Meet OUR 2022-2023
UVM Hillel
Student leadership

Meet Sophie and Sarah! They are your executive team this year, and they are so excited to get to know you. Feel free to reach out with any questions or comments at hillel@uvmhillel.org.

Love the outdoors? Want to help plan hikes, ski trips, climbing trips, and other creative outdoor adventures through a Jewish lens? This is the track for you. 

Are you an alum of Birthright or going on this upcoming trip? Join the Birthright track to take students interested in Birthright for a discovery conversation and plan recruitment events.

Involved in a registered sorority on campus? Looking for a Jewish affinity space and community within the FSL community - Join the Jewish Council of Sorority Women. They will be putting on affinity events as well as events open to the entire FSL community.

Hillel Fresh is a group of students that brings Shabbat to students’ apartments through locally sourced food, easy-to-follow recipes, and interactive packets filled with games and Shabbat rituals. Learn more about Hillel Fresh here!

Do you have a passion for Israel and an openness to learn? Join this track to help create different ways to engage and learn about Israel through hands-on, interactive activities.

Shabbat track includes anything from leading Shabbat services to cooking Shabbat dinner at Hillel! Whether you want to plan one Shabbat out of the year, want to lead services once a month, or want to help cook throughout the year - this is the track for you! Never led services before and want to? Awesome! Join this track, and we will teach you how!

Are you passionate about making the world a better place? Want to be more involved in the greater Burlington and UVM community? This is the track for you to make a difference with your Jewish values.

Be a part of creating the Hillel magic!

• Make challah in the kitchen for weekly Shabbat dinners.

• Welcome and greet students into Hillel.

• Learn the ins and outs of how an organization operates.

• Every day will look a little different!

Help bring everything we are doing at Hillel to life visually! Make TikTok videos, run our Instagram account, take photos of events, create graphics and other promotional material, etc. 

Jewish Arts Initiative came from the DIY track. Students wanted more ways to create Jewish art. Love arts and crafts? Love being creative? This is the track for you! In the past, this track has made mezuzahs in the clay studio.

Don’t connect with any of the above tracks? Sign-up and let us know your idea! We will connect you with another student or staff member to make your idea happen!