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12Nov 2019

We have grown up as “Generation Lockdown”. We have watched as families grieve the loss of their children who went to school, were walking down the street, were at a concert, were in their own home, or were on a playground. We have started to become desensitized when we read these horrific headlines. We have […]

14Feb 2019

By Jess Teich and Abby Adelman. We have just spent the past couple minutes talking about the four big themes in a healthy relationship: Love, peace, respect, as well as trust and support. This week’s parsha (Torah portion), vayeitzei, is the best one we could have asked for this Shabbat. Vayeitzei tells the story of […]

31Oct 2018

The Towson University community came together Monday night at Speaker’s Circle in the middle of campus to reflect upon recent acts of hatred across our nation. Rabbi Mendi Rivkin addressed the crowd, many of them Jewish students at TU, and asked those gathered on the hillside to drive out darkness with light, sharing a flame […]

24Oct 2018

Last month, students of Towson Hillel, a Jewish student organization at Towson University, gathered to learn about food insecurity in Baltimore and hand-write hundreds of inspirational notes. Each note will accompany a bag of food that is distributed by the Baltimore Hunger Project. These food packages are discreetly given to school children to take home every weekend […]

03Oct 2018

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 BY JESSE BERNSTEIN A MURAL CREATED FOR THE EVENT DESIGNED BY ARTISTS 4 ISRAEL SHOWS THE TOWSON TIGER TAKING A BITE OUT OF HATE (JESSE BERNSTEIN) A couple hundred students, professors, administrators and community members gathered in Towson University’s Freedom Square Thursday night in response to an attack on two Jewish brothers of […]

16May 2018

Towson Hillel welcomed 100 community members May 3 for its annual meeting, which capped off a year of celebrating 20 years at Towson University. The event featured awards, the installation of new Hillel board members, a slideshow retrospective and addresses from Kim Schatzel, president of Towson University, and Linda Hurwitz, chair of the board of […]

25Apr 2018

By: Wade McCartin Photo by Wade McCartin / The Towerlight Members of Towson’s chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity and Towson Hillel remembered the victims of the Holocaust, as well as victims of gun violence and marginalized individuals, during the “Never Again” candlelight vigil on April 12. The vigil coincided with Yom Hashoah, also […]

13Apr 2018

Sticking around for two decades is nothing to sneeze at, but something to roar about — like a tiger. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Towson University’s Hillel is in the midst of hosting a series of events that are open to students, alumni and the community. “We’re essentially a place that has something for everybody,” […]

Event Calendar

Mar
18
Mon
Spring Break
Mar 18 – Mar 22 all-day
Mar
23
Sat
Erev Purim
Mar 23 all-day

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination

https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2024?uc=ical-baltimore

Mar
24
Sun
Purim
Mar 24 all-day

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination

Torah: Exodus 17:8-16

https://hebcal.com/h/purim-2024?uc=ical-baltimore

Mar
27
Wed
Java with Jamie
Mar 27 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Apr
3
Wed
Java with Jamie
Apr 3 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Apr
10
Wed
Java with Jamie
Apr 10 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Apr
17
Wed
Java with Jamie
Apr 17 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Apr
22
Mon
Erev Pesach
Apr 22 all-day

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt

https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2024?uc=ical-baltimore

Apr
23
Tue
Pesach I
Apr 23 all-day

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt

Torah: Exodus 12:21-51; Numbers 28:16-25
Haftarah: Joshua 5:2-6:1

https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2024?uc=ical-baltimore

Apr
24
Wed
Pesach II
Apr 24 all-day

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Also called Chag HaMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), it commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt

Torah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 28:16-25
Haftarah: II Kings 23:1-9, 23:21-25

https://hebcal.com/h/pesach-2024?uc=ical-baltimore

Rosh Hashanah Packages

A TU Hillel Tradition

With just weeks until the start of the 2023-2024 academic year, and just over one month until Rosh Hashanah 5784 it’s the perfect time to order your Towson University Hillel Rosh Hashanah Package(s)

These packages are a great way to share the love with student(s), friends, family, and neighbors, all while supporting TU Hillel!


NEW for 5784!

Support older adults in need in our community through TU Hillel’s partnership with Jewish Community Services (JCS) by purchasing a Rosh Hashanah Package!

Packages gifted to local adult clients of JCS will bring great joy and sweetness to them during the holiday; as many of them are isolated and without family nearby.