Bowdoin Hillel

10/20/2017

There's still room in the van! Come to 30 College at 5pm to join us!

05/12/2017

Come to 30 College now for bagels, s'mores, and more! It's the last time we'll officially be gathering this year so you won't want to miss it

04/25/2017

On the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), April 23, a group of almost 50 people gathered on the Bowdoin campus to dedicate a new daffodil garden planted in the memory of the 1.5 million children who died in the N**i death camps. The garden is Bowdoin’s contribution to the Daffodil Proje...

04/03/2017

Happy Good Deeds Day! Many thanks to everybody who participated- Hillel members, friends, and alumni! :) We have 18 multi language, multicultural books to donate to the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital!! Save the date- next years Good Deeds Day is April 18th! :)

03/30/2017

Thank you so much to Professor Selinger, Professor Pearlman, and Professor Tananbaum for debating the merits of these two delicious Jewish foods.

03/09/2017

Jew of the Week: Sam Kyzivat

03/07/2017

By JACOB BASKES Mar. 4, 2017 Donald Trump invited Matisyahu to the White House this week for the first of many meetings between the new administration and Israel. Wednesday’s meeting covered a vari…

03/05/2017

Chosen 'Best Guitarist in New York' by the Village Voice, Yonatan's composition method is beyond classification, championing wild, stream-of-consciousness improvisation.

03/03/2017

Our monthly lunch meet-up with Rabbi Asch is TODAY!

We’ll be discussing the intersection between sexuality and Jewish religious practice in a modern context.

Thorne Hall
11:45am (lunch)
Round tables in the back

03/03/2017

Check out Carly Berlin's piece that was published in the Jewish Literary Journal.

‘But I exculpate, first and foremost, all Christians as innocent of the guilt in so execrable a killing; second, I accuse the Jews, enemies of the Christian name, as guilty in this matter, spillers…

03/01/2017

- Take unbelievable hikes, float in the Dead Sea, eat amazing food, experience the nightlife in Tel Aviv (and stay IN Tel Aviv), meet amazing people, visit incredible cities, explore the desert, and spend your entire 10 day trip with incredible Israelis who are you own age on the ultimate Birthright Israel adventure with Israelis!

02/22/2017

Last semester, a few Hillel members ventured to Evening Star Cinema to watch Denial when it came out. Now, we're lucky to have Denial on PolarFlix.
If you've seen it, let us know what you thought below!

From IMDB: Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.