HILLEL’S RENAISSANCE AWARD ANNUAL GALA Honoring RANDALL R. KAPLAN and KATHY E. MANNING
Hillel is enhancing Jewish life on campus around the globe. We attended HILLEL’S RENAISSANCE AWARD ANNUAL GALA honoring RANDALL R. KAPLAN and KATHY E. MANNING.We spoke with the honorees, Wayne Firestone and Hillel members about how Hillel is transfoming campuses around the globe. Hillel is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life provides opportunities for Jewish students at more than 500 colleges and universities to explore and celebrate their Jewish identity through its global network of regional centers, campus Foundations and Hillel student organizations. Hillel is working to provoke a renaissance of Jewish life.
Hillel’s mission is to enrich the lives of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Hillel student leaders, professionals and lay leaders are dedicated to creating a pluralistic, welcoming and inclusive environment for Jewish college students, where they are encouraged to grow intellectually, spiritually and socially. Hillel helps students find a balance in being distinctively Jewish and universally human by encouraging them to pursue tzedek (social justice), tikkun olam (repairing the world) and Jewish learning, and to support Israel and global Jewish peoplehood. Hillel is committed to excellence, innovation, accountability and results.