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Harvard Hillel Entrance
College

Harvard Israel Initiative Relaunches in Response to Campus Antisemitism

The Harvard Israel Initiative, an affiliate organization of Harvard Hillel, will resume its operations this semester following over one year of inactivity.

Hillel Campus Rabbi Getzel Davis Speaks at Vigil
College

Harvard Hillel, Chabad Organize Vigil To Mourn 6 Hostages Killed in Gaza

Roughly 200 Harvard affiliates attended a vigil on Sunday to mourn the lives of the six hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza and to demand the return of all the remaining hostages held captive by Hamas.

Hillel Interior
College

‘A Big Win’: Harvard Expands Kosher Options in Undergraduate Dining Halls

Harvard University Dining Services will expand its kosher food options after a decades-long effort to introduce hot kosher lunches in undergraduate dining halls covered by the College’s undergraduate meal plan.

Hillel Interior
College

Jewish Leaders at Harvard Diverge Widely in Responses to Ongoing Pro-Palestine Encampment

As the pro-Palestine encampment enters its sixth day, the leadership of the University’s two Jewish centers varied widely in their responses to the ongoing occupation.

Hamentaschen vs. Latkes Hillel Purim Event
Religion

Econ 10 Professors Debate, Juggle Latkes and Hamantaschen at Comical Harvard Hillel Event

A debate between the two professors leading Harvard’s introductory Economics course descended into a circus as they weighed whether hamantaschen or latkes are the superior Jewish holiday food.

Jason Rubenstein
College

Jason Rubenstein ’04 to Serve as Harvard Hillel Executive Director

Rabbi Jason B. Rubenstein ’04 will serve as the next executive director of Harvard Hillel, the organization announced in a press release on Monday.

Hillel Interior
College

Harvard College Israel Trek Will Not Take Place Amid War in Gaza, Campus Strife

Harvard College Israel Trek, an annual subsidized trip to Israel and the West Bank held over spring break, will not be taking place this year, according to Hillel President Nathan B. Gershengorn ’26.

Alan Garber Hate Ends Now
Central Administration

Jonah Steinberg Will Advise Harvard Antisemitism Task Force, Boaz Barak Joins as Member

Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 named former Harvard Hillel Executive Director Jonah C. Steinberg as an adviser to the presidential task force on antisemitism and appointed Computer Science professor Boaz Barak to join the group.

Bernie Steinberg and Leah Rabin
Religion

Bernie Steinberg, Former Harvard Hillel Director, Remembered As ‘Tremendous’ Teacher, Listener

Late last year, Bernie Steinberg had been watching a crisis at Harvard unfold from his home in Chicago. As outrage over then-President Claudine Gay’s leadership and accusations of antisemitism on campus sparked national headlines, Steinberg —  the director of Harvard Hillel from 1993 to 2010 — decided to take action.

Bird's Eye View of Yard
College

Harvard Undergraduates Form Forward-Thinking Jewish Union

Around a dozen Jewish undergraduates formed the Harvard Forward-Thinking Jewish Union last semester to create a space for students to engage in discussions questioning Zionism and Jewish life on campus.

Dean Rakesh Khurana at Harvard Yard Shabbat Table Installation
Hillel

Dean Rakesh Khurana at Harvard Yard Shabbat Table Installation

Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana joined both the morning and afternoon gatherings, conversed with many visitors and supporters, and helped students disassemble the table at sundown.

Harvard Yard Shabbat Table Installation
Student Groups

Harvard Hillel, Chabad Students Install 200-Foot Shabbat Table to Represent Hundreds Held Hostage by Hamas

Students from Harvard Hillel and Harvard Chabad assembled a roughly 200-foot Shabbat table running the length of Tercentenary Theatre Friday as a tribute to the more than 240 civilians, soldiers, and foreigners held captive by the Islamist militant group Hamas.

Harvard Hillel Entrance
College

Harvard President Gay Forms Advisory Group to Combat Antisemitism on Campus

After Harvard faced fierce criticism over its response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, top administrators will work with a newly established advisory group to combat antisemitism on campus, University President Claudine Gay announced at a Harvard Hillel Shabbat dinner Friday.

Hillel Vigil on Widener Steps
College

At Sunday Vigil, More Than 1,000 Mourn Victims of Hamas Attacks, Stand in Solidarity with Israel

More than 1,000 people gathered by the steps of Widener Library Sunday evening for a vigil to stand in solidarity with Israel and mourn the civilian deaths of the Oct. 7 invasion by Islamist militant group Hamas.

Candle-Lighting at Hillel Vigil
College

Harvard Affiliates Mourn Israeli Victims of Hamas Attacks at Candlelit Vigil

More than 200 Harvard affiliates gathered in front of Widener Library Sunday evening for a candlelit vigil to mourn the victims of the invasion of Israel by Islamist militant group Hamas.

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