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Queens College Hillel Board of Directors

Ellen Koppelman*President

Muriel Goldberg* PVice President

Erika Witover*Vice President

Bobi Klotz* PSecretary

Hillel Wallick*Treasurer

Zohar BachirySandy Cahn PCarole Chazin°Jerry CohenIlene EderWilliam FrumkinDavid Gibbs°Doree GreenbergRivi Harari

Julie KestenmanNicki KornbluthJoan Loren*Prof. Mark RosenblumSteve SchwagerNehama SchwartzAriel ShapiroJerry Waxman°Artur Yusupov

P Past President * Executive Committee Member UJA–Federation of NY Observer New members as of July 1, 2014 º Term ended June 30, 2014

Queens College Hillel Student Officers2013–2014

Zohar BachiryPresident

Gideon GlassVice President

Nicki KornbluthSecretary

Daniel KaplanTreasurer

2014–2015

Nehama SchwartzPresident

Charlotte IsaacVice President

Shira GaffneySecretary

Matthew SilvermanTreasurer

Queens College Hillel Staff

Uri CohenExecutive Director

Lynn GrossmanDirector of Operations

Rabbi Robby CharnoffOU–JLIC Educator

Jenna CitronDirector of Jewish Student Life

Ruben ShimonovEngagement Associate

Shoshana CharnoffOU–JLIC Educator

David Aminov, Alyssa Blumenthal, Carly Gerbi, Zev Rosenberg, Avichai Vazana

Peer Network Interns, 2013–2014

Erica Davis, Tzivia Fishman, Isaac Pulatov Shanie Reichman, Tzippy Shteingart

Peer Network Interns, 2014–2015

Ilana Barta, Yossi Szpigiel, Zissy Turner Yossi Szpigiel, Zissy Turner JLIC Interns, 2013–2014 JLIC Interns, 2014–2015

Some photography by Shoshana Charnoff and Brett Deutsch

Queens College Hillel Donor Rollfor the year ending June 30, 2014

President’s Circle$25,000 and above

Ellen KoppelmanMurray KoppelmanIra A. LipmanThe Taub FamilyUJA–Federation of New YorkErika and Kenneth Witover

Queens Club$5,000 and above

Sandy and Stewart CahnHelaine and Jerry CohenMuriel GoldbergJoshua LandesFreda Rosenfeld and Hillel Wallick

Maccabi Club$1,000 and above

Lanie and Tom BlumbergCarole ChazinJane and Michael ChwickIlene and Gary Eder Martin FridsonClaire FriedlanderJudith and William FrumkinDoree GreenbergJewish Community Relations Council Julie KestenmanKaren and Mitchell KuflikThe Kupferberg FoundationJoan and Allen LorenRichard MaidmanLinda and Steve SchwagerPhyllis and Gerry Solomon

Friends of QC Hillel$1 and above

Arthur AbelowMitchel AederEsther AndronRuth AnolikCarol and William AronoffHilary AuerbachZohar BachiryItzhak BashiryGary BergmanRosalie BermanJoshua BienstockHarold BluestoneBeth BlumenstockEllen and Neil BogolubMarlene BormanZelda and Martin BraunStuart BraunsteinMyrna and Kenneth CanterMaurice Canter Shoshana and Rabbi Robby Charnoff

Jenna CitronRabbi Miles CohenStacey and Uri CohenSherri DanielsLaurie DienJoanne DribenSharon EdelsteinAriane EismanBeth ElitzerDavid EndMark EngelMr. and Mrs. Elliot FleischerNeil FrankMark FreilichMr. and Mrs. Stanley FriedmanJacobo FutranDebbie GanelesNina and Sol GlasnerGail and Joseph GoldmanEllen GottliebYehuda Zev GrabieMichael GreenbaumLinda and Saul GreenbergJoan and Danny GreenblattMurray H. GreenspanDiane Cohen and Jack GrossmanMarlene HafterSharon HertanHillcrest Jewish Center Clarice HofferRuth and Elliot JosephIrwin KallmanDr. Stanley KalterGary KatzStacy KleinMs. Ruby KohnManfred KormanMiriam KormanMr. and Mrs. Paul KronishMuriel LaderMillicent LazarusElaine LernerSusan and Daniel LevinLinda and Mark LevineDiane LevyDaniel LiebermanHelaine and Joshua LinderDonald LissEsther and Simon LopataMen of Reform JudaismRuth MeyersMiller Realty AssociatesMarlene MordowitzNoah MorrisSteve MosesSharon MuchnickDebbie NehmadHerman NeumanJoan and Richard Newmark

Faygie OrbachDonna OrenderArbie OrensteinMarilyn OstrowKaren PadawerAndrew PasternackMr. and Mrs. Arthur PearlmutterMr. and Mrs. Keith PeckmanSue PeelMr. and Mrs. Behzad PeikarianBarbara PermanEllen PermanPhyllis Putter BaraschTori RatzkerSeymore ReismanMrs. Barbara ResnickMs. Sheron RosemanElaine and Benjamin RosenbergRichard RothbardPeter RothholzSusan and Lawrence SachsMark SaksJeffrey L. SatensteinRenee and Seymour ScherzerRita SchneiderPauline SchwagerLita SchwartzbergTheodore SchwartzmanAndrew ShapiroAriel ShapiroMr. Frederick ShapiroJoseph SharnoffArt ShermanSara ShermanRachel and Joel SiegelDr. Lawrence SilverJoseph SilvermanRobert SteinJane StiefelPeggy StotterLisa Koppelman Tames and

James TamesRaymond TaylorDr. Rita TeslerSara UrbanIgor VeltmanAnita VolpeSteven WachtelMr. and Mrs. Herb WaldJerry WaxmanDr. and Mrs. Alexander WeingartenEleanor WeinsteinCharlotte WeinstockBonita and David WeissJeff WiesenfeldGerty WolfMr. Roger WolffArtur YusupovEthel ZarembaLIFT

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ANNUAL REPORT2014

OUR MISSION

To create meaningful Jewish experiences that encourage Jewish students on campus to

make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel

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Dear QC Alumni, Parents, and Friends,I’m pleased to share with you our second Annual Report. We had a great year! We engaged more students than ever before, increased our staff, created a new signature program called the Council of Jewish Leaders, and much more. We cannot fit everything into this report, so for more please visit our brand new website, www.qchillel.org.Our programming for the campus Jewish community this year has been greatly influenced by the work of Gidi Grinstein. In his book, Flexigidity: The Secret of Jewish Adaptability, and the Challenge and Opportunity Facing Israel, Grinstein identifies four Jewish narratives:

∙ Peoplehood Despite their diversity, the Jews constitute a single people. They relate to each other as family with a shared history and destiny, bound by mutual responsibility. Members are either born into the family or choose to join it, claiming historical or by-choice belonging to the line of Abraham.

∙ Nationhood The Jewish People emanated from the Land of Israel and has the right to self-determination in its own land, known today as Israel.

∙ Service A primary value in Jewish life is tikkun olam—working to make the world a better place through activities such as: community service; care for the ill, aging, or disabled; protection of the environment; and caring for those in need both inside and outside the Jewish community.

∙ Religion The Jewish People—and every Jew—is in a covenantal relationship with God. Our obligations, activities, and beliefs associated with Judaism are in service of that relationship. Hillel is a Peoplehood organization. We welcome all Jews who self-identify with the Jewish people and seek to promote the well-being of each of its members across ethnic, religious, economic, geographic, or political lines. Hillel aims to provide meaningful Jewish experiences that strengthen their Jewish identity. Our students (and Jews more broadly) certainly represent each of these narratives. we strive each day to model a “big tent” Judaism that allows each narrative and its followers to flourish on their own, while at the same time contributing to the vitality of the Jewish people as a whole.Thanks to all who have supported us this year—we succeed only as a team. I look forward to sharing more successes with you through our quarterly e-newsletter for QC alumni and the community. Subscribe today at www.qchillel.org. Thank you and behatzlahah,

Uri Cohen Executive Director

H llelqueens college

 Student LifeEvery Jewish narrative is welcome at Hillel. Bingo Night and Persian Formal celebrate Jewish Peoplehood in a social setting. Shabbat and holiday celebrations serve both residents and commuters. Daily minyanim and diverse learning opportunities keep students exploring their Jewish heritage. Sephardi and Mizrahi student life is growing, with expanded support for Bukharian and Persian students. Challah for Hunger connects our students with those in need whom they can help. Our cross-cultural collaborations with the wider campus community contribute to a constructive and peaceful QC environment. There’s Birthright, internships, ping pong, and pool! For our calendar and a current list of offerings, visit www.qchillel.org.

7 Jewish student clubs working with Hillel 8 Choikhona programs (Bukharian teahouses) 34 programs at Hillel each week (average) 252 students welcomed into new Jewish student networks 420 a new record attendance at Free Friday Night Dinner

  Cultivating LeadershipAt Hillel, emerging leaders get experience that helps them grow as leaders and acquire leadership skills that will last a lifetime. Our staff members work with student leaders around the clock to create the best programs. Our Council of Jewish Leaders gathers leaders of all student groups to share information and design the community's future. Hillel internships connect students to the broader Jewish and civic communities. Special conferences and travel opportunities with Hillel expand students' horizons. Migdalim interns engage students in conversations about what Israel means to them. Many of the next leaders of the New York Jewish community are here at Queens College, and Hillel prepares them to lead.

5 immersive travel opportunities 6 Jewish club leaders in the Council of Jewish Leaders 7 year-long internship opportunities 31 Jewish volunteer leaders across Jewish clubs 308participantsinongoing,self-reflectiveJewishexperiences

 Jewish LearningTo be meaningful, Jewish experiences must be authentic. Hillel offers opportunities for students to engage in Jewish learning that furthers their own “Jewish journeys.” Our on-staff educators join with teachers from Mechon Hadar, the Shalom Hartman Institute, Kevah, and other top organizations to offer a wide range of Jewish learning opportunities. The Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus ( JLIC) at QC, a project of the Orthodox Union in partnership with Hillel, headlines our service to the Orthodox community (second largest on campus in the nation), offering many coed and single-sex shi’urim, haburot, havrutot, and programs. HaMidrasha @ QC, our new, high-level Jewish learning program, offers serious daily Jewish study for women as an integrated part of their college experience.

6 top-rated NY Jewish partners working with Hillel 8 weekly JLIC learning opportunities (average) 30 women enrolled in HaMidrasha @ QC 211 participants in single or ongoing learning programs

 CommunityThe Jewish population at Queens College continues to grow, commuters and residents alike. We served over 1,500 of our 4,000 Jewish students this year, 400 of whom live in The Summit dormitory or in nearby apartments. The others are commuters living in Queens, the Five Towns, New Jersey, Great Neck, and other parts of our metropolitan area. Our students represent Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrahi; Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform; Persian, Bukharian, and other Jewish ethnic, religious, and cultural groups. We offer activities during Shabbat and holidays (including meals), weekday evenings, Club Hours, and in between classes. Our goal is to accommodate every student's interest on their schedule!

32 weeks with Shabbat celebrations 5 Jewish holidays celebrated 400 students living in the campus community (est.) 1,100 commuters coming to Hillel during the week (est.) 1,821 Shabbat and holiday meals served

Students prepare for the Seder at JLIC's Haggadah Round-Robin.

Volunteers prepare for baking at Challah for Hunger.

Interns who built Jewish networks celebrate with their supervisor, Jenna.

Diverse Jews come together to celebrate Hanukkah.