Hillel
Members
John Davis
Erin McAuliffe
Leon Newkirk
Cortnee Doll
Rettie Duke
Sophie Braunstein
Daphnea Friedman
Joseph Samuels
Amanda-Megan Levin
Rebecca DeSantis
David Katz
Jamie Carroll
Michael Creely
Melissa Gutkind
Tyler Larkin
Dominic Lathos
Juliet Wilson
Robert Anderson
Jessica Rosen
Ian Briggs
Barbara Fisher
Samantha Mason
Yaron Greenberg
Emily Harris
Alexander Foxwell
Raquel Gomez-Fernandez
David Shank
Allison David
Nikolai Snow
Daniel Hudson
Hilary Rosenberg
Adam Marlowe
Sarah Giordano
Joel Novick
Zoe Shneider
Caitlin Macnamara
Daina Raiffee
Courtney Gowland
Benjamin Stern
Thomas Banghart
Amanda Bercovicci
Ashley Carol-Fingerhut
Elliot Abrams
Jake Ansell
Peter Wagner
Karina Alvarez
Katie Wellington
Adam Goodhart
Events
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
Guests feasted on a 3 course Kosher meal at the Hillel House.
The club hosted 30 members, as well as Darnell Parker and President Reiss.
Sukkot
A few students visited a local Havurah (a Jewish community in Chestertown) member’s house to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot.
Challah baking at the Hillel House
Sybil Wolin, a Chestertown Havurah member, shared her expertise with the Hillel group in helping bake Challah bread.
15 students prepared, kneaded, braided, and baked bread.
Channukah party at Hillel House
Passover Seder
80 people were present at the Passover Seder, located in Hynson Lounge.
Hillel and Havruah members celebrated the miracle of Passover while participating in services lead by Rebecca DeSantis and Cantor Gary Schiff.
Hamentashing Baking
Yom Kippur Break-fast at the Hillel House
Interfaith Bonfire
Shabbat Dinner
Holocaust Remembrance talk
Hillel brought in two Holocaust survivors to share their stories with the community.
Co-sponsored lectures by Jackie Vansant, Cantor Gary Schiff, and Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin