Michael Simon

Renovated Hillel building expected to open starting Fall Quarter after months of construction

July 14, 2020

Northwestern Hillel, which has been recently housed in 1835 Hinman Ave. due to construction, is anticipated to return to its 629 Foster St. location in time for Fall Quarter. The building will be renamed...

Students adapt to celebrate Easter, Passover during the pandemic

April 12, 2020

Celebrating Easter usually involves attending church, while celebrating Passover includes large seder dinners with family, but COVID-19 caused students to observe their respective holidays differently...

Students connect with faith communities virtually as COVID-19 moves worship online

April 6, 2020

For the foreseeable future, religious services have moved online. That’s the sentiment across Northwestern’s faith communities as virtual conferencing platform Zoom will likely host more worshippers...

NU Declassified: For NU Hillel, temporary housing at Hinman means re-learning what goes into making a home

February 17, 2020

ILANA AROUGHETI: Welcome to NU Declassified, a look into how Wildcats thrive and survive on Northwestern’s campus. From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Ilana Arougheti. This week, we’re looking into...

Rabbi Brandon Bernstein announces departure from Northwestern Hillel after five years

January 21, 2020

Rabbi Brandon Bernstein will be leaving Northwestern Fiedler Hillel after five years as campus Rabbi. Bernstein’s duties included leading religious and spiritual life on campus for Jewish students,...