Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF GW HILLEL IS TO PROVIDE AN OPEN, WARM, AND PLURALISTIC ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN SHAPE THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE BY CONNECTING SOCIALLY, CULTURALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY TO THEIR JUDAISM. HILLEL AIMS TO FOSTER STUDENTS' PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CREATIVITY BY FACILITATING WORK IN CULTURAL EVENTS, SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH SELF-REFLECTION AND EXPRESSION, STUDENTS AT HILLEL CAN FIND CONNECTION AND IDENTITY WITH THEIR JEWISHNESS, TAKING PART IN THE COLORFUL, UNFOLDING NARRATIVE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL OF GW HILLEL IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEIR ENTRY INTO THE WIDER WORLD WITH A STRONG, DEEPLY ROOTED JEWISH IDENTITY.
ENRICHING THE LIVES OF JEWISH STUDENTS.
JEWISH EDUCATION AND ISRAEL FELLOW: GW HILLEL OFFERS A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR RICH HISTORY AND TRADITION. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ONE-TIME CLASSES, WEEKLY SESSIONS, FELLOWSHIPS THAT SPAN SEMESTERS WITH A COHORT, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, WE AIM TO LACE EDUCATION INTO ALL WE DO IN A MEANINGFUL AND SUBSTANTIVE WAY. THIS CHARGE IS LED BY OUR SENIOR JEWISH EDUCATOR, RABBI DAN EPSTEIN, HIRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2016.EACH YEAR, GW HILLEL HOSTS AN ISRAEL FELLOW THROUGH THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL. THIS INDIVIDUAL IS CHARGED WITH CREATING SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE COUNTRY, TAKING SHAPE THROUGH CAMPUS EVENTS, TRIPS, HEBREW LANGUAGE PRACTICE, AND MORE.
ENGAGEMENT: DESPITE ONE QUARTER OF THE YEAR BEING MARKED BY THE PANDEMIC, IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, GW HILLEL STAFF REACHED 1,774 STUDENTS. OF THOSE, 307 ENGAGED WITH GW HILLEL 6 TIMES OR MORE, HITTING A KEY METRIC FOR LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUAL LIFE. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, HOLIDAY EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND MORE.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EXPENSES FOR THE NEW BUILDING. THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE USED FOR RUNNING PROGRAMS, HOST RELIGIOUS SERVICES ETC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Adena Kirstein | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $132,205 |
| Joseph Saka | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phillip Fogel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Kline | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Cohen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Hollander | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Lerner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carl Gewirz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Snyder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Snow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Briana Benaron | FINANCE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Mayberg | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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