For years, Queens students have sponsored a Soul Food Shabbat bringing together the Queens Black Student Union and Queens Hillel for a celebration of Shabbat and an exploration of commonalities …
Getting to know Athena Strickland, Hillel student
What drew you to Hillel? Although according to Jewish law I am Jewish by birth because my mom was Jewish, I was not raised with the knowledge of a lot …
Awe-Inspiring Growth: Looking Back on our Academic Year as Hillel By Noah Goldman
I must confess, back in August, I was nervous about the state of affairs for Jewish Life would look like this academic year. After such a long period of virtual …
Jewish Life at Queens Receives Grants for Engaging Student Programs
Jewish Life at Queens University works hard throughout the year to create opportunities for learning about Jewish culture, Jewish history, and Jewish identity. We are proud to announce that our …
Queens Hillel: College Sins from A-Z (according to Coordinator of Jewish Life, Noah Goldman)
Queens Hillel got off to an exceptional start this academic year. Dozens of students attended our High Holidays services and Sukkot build and celebration. As we confessed our traditional sins, …
Continuing my Jewish Journey at Queens University of Charlotte By Noah Goldman
Jewish tradition and peoplehood revolve around community. We are not meant to be alone. The Torah teaches not only that we are not meant to be alone but rather that …
Queens Alum join together to create Belk Chapel Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Initiative
By Mohammed Jibriel (Class of 2019), former president of Queens’ Muslim Student Association (Salam), and Noah Goldman (Class of 2019), former president of Queens’ Jewish Student Association (Hillel). “So great …
Queens Hillel: Transforming Lives, One Student at a Time
On the Queens University campus, the month of May is bittersweet. On one hand, we celebrate the completion of a successful Hillel and academic year, and on the other, we …
The Fight for Freedom Today: Our Greenspon Center Passover Seder Supplement
The Jewish holiday of Passover begins on the evening of Saturday, March 27th. The narrative of the Exodus has inspired countless communities in the past and today to fight for …
Street Art – Painting Jewish Identity in Charlotte and Beyond
Charlotte learned the power of street art this summer as twenty-two artists came together to paint a “Black Lives Matter” Mural on South Tryon Street between East 3rd and East …