BROWN HILLEL FOUNDATION

What they do

BROWN RISD HILLEL ENCOURAGES and SUPPORTS A DIVERSITY of STUDENTS AS THEY EXPLORE, DEVELOP and DEEPEN THEIR JEWISH IDENTITIES. WE ARE COMMITTED to HAVING JUDAISM SERVE AS A SOURCE of MEANING and GROWTH DURING THEIR TIME ON COLLEGE HILL and IN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THEIR LIVES AFTER GRADUATION.TO THIS END, WE CULTIVATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN: - ENJOY A SAFE and WELCOMING JEWISH HOME ON CAMPUS - CELEBRATE SHABBAT, HOLIDAYS, TRADITIONS and CULTURE - ENGAGE IN JEWISH LEARNING and SPIRITUALLY NOURISHING PURSUITS and CONVERSATIONS - PRACTICE and EXEMPLIFY JEWISH ETHICAL VALUES and SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - TAKE PART IN INTELLECTUAL and POLITICAL DISCOURSE - ENSURE HILLEL is AN INTEGRAL PART of THE BROWN, RISD and LOCAL COMMUNITIES - BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH ISRAEL and THE GLOBAL JEWISH COMMUNITY - BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY - ESTABLISH LASTING FRIENDSHIPS