Noga Brenner Samia, at The Blogs

Noga Brenner Samia

Mar 31, 2026, 8:05 PM

The art of asking difficult questions is one of the most powerful pedagogical tools we have—both in general, and at Hillel in particular. Anyone who has facilitated a Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF) knows that choosing the right “essential question”...

Jun 10, 2022, 5:19 PM

Building an Israeli Jewish identity – on campus

My son, 23, recently returned home from his almost-requisite post-army trip to South America. After intense combat service in the Israeli Defense Forces, he and his friends took a much-needed breather and now, almost a year later, are back...

About Me

As director-general of Hillel Israel, Rabbi Noga Brenner Samia leads Hillels at seven universities throughout Israel, building a pluralistic Jewish identity among Israelis and connecting them to peers in Jewish communities and at Hillels worldwide.