JHP student leaders from UT Austin, Ohio University, Temple University, Penn State, and the University of Pittsburgh participated in a retreat that highlighted JHP’s four pillars – social engagement, community service, mentoring, and Jewish content. As soon as students arrived in Philadelphia, they were met with a delicious falafel lunch followed by a discussion about […]
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My Life at BuzzFeed
JHP recently caught up with Penn JHP Vice President of Membership, Julia Greitzer to talk about her summer internship at BuzzFeed. From quizzes telling us when we will get married, to food videos we can’t stop watching, to breaking news headlines, BuzzFeed has become one of the most popular sites for gaining information about our […]
Mentor Spotlight: Shaina Negron
We are shining the mentor spotlight on Shaina Negron, Binghamton class of 2009. Currently, Shaina works for J.P. Morgan. Shaina was honored in 2013 as a Junior Honoree at JHP’s annual Taste of New York gala. She says, “At Binghamton, we had a very solid group and we hung out a lot. When I was […]
Record Breaking Numbers for Shabbat!
Last week, students from all across the University of Pennsylvania’s campus celebrated Jewish tradition by participating in Jewish Heritage Program’s bi-annual Shabbat for 2,000 event. Students broke organizational records by hosting over 100 individual Shabbat dinners on Penn’s campus alone. Raquel Levitt, a sophomore double-majoring in Communication and Consumer Psychology is this semester’s Vice President […]
Penn’s Jewish Women’s Resource Center Starts the Year Off with New Events!
The Jewish Women’s Resource Center held its second interest meeting of the semester on September 27th, 2017. Chava, the Jewish Women’s Educator at the center, shared some teachings about Yom Kippur that sparked a discussion among all the students present. The group also planned the first JWRC campus-wide kick off event for Sukkos: Sushi and […]
Igniting & Embracing Judaism In Turbulent Times
In the Words of Ron Dermer: From A Taste of New York May 2016 “This country, I say, as someone born and raised here, is really a unique country for Jews. A lot of Jews take it for granted. The greatness of America can be summed up in less than a sentence…in less than a […]
