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Responsa @ Hopkins
by Rabbi Darren Levin of Johns Hopkins University
Rabbi Daniel Levitt
by Rabbi Daniel Levitt of University of Guelph
UMass JLIC
by Rabbi Yosi Eisen of University of Massachusetts
Jonathan Shulman
by Rabbi Jonathan Shulman of University of Pennsylvania

JLIC In The Press

OU NextGen Division Hosts Conference for Orthodox Student Leaders

Baltimore Jewish Life ran a story about JLIC and the OU's NexGen division and the Jewish Leaders conference. Check it out!Baltimore Jewish Life ran a story about JLIC and the OU's NexGen division and the Jewish Leaders conference. Check it out! http://baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=2&ARTICLE_ID=27174

Feb 29, 2012 0 comments Read More

OU Kosher and JLIC Bring Training in the Kosher Laws of Birds to Princeton on Winter Break

Katie Wachsberger visits one of Rabbi Loike’s fine, feathered friends in Rabbi David Wolkenfeld’s basement. By Stephen Steiner Some college students use their winter break between terms to relax, fly to warm climates, catch up on movies and television and in general to recover from the academic burdens of the fall semester. Others study how [...]

Feb 3, 2012 0 comments Read More

Orthodox Rhodes Scholar

The Jewish Press ran a story about a JLIC student at Princeton. Follow the link to see the story: http://www.jewishpress.com/in-print/orthodox-rhodes-scholar-excelled-in-classroom-but-found-spiritual-enrichment-in-orthodox-union-program/2011/12/14/The Jewish Press ran a story about a JLIC student at Princeton. Follow the link to see the story: http://www.jewishpress.com/in-print/orthodox-rhodes-scholar-excelled-in-classroom-but-found-spiritual-enrichment-in-orthodox-union-program/2011/12/14/

Jan 31, 2012 0 comments Read More

Yale gets first woman halachic advisor

The Jewish Ledger ran a story about the JLIC's Sarah Cheses in August. Follow the link to see the story: http://www.jewishledger.com/2011/08/yale-gets-1st-woman-halachic-advisor/The Jewish Ledger ran a story about the JLIC's Sarah Cheses in August. Follow the link to see the story: http://www.jewishledger.com/2011/08/yale-gets-1st-woman-halachic-advisor/

Sep 16, 2011 0 comments Read More

Go West Young Couple: How a Young Rabbi and his Wife Migrated from New York to LA

GO WEST YOUNG COUPLE: HOW A YOUNG RABBI AND HIS WIFE MIGRATED FROM NEW YORK TO LA, TOOK OVER A PROGRAM FOR ORTHODOX STUDENTS AT UCLA, AND BUILT A THRIVING CAMPUS COMMUNITY By Rabbi Aryeh and Sharona Kaplan In recognition that the overwhelming majority of Modern Orthodox college students are being educated at secular universities, [...]

Apr 8, 2010 0 comments Read More

Baltimore Jewish Times: A College Park Shabbat

February 5, 2010 Naomi Kohl Special to the Jewish Times A major feature of the Orthodox Union’s Heshe and Harriet Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus program—which is found on 15 major campuses in the United States and Canada, including the University of Maryland in College Park—is Friday night Shabbos dinner, in which the young [...]

Feb 5, 2010 0 comments Read More

The Cornell Daily Sun: Orthodox Jewish Community Builds Ehruv on Campus

January 29, 2010 – 2:27am By Elizabeth Krevsky Observant Jews in the Cornell community can finally enjoy extended freedom during the Sabbath, thanks to the official establishment of the Rabbi Morris Goldfarb Memorial Ehruv. An ehruv — a physical structure enclosing a larger area into a single domain — enables Jews to carry items such [...]

Feb 1, 2010 0 comments Read More

The Canadian Jewish News: Orthodox students have support on campus, panel says

By SHERI SHEFA, Staff Reporter Thursday, 10 December 2009 TORONTO — Jewish student group leaders, rabbis and Orthodox Jewish students held a panel discussion last week to let concerned community members know that there are many opportunities available for Orthodox Jewish students on secular campuses. Toronto’s JLIC director Rabbi Aaron Greenberg, left, and Hillel of [...]

Dec 10, 2009 0 comments Read More

The Jewish Star: Asking the right question about secular college

Jewish Learning Initiative turns 10 By Michael Orbach Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 To go or not to go is no longer the question. “75 percent of the graduating population of the Modern Orthodox day-schools are not going to YU or Touro,” asserted Rabbi Ilan Haber, director of the Jewish Learning Initiative [...]

Dec 4, 2009 0 comments Read More

Harvard JLIC Rabbi Publishes First Ever Book Combining Judaism and Twitter

Press Release of Twitter Torah Twitter Torah brings the profundity of the Torah to you in 140 character messages based around the weekly Torah portions. The book shares insights from seven unique and thoughtful people. The contributors to this book all come from different places in the Jewish community: traditional and non-traditional, men and women, [...]

Oct 19, 2009 0 comments Read More

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Torah from JLIC

A Guide to Pesach from Rabbi Noah Cheses
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Orthodoxy and Modernity Panel at Yale Campus
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