The Lubavitch House at Penn, housing Jewish Heritage Programs, Jewish Business Network, and Chabad at Penn, continues to connect students and professionals with top leaders in Philadelphia. This month, we welcomed David Cohen, Executive Vice President (EVP) at Comcast as part of our Jewish Business Network Mentoring initiative. David’s leadership roles span from his current […]
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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 […]
Intern Spotlight: President Ryan Josephson
Over the years, JHP at Penn has had a variety of student leaders who have paved the way for the continued success of the program. This year’s president, Ryan Josephson, is one of those leaders. “It’s been incredible working with the board and creating positive change for the organization. We’ve accomplished a lot, not just […]
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 […]
