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Rebekah oversees the rare book and manuscript collections, college archives, digital projects, and the conservation and preservation of Middlebury’s library collections. She first arrived to ...
This beautiful white marble structure rises on the highest point of the campus, its spire symbolizing the aspirations of the College. A note about the chapel name. The light which shines here nightly ...
Summer around here is for planning High Holidays. There are logistics to figure out, honors and roles to fill, sermons to write, and prayers to coordinate with our alumnus cantor, Aaron Mendelsohn ’95 ...
At the midpoint of its multiyear conflict transformation collaborative initiative, Middlebury is looking back and looking forward to the next phase of the effort. Funded by a $25 million grant, the ...
It is good to be back in Vermont. Although I have felt longing for the stone alleys and stairs of Jerusalem, and for the melodies of Shabbat floating out of small synagogues every few blocks, I have ...
What are we putting down this year? We didn’t know quite what to expect this year. Last year we were surprised when 70 new students, some Jewish and some not, all curious about Shabbat and hungry for ...
With support from a grant from the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the initial CoLab team, comprised of faculty from CSUMB and MIIS, facilitated discussions with higher ed and community ...
As many of you know, this Jewish year of 5782 is a shmita, or sabbatical year, in the Jewish calendar. The Torah declares that every seventh year shall be a year of rest for the land, of reset for the ...
Jewish pluralism is always on my mind. At large universities, Hillel may have the capacity for three or more prayer minyans that represent different denominations and allow students to immerse ...
Although we call this newsletter Hillel Hayom, this title does not really do justice to the news we share, which is about many aspects of Jewish life on campus, including, but going beyond, the ...
Middlebury College, Department of Theatre, half-time, one-year renewable faculty position: Assistant Professor of Theatre in Playwriting. Required qualifications: MFA or PhD in Playwriting. Preferred ...
No one knows better than a diplomat how interpretation can make or break high-stakes conversations. The Middlebury Institute’s new MA in Interpretation for Diplomats and Executives (IDE) helps build ...