Chaim Sacham
(10/15/12 11:05pm)
Consul General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico Chaim Shacham speaks about 60 UF student leaders at UF Hillel on Monday.
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‘Seinfeld’ actor encourages voting
(10/11/12 12:30am)
When Jason Alexander was greeted by applause at UF Hillel on Wednesday afternoon, he wasn’t sure if the crowd was clapping for him or his full head of hair.
Jason Alexander
(10/10/12 11:42pm)
Jason Alexander speaks at UF Hillel on Wednesday about why it is important for students to register and vote. The event was hosted by Gators for Obama.
Study finds more atheist students
(10/10/12 1:30am)
One in five Americans is not affiliated with a religion, according to a Pew Research Center study released Tuesday. And though many UF students worship regularly at Gainesville religious centers, college has a reputation as a prime time for twenty-somethings to question their beliefs.
Students fast for Yom Kippur
(09/26/12 12:54am)
As some UF students prepared their bodies to go hungry, they also prepared their minds for a day of reflection.
UF Yom Kippur
(09/25/12 11:17pm)
Brooke Schwartzman and Adam Firestone pass challah bread around the table during the pre-fast dinner for Yom Kippur at UF Hillel Tuesday night.
Students gather at UF Hillel to bring in a new year
(09/17/12 1:15am)
It may be 2012, but Sunday marked the start of 5773 as well.
Despite large Jewish population, UF doesn’t observe holidays
(08/31/12 12:53am)
Reform Judaism magazine recently ranked UF as the American public university with the largest undergraduate Jewish population. UF has 6,500 Jewish students, which is 17 percent of the Student Body, according to the magazine.
Gainesville is home to growing student-based startups
(07/03/12 12:26am)
There were splashes of bright paint in the lobby, each wall beaming a different color. The DJ was spinning popular hip-hop songs as the smoothie machine buzzed in the background.
Queer Prom
(04/20/12 12:15am)
English junior Amanda Heimerman, 24, and her date, psychology junior Logan Stallings, 20, share a moment at the PRIDE Student Union’s ’80s and beyond-themed dance at Hillel on Thursday night. The dance was part of Pride Awareness Month.
UF Hillel hires first female rabbi after conducting nationwide search
(04/18/12 1:03am)
After conducting a national search, UF Hillel has hired a new campus rabbi.
Students celebrate end of Passover by loading up on carbs
(04/15/12 11:46pm)
Every time Ashley Meral went to get food out of her fridge this week, there was a bagel staring at her.
Different ways to spend the holiday weekend
(04/06/12 1:50am)
For some UF students, the next few days are just like any other weekend.
Groundbreaking for new Jewish community center set for Sunday
(03/23/12 1:37am)
A new Jewish community center will break ground Sunday, starting the construction of a center that is currently housed in a trailer.
Israeli defense veteran talks gay rights activism
(02/24/12 12:10am)
Avner Even-Zohar has successfully combined two worlds that rarely mix: military work and gay rights activism. Now he shares his story with college students across the country.
Free Israel trip in high demand
(02/17/12 12:59am)
Daniel Landesberg has been an active member of UF's Jewish community since his freshman year, and he has tried to go to Israel twice.
Speaker to talk historical anti-Jewish violence at Hillel
(02/16/12 1:13am)
The anti-Jewish pogrom, a one-month-long Eastern European prelude to the Holocaust, often goes unremembered.
Islam events intended to change biases
(02/07/12 12:16am)
Abidah Ali's friends recognize her by her shoes.
Scott Fried
(01/30/12 12:08am)
Scott Fried, a member of the AIDS support group that inspired the musical "Rent," talks about his experience with students at UF Hillel on Sunday.
HIV educator speaks to Hillel
(01/30/12 12:07am)
Scott Fried let a broad smile stretch across his face as he told UF students how to savor life. Fried, who has HIV, said life is sweeter when people learn to love themselves.
