Hillel at UC Irvine

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HAPPY FINALS, we wish you luck this week 🙌

We also want to congratulate you on completing the school year and we can’t wait to see you next year!!

Congratulations to our seniors, we miss you already and we can’t wait to see your future endeavors 💙💙

HAPPY SUMMER, stay tuned for a spring quarter recap 💐

HAPPY WEEK 10! We have reached the final stretch and we wish you luck on any upcoming finals 🙌

DM US FOR THE LOCATION OF ALL EVENTS THIS WEEK ‼️‼️

This week we have study and snacks (see times on the third slide)

We also are hosting our normal events: Chillel, Pizza and Parsha, & Cafe Ivrit ✌️

Some special events this week are….
LGBT-JEW which is our last social event on the year🥹 FROYO WILL BE ON HILLEL, so stop by, hang, chat, and have fun with us on Tuesday!

Finally, to end our week off on a good note, we have Senior Shabbat! We will be celebrating Shabbat and our graduating seniors 💙💙 RSVP NOW BEFORE YOU FORGET

HAPPY WEEK 9 ✡️✡️

We have a very relaxing week ahead of us and we hope you enjoy your Memorial Day off of school 👏

This week we have Pizza and Parsha, Cafe Ivrit, and BBQ Shabbat🍗🍗

Asaf has made an amazing video for Pizza and Parsha that we can’t wait to share with you all, it will be out sometime this week.

You will need to DM us for the location of any of these events and RSVP now for Shabbat. 🕯️🕯️

That’s all for this week, we hope to see you soon 💙💛

REMINDER: We will be booking study rooms Week 10 so check back on our page to see times/locations for those.

BOARD APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!

If you were ever interested in joining our Executive Student Board now is the time.

We are looking for 3-5 individuals who are passionate about shaping the Jewish experience on campus, building community, becoming a student leader, and making a real impact.

The application is in our link tree. Applications are due Wednesday 5/29 so apply soon!!

If you have any questions about the application or what it is like being on board please DM us 🙌🙌

Happy Week 8 everyone ⭐️⭐️We hope you have a productive and amazing week.

This week we are back to Chillel ☕️ Pizza and Parsha 🍕and Cafe Ivrit 🙌

There will be no Shabbat this week due to the long weekend!! Have a nice memorial day 🇺🇸

Did I hear that there was a pajamas & pasta shabbat dinner this Friday??

Yes! Friday May 17th we will be holding our first ever pajama and pasta shabbat 🍝

This will not be held on campus so PLEASE RSVP NOW!!! So we know who needs a ride, can give a ride, and you can get the location ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finally, if you are interested in swimming, bring a swimsuit 🩳🏊‍♂️ There will be a pool 🌊🌊

Hillel Presents Israel Through Different Lenses Speakers 📢📢

REMINDER! An RSVP is needed to attend this event, so go to our link tree and do it now🙌

Our speakers for Thursday include Danielle Yablonka, Tina Malla, Dr. Andrea Molle, and our very own Lee Oren 🇮🇱🤍

Come engage and learn from our amazing keynote speakers, each with expertise in a different topic relating to Israel

From May 13-17, we are joining forces with Hillels around the world for the fifth annual 🌍⭐️

We are excited to be part of this global campaign and to support our students at University of California, Irvine with matched gifts all week long!

To make a gift and stand up for Jewish students, visit https://give.hillel.org/campaign/hillel-global-giving-week-at-orange-county/c573665 or visit our link tree in the bio 🙌

Only smiles for today 💐⭐️

We love and appreciate all the moms who have brought the amazing students that make up Hillel at UCI today 💙🤍

This post includes a variety of pictures of Hillel Board members and their moms! 🕊️🫶

Hillel at UCI is proud to announce:

ISRAEL WEEK 2024 IS HERE💙🇮🇱🤍🇮🇱💙

Join us for a week full of fun, education, and community as we celebrate and commemorate Israel✡️

We can’t wait to party with you like it’s 1948🥳

RSVP required for Golda Meir Screening and Israel Through Different Lenses Panel! We can’t wait to see you there! DM us with any questions🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

Happy Week 6 🎉🎉

If you have midterms this week, we wish you luck 🙌

Monday we have Chillel and our Yom Hashoah Booth from 10-2. Stop by and show your support, the walk will happen at 12 PM starting at the flagpoles.

Tuesday we have no Pizza and Parsha but it will be back next week 🍕🍕At 4pm Tuesday Egyptian award-winning writer and political analyst, Dalia Ziada, will be coming in to talk with students (DM us for the location and RSVP is required)📍

Wednesday we have a fun event, Painting & Picnic in Aldrich🌳🌳🎨 And Thursday we have our regular event, Cafe Ivrit, which has moved times to 2:15 pm!!

Finally, we have our Celebrating Jewish Identities Shabbat Dinner. We can’t wait to see all of you there✡️

UCI Hillel is here to talk and listen 💙

Walk to Remember ✡️ Join us on Monday, May 6th to honor survivors and remember the victims of the Holocaust.

If you’re a graduate student or alumni please come out next Shabbat for the annual faculty dinner at UCI.

Rsvp required and can be found in bio

As a collaboration with Hillel & AEPi

Join us on Tuesday, April 23rd to raise awareness to the sexual violence endured by many on October 7th and the 200 DAYS since 🎗️

To support you can wear denim and any yellow items you have to raise the awareness.

Dont have any yellow? No worries! We will have yellow ribbon, pins, and more so we can all be united for this important cause.

HAPPY PASSOVER🍷🌊📚

Join Hillel at UCI next Tuesday, April 23rd at 5:30 pm to celebrate the second night with a Seder!!⭐️🍽️

This will take place in the Palo Verde Community room. RVSP in bio✡️🫶🥳Instructions to get to the room will be posted closer to the date.

DM us with any questions🐸🦁🦟 חג פסח שמח💙

Two weeks down and we are already on week 3😁

HAPPY WEEK 3!!!

This week we have our regular events such as Chillel, Pizza & Parsha, and Cafe Ivrit

(highly encourage you to stop by and if you have been thinking about coming now is the perfect time ⭐️👏⭐️)

GAME NIGHT is this week on Wednesday from 4-7 🎮🎳Please stop by, say hi, and play some games

Finally, CALLING ALL ALUMNI 🙋 This week we have an alumni sponsored Shabbat! We encourage all alumni to stop by this week on Friday and of course everyone is welcome 😉

That’s all the announcement for this week 📢📢 7 More weeks to go 🙌

HILLEL AT UCI IS PROUD TO PRESENT: The second annual UCI-wide Shabbat Dinner✡️💙✨

Please join us for a lovely evening celebrating Jewish identities at UC Irvine! We will have delicious kosher catering, live entertainment from Klezmer Juice, and special guest speakers by UCI Faculty and our very own students.🎵🍽️

RSVP is required for attendance. Security will be present. We hope to see you there and can’t wait for a joyous dinner to celebrate and be with all of our UCI Jewish community.🎓

Join us this Thursday (4/10) for Israel Conversations with Special Guest to discuss the current conflict and any questions about Israeli life you may have!

Can you believe it’s already week 2? We can’t believe it either!!

Here is the list of all of our events this week. We hope to see you at our regular activities such as Chillel or Cafe Ivrit ☕️☕️

Cafe Ivrit’s official timing for the quarter is now 11 AM so we hope to see you all there with ⭐️

Our first in-person Shabbat of the quarter is happening this Friday we would love to see you there. Make sure to RSVP, link in our bio 🙌

There is no theme for this Shabbat, so don’t worry about specific attire 😉😉

Happy Week 2 everyone 💙🤍💙🤍

- Hillel UCI

Where you interested in JUMP last quarter but never got the chance to sign up?

Now is the perfect time! We have a few spots open for both mentor and mentees this spring quarter and we would love to have you join 🙌🙌

If you don’t know what JUMP is, it is Jewish Undergraduate Mentorship Program.

JUMP pairs underclassmen with upperclassmen while offering a variety of engaging events, exclusive activities, and enriching educational programming. 💙🤍

DM US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

We are back, happy first week of SPRING QUARTER 🌷🌷

This week we have our regular events such as Chillel and Cafe Ivrit ☕️📝But there are some changes..

Torah on Tap 🍻has become Pizza & Parsha 🍕🍕which will be in front of Starbucks. This will be at 4pm now and we will offer both pizza and coffee!!!

Secondly, we will be boothing Monday and Thursday so make sure to bring your friends and stop by. 💙💛

At our Thursday booth we will be giving out Shabbat to-go bags 🙌
Hillel will NOT be hosting a Shabbat this week (we will be back week 2).
🥙🥙🥙

By getting a Shabbat bag you will be one step closer to a RAFFLE OPPORTUNITY 🎟️🎟️. Now is the chance to get a picture of you and your fellow Hillel members with your DIY Shabbt on Friday, once you send our account a photo you will be entered into a raffle. ⭐️

HAPPY SPRING QUARTER 🌸🌺🌷

- Hillel UCI

As we head into spring quarter here is Hillel UCI’s WINTER QUARTER RECAP ❄️🌨️

This is a recap of top photos from multiple events we hosted throughout the past quarter!

Week one weekly events will be posted soon so keep an eye out👀👀

And that’s a wrap on JUMP winter quarter 🥳🥳

Thank you to everyone who participated and we hope you enjoyed all the fun activities and workshops that we hosted 💙💛

Over the 2 and a half months we had events such as escape rooms and master chef. We also did workshops such as resume building and game plans for college. 🔥

We can’t wait for JUMP SPRING QUARTER 🌷🌸 And we are so excited to share the fun events and workshops we have planned

WEEK 10 IS HERE!! 🙌🙌

Happy almost finals everyone 🥳 This week we have room 227 booked everyday in the Science Library. Check the third slide for times on each day 📅📚

We have our normal events (Chillel on Monday, Torah on Tap Tuesday, Cafe Ivrit Thursday, and Shabbat Friday)

The special event this week is… Purim Palooza 🎭🎉 which will be on Wednesday. We hope to see you there and make sure to bring your friends too 🕺🕺

FINALLY! The final Shabbat of the quarters theme is… Purim/ St. Pattys so wear your best green 💚🍀☘️ RSVP link in our bio

HAPPY WEEK 9⭐️🥳✡️💙

Winter quarter is almost over😮Take a study break with us at our weekly events💙

Pre-med dinner happening tomorrow! DM us for a ride, don’t miss this opportunity!

Bring a friend to our Shabbat dinner this week👯‍♀️🫶

Shavuah tov💙😊Have a great week! Keep working hard📚

HAPPY WEEK 8🥳✡️🫶

Welcome to another great week of events with Hillel at UCI! Join us for some exciting things happening this week💃🏼🤩⭐️

Learn salsa dancing with Lee this Wednesday! Win prizes at Jew-pardy Shabbat on Friday!📚🥇🍽️

Have a great week, Hillel at UCI is always here for you💙