1998-1999 Rothberg Yearbook

Beit Hillel
Y in JV1
For over 30 years, Beit Hillel has served both Israeli and Overseas students as a social, cultural, and
religious center. Beit Hillel’s multi-faceted programs and activities for overseas students this year
have included lectures, seminars, theater productions, parties, and much more. Beit Hillel also
serves as a resource center for connecting with Israeli society, programming on campus, and what to
do in Israel. Overseas students also enjoy the use of Hillel’s facilities, which include a music/reading
room with English and Hebrew newspapers and magazines, pianos, and a video center where movies
and TV shows were watched.
Hillel Scholars
The Hillel Scholars program is designed for 15
leaders of Hillel in North America who are currently
studying in Israel. The scholars continue
in the development of their leadership skills and
serve as the leadership for programming at Hillel
at Hebrew University. Each scholar chooses a
project they are interested in working on. This
year, the scholars have designed, created and
implemented a wide variety of exciting programs:
Hillel Scholars / UJA Fellows
greeting immigrants from Crimea Fall
Marla Bennet
Jessica Bodack
Karen Eltis
Aileen Goldstein
Elisheva Gould
Bonnie Miluso
Eyal Mintz
David Schildkret
Steven Shafir
Sarah Sherwood
Ben Taylor
Joshua Weinberg
Seth Wikas
Ami Wise
Women’s Group
by Marla Bennett
Women’s Group and Rosh Chodesh Celebrations
Grains of Sand Literary Magazine
Supreme Court Visit
Fall Semester Unity Shabbat, Spring Semester Mock Elections
Post-Pesach Pizza Party, Grains of Sand Literary Magazine
Salame Volunteer Projects
Tuesday Night Lecture Series
Pippin (Theatrical Production)
Hiking Club, Hillel Website
Art Show, Spring Semester Unity Shabbat
Yom HaShoah Programming
Recycling, Mock Elections
OSReport
Hiking Club
Hillel’s Rosh Chodesh group met at the beginning of each Hebrew month to celebrate the new
month. Every four weeks, ten to twenty women gathered to mark the holiday when the moon
changes, a time which is associated with women. The group learned about the holidays in each
month through discussions and projects. In Shevat, the group planted parsley to celebrate Tu
B ’Shevat. In Iyar, the group discussed issues of being female in Israel in honor of Yom
Ha’atzmaut. The women formed bonds with each other and enjoyed meeting every month.