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Sharing the next gen: How Chabad is changing Hillel — and reshaping campus life
Jared Sichel
October 24, 2013
Shabbat dinner tells one part of the story. When Alon Kashanian, a UCLA senior, wants a “very big social atmosphere” on erev Shabbat, he goes to Hillel’s grand, Jerusalem-stone-adorned, 25,000-square-foot Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life on Hilgard Avenue in Westwood. He socializes with friends and mingles with some of the 100 to 200 students — the number can vary widely — who come for services and Friday night dinner.
Women praying to be heard at the Western Wall
Rabbi Laura Geller
December 19, 2012
We approached the entrance to the Kotel Plaza a little before 7 a.m. on Rosh Hodesh Tevet. In my bag was my tallit, the beautiful purple-and-blue one that was hand woven as a gift from the students and faculty at USC more than 20 years ago, when I completed my time there as the Hillel rabbi.
Artists Dream in a Golden Age
Sarah Price Brown
June 29, 2006
\”It\’s like a temple,\” the painter says of his artist\’s studio.
A lonely temple, that is.
\”I\’m the rabbi and congregation all in one,\” he says with a laugh.
Art Exhibit Links Trojans, Bruins
Robert David Jaffee
January 19, 2006
\”Makor/Source\” marks the first time that the Hillels of the two universities have collaborated on an exhibition. Roughly 20 local artists submitted works to the show, including collages, paintings and photographs.
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