Travel to Israel This Summer!

Vanderbilt Hillel is Traveling to Israel May 16th – 27th, 2016 Want a free trip to Israel? If you are 18-26, Jewish, and haven’t traveled on a peer program to Israel since high school, you’re in luck! Spend 10 amazing days in Israel for FREE with other Vanderbilt...

Chanukah Celebrations

Chanukah doesn’t always fall when the semester is still in session — but this year, it did! Students celebrated across campus: in their residence halls, in their Greek houses, and of course at the Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Student Life. Chanukah...

David Makovsky comes to Campus

David Makovsky will be on campus on December 2nd to discuss strengthening the prospects of peace in the Middle East. David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Director of its Project on the Middle East...

Hillel Friendsgiving

To celebrate the week before Thanksgiving, all of our student leaders were invited to join us for a special home cooked meal at Hillel. With more than 30 students in attendance, students dined on a vegetarian meal featuring Thanksgiving favorites including stuffing,...

Shabbat with Benjamin Pogrund

On Friday November 6th, Vanderbilt Hillel is partnered up with Vanderbilt African Student Union, Vanderbilt Black Student Alliance -BSA, Dores For Israel, and Vanderbilt Multicultural Leadership Council and The David Project to bring Benjamin Pogrund to campus....

Assi Azar Film Viewing and Discussion

We were so lucky to spend an evening with Israeli television personality Assi Azar. We heard about his coming out story, discussed LGBT acceptance in Israel and viewed his documentary, “Mom and Dad I Have Something to Tell You”. Thanks so much to The David...