April 18, 2021
Shabbat Services & Dinner | Friday, 4/23 | Hillel
Reform Services at Hillel with Joanna Grill and Micah Sandman; Physically Distant but Spiritually Close. 5:30pm outside at Hillel. Capacity is limited, and masks are required. Reserve your spot here!

And for dinner this week.....FREE Gokul! 

Gokul Indian Restaurant, located in the Delmar Loop, is 100% vegetarian, 100% Kosher, and 100% delicious! Sign up to have dinner highlighting the diversity of the Jewish palate and the Jewish world.

In person seating at Hillel at 6:30pm; capacity is limited. To go option is availabe too! Sign up here!
  
Please note that if you have travelled outside of the STL area in the last 14 days, and are not fully vaccinated, you cannot participate in in-person Hillel programing.
WashU Hillel Apparel Pop-Up Shop | April 14 – May 5
Click here for the shop link to find the perfect item for you and great gifts for family members and friends! A portion of your purchase will also support our work in creating a vibrant campus Jewish community at Washington University in St. Louis.
 
Questions? Email Jamie Avalos, WashU Hillel’s Development & Communications Manager.
Register for Birthright & Enter Raffle!
Sign up here for our summer trip (August 2-12, 2021) or preregister to save your spot for one of our future trips!
 
Need a little bit of motivation to reserve your spot today? Well, you're in luck!
 
If you preregister for Birthright, for any season, you will be entered into a raffle for a $100 gift card to anywhere of your choosing! Do you know for sure that you want to go this summer? Be one of the first 20 to submit your application AND your deposit by the end of April and you'll be entered into a drawing for: Air Pod Pro, Nintendo Switch Lite or a $200 gift card of your choosing!
 
This trip is a gift from Birthright Israel.
Dessert and Discussion: Mental Health Beyond the Stigma
Monday, 4/19 | 8pm
Join us for this month's Dessert and Discussion! We will have 3 student-led learning sessions focused around mental health awareness and advocacy. 

Sam Cohen: Mental Health in a College Context
Daniel Goldberg: So How are you Really Doing?: Destigmatizing Mental Health
Maddie Hammer: Manliness in Isolation: Masculinity and Mental Health

*How can we make this event more accessible for you? (ie: ASL interpreter, written transcript of the event, etc) Email Abby at abby@washuhillel.org.

Sign up here!
21st Century Anti-Semitism Follow-Up Conversation | Tues, 4/20 | 6pm CST
On 4/6, WashU Hillel hosted 21st Century Anti-Semitism: Exploring Hate, Oppression, and Identity. One of the goals of the evening was to create a community of Jewish and non-Jewish students who are passionate about building relationships across cultural lines, fighting anti-Semitism, and discovering new allies in the fight against hate. If you are interested in being part of this community, please join us on 4/20 to continue the conversation. Sign up here!
 
Missed the discussion on 4/6? View a recording here (passcode k9hL7nN=). 
Keeping the Faith Movie Screening | Thursday, 4/22 | 7:30-9:30pm | Hillel
Have you ever wondered what happens when a priest and a rabbi are best friends & fall in love with the same woman?? 
Join WashU Hillel & the Catholic Student Center on Thursday April 22nd from 7:30-9:30PM for a joint-screening of Keeping the Faith to find out! Kick back & relax with some movie snacks while we watch this classic early 2000's hit outside on Hillel's massive 25ft screen!
Sign-ups close at 11:59PM on Wednesday, April 21st so reserve your spot now - anyone is welcome, but space is limited & registration is required.
Please note that if you have traveled outside of the STL area in the last 14 days & are not fully vaccinated you cannot participate in in-person Hillel programming
Community Garden Volunteer Opportunity 4/24 | Time TBA
Do you enjoy gardening? Are you a fan of environmental justice? Come join us and volunteer at A Red Circle Community Garden in north county on 4/24! We’ll meet at Hillel beforehand and then drive over to the garden together.

Sign up here!

Please note that if you have traveled outside of the STL area in the last 14 days & are not fully vaccinated you cannot participate in in-person Hillel programming
ART HILLel: Arts & Crafts, Picnic and Music! | Saturday, 4/24 | 6:30pm
Join Hillel on Art Hill, in Forest Park from 6:30-8:00pm for picnicking, snacks, live music, crafting, and a Havdalah prayer after sunset. All WashU students are welcome. Be sure to RSVP here

Plan on bringing a face mask, a picnic blanket/outdoor seating, and your friends. You may also bring your own art materials and snacks of preference, but Hillel will be providing picnic food (cheese, crackers, nuts, fruit) and basic crafting supplies (paper, crayons, sharpies, scissors) according to your RSVP responses. 

Please note that if you have traveled outside of the STL area in the last 14 days & are not fully vaccinated you cannot participate in in-person Hillel programming
Graffiti Wall Tour! | Sunday, 4/25 | 1pm | Meet at Hillel
Join us as we explore St. Louis! Come with us as we take part on an amazing tour of the Mural Mile located Downtown. Learn about the mile long Graffiti Wall while also taking those perfect instagram photos with the colorful graffiti backgrounds!

Meet at the Hillel building at 1pm. Space is limited so sign up here now to reserve your spot!

Please note that if you have traveled outside of the STL area in the last 14 days & are not fully vaccinated you cannot participate in in-person Hillel programming
Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry Volunteer Day | Friday, 4/23
2-5pm
Do you want to spend a Friday doing a great mitzvah? Come volunteer with us at the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry! We’ll meet at Hillel for some snacks and then drive over together 

Sign up here!

Please note that if you have traveled outside of the STL area in the last 14 days & are not fully vaccinated you cannot participate in in-person Hillel programming
HLC General Board Applications Are Now Open!
Interested in a leadership role at Hillel, but don't want all the responsibilities and time commitment of being on HLC Exec board? Apply for HLC General Board!!! Attached is the application, which contains everything you need to know about the positions available! The application is due Friday, April 30 at 11:59 pm CST, so don't wait! 
FYSH Board Applications Are Now Open!
Are you a first year student?? Do you want to get more involved with Hillel? Join the First Year Students of Hillel programming board, and help put on fun events & programs to help welcome in the newest class of WashU Bears in the fall! Applications are open until Wednesday, May 5th. Apply here!