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Apr 26, 2023, 9:05 PM

Today’s college students and Israel at 75

Third Floor Window, Burack Hillel at 439 College St May 21, 2021 5:25 PM. (courtesy)

As Israel turns 75 today here is some perspective from my position on campus as the director of Hillel at the University of Vermont. Today’s college students have effectively only known one Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Today’s college students...

Apr 17, 2023, 9:42 PM

1, 2, CHEESE!!! How I found Jewish community in professional wrestling

Most Friday nights I run Shabbat at Hillel, but this week, I joined those who were loudly chanting, 'Boooooo!' and 'Yay!'

Apr 11, 2023, 4:05 PM

After the OCR investigation of antisemitism, what’s next for Jewish life at UVM?

I want to share a story of one microcosm of one Hillel director's experience on Passover this year, and what it can mean for thousands of Jewish students in a time of rising antisemitism. A few days after the announcement...

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Matt Vogel is the Executive Director of Hillel at the University of Vermont and has spent his career supporting Jewish students on campus.

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