Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus

The OU's Heshe & Harriet Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus is a joint program with Hillel that helps Orthodox students navigate the college environment and balance their Jewish commitments with their desire to engage the secular world. Rabbi Aryeh and Sharona Kaplan, the campus rabbinical couple and educators, offer weekly Shiurim and classes, bring guest speakers and events to campus, and make key Orthodox necessities, such as Kashrut, Chagim and Shabbat, easier to observe and more meaningful. Additionally, JLIC families strive also for a more individualized touch. Students grace their Shabbat tables as regular guests, interact with them in informal settings, such as the cafeteria, and learn with them B'Chavruta.

sharona@uclahillel.org

Signatories: Joshua Sadik, Joseph Levin, and Nicole Mashian

Advisor: Michael T Cohn