Tag: Rhodes College Hillel

  • Hillels of Memphis Annual Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser Returns In-Person April 10

    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…

  • Rhodes Jewish Community Fellowship Applications Now Open

    Rhodes Jewish Community Fellowship Applications Now Open

    Jewish Community Fellow Sophie Enda 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 2022-2023 academic year. Once again, Rhodes College is making available five renewable $10,000 fellowships to…

  • Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Spends Emotional, Impactful Week in Memphis

    Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Spends Emotional, Impactful Week in Memphis

    Zehava Shneor is a 20-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces; a resident of Shoham, Memphis’s partner city in Israel; an Israel tour guide; and a past participant in a MOMentum journey for Jewish mothers in Israel. She is also— like many Israeli citizens— a bereaved parent. In October 2003,…

  • Jewish Life on Memphis Campuses: Hillel Fall Semester Review

    Jewish Life on Memphis Campuses: Hillel Fall Semester Review

    By Sophie Bloch, Director, Hillels of Memphis Above: University of Memphis students Niki Schienberg, Gila Karasik, Eli Apel, and Jessica Breining gather for an end of semester Hanukkah lunch at the Morris S. Fogelman Hillel building near the University of Memphis campus. I often joke that my job as the…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation Announces New Rhodes Fellow

    Memphis Jewish Federation Announces New Rhodes Fellow

    Memphis was not remotely on Tess Herzog’s radar as she searched for places to attend college. “I was ready to go North East and get out of Tennessee,” said the Nashville native, Rhodes College freshman, and a recipient of a 2019-2020 Rhodes College Jewish Community Fellowship. Lucky for Tess, her…

  • Jewish Community Fellowship Helps Rhodes Students Make Connections with Jewish Memphis

    Jewish Community Fellowship Helps Rhodes Students Make Connections with Jewish Memphis

    One of the many ways we help the Memphis Jewish community thrive is by creating opportunities for community members to find meaningful involvement in Jewish experiences. In 2016, we helped launch a program designed to help engage college students, the Jewish Community Fellowship at Rhodes College.     In support of…

  • Hillels of Memphis Welcomes Sophie Bloch

    Hillels of Memphis Welcomes Sophie Bloch

    When Jewish students begin classes at University of Memphis and Rhodes College this fall, Sophie Bloch will be at the forefront to help them navigate Jewish life throughout their college journey. As Jewish Community Partners’ new Director of Hillels of Memphis and Director of Student Life, Sophie brings enthusiasm and…

  • My Jewish Connections on the Rhodes College Campus

    My Jewish Connections on the Rhodes College Campus

    By Marisa Moore There are currently five Jewish Community Fellows at Rhodes College. As part of their fellowship, they periodically share their experiences as Jewish college students with the larger community.  Being Jewish has always been a huge part of my life. When I was younger, I attended Hebrew school…

  • Jewish Community By My Side at Rhodes College

    Jewish Community By My Side at Rhodes College

    By Emma Figarsky There are currently five Jewish Community Fellows at Rhodes College. As part of their fellowship, they periodically share their experiences as Jewish college students with the larger community. More information about the Fellowship can be found on the JCP website. When I was growing up, change was…

  • Fellowship for Jewish Students Helps Rhodes College Junior Explore Jewish Identity Through Hillel

    Fellowship for Jewish Students Helps Rhodes College Junior Explore Jewish Identity Through Hillel

    Hello Memphis Jewish Community! My name is Yanai Almalem. I am a Jewish student lucky enough to be starting my Junior year at Rhodes  College this year. In 2016, I was the first student to receive the Jewish Community Fellowship at Rhodes College thanks to Jewish Community Partners (JCP), which…