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SU Treasury funds Chabad, Black Senior Alliance, among other clubs

Student Union (SU) Treasury heard appeals from 11 clubs and organizations, including Chabad and the Black Senior Alliance, and approved appeals amounting to $57,832.57, Feb. 27. 

| Contributing Writer

Chabad and Hillel hold event to raise awareness about hostages held in Gaza

Washington University Chabad and Hillel held an event on Monday, Nov. 27 to raise awareness for hostages that were taken by Hamas on Oct. 7. 

and | Managing News Editor and Staff Writer

More than 800 students gather at vigil to remember lives lost in Israel 

Roughly 800 Washington University students and community members gathered for a candlelight vigil organized by multiple Jewish student organizations to honor those who lost their lives in the latest Israel-Hamas War over the past week, Oct. 12. 

and | Managing News Editor and Junior News Editor

‘Home away from home’: Campus religious organizations connect through virtual programming

When sophomore Scott Massey learned that students wouldn’t be returning to Washington University this semester, his immediate thought was to connect with his campus religious community. One of the main reform service leaders at Hillel, Massey quickly texted Rabbi Jordan Gerson to express interest in creating a form of worship experience over the internet.

| Senior Scene Editor

Sukkah on wheels: Chabad celebrates Sukkot through traveling structure

Although midterm season may prevent many Jewish students from attending recent holiday services and gatherings, Chabad on Campus found a way to bring festivities to them last week.

| Senior Scene Editor

Op-Ed: Don’t take advantage of everything college has to offer

After working with Wash. U. students for 17 years, I have observed a striking trend: Students find the most impact and meaning in the activities and communities in which they participate most intensively.

Chana R. Novack | Co-director of Chabad at Washington University

‘Don’t be bystanders’: Holocaust survivor Rachel Miller shares her story

If you ask Chesterfield, Missouri, resident and Holocaust survivor Rachel Miller what to do when confronting those who continue to deny the genocide of the Holocaust, she will give you a very simple answer.

Jaden Satenstein | Senior Scene Editor

Religious groups, CDI host ceremony responding to Pittsburgh shooting

Students, faculty and administrators gathered outside of Francis Olympic Stadium to show support for the victims of Saturday’s shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 30.

| Contributing Reporter

Campus responds to shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue

Chancellor Mark Wrighton released a statement to the Washington University student body in an email later that afternoon. Twenty-two percent of the student body identifies as Jewish, according estimates by Hillel. In his statement, Wrighton directly characterized the attack as one driven by hate.

| Senior News Editor

Op-ed: Counting our blessings

We experience that sense of well-being and happiness when someone is appreciative of us, but we also experience it when we express appreciation and gratitude. According to researchers, gratitude creates “an upward spiral of emotions.”

Rabbi Hershey Novak | Director of Chabad

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