for high school students to understand the Jewish landscape that awaits them after they graduate high school,” said Sophie Bloch, the Director of Hillels of Memphis. “College is…
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Rhodes College and Hillels of Memphis Join Together to Combat Antisemitism and Islamophobia
“Because students have returned to campus in person this year after a year and a half of being online, it’s especially important to be proactive about educating our campus communities about what Antisemitism looks like on college campuses today,” said Sophie Bloch, the Director of Hillels of Memphis, a program…
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Hillel Faculty Lecture Series Starts Tomorrow
Season 3 of the Hillels of Memphis On One Foot: Jewish Faculty Lecture Series kicks off tomorrow, Friday, September 24, and features a new group of Jewish academics from Rhodes College and the University of Memphis. Lectures this season will be featured every second or third Friday of each month,…