This Week in WFU Jewish Life & Hillel May 16, 2022
So proud of our graduates! May 16, 2022. See you at Commencement
or watch Livestream today at 9 am! https://commencement.wfu.edu/
Complete our Jewish Life Survey!
Thank you for answering thisbrief survey about Jewish Lifeon WFU campus. It is anonymous and for everyone - we want your feedback even if you never attended any events or even if you are not Jewish.
Thiswhole surveyis on one page and it should take you between 2 and 10 minutes to complete. Thank you!
Thank you for your donations!
What a week! Collectively last week, Hillels raised over $1.3M from over 4,700 gifts. Thank you so much for your commitment to the greater Hillel Movement & for your generous donations to our WFU Hillel!
MazalWAKE, Jewish Pre-Orientation August 14 -16, 2022
MazalWAKE is a fun three-day pre-orientation to college and to Jewish life at Wake Forest. It is a perfect way to get to know your new school & form an instant friend group. Activities led by Hillel student leaders include a challah French toast breakfast, a tour of the campus, a milkshake dinner with the dean of students, meals with Jewish faculty & staff (and their families), and exploration of Winston-Salem. Register here.
Your WFU Hillel & Jewish Life Contacts
Mazal Tov to our new WFU Hillel Programming & Outreach Chair, Franz, & our new Treasurer, Sophie K. Thank you to Noah & Belle for your service this term!
May you all go from strength to strength!
Gail's office, Benson 321, is always open, so say hello!
Gail is available for pastoral care, Jewish information, or a shoulder to lean on.
Click hereto schedule an appointment Or just stop by!
Enjoy a free coffee with Amit, our Hillel Israel Fellow
Interested in a summer internship or trip to Israel? Looking for more learning opportunities? Meet Amit for coffee on campus - the coffee is on us!
Contact Amit here
Calendars
WFU Jewish Life and Hillel Events Calendar here Jewish Holiday Calendar for 2022 here Interfaith Calendar for 2022 here Unique & Special May 2022 Holidays here
Other Jewish Connections
AEPi, Jewishly-rooted fraternity Alex Lambert, Student President
Chabad @ WFU. 121 Idlewilde Drive Rabbi Levi & Shaina Gurevitz, Chabad Braden Strackman, Student President
Temple Emanuel, W-S Rabbi Mark Cohn. Info here.
L'Dor V'Dor Mavens. Regina L
WFU Global Food Committee (GFC)
WFU Global Food Committee (GFC) & Food Collaboration Committee (FCC) share our diverse cultural and religious holidays, celebrations, and heritages as expressed through food.
(Founded by WFU Jewish Life & Hillel in 2014)
GFC Recipe of the Week May 19 is World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day!
Click here for more info!
GFC is collaboration between the Global Food Committee of the Office of the Chaplain, the Food Collaboration Committee, Harvest Table Culinary Group, and 21 different offices/ departments/ student groups.
Other Community Events & News
The Rosalyn Saltz and Norman Seymour Pliner Scholarship Fund Due May 31 If you reside in North or South Carolina and are attending college as a full-time student, apply to get financial assistance of up to $3,000! The selected recipient must demonstrate a commitment to advancing women in leadership roles and show commitment and involvement in their chosen field. Involvement in the Jewish community must be demonstrated. Click here to learn more.
We want to thank Caroline, our first student newsletter editor and marketing intern, for her outstanding job in revamping and editing our weekly e-newsletter. Caroline will be studying aboard in Florence, Italy next term, so Sofia T will take over in the fall. After next week, this newsletter will be on hiatus.
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Wake Forest University Jewish Life
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321 Benson University Center
PO Box 7204, Winston-Salem, NC 27109
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