The 2020s

“Undisputedly the best place on campus, with the best Rabbi and the greatest people”

Amnon Marmor

Class of 2024

“Booze and Schmooze with Rabbi Adam, Wednesday BBQs, Hillel Prom, and Finals week study tables!”

“Building the sukkah with the brothers was a nice memory. It was the beginning and refounding of the Jewish fraternity after the pandemic and Hillel was always a…”

Nadav

Class of 2022

“Wondering who you might see at Wednesday barbecues, bagels on the glade, passover seders, Hillel Formal, or during study spots when the library got too full (or…”

“The Bears For Israel leadership team (pictured) planned a concert with Idan Raichel at the Magnes Museum! It was a packed house, and such a cool opportunity…”

Ariela Hekmat

Class of 2020

“Berkeley Hillel night out at BAMPFA Film Festival”

Rudy Abrams

Class of 2020

“The inaugural Berkeley Hillel Student board!”

Rudy Abrams

Class of 2020

“The Grand Re-Opening Event for the new Hillel Building!”

Rudy Abrams

Class of 2020

“Hanging a mezuzah in the finished new building!”

Rudy Abrams

Class of 2020

“Tabling on Sproul!”

Rudy Abrams

Class of 2020

“This photo was taken at my wedding in June of 2026, almost 10 years after I first stepped foot in Berkeley Hillel. I met my husband Sam at Hillel, and our…”

Rudy Abrams (née Brandt)

Class of 2020

“A legendary Purim bash with me dressed as IKEA man, Tohar as the Campanile, Ben as a Bamba baby. Hillel was my place to express myself, embrace my Israeli and…”

Ron Barzilay

Class of 2023

“Instant community. Lifelong friends. From my first Shabbat at Berkeley Hillel, it already felt like I already had a second home.”

Matthew Dworkin

Class of 2023

“Any time I had an idea for an event, I would go upstairs to Emily's office and we would find a way to make it happen. This photo is from the event I am most…”

Dan Grushkevich

Class of 2021 & 2026

“Heeb w/ Chava”

Seth Elbgal

Class of 2024

“Enriching Wednesday Talmud classes with Rav Maya and peers from the law school! Berkeley Hillel was a home across the street, a welcome space of support and…”

“Jewish Students Association at Berkeley Law graduation party!”

Charlotte Aaron

Class of 2024

“I found confidence by showing up”

“I was meeting people who would shape the next decade of my life.”

“They cared whether I was actually thriving.”

“The people at that table became my people.”

“Belonging doesn’t happen automatically. Someone creates it.”

“Purim was a day of joy, resilience, and triumph.”

Adam Ahmad

Class of 2024

“A Family Story, Written at Berkeley Hillel”

“Finding Community Across a Divide”

“The Best Job I Could Have Had in College”

“Hillel Gave Me the Resources to Dream Bigger”

“I Knew It Was Going to Pull Me In”