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History of Hanukkah
As Hanukkah has often in the past coincided with finals week or the days leading up to it, we are lucky enough to...
Dec 29, 20244 min read


Get to Know Rabbi Maddy!
Rabbi Maddy grew up in northwest Indiana. She lived there from childhood up until college, when she moved two hours away to the University..
Dec 29, 20246 min read


Your Next Hanukkah Watch – Full Court Miracle
In the United States, there’s an irrevocable tie between the holiday season and sports. There’s NFL football on Thanksgiving day, the...
Dec 29, 20243 min read


Get to Know Josh Levine!
Hillel Executive Director Josh Levine grew up in the San Fernando Valley of LA. He then went on to study political science at Brown...
Dec 29, 20245 min read


A Certified Challmark Classic: A Book Review of The Hanukkah Romance The Matzah Ball
Looking for your new favorite Hanukkah gift? For any reader obsessed with cheesy rom-coms, The Matzah Ball may be your perfect present...
Dec 29, 20243 min read


Hanukkah Traditions
Jelly filled donuts, sufganiyot, is an absolute necessity for the high holiday. Turn it up a notch and host a donut-decorating activity...
Dec 29, 20242 min read


Hanukkah Recipes!
Classic Potato Latkes...
Dec 29, 20242 min read


A Chanukah Miracle
It’s a Chanukah miracle they survived all eight of those crazy days and nights...
Dec 29, 20249 min read


Chancellor Yang and His Journey Into Judaism
For legal reasons, this is all a joke Most students are aware of Henry Yang’s upcoming retirement from the role of chancellor,...
Dec 29, 20244 min read


What’s left?
Thanksgiving dinner has long been the battleground of fundamental differences for extended families...
Nov 30, 20244 min read


George Rusznak: Mini Essay Pt. 1
George is many things: husband, father, businessman, and he’s also a Holocaust survivor...
Nov 30, 20243 min read


Meet the UCSB Chabad Girls!
I was invited to have a playdate with the Mushka Klein and ask her a few questions...
Nov 30, 20244 min read
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