Mazal tov to the new Board of the UMBC Jewish Student Union! Matthew Glassman
is the President; Justin Eisenstadt the Vice President for Programming; Joan Heller,
Secretary; Erik Waserstein, Treasurer; Jordan Kritt, Shabbat Chair; Heather Glovinsky
and Scott Swick, FYSH (Frist Year Student of Hillel) co-chairs; Leo Serebreni and
Joe Spekterman, Jewish Learning co-chairs; Joey Zelenak and Igor Shusterman, Tzedek
(social justice) co-chairs; and Lauren Romano and Beni Simon, social co-chairs.
Natalie Kuperman has been appointed Senior Adviser as well! Read more »

Purim and Shabbat in Odessa
Baltimore Students Arrive in Odessa!
From Kyiv to Berditchev and back again
Привет from Kyiv!
UMBC HillelStudents Arrive in Kiev
Kosher for Passover Meal Plan Read more »

This morning our students woke up around 4:45 AM so that they could head to the airport an hour later to board their flight to Odessa. They arrived right on time and were instantly struck by Baltimore’s sister city’s beauty and mild climate. People commented how laid-back it seemed and how much greenery there is; those who had been elsewhere in Europe compared it to a variety of capital cities. Read more »

Our students were up early this morning in Kiev and headed out to see the Chernobyl Museum which chronicles the events around the nuclear reactor meltdown from 1986. After the museum, they visited Kiev Hesed. Hesed (Hebrew for “lovingkindness”) is the name of an organization that operates in various cities in Ukraine that connects the elderly to one another and to the Jewish community. Read more »

With Spring Break fast approaching, teachers are trying to fit in test after test and a seemingly endless pile of assignments, do you need a mini-break before you can finally get away from it all for a week?

Take some time for yourself to kickback, relax, and enjoy delicious tea. Hang out with friends and maybe make some new ones.

This is a therapeutic you won't want to miss. Be at the Commons across from Jazzmans at 3pm on Tuesday.

Any questions? Email Tanya, UMBC Hillel's JCSC Fellow.

We are happy to once again to announce the annual kosher-for-Passover meal plan at UMBC.

If you are not familiar with the plan, each year the past few years UMBC Hillel has partners with Dining Services to serve sixteen fresh kosher-for-Passover meals (prepared by local caterers under rabbinical supervision of the Star-K)—one lunch and one dinner every day for the eight days of the holiday (for the first night we are happy to connect you to a seder celebration off-campus if you are not going to be with your family). Each meal will be served in the Dining Hall conference room or the dining hall itself, depending on how many people sign up. Read more »

Every Summer and Winter Taglit Birthright Israel sends Jews between the ages of 18 and 27 on a fun, free, event packed trip to Israel. The last winter trip included a visit to the western wall, a float on the dead sea, a chance to meet Israeli soldiers and much more. For more information about how UMBC Hillel can assist you on going to Israel for free, contact Jason or Tanya.

For more general information visit birthrightisrael.com

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Come to The UC Ballroom this Friday Night for a fun filled different and exciting Shabbat Celebration. There will be sushi appetizers, mexican dinner, Israeli dancing, music, games and wait theres more, a gift exchange and Gourmet Deserts and other surprises. Enjoy this Bigger Shabbat Dinner this Friday night with all your friends. Read more »

UMBC Hillel Students got the opportunity this past Sunday to get a break from Campus and catch a movie with their favorite rabbi, Jason Klein and their favorite JCSC fellow Tanya Gutsol. Bee Movie, an animated picture with actors Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, and Chris Rock is a multi themed movie that tells the adventure of a bee (Barry B. Benson). Is this just a kids movie... or is there a bigger message from this movie?

Afterwards the group went for ice cream and discussed the movie.