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Hillel: A Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (Hillel International) is the big Jewish campus organization in the world. By owning complete D regional centers, Hillel works to provide opportunites for Jewish university student altogether facets of their inhabits. Hillel's mission is to "maximize the number of Jews doing Jewish with other Jews" [http://www.hillel.org/hillel/newhille.nsf/fcb8259ca861ae57852567d30043ba26/954f9c098881a229852567d2007e95df?OpenDocument].

A organization was founded inside 1923. A title "Hillel" comes from either either the sage world health organization moved from Babylonia to Palestine in the number 1 century. His message was that, altogether Jewish tries, let u.s. "love and pursue peace, and by loving our fellow creatures, may we bring them to Torah." The organization began, around section, alternatively to fraternities and sororities many of which excluded Jews from membership.

Hillel International will bring nin lone resources to students when it is on campus when undergrad, however likewise when it is off campus & after it use at times graduated. It provide job offers, loose trips to Israel (see birthright israel), and student leadership computer software. Besides, when recent graduates, students could join a Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corp (JCSC) & part a Hillel case, besides when view skills necessary in the function place.

Hillel is too dedicated to social justice. A few one initiatives include: Option spring breaks dedicated to service, a Yom Kippur Fast Action Campaign, March for Women's Lives, & Oxfam Fair Trade Coffee Campaign, among many others.

Jewish Encyclopedia: Hillel
Article on the seminal scholar's life, work, philosophy, and influence on Judaism.

Rabbi Hillel
Talmudic biography of the great teacher, aimed at children.

Great Leaders of our People: Hillel
The life and importance of the Jewish leader.

Hillel
Discussion of the Jewish rabbi and philosopher from a traditional Catholic perspective.

Hillel and the Three Kinds of Students
Talmudic story of the rabbi's aptitude as a teacher.

Jewish Virtual Library: Hillel and Shammai
Discussion of the two adversarial scholars and their philosophies.






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