Get involved!
The North Carolina Hillel building is open from 9:30AM - 5PM, Monday through Fridays this summer. Stop by for a building tour, to play pool in the game room, or just to say hi!
Returning students and new students-- Update your contact information, sign up for our e-newsletter and more-- Fill out the STUDENT CONTACT FORM today!
Learn about NC Hillel and ways to get involved. Read our new brochure!
A student NC Hillel representative will be at all Orientation fairs in the UNC pit (right outside the student union) from 11AM - 2PM throughout the summer. Incoming students and parents, please stop by the table to say hello, ask questions, and sign up to receive Hillel information!
MASA: Paid Israel Advocacy Internship at Hillel!
The MASA Engagement Intern will build relationships with Jewish students who are not involved in Jewish life and connect them to opportunities that are right for them. The intern will receive extensive training on a national and local level, which will prepare them to meet the goals of the initiative and provide them with valuable transferable skills for future endeavors. In addition, the intern will experience significant personal growth and fulfillment and we are confident that they will find this opportunity to be among the most rewarding of their campus experience.
Support:
- MASA Interns will receive $2,000 stipend, and $1,000 interaction/event Budget.
- Weekly supervision and development meetings with NC Hillel Executive Director, Ari Gauss.
- Professional development and Jewish Learning training as part of the Peer Network Engagement Internship cohort.
Qualifications:
- Alum of a MASA trip or have spent significant time in Israel.
- Able to attend summer training August 11 – 16, 2009 at Camp Ramah Darom in Clayton, Georgia.
- Full time UNC-Chapel Hill student, must be sophomore or junior
- Commitment to the full 2009/2010 academic year
For more information, or to receive an application, email Sheila at sheila@nchillel.org
Applications accepted until position filled, so act fast, this is a competitive position.
Welcome Ari Gauss, NC Hillel Executive Director
North Carolina Hillel is happy to announce that Ari Gauss will be joining us as our new Executive Director. Ari is a native of San Francisco, but most recently has been living in New York City working as Director of Development for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. He is also the former associate director of Emerging Leaders & Philanthropists at UJA-Federation of New York. Ari holds a BA in Philosophy, a Masters in Judaic Studies and a Masters in Public Administration, specializing in non-profit management. He is also the recipient of a Wexner Graduate Fellowship.
Ari and his wife, Hollis met when they were both Hillel Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellows. They will move to Chapel Hill in May and we look forward to introducing them to you.
Email Ari at ari@nchillel.org.
NC Hillel's 2009-2010 Executive Board
Congratulations to NC Hillel's new Student Leadership:
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Co-Presidents: Jessie Stellini and Jessie Zaleon
Treasurer/Secretary: Alyssa Schwartz
CABINET
Social Justice Co-Chairs: Ben Elkind and Lauren Mendel
First Year Students of Hillel (FYSH) Co-Chairs: Molly Matthews and Mark Abadi
Social Co-Chairs: Carly Applebaum and Rachel Sloane
Religious Chair: Danielle Litt
Israel Chair: Erica Kirshynstein and Zoemma Steffen
SPECIAL PROJECT CHAIRS
Week of Welcome: Adam Bush and Jake Reardon
Holocaust Education Project: Karen Bernstein and Audrey Singer
One Book. One People: Elias Cooper
Muslim Jewish Arts Festival: Dana DePietro
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