Hillel, established in 1923, is an inclusive Jewish organization found on university campuses. The first Hillel to open in North Carolina was at UNCG in 1936. Hillel serves eight different campuses in North Carolina, one of which is UNCG.The Jewish student population at UNCG is small, but Hillel has an office on campus to meet the needs of Jewish students and to help them strengthen their Jewish identity. According to Hillel.org, there are only 200 Jewish students at UNCG (1.2 percent).
The above photo was taken at Temple Emanuel on Jefferson Road at their recent Jewish festival. The campus Hillel representatives were at the event to interact with students and to raise awareness of their presence on campus. The Hillel corn hole game was a clever way to raise awareness. The organization gets its name from the Babylonian, Hillel the Elder, who was a Jewish religious leader, scholar, and founder of the House of Hillel School of tannaim. The name is the symbol of a quest for higher learning. According to the tank, blue is the color of heaven and divine revelation and white is associated with purity and cleanliness; hence, the blue and white corn hole board and decorations at Hanukkah. Saturday is the Jewish Sabbath, so, Shabbat Shalom to all of our Jewish readers.
Happy Shabbat!
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