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Students compete in Sukkot Survivor during Jewish holiday

While most students are nestled warm in their beds, six UF students are spending their nights in huts under the stars.

UF Hillel holds free screening for disease–causing genes

While game-day festivities drew many UF alumni to Gainesville this weekend, a health concern brought alumnus Mark Schneider and his wife, Jessica, both of Tampa, to town Sunday.

Miami rabbi joins UF students to observe Yom Kippur

Rabbi Daniel Young stressed the importance of ignoring daily distractions and reflecting on yourself and the world around you as he spoke to a group of UF students Thursday.

UF Hillel prepares for Jewish High Holy Days

UF Hillel will hold services in the Reitz Union on Tuesday and Wednesday to observe the Jewish High Holy Days, which began this week with Rosh Hashana.

Correction: Hillel holds grand opening for restaurant and art gallery

An article in Wednesday's Alligator incorrectly stated that The Living Room art gallery at Hillel is affiliated with the Jewish Student Union. The article also incorrectly identified Alyssa Drake as the promotions director for Hillel. She is promotions director for The Olam restaurant

Hillel holds grand opening for restaurant and art gallery

Hillel holds grand opening for restaurant and art gallery

UF Hillel celebrated a day of new beginnings Tuesday.

UF group spreads peace message on hope tents for Darfur

A lone, white refugee tent sat Wednesday on the Plaza of the Americas, adorned with red hearts and displaying the word "peace" in languages from all over the world.

Eating on campus not limited to just dining halls

If you're ready to break away from your new-found diet of instant noodles and yesterday's pizza, there are plenty of on-campus alternatives, with UF offering choices ranging from sushi to Starbucks.

New UF dining hall at Hillel offers kosher meal plans

Students will soon have the option of keeping kosher when they sign up for meal plans through UF Gator Dining Services.

UF alumnus donates $200K toward Holocaust documentary

Stephen Cypen said it took him about 30 seconds after seeing a letter from UF\'s Documentary Institute to make the decision to donate $200,000 for an upcoming film about a Holocaust victim.

Exams keep UF students from families at Passover

When Katie Krasne, a UF freshman, went out Saturday night, all she wanted was her family.

Israeli professor Eva Etzioni-Halevy speaks at UF on Jewish divisions

Prominent Israeli college professor and sociologist Eva Etzioni-Halevy lectured to more than 100 students Monday night on the split between religious and secular Jews.

Jewish Student Union kicks off its welcome week today

The Jewish Student Union, a UF student organization, is welcoming students back to school with three days of social events.

Former Lebanon slave speaks to UF about her life, escape

Courage, hope and faith.

Former slave to speak at UF about her experiences

A former Sri Lankan slave will speak about human trafficking today.

Conference held at UF will discuss Auschwitz

A conference about the legacy of the Holocaust and one of the era's most infamous death camps will be hosted at UF during Veteran's Day weekend.

Holocaust survivors attend UF documentary screening

On April 10, 1945, a 20-year-old American soldier named Vernon Tott took 19 pictures of Jewish prisoners at a slave labor camp, called Ahlem, that his division liberated in Germany.

Students are excused from class to observe Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, started Wednesday night and lasts through Friday, but classes still go on as scheduled.

Attendance at religious institutions surge with influx of students

With the imminent flood of tests and class assignments affecting students? sanity, those who attend religious services can pray for some holy help.