The document summarizes plans for a new Hillel building at Rutgers University. It describes the building as having spaces for dining, prayer, studying, and socializing to support the large Jewish student population. A capital campaign has raised $18 million for construction of the state-of-the-art facility which will open in 2015. The building is made possible by partnerships between Hillel, Rutgers, and other organizations as part of a larger campus redevelopment project.

2. The
Eva and Arie
Halpern
Hillel House

3. The new home of Rutgers Hillel is unique, warm, inviting and sure to be the jewel of
the new academic setting created by the redevelopment of College Avenue.
Rutgers Hillel will be one of the most prominent and memorable buildings on
campus, and one of the finest Jewish buildings anywhere.
The welcoming exterior reminds one of a mountain lodge, inviting visitors to
experience the warmth of Hillel within and to socialize in its pleasant outdoor spaces.
Interiors reflect the warm, home-like atmosphere of Hillel. A parlour with a
fireplace, a kosher café, the curved Legacy Wall dedicated to the memory of Rutgers
Hillel Founders Rabbi Julius and Pearl Funk. A grand staircase that carries students
first to the gallery and dining hall, and then to the second floor, where they find
inviting Reform, Conservative and Orthodox prayer spaces, designed to reflect and
respect the full spectrum of Jewish life ... areas dedicated to celebrating Israel ...
multi-purpose rooms and comfortable meeting spaces.
A dining room designed to offer the flexibility of a catering hall to host weddings, Bar
and Bat Mitzvahs and other community events.
A wealth of cultural, spiritual, educational and social experiences awaits Jewish
students at Rutgers University Hillel, not only now – but for generations to come.
the vision
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Editorial
A new HillelFrom the July 4, 2013, issue of New Jersey Jewish News
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY has pulled off
what is being called the “largest higher
education merger in U.S. history.” With the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey and its affiliated schools now
part of a new, 65,000-student, $3 billion
Rutgers, administrators and politicians
have thrust NJ’s state university into the
ranks of the top 25 research universities in
the nation.
WithallthechangesgoingonatRutgers,it
is also important to recognize a partnership
that has the potential to transform Rutgers
Hillel. Last month, New Brunswick’s
Zoning Board of Adjustment approved
plans for a new Rutgers Hillel building at
the university campus in New Brunswick.
The June 24 approval of the plan,
which revolves around a land swap
with the university, means that Hillel’s
current College Avenue building will be
demolished in one to three months, with
Hillel activities temporarily relocated to a
nearby structure.
The new $18 million home will include a
400-seat kosher dining hall; prayer space;
a kosher cafe; Israel resource center;
classrooms; and a computer lab. Hillel
hopes to move into the new facility for the
start of the 2015 academic year.
The new location is the result of an
agreement among Hillel, the university,
theNewBrunswickTheologicalSeminary,
and the New Brunswick Redevelopment
Corporation (DEVCO), al l partners in
a $300 million College Avenue Campus
Development Project.
Home to the nation’s second-largest
Jewish student population, Rutgers has
long lacked a Hillel building that matches
the agency’s extensive Jewish identity
programming and national reputation
for Israel advocacy. Said Hillel board
president Roy Tanzman: “Our state
deserves a world-class Hillel, and that is
precisely what our new plans will deliver.”
For further information about the
project, contact Andrew Getraer or
Lee Rosenfield at 732-545-2407 or
lee@rutgershillel.org.
The Eva and Arie
Halpern Hillel House
COLLEGE
AVENUE

4. Every gift stimulates others to participate.
Recognizing this, Rutgers Hillel has
created a wide spectrum of permanent
gift recognition opportunities. Each
affords you the opportunity, as a friend of
Hillel, to express a commitment to future
generations of Jewish peoplehood.
Each tax deductible contribution to
Rutgers Hillel links you inextricably to the
current Jewish student body and tens of
thousands of Jewish students in future
generations.
Today, no gift is more important than
your gift to the Rutgers Hillel Capital and
Endowment Campaign.
We are
Counting
on You!
Hillel
Impacts
Lives
The Jewish Future Counts on Hillel...We are Counting on You.
I was closed to all Jewish organizations
throughout my high school experience,
but Rutgers Hillel warmly opened my
eyes to the Jewish atmosphere that I
craved so very much. I made life-long
friends, and have a closer connection
to G-d than ever before. Thank you
Rutgers Hillel for giving people like me
the chance to experience the amazing
power, ruach, and strength that is
synonymous with the Jewish People.
– Spencer Brooks, ‘11
If I hadn’t gone on Birthright with Hillel, I
wouldn’t even be Jewish.
– Amy Suhotliv, ’13
My parents experienced anti-Semitism
in the Soviet Union because they were
Jewish. Through Rutgers Hillel, I have
found my identity. I am committed
to helping other Russian-Jews make
those connections and find a home in
Rutgers Hillel.
– Samuel Gluzberg, ‘15
An Alumnus Says “Thanks”
Our Students Say “Thanks”
A Parent Says “Thanks”
My daughter Talia “loves” Rutgers –
and loves the Jewish life there. You
have so much to be proud of. You do
amazing work. A heartfelt thank you
for creating a place where kids love
being Jewish.
– Mrs. Rina Ne’eman

5. A $300 Million Redevelopment Plan by Rutgers University, home to
the second largest Jewish undergraduate population in the United
States, has provided an extraordinary opportunity to build a new
Hillel in the heart of the University’s reshaped College Avenue, further
underscoring that Rutgers is a great place to be Jewish.
Inspired by the Wilf Family who, with no Rutgers connection, stepped
forward with a $2 Million leadership gift to initiate planning, design
and land acquisition, Rutgers Hillel launched an $18 Million Capital and
Endowment Campaign. Additional gifts of confidence soon followed,
building a solid foundation beginning for the Campaign’s initial phase.
Propelled into it’s final phase by a $3 Million gift from the Eva and Arie
Halpern Family, Rutgers Hillel has targeted a groundbreaking in late
2013 and completion of its world-class building in 2015.
Now!Tomorrow is

6. opportunities for giving
Overall
Hillel Foundation Name $4,000,000
Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House $3,000,000
Sustainable “Green” Hillel $500,000
Technology Infrastructure $500,000
Outdoors and Grounds
Eric F. Ross Pavilion $1,500,000
Terrace $500,000
Holocaust Memorial Garden $360,000
Promenade $100,000
Terrace Sukkah $100,000
Pavilion Sukkah $100,000
Main Entry Mezuzah $100,000
Gateway Staircase $75,000
Large Sitting Walls (2) $54,000 each
Disabled Access Ramp $54,000
Benches (3) $54,000 each
Terrace Furniture $36,000
Small Sitting Walls (2) $36,000 each
Pavilion Furniture $36,000
Terrace Grill $36,000
Honor/Memorial Trees (3) $36,000 each
Planters $25,000 each
Handrail $10,000
Bike Racks $5,000 each
Main Level
Named Level $1,500,000
Main Lobby $1,000,000
Main Dining Room/Auditorium $1,000,000
David & Ceil Pavlovsky Student Activities Center $650,000
Grand Staircase $500,000
Front Parlour $500,000
Café $500,000
Exhibit Gallery $350,000
Harrison Family Engagement Center $250,000
Kitchen $250,000
Staff Office Suite $250,000
Program Room $250,000
Foyer $150,000
Rabbi Julius and Pearl Funk Legacy Wall $125,000
Executive Director’s Office $75,000
Lounge Fireplace $54,000
Elevator/Lobby $54,000
Mezuzahs $25,000 each
Coat Room $25,000
Staff Offices $18,000 each
Reception Desk $18,000
Dining Hall Handwashing Station $18,000
Office Mezuzahs $10,000 each
Lighting fixtures
Second Level
Named Level $1,000,000
Philip Lax Sanctuary/Judaic Library $1,000,000
Center for Israel Engagement $1,000,000
Sanctuary/Beit Midrash $1,000,000
Permanent Arks (2) $100,000 each
Sanctuary/Classroom $750,000
Multi-Purpose Room $500,000
Wellness Center/Shabbat Apartment $250,000
Wedding Photo Gallery $75,000
Dining Area/Multipurpose Room $54,000
Yiddish Library Collection $54,000
Torah Scrolls $54,000 each
Rabbis Studies $54,000
Portable Arks (2) $36,000 each
Mechitza $36,000
Eternal Flames/Ner Tamid (3) $25,000 each
Beit Midrash Book Cases $25,000 each
Library Book Cases $25,000 each
Prep Kitchen $25,000
Permanent Bimah (2) $36,000 each
Bimah – Portable (2) $18,000 each
Yad (2) $10,000 each
Breast Plate $10,000 each
Stained Glass Windows (Lee and Lanny Livingston)
Capital Naming Opportunities ENDOWMENT Naming Opportunities
Facility Operations $3,000,000
Endowed Professional Staff Positions
Executive Director $2,000,000
Rabbi, Conservative $1,500,000
Rabbi, Orthodox $1,500,000
Rabbi, Reform $1,500,000
Rabbi, Sephardi $1,500,000
Associate Director $1,000,000
Director of Israel Programs $1,000,000
Director of Development $750,000
Director of Outreach and Engagement $750,000
Outreach and Engagement Associate(s) $500,000 each
Student Outreach and Engagement Fellows $500,000
Rabbinic Interns $400,000
Director of Alumni Relations $350,000
Endowed Programs
Shabbat $2,000,000
Outreach & Engagement $2,000,000
Israel
Israel Travel Experiences $1,000,000
Israel Education & Advocacy $1,000,000
Holiday Celebrations $1,000,000
Religious Life
Conservative $1,000,000
Orthodox $1,000,000
Reform $1,000,000
Sephardi $1,000,000
Culture & Arts
Exhibitions $250,000
Theatre Company $250,000
A Capella Group $100,000
Community Service/Social Justice
Alternative Spring Break $500,000
Campus Programming $350,000
Education
Jewish Learning $250,000
Shoah/Holocaust Education $250,000
Interfaith Programs $100,000
Social Programming $250,000
Leadership Development $250,000
Graduate and Professional Programming $250,000
LGBT Programming $100,000
Russian-Jewish Programming $100,000
Opportunities are offered to dedicate architectural features of the new Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House
in recognition of gifts at various levels. These elements may honor living or deceased family members of
friends or the contributors themselves.
Names in red are reserved

7. Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Roy H. Tanzman, Esq. ’73, ‘76, P’00, P’03
President
Dr. Richard Bullock, P’05
Executive Vice-President
Howard Joffe ’76
Robert Kuchner
Philip B. Vinick, Esq. ’73, ‘76, P’04, P’07
Dr. Eric Wallenstein, ‘02, ‘09
Andrew Getraer
Executive Director
Mark N. Busch, Esq. ’64
Immediate Past President
Directors
Jeff Ackerman ‘77, P’10
Seymour Bromberg
Gerald A. Cantor
Philip R. Cantor ‘71
Leonard Cole
Ellen Gertler ’74, P’07
Michal Greenbaum ’07
Jeremy Halpern
Dr. Milton Heumann
Allan Janoff
Susan Kheel ’67, ’72, P’94
Elaine Livingston
Ariel Lubow ‘14
Rabbi Bennett Miller
Eric Morell
Samuel Pepper ‘74
Lauren Reich
Alan Schall ’97
James A. Schwarz
L. Marc Shegoski ’77
Barry Sherman ’81, P’08
Henry Stein
Dr. Gary Steinbach ’74, ’75
Audrey Wilf
Scott Wittenberg ‘05
L Richard Wolff
Ex-Officio Directors
Gerrie Bamira P’05
Max Kleinman
Karen Small
Honorary Directors
Rabbi Julius Funk, z”l
Philip Lax, z”l
Oscar Lax
Ruth Marcus Patt ‘40
Building Committee
Mark N. Busch ’64
Michael Cohen
Mark Ginsberg
Michal Greenbaum ‘07
Brad Klatt
Barbara Littman
Elaine Livingston
Gonen Paradis ‘02
Alan Schall ‘97
Henry Stein
Roy Tanzman ’73, ‘76, P’00, P’03
Audrey and Zygi Wilf
Jane and Mark Wilf
Jewish Federation Support
Atlantic/Cape May
Clifton-Passaic
Cumberland County
Greater MetroWest
Greater Middlesex
Greater Monmouth
Northern New Jersey
Ocean County
Princeton Mercer Bucks
Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren
Southern New Jersey
The State Association of
Jewish Federations
Hillel Staff
Andrew Getraer
Executive Director
Rabbi Esther Reed
Senior Associate Director
Greg Yellin ‘09
Director of Engagement
Rabbi Heath Watenmaker
Reform Outreach Initiative Rabbi
Diana Diner ‘05
Director of Israel Engagement
Avia Prins
Jewish Agency Israel Fellow
Rabbi Akiva Weiss
JLIC Co- Educator,
Heshe & Harriet Seif
Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus
Nataly Weiss
JLIC Co- Educator,
Heshe & Harriet Seif
Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus
Amy Winn-Dworkin
Director of Development
Barbara Cohen
Senior Development Officer
Laurie Zinberg P’09
Office Manager
Jerry Enis
Herbert George Associates, LLC
Communications Consultant
Lee Rosenfield
Capital & Endowment
Campaign Consultant
Idan Levin
Project Manager
Design and Photography
Kann Partners
Architectural Design
Winter & Winter Design Associates, Inc.
Graphic Design
Wendy Robinson & Company
Photography
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