Student Groups
Programming Board
Arts and Culture
Holidays Committee
Want to make every day a holiday? Join the Holidaze Committee! You can help plan fun events/parties for Purim and Passover, and get involved in the High Holidays! Contact Alex Drechsler or Rachel Kaplan
Israel Committee
When you look beyond the conflict and politicization of the land of Israel, you can only come to a single conclusion: it is site to behold. From the waterfalls in the Golan Heights to the Red Sea and Red Canyon in Eilat, Israel truly is one of the most beautiful and interesting places on Earth. If you want to plan events that showcase Israel's beauty, culture and history rather than the politics and the drama that constantly shroud it, contact Hannah Glickman.
RISD Kehilla
RISD Kehillah focuses on bringing Jewish programming to the RISD community. Contact Patricia "Patchi" Dranoff.
Shabbat Committee
Do you like and/or love Shabbat? Do you like to pray? Do you not like to pray? Is Kiddush your thing? How about Shabbat Yoga? If you answered yes to any of these, congratulations!! You just answered questions! Also, if you want to plan some GREAT Shabbatot and want to help with one of the best aspects of the Jewish community here, come on down to SHABBAT TEAM! We want YOUR ideas, YOUR innovation, and YOUR enthusiasm. We want excitement! Energy! Camaraderie! Equality! Justice! Liberty! Brotherhood! Motherhood! Shabbat Team! Contact Brandon Taub.
Social Committee
Do you enjoy having fun? Do you want to have fun? Do you want to plan fun events? Join the Hillel Social Committee! We plan awesome events, ranging from the Orientation BBQ to Speed Dating and Friend Finding. Have ideas? Come share them! Contact Audrey Lew.
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Tzedek Committee
Want to make a difference? Want to meet cool people in a friendly, welcoming group? Join Tzedek Hillel to work for social justice! Tzedek organizes a wide range charity and social justice initiatives and wants to hear your ideas and give you the resources to make them happen! Contact Max Genecov.
Welcoming Committee
You are smart and good-looking. When people see you, their faces light up with the intensity of a thousand suns. You should join the WELCOMING committee! Help welcome current and prospective students, campus groups and more! Just be yourself and make everyone feel at home. New people and ideas are always…welcome. (Sorry, I had to.) Contact Sarah Abelman.
Wisdom Committee
Come join the Wisdom Committee and help plan events to increase and expand Jewish learning throughout campus! All levels of Jewish education are welcome to join and participate in meetings. The Wisdom Committee is here to serve you, and we need your help so we can teach what you want to learn! Contact: Judah Schvimer.
Alef Beats
The Alef Beats are Brown RISD Hillel's Jewish a capella group. Founded in 2005, they perform in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish at events around Brown University, as well as exotic locales like Brookline, MA and Brandeis University. The Beats sing a variety of traditional Jewish songs, as well as a wide range of contemporary music by Jewish singers and songwriters, from Simon & Garfunkel to Andy Samberg. They are currently recording their first CD. In addition to singing the Beats enjoy long walks on the beach, schmoozing, and bagels. Contact Anna Costello: Anna_Costello@brown.edu
Brown Students for Israel (BSI)
BSI aims make Brown an asset to the U.S.-Israel relationship by cultivating an enriching environment for pro-Israel students, forming relationships with student leaders and professors through mutual interests, and through activity in U.S. politics. Contact Solomon Swartz: Solomon_Swartz@brown.edu
FYSH (First Year Students at Hillel)
FYSH holds events specifically for first year students throughout the entire year, and we’re looking for a few first year leaders! Contact Audrey Lew or Tiffany Zabludowicz: Audrey_Lew@Brown.edu or Tiffany_Zabludowicz@brown.edu
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Hillel Gallery Project
The Hillel Gallery Project is a collaborative of Brown and RISD students who organize and curate art exhibitions throughout the year, including juried shows of Brown and RISD students, senior shows, and many other great solo and group exhibitions. Contact Hannah Antalek: hillelgalleryproject@gmail.com
Jewish Cooking Club
Jewish Cooking Club gathers for cooking, food, and a little taste of Jewish culture from around the world and just down the street. Contact Gina Roberti: Gina_Roberti@brown.edu
Puzzle Peace
Puzzle Peace is a student group educating and advocating for peace and social justice in Israel and Palestine. We seek to create a safe space for educational events, discussions, and dialogue in order to de-polarize the discourse surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, being both critical and constructive in order to achieve these ends. if you would like more information or have questions, please send an email to puzzlepeace.brown@gmail.com.
Queer Hillel
Queer Hillel provides a forum for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer students. The twin goals of Queer Hillel as an "identity group" are to demonstrate that Hillel is a safe space for LGBTQ individuals and to build community. Contact Ben Gellman: Benjamin_Gellman@Brown.edu
Yarmulkazi
Yarmulkazi is Brown University's premier klezmer band. They entertain at university and community events, and recently released a brand new CD, "Get Your Goat!". Contact Natalie Tarr: Natalie_Tarr@brown.edu
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