Final Rutgers Hillel Catalogue

Passport to Rutgers Hillel
A Jewish Campus Life

What is Hillel?
Hillel provides hundreds of
free Shabbat dinners weekly...
But we’re not a caterer.
Hillel has taken over 1,500
students to Israel...But we’re
not a travel agent.
Hillel educates students about
Jewish texts, history and
values...But we’re not a day
school or yeshiva.
These are all important, but
Hillel aspires to goals that far
outstrip the services we may
provide for our students at
any given moment in time.
Hillel’s aspiration is to change
the entire world for the better,
through the inspired actions
of the Jewish People.
We invite you to join in
this holy work.
Dear Friends and Alumni,
Rutgers Hillel is in the midst of the most exciting and rewarding period in our history.
• We embarked on an $20 million capital and endowment fundraising campaign.
• Construction of the magnificent Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House is well on its way,
looking toward completion in the spring of 2016.
• Rutgers undergraduate Jewish student population is the largest in the country.
• Rutgers Hillel was named the “2014-2015 Outstanding Large Student Organization”
by the Office of Student Life.
Despite the complexities of conducting Hillel activities from two separate temporary
locations this year, Hillel programs, learning opportunities, Israel events, Shabbat and
Holiday observances remain rich and diverse. All underscoring our motto: Rutgers is a
Great Place to be Jewish!
Now, with this Passport to Rutgers Hillel, we are once again number one with publication
of the first catalogue of Hillel giving opportunities in the university world. Passport to
Rutgers Hillel provides you with a kaleidoscope of giving opportunities that represent the
essence of Jewish campus life at Rutgers Hillel.
I hope you enjoy reading through the catalogue. Most importantly, I hope you
find giving opportunities that match your particular interests, understanding that when it
comes to Jewish Community, Rutgers Hillel is the most important organization in our state.
Andrew Getraer
Executive Director

Passport to Rutgers Hillel
provides clear passage for a
student’s Jewish Journey through
college and beyond.
Sponsor one Jewish student for an
entire school year of outstanding
social, religious and educational
experiences including Shabbat and
Holiday meals as well as the full
range of Jewish learning, social
justice, leadership development,
Israel programming, Shabbat and
Passover celebrations.
$1,800
Every student gets a bit lonely sometimes...on a
holiday away from family and friends...when they
are under-the-weather with sniffles and sneezes and
need a hug from a parent or grandparent...Or they’re
just plain stressed out from studying and need a
“stress buster” – Give them a Hillel Hug Gift Package!
Hug #1: Project Chicken Soup
“Jewish Penicillin” brought to your student by
Rutgers Hillel.
Hug #2: Purim Mishloach Manot
A traditional gift box of hamentashen, fruit, candy
and other goodies. Sent with love.
Hug #3: Chanukah Kit
A personalized surprise for the Holiday of Lights. Each
box contains a menorah, candles, gelt, dreydel and an
assortment of delicious treats.
Hug #4: Stress Buster
Nothing relieves tension like a thoughtful gift from
home. Each kit contains a refreshing drink, snacks
and a fun surprise. Just what your student needs to
relieve the stress.
HILLEL HUGS GIFT PACKAGES
Only $36 each
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Hillel Hugs

RELIGIOUSLIFE
REFORM OUTREACH INITIATIVE (ROI)
Rutgers Hillel’s ground-breaking Reform
Outreach Initiative provides Reform students
with an exciting, dynamic and engaging
Jewish campus environment. We are the only
university in the country with a full-time Reform
Chaplain uniquely dedicated to the needs of
Reform students.
Through a generous grant all gifts to the
Reform Outreach Initiative are matched dollar-
for-dollar. $1,000 $500 $180
Koach - Conservative Community
Koach is the Conservative Movement
at Rutgers Hillel. With a name meaning
“strength,” Koach provides student-led Shabbat
services every week, our annual Kosher Fat
Sandwich Night, onegs, Shabbat lunches,
speakers and social events. Whether you find
your connection religiously or socially, Koach
caters to you.
$1,000 $500 $180
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THE JEWISH LEARNING Initiative
ON CAMPUS (OU-JLIC)
A partnership between the Orthodox Union-
Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-
JLIC) provides an Orthodox Rabbinic couple
to serve as Torah educators at Hillel. OU-JLIC
helps Orthodox students navigate the college
environment and provides avenues for spiritual
development and exploration for Jewish
students from varied backgrounds.
Offering weekly Shiurim and classes, guest
speakers, events, and Orthodox necessities
such as kashrut, eruv, chagim and Shabbat.
Home Hospitality Shabbat Lunch
Hosted by Rabbinic Couple
Full Year $7,200
Semester $3,600
One Week $250
Individual Learning
Sponsor one hour of one-to-one learning $36
Mesorah
Mesorah, the Orthodox Student Community at
Hillel, is run by student leaders and provides
daily minyanim, Shabbat services, social
events, learning opportunities and chag
celebrations for one of the largest Orthodox
campus communities in the country!
$1,000 $500 $180
Daily Minyan Breakfast
Students are provided with a fresh breakfast
following daily minyan.
Semester Sponsor $1,500
Weekly Sponsor $100
Rabbi Adam Frieberg
OU-JLIC Co-Educator
RELIGIOUSLIFE
(732)545-2407•rutgershillel.org
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SHABBAT&HOLIDAYS
Shabbat is the focal point of Jewish life
on campus.Your support enables Hillel to
provide every student – FREE OF CHARGE
– with traditional kosher Shabbat meals; the
warmth of friends, and a welcoming sense
of Jewish community.
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SHABBAT&HOLIDAYS
Shabbat
More than 1,000 unique students every year,
averaging 200-plus per week, join together at
Hillel every Friday evening to celebrate Shabbat,
socialize and enjoy a delicious communal meal.
Dinner
Full Year (30 Weeks) $108,000
One Semester (15 Weeks) $54,000
One Week $3,600
One Student for One Year $613
Table of 10 (Single Shabbat) $180
Kiddush
Full Year $3,000
Semester $1,500
One Week $100
Home Hospitality Shabbat Lunch
Hosted by Hillel’s OU–JLIC couple
Full Year $10,000
Semester $3,600
One Week $250
Seudah Shlishit (Third Meal)
Full Year $7,200
Semester $1,800
One Week $120
Scholar-in-Residence Fund: Supports
honoraria and travel expenses for distinguished
speakers from throughout the world to provide
inspiration and education.
Sponsorships $5,000 $2,500 $1,000
Rabbi Esther Reed
Senior Associate Director
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High Holidays
Rosh HashanaH And Yom Kippur
Many students cannot be with their families for the High Holidays.
Rutgers Hillel fills the void with a warm, understanding and caring
presence, a home away from home.
Holiday Benefactor
Your gift supports honoraria for a cantor to lead uplifting services,
student meals and rental of space. $5,400
Meals Benefactor
Bring the joy of the New Year to students who do not have the
opportunity to celebrate with their families at home. $1,800
Meals Sponsor
Provide a delicious kosher High Holiday meal.
Table for 10 students $540
Meal for one student $36
Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast
Co-sponsorship $360
SHABBAT&HOLIDAYS
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Sukkot
For eight days in the fall, in our beautifully-decorated sukkah,
hundreds of students eat together, shake the Lulav and Etrog and celebrate.
Benefactor $3,600
Sponsor $540
Decorations $180
Passover
As one of the most widely observed holidays in the Jewish year, Passover is
a time when Rutgers Jewish students celebrate their heritage with their extended
Hillel Family.
Holiday Benefactor
Enable hundreds of students to enjoy community seders, Kosher for Passover
meals, Shabbat and holiday programming. $3,600
Meals Benefactor
Provide lunches and dinners throughout the holiday. $1,800
Meal Sponsors
Table for Ten $360
Meal Deal (includes Shabbat meals, weekday
lunches and dinners for one student) $250
Weekday Meals
(Lunches and dinners for one student) $180
Shabbat Special
(Passover Shabbat meals for one student) $54
SHABBAT&HOLIDAYS
Sara Frieberg
OU-JLIC Co-Educator
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SHABBAT&HOLIDAYS
Chanukah, Hannukah,
Chanukkah, Januka,
Hanukah, Hanukkah
However you spell it, Hillel students
enjoy eight crazy nights of Chanukah
with a major campus celebration
including lighting the menorah, gelt,
latkes, sufganiyot and other holiday
goodies.
Holiday Sponsorships
Your contribution to Rutgers Hillel’s
eight nights of holiday celebration,
including latkes, sufganiyot and other
delicious treats.
$180 $100 $54
Deliver a personal Chanukah Kit
to your favorite student
Surprise your special student with
a gift package including a menorah,
candles, gelt, a dreydel and candies.
$36
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Purim They tried to kill us…We won…Let’s eat!
Benefactor
Underwrite this joyous holiday including services, Purim Carnival and a day-long festive
meal for students coming from and going to class. $5,000
Sponsorships
Purim Carnival $3,600 $1,800 $1,000
All-day Purim Meal $1,000
Four Megillah Readings $50 each
Mishloach Manot
Celebrate the holiday with traditional gift packages including hamentashen, fruit, candy and
other goodies. Just $36 per box.
Simchat torah
A festive Rutgers tradition, singing and dancing with the Torah, more than 250 students enjoy
holiday services and festive meals.
Sponsorships
Holiday Meals $2,500 (feeds 250 students) $100 (feeds 10 students)
Four religious services $50 each
Tu B’shvat
Hillel celebrates the New Year for the Trees with a traditional innovative Seder. $360
Yom Hazikaron Israel Memorial Day
Hillel honors the memories of those who died defending the Jewish State and those
who were killed by acts of terrorism with a memorial program.
Benefactor $360 Sponsor $180
Yom Ha’atzmaut Israel Independence Day
Hundreds of students attend one of the largest Hillel Celebrations on campus,
including food, educational programs and music. Organized by the Rutgers Hillel Center for
Israel Engagement.
Benefactor $3,600 Co-Sponsor $1,800 Supporter $500
Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Day
Rutgers Hillel provides a community educational event to honor and commemorate the Six
Million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Benefactor $5,400 Sponsorship $1,800 Supporter $1,000
SHABBAT&HOLIDAYS
Greg Yellin
Director of Engagement
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JewishImmersiveExperiences
Birthright ISRAEL
Since Birthright Israel began, Rutgers Hillel has
brought more than 1,500 students to Israel on this life-
changing 10-day trip. While the trip itself is free, Hillel
has full-time professional staff devoted to recruiting
students, providing pre-trip orientations, trip staffing
and vital post-trip follow-thru events and engagement.
Support the Birthright Israel Program with
gifts of $1,000 $ 540 $360 $180
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Alternative Winter And Spring Breaks
Rutgers Hillel Alternative Spring and Winter Breaks combine
international travel, hands-on volunteer work, and Jewish
learning. Past years’ trips have included El Salvador, Guatemala,
Nicaragua, Israel and New Orleans. We are proud to partner
with leading organizations such as American Jewish World
Service, Taglit-Birthright, Jewish National Fund, Joint Distribution
Committee and the Jewish Disaster Response Corps to provide
these memorable experiences.
Help make these trips possible for Rutgers students
$1,000 $500 $180
JewishImmersiveExperiences
Liel Zahavi-Asa
IACT Coordinator for Birthright Israel
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CENTERFORIsraelENGAGEMENT
Rutgers Hillel Center for
Israel Engagement
Driven by a core belief that a positive connection
to Israel is essential for a strong, healthy
Jewish identity, Rutgers Hillel Center for Israel
Engagement (RHCIE) seeks to be a model for
excellence in Israel engagement, advocacy
training, education, and advocacy on campus.
RHCIE is the nerve center for robust pro-Israel
campus activity, providing the Jewish community
with student leaders who are capable, passionate
and motivated. Based on the latest national
research, adapted to our campus and developed
by student leaders, we believe that increased
Israel knowledge and advocacy will create a
campus environment favorable to Israel, and
reduce the impact of hostile anti-Israel activities.
Support RHCIE with gifts of
$5,000 $ 3,600 $1,000 $540 $360
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BirthrighT ISRAEL
Since Birthright Israel began, Rutgers Hillel has brought more than 1,500 students
to Israel on this life-changing 10-day trip. While the trip itself is free, Hillel has full-
time professional staff devoted to recruiting students, providing pre-trip orientations,
trip staffing and vital post-trip follow-thru events and engagement.
Support the Birthright Israel Program with gifts of
$1,000 $ 540 $360 $180
Yom Hazikaron Israel Memorial Day
Hillel honors the memories of those who died defending the Jewish State and those
who were killed by acts of terrorism with a memorial program.
Benefactor $360 Sponsor $180
Yom Ha’atzmaut Israel Independence Day
Hundreds of students attend one of the largest Hillel Celebrations
on campus, including food, educational programs and music.
Organized by the Rutgers Hillel Center for Israel Engagement.
Benefactor $3,600 Co-Sponsor $1,800 Supporter $500
Speakers Bureau
Rutgers Hillel is committed to bringing to campus a broad range
of speakers representing the full spectrum of opinion and perspective
within a pro-Israel cultural, religious and political context.
$3,600 $1,800 $500
CENTERFORIsraelENGAGEMENT
Ido Mahatzri
Jewish Agency Israel Fellow
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JewishArtsonCampus
Kol Halayla – Rutgers premier Jewish a cappella group
This outstanding a cappella ensemble had its beginnings 20 years ago and
continues to provide its very special contribution, with the support of Hillel, to the
Rutgers music scene, synagogues, and both on- and off-campus venues.
SHEM Productions – Jewish Theater Group
Hillel provides rehearsal space, administrative support and campus performance
opportunities for all students to participate in theater without conflicting with
Shabbat and the Jewish holidays. Productions are directed, performed and
produced entirely by students.
Jewish Artists and Activists
A network of Jewish students of all backgrounds who participate in coffee
houses, poetry slams, group dinners and faculty panels exploring what being
Jewish means to them as artists and activists.
Provide Support for Jewish Arts on Campus with gifts of
$360 $180 $54
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SocialJustice/CommunityService
Social Justice / Community Service
Rutgers Hillel students are passionate about changing the world. Students
participate in many social justice and community service activities. From
hospital visits, blood and bone marrow drives, and the Midnight Run
to benefit the homeless, to Alternative Spring and Winter breaks which
combine international travel with hands-on volunteer work. Rutgers Hillel
students learn to apply the values of Jewish social justice in the real world.
Rutgers Hillel student have the opportunity to make a significant impact for
the benefit of mankind.
$500 $360 $180 $100 $50
Days Without Hate
An annual event initiated in 1996 by Rutgers Hillel in response to the
assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Sponsored by Hillel,
this campus-wide event promotes coexistence, understanding and seeks
to build relationships with other campus groups.
$1,000 $500 $180
Hospital Visitation Program
Support weekly student visits to patients and their families in local
hospitals. A profound mitzvah.
$180 $100 $54
Sarah Magida
Reform Community Educator
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LeadershipDevelopment
Barbara Josephs Cohen
Senior Development Officer
Leadership Development Initiatives
Support any of the Initiatives below with a gift of $1,000 $540 $180
Student Innovation Fund
An investment in our Student Innovation Fund enables Rutgers Hillel to provide grants to
students for development of innovative ideas to promote Jewish community and identity.
Help Rutgers Hillel inspire and empower the next generation of Jewish community leaders.
LEAD Fellows (Leadership Engagement and Development)
Peer-to-peer student engagement including training at the week-long Hillel International program
for student leaders and Hillel staff supervision.
Leadership Training with Hillel Staff
Your gift supports three annual leadership retreats and weekly one-on-one meetings with student
leaders and professional staff members.
Jewish Mentoring Initiative
Hillel connects students with community lay leaders for networking, career counselling and
advancement, direction and involvement.
Student Appreciation Banquet
More than 100 student leaders and graduating seniors are recognized at an annual end-of-year
student celebration of their outstanding contributions.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR REGIONAL and NATIONAL CONFERENCES
Provide financial assistance for registration, travel, lodging and meals at conferences such as:
Hillel Institute URJ Biennial Talk Israel Retreat
JFNA Hasbara Fellowship Zionist Organization of America
AIPAC Mishelanu Masa Shabbaton
David Project LGBT Masorti on Campus
StandWithUs Progressive Jewish College Summit
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NewStudentEngagement
Welcoming new students is one of the most
important things we do. With a focus on
building peer-to-peer relationships and high
quality welcoming programs, Hillel seeks to
engage new students, understand and meet
them “where they are at” Jewishly, socially,
spiritually and intellectually. Hillel seeks to
be their “home away from home” so that
Rutgers truly is “A Great Place to be Jewish.”
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NewStudentEngagement
Welcome Week Events
Every student group under the Hillel umbrella kicks off each year with a
series of exciting events to welcome students to campus. These activities set
the stage for engaging students throughout the year. $500 $360 $180
Welcome Barbecue and Jewish Involvement Fair
Hillel begins the year with our highly popular Welcome BBQ for new students
and returning undergraduates. This provides an opportunity for all students to
meet, get involved and learn about Jewish Life opportunities on campus.
$1,800 $1,000 $500
Welcome Shabbat
The first Shabbat Dinner of the year – one of the largest Jewish campus
events of the year – typically welcomes up to 400 students of all backgrounds
for a traditional Shabbat meal – and it’s free for all students.
Sponsor $5,000 Co-Sponsor $2,500
Birthright Israel
Since Birthright Israel began, Rutgers Hillel has brought more than 1,500 students to
Israel on this life-changing 10-day trip. While the trip itself is free, Hillel has full-time
professional staff devoted to recruiting students, providing pre-trip orientations, trip
staffing and vital post-trip follow-thru events and engagement.
Support Birthright Israel with gifts of $1,000 $540 $360 $180
LEAD Fellows
Hillel understands that students relate best to other students. That is why Hillel
invests in training student interns – Leadership Engagement and Development
Fellows – to tap their personal experiences in building relationships, connecting to
Jewish life and creating meaningful Jewish experiences on campus.
Support the LEAD Fellows program with gifts of $540 $360 $180
Laurie Zinberg
Office Manager
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JewishCulturalLife
Social Events
Sometimes Jewish students
just want to socialize with other
Jews. Help support Open Mike
Night, Hillel’s Date Auction,
Study Breaks, Hillel Hang Outs,
and other fun-filled events with
the ever-present ice cream,
sushi, pizza and falafel.
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JewishCulturalLife
Graduate Hillel
The organization serving the more than 1,000 Jewish graduate students at Rutgers
affording opportunities to meet, socialize, network and create programming geared to
graduate students and young professionals.
LGBT Initiatives
Rutgers Hillel is an open, engaging organization for all Jewish students including those
who identify with the LGBT community. The community develops education forums,
programming and social outreach. Financial support provides attendance at LGBT
conferences, programmatic assistance and LGBT Community Shabbat Dinners.
Mishelanu
The Rutgers chapter of Mishelanu, the national organization for the growing community
of Israeli-American students, is dedicated to strengthening and maintaining the next
generation’s identity, culture, language, heritage and strong connections to Israel.
Weekly programs include Israeli films, speakers and current events discussions.
Russian Student Club
Supports social and cultural get-togethers to promote Jewish identity among Russian
Jewish students, including films, guest speakers and Shabbat dinners.
Holocaust Education
The Rutgers Hillel commemoration of the Holocaust on Yom Hashoa is designed to
educate our next generation. Hillel provides speakers, films and other programming that
encourages understanding of the lessons of the Shoah.
Chug Ivrit
A club for Hebrew speakers focused on
social bonding, building friendships
and networking.
Support any of the above
programs with a gift of
$1,800 $1,000 $500
Hana Suberi Yavelberg
Development Associate
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JewishLearning
Jewish Peoplehood
Project
The Jewish Peoplehood Project seeks
to bolster students’ Jewish identity, self-
confidence as members of the eternal,
global Jewish people. Students apply to
participate in this 10-week fellowship which
explores key facets of Jewish identity,
culminating in a tzedakah project and a
Jewish Personal Development Grant.
Donations to the JPP will be matched
dollar for dollar.
Single Semester $18,000
Weekly Class $1,800
Sponsor One Student $360
Weekly Speaker Series
Support visiting scholars, noted rabbis
and Jewish educators invited by Hillel to
further enrich the religious and academic
experience. Hillel often provides these
noted speakers with transportation and
meals.
$180 $100 $50
Individual Learning
Sponsor an hour of one-on-one learning
for a student and one of Hillel’s rabbis
and educators.
$36
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CreateaJewishLegacy
Create a Jewish Legacy
Our tradition teaches us that one of our primary responsibilities as Jews is to make the
world a better place for future generations. Creating a Jewish legacy assures that your
passion for Jewish causes will continue to foster a bright future.
Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for
Rutgers Hillel and its mission while accommodating your own personal, financial,
estate-planning and philanthropic goals. We can help you arrange a charitable gift
that provides benefits to you today and in the future. Just as important, you will know
that you have made a meaningful contribution to the future generations that will make
Rutgers Hillel their home away from home.
We recommend that you speak with a Rutgers Hillel development professional to
familiarize yourself with the various Legacy Gift options available to you. Please
contact the Rutgers Hillel Development Office at 732-545-2407 for assistance or to
discuss your personal situation and objectives.
Rutgers Hillel Alumni Association
The Rutgers Hillel Alumni Association connects Jewish Alumni through networking,
social and philanthropic opportunities.
Founded by Rabbi Julius and Pearl Funk, the Rutgers Hillel Alumni Association
has been going strong for over 25 years. Through your participation in the Alumni
Association you can help ensure that the Jewish community at Rutgers remains vibrant
and strong, get together with fellow alums and learn what’s happening with your old
friends. Contact us at: RutgersHillelAlumni@gmail.com
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Lee Rosenfield
Development Consultant
Lauren Reich
Development Consultant
Jerry Enis
Communications Consultant

Reprinted from FALL 2015
The Heart of Jewish Life at Rutgers
Rutgers Hillel’s new facility, under construction at Rutgers University–New
Brunswick, will be home to the nation’s largest undergraduate Jewish population.
fter more than seven decades without a permanent location, Rutgers Hillel is
coming home. The Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House, now under construction at
70 College Avenue, will be a world-class facility and the center of Jewish student
life at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. The building is scheduled to open in spring
2016; Hillel is now housed at 9 Bartlett Street.
The 33,000-square-foot facility—with stunning architectural features and a glass and
stone façade—will include a sweeping front porch, a kosher dining hall, the Center for
Israel Engagement, an outdoor pavilion, and a rooftop Holocaust Memorial Garden. The
lobby will feature a Legacy Wall dedicated to Rabbi Julius Funk, Rutgers Hillel’s first
executive director, and his wife, Pearl.
The new Hillel House is named for philanthropists Arie Halpern and his wife, Eva
Stein Halpern, to commemorate their lifelong dedication to Jewish education, causes
and people. The couple’s children donated $3 million to the Rutgers Hillel Capital and
Endowment Campaign in their parents’ memory. To date, the campaign has raised 80
percent of its $18 million goal.
Scarlet pride is strong in the Halpern family; two of the Halperns’ grandchildren are
Rutgers graduates; Allan Schall RC’97 and Gonen Paradis RC’02.
Rutgers Hillel is part of Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, the largest Jewish
campus organization in the world. With more than 6,000 Jewish students, Rutgers–New
Brunswick has the largest undergraduate Jewish student body in the nation.
For more information, visit RutgersHillel.org
The
Eva and Arie
Halpern
Hillel House
Construction of the Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House on College Avenue is under way. For seven decades,
Hillel has operated out of temporary locations on the College Avenue Campus.

Construction is underway for the new Eva & Arie Halpern Hillel House on College
Avenue, with completion expected Spring 2016. To find out how you can become
part of the excitement contact BuildingRHillel@rutgershillel.org. To learn more about
the project, please visit www.BuildingRHillel.org
PO Box 11362 | New Brunswick New Jersey 08906 | 732-545-2407
www.RutgersHillel.org | www.BuildingRHillel.org
Facebook.com/RutgersHillel | Twitter.com/RutgersHillel | youtube.com/TheRUHillel
Rutgers Hillel is a proud beneficiary agency of the Jewish
Federations of Greater MetroWest, Heart of New Jersey, Northern
New Jersey, Princeton-Mercer-Bucks, Somerset Hunterdon Warren,
and Southern New Jersey.
The largest Jewish campus organization in the world, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish
Campus Life provides opportunities for Jewish students at more than 500 colleges
and universities to explore and celebrate their Jewish identity through its global
network of regional centers, campus Foundations and Hillel student organizations.
The Eva and Arie
Halpern Hillel House

PO Box 11362
New Brunswick NJ 08906
JULY 8, 2015
By Adam Clark
FOR THE STAR-LEDGER
Rutgers Has Most
Jewish Students
In United States
Rutgers University’s New
Brunswick campus has more
Jewish students than any other
public college in America, ac-
cording to new rankings by a
Jewish campus life foundation.
Rutgers, with about 6,400 Jew-
ish students, is atop Hillel In-
ternational’s list of the 60 most
popular public schools for Jewish
students. The University of Cen-
tral Florida is second with 6,000.
No other New Jersey schools
made the list of public schools,
which is published in the Hillel
College Guide. Princeton Uni-
versity, with 600 Jewish under-
graduate students, finished 39th
among private schools.
The lists were generated from
data that is self reported by the
schools, according to Hillel Inter-
national.
Felicia McGinty, Rutgers’ vice
chancellor for student affairs,
said she didn’t know Rutgers led
the country’s public schools in
tudents until the rank-
place, a university community,
where everyone feels valued and
accepted.”
About 19 percent of undergrad-
uates at Rutgers are Jewish, ac-
cording to the rankings.
The university has both a major
and minor in Jewish studies, ko-
sher dining options and a chabad
house on College Avenue. A new
Hillel building is under construc-
tion as well.
Rutgers also sponsors a study
abroad program in Israel, accord-
ing to the Hillel College Guide.
The school does not specifically
recruit Jewish students, McGinty
said.
“I think it’s just reputation —
that we have had a history of
having strong relationships with
the Jewish community,” she said.
Adam Clark may be reached at
adam_clark@njadvancemedia.
com. Follow him on twitter at @
realAdamClark. Find NJ.com on
Facebook.
A Great Place
to be Jewish!
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