Apres Ski, A Personal Birthright Story, & Shabbat Cooking!

Welcome back from Spring Break! Whether it was just staying home doing nothing (*cough* me) or an exciting trip to Berlin with Hillel, we are back in the homestretch of the semester. There are still a lot of fun things happening in our community. For starters, each week a personal story will be featured on our blog. This week is brought to you by Brett Gershkowitz, a member of the #Hilllel team who works with me to post fun stuff on our social media. He's going on an LGBT Taglight-Birthright Israel trip this summer, so I asked him what Taglight-Birthright Israel means to him and what he's looking forward to.

"I am really looking forward to going on birthright this summer. I am really excited to see Israel’s history come to life. I have attended Jewish day school and Jewish overnight camp where we not only learned about the Jewish religion, but also the land of Israel. Birthright not only offers traditional trips that go with college campuses, but they also have numerous niche trips. I chose to go on the LGBTQ Original Rainbow trip. I am really looking forward to seeing Israel through the perspective as a member of not only the Jewish community but also the LGBTQ community.  I leave for Israel June 1 and return June 12; I am so excited that I will be in Israel during the pride parade in Tel Aviv! Birthright is such a great opportunity and I am so grateful that I am able to go on it!"

Apres Ski Event at Stowe

Our Engagement Associate MJ worked super hard to bring together an awesome event at Stowe. There were discounted rentals and lift tickets, and the highlight was an array of delicious treats and a performance by Binger. 

Cooking for Shabbat

Shabbat dinners have been incredibly successful--so many members of the community are coming that we actually run out of food! The awesome MJ hosted a cooking class in the kosher kitchen the night before, where students cooked a shakshuka that was served at the meal.

Make sure you check out our Facebook every Monday morning to answer the question of the week to win an awesome prize!