Hillel applauds new religious holiday policy

The three-year-old Jewish organization on campus, Goodrich Hillel a worldwide Jewish organization at over 500 colleges for undergraduate and graduate students,  welcomes new freshmen.

Faculty advisor Karen Berman is proud to announce that a grant was received last spring  for an Israeli Dance Night event, in which Hillel collaborated with the Salsa and Latin Dance Club. The grant was given by the national Small and Mighty Hillels for the event.

This year Hillel hopes to have Israeli dance instructor Meliss Bachar from Atlanta back again. The club will also host their famous challah-baking parties, game nights, movie nights, bagel brunches, Passover Seder and Hanukkah party.

The organization serves as a home away from home for Jewish students and a place to celebrate their identity and share it with other students. The events are open to all students.

The co-Presidents of the organization, Lance Taylor and Sarah Levine, are happy about the new GC policy that excuses students from class for religious holidays. The policy will go into effect this semester and will allow students to miss class, without the risk of academic penalty, to observe religious holidays.

The club, dedicated to community service, plans a number of charity events such as helping out Israeli soldiers by sending care packages and working for the Boys and Girls Club of Baldwin County. It should prove to be an exciting year.

Students are asked to visit the following website the first week of school if they anticipate taking a day off from classes due to religious holidays. Students must fill out the form, located on the webiste, and hand it in to their professors within the first week of the semester.

 

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