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Help us reach 1000 donors who each commit to giving $18 (LIFE)!

LIFE continues....Give LIFE to Hillel, that is.

In our opening weeks, we have reached 39 donors and raised nearly $1000. We're on our way! With your help, we will get there. Make your donation TODAY and help spread the word. If everyone who cares about Hillel at the University of Minnesota gives LIFE ($18) there will be no stopping us! Thanks for your help in making a donation, spreading the word, and helping to shape the Jewish future right here in Minnesota!!!

My name is Noah Marell, I am a senior at the University of Minnesota, a lifelong resident of the Twin Cities and an active member of our Jewish community. This year I am also proud to be the Student President of Hillel at the U of M.

Since assuming my role with Hillel, a few things have become very apparent:

  1. I grew up in an exceptional Jewish community and not everyone gets that opportunity.
  2. Hillel provides a strong and thriving Jewish community to the students at the U of M. Through programming and the niche it fills in the community as a place for Jewish college students to gather, Hillel is a place to meet other Jews, strengthen our Jewish identities, and spend time with friends.
  3. Without meaningful programs we begin to lose our Jewish identity. Help us secure our future by supporting these and other incredible opportunities:
  • Shabbat services and Passover Seders (all led by students)
  • Jingle (Jewish and single speed dating)
  • On-going social action initiatives throughout our community leading up to an Alternative Spring Break trip, which sends students to another city for a week of community service each spring

Hillel is the seed that grows into the vibrant Jewish communities of tomorrow. Hillel receives funding from many generous organizations and individuals throughout the country. Unfortunately, this funding has not kept pace with the growing needs of our University community. To help ensure we continue to provide the best environment possible for the Jewish students at the U of M I am asking for your help.

Please join me and become one of 1,000 people to Give LIFE to Hillel. Your gift will go a long way in strengthening the Jewish identity of today’s Jewish students who will be become the Jewish leaders of tomorrow. Simply click on the link below and follow the instructions. Your $18.00 contribution will make a huge difference for the Jewish future.

Expand your support by helping us spread the word. Tell your family and friends, like us on facebook, Thank you for your contribution, and I look forward to sharing with you all the exciting ways that you are helping to impact the Jewish future. I would love to hear from you, so please email me at Noah@ujews.com

Thank you and have a wonderful rest of your summer,

~ N Marell

Updates and Donor Comments

  1. Doris RubensteinDoris Rubenstein 11/16/2011 at 10:13 AM ET
    Every $18 strengthens the future of Judaism.
  2. Francine GottliebFrancine Gottlieb 09/08/2011 at 04:41 PM ET
    Make Hillel a cool place for Jewish kids to hang out and meet other Jews.
  3. Scott GordonScott Gordon 08/18/2011 at 01:02 PM ET
    Met my lovely wife at U of MN Hillel! Hope that things grow and lots of students are involved!
  4. Daniel WeissDaniel Weiss 08/15/2011 at 11:25 PM ET
    I gave LIFE for each family member, because Hillel needs to be strong now and in the future..
  5. Alexander DavisAlexander Davis 08/15/2011 at 01:24 PM ET
    I hope it is a great year at Hillel!
  6. Danna MirvissDanna Mirviss 08/15/2011 at 10:52 AM ET
    We support this effort all the way! Keep up the good work.
  7. Susan GlicksteinSusan Glickstein 08/14/2011 at 08:58 AM ET
    Have a wonderful year!
  8. Ellyn MarellEllyn Marell 08/12/2011 at 01:00 AM ET
    Way to go, Noah and the rest of the Hillel board. Sounds like there are many new and exciting programs you are implementing this year. Happy to contribute!
  9. Rabbi MarkRabbi Mark 08/11/2011 at 11:55 AM ET
    Go Noah!
  10. Doris RubensteinDoris Rubenstein 08/10/2011 at 06:47 PM ET
    When you give to Hillel, you give to Judaism's future.
  11. melissa a sosmanmelissa a sosman 08/10/2011 at 04:40 PM ET
    Have a fun, stimulating, wonderful year!
  12. Richard DworskyRichard Dworsky 08/10/2011 at 02:56 PM ET
    As an alumnus, I am encouraging your success for this initiative.
  13. Eileen BraemanEileen Braeman 08/09/2011 at 05:21 PM ET
    Noah bit by bit everything helps never change :-)
  14. Susan GainenSusan Gainen 08/09/2011 at 01:56 PM ET
    Every bit helps.
  15. Sarah RoutmanSarah Routman 08/09/2011 at 12:25 PM ET
    Thanks to all who show their support by participating in this intiative. PLEASE help by telling your family and friends, too! We want to get to 1,000 people!
  16. Noah MarellNoah Marell 08/09/2011 at 12:22 PM ET
    Thank you Stephen and thank you for your support.
  17. Stephen KiefferStephen Kieffer 08/09/2011 at 09:57 AM ET
    Very eloquent and sincere appeal message

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    To enrich the lives of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students, so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world
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