At Colorado College, Hillel provides a second home

is a second home for college students. It provides a sense of community and a great social network,” says Nico Ravitch, co-chair for the Hillel chapter of Colorado College in Colorado Springs. “Hillel has been central to my experience in college, especially since I grew up in Manhattan, where the Jewish population is large. Here in Colorado, a sense of Jewish identity is very different, since we are the minority,” says Ravitch. Hillel is the largest Jewish student organization in the world, with over 550 chapters on college campuses. Founded in 1923 and adopted by B’nai B’rith in 1924, Hillel’s presence on campus is often the primary resource sought by Jewish students during their college years. According to Ravitch, approximately 10% of CC’s student body […]