Tag: University of Memphis
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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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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…
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Hillels of Memphis: Broadening Our Reach
With Rabbi Jeremy Simons recently joining the JCP team as campus director, the growth of Hillel onto the Rhodes College campus, and a new look, focus, and name, Hillels of Memphis is positioned to enrich Jewish life for college-age people in Memphis profoundly. Here are Hillel University of Memphis’ sitting…
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The Privilege of Being Involved
By Aaron Canales Recently, I went on a short trip. Just a weekend. It was about a month ago, give or take; the weather still a tad on the nippy side. With me was a small group of individuals, with whom I’d had the laborious joy of being elected to…
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I Didn’t Realize How Connected to Judaism I Was Until I Wasn’t Surrounded By It
By Justin Waldrip, pictured above (right) with Jacob Klaven, Executive Director of BBYO Memphis (left) and Rachel Mullaney, Hillel of Memphis Vice President Elect (center). Photos by Barry Markowitz Justin Waldrip read an abridged version of this speech at Jewish Community Partner’s Pillars of the Community event this week, honoring the…