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Welcome to Elon Hillel
Jewish Life at Elon University
A welcoming university for Jewish students, Jewish life at Elon University is both vibrant and growing. Hillel at Elon helps students find a balance in being distinctively Jewish and universally human by encouraging them to pursue tzedek (social justice), tikkun olam (repairing the world) and Jewish learning and observance.
Quick Facts
- Over 250 Jewish students on campus, plus Jewish faculty and staff
- Student Board of 18 students committed to Jewish life on campus
- 5-10 students each year participate in Taglit-Birthright, free 10-day trip to Israel.
- 8 students participated in an Alternative Spring Break at Hillel Uruguay in March 2009
- One of 35 campuses nationwide to receive funding for a Grinspoon Israel Advocacy Intern for 2009-2010
- Recognized by Hillel International as an emerging campus for growing Jewish life, with participation in The Soref Advancement program
- Integrated with North Carolina Hillel, the parent Hillel advancing Jewish life on 25 campuses throughout North Carolina.
- $30,000 endowment from an Elon family.
- Hillel Campus Director employed by Elon University
- 2009 Passover Seder welcomed more than 170 students, staff, faculty, and community members
- Check out Elon featured in Reform Jewish Magazine!
“Elon’s warm & embracing campus environment makes it a great place to be Jewish.”
—Rabbi Andy Koren, Temple Emanuel, Greensboro, NC (former NC-Hillel Rabbi)
Elon Hillel is an active and collaborative force on campus producing major campus events including Holocaust Remembrance Week, the Campus Hanukkah Party, a Sukkah adjacent to Moseley, Purim celebrations, Family Weekend Shabbat events, Passover Seder, monthly bagel brunches, Shabbat dinners, and Hillel BBQ.
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