Dec 14, 2012 By: wpadmin
Students Light Up Campus with Communal Celebration
As Jews celebrate Hanukkah all over the world, 黑料社 All鈥檚 Wilf and Beren Campuses were alight with exciting events, a festive spirit and a feeling of unity this week. 鈥淥ur mission is to create a vibrant Judaism and cultivate a strong religious life on campus, and Hanukkah is the perfect time to make that happen,鈥 said Margot Reinstein, president of Stern College for Women鈥檚 Torah Activities Committee. 鈥淲hether it was through daily communal tefilah with hallel and breakfast, 鈥楲atkes and Learning鈥 with Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Mordechai Willig, baking and decorating Hanukkah cookies to sell for charity, handing out menorahs in Times Square with Chabad, or our unbelievable glow-in-the-dark chagiga that brought more than 400 students together, YU is an unbelievable place to be during the holidays.鈥
Uptown, nightly communal lightings in the dormitories and a lunch that brought the entire campus together to celebrate with roshei yeshiva, among other events, created a warm and joyful environment.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 sensational programming culminated on Thursday with one of student government鈥檚 biggest events of the year 鈥 the annual ,鈥 said Yosef Hoffman, president of the Yeshiva Student Union. Featuring Shalsheles, the Y-Studs, Neshoma Orchestra and 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Got Talent鈥 star Edon Pinchot (son of Dov Pinchot 鈥90YC), the concert drew students, families and fans from across the tri-state area. 鈥淭he fantastic lineup of performers and sold-out audience of over 1,000 people made the concert an electrifying experience,鈥 Hoffman said.
