One of Hillel’s core Jewish values is creating an environment where students have ample opportunities to do chesed or community service. This past winter break, Shira Boshnack, the JLIC rebbetzin at Brooklyn College, was privileged to lead a group of Brooklyn students to New Orleans. "We witnessed the poverty and other challenges that the people of New Orleans faced on a daily basis and helped to alleviate these problems by physically rebuilding the homes that were destroyed and by talking to the victims," says Shira. "Team work, empathy, and the sense of responsibility towards others developed by working together. It was an inspirational experience that left an indelible mark on all who went."
As one student commented, “It changed my life and how I look at the world... forever.”