Tikkun Olam Opportunities

Our students are passionate about making a difference in the world. Each year, interns set out to create programming with the goal of serving the community and educating our community on social issues in Charlottesville and beyond. 

Upcoming Events

Good Deeds Week 2021 April 11-18th
Join Hillel at UVA and our partners for Good Deeds Day 2021! 

This year, we've got a whole week of opportunities for you to do good in the community while making connections with fellow WaJews. You can create your own team, request to be added to a team, or participate individually in acts of service. The team or individual with the most acts of service completed will win a gift card to a restaurant on the corner of your choice! Interested?

Sign up below to learn more and join a team!

Do Something Good!

Interested in making a continued impact on the UVA and Charlottesville community this semester? Looking for a way to get volunteer hours while making meaningful connections with other students?
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Sign-up to be part of the Hillel Service Corps, a group of students who will participate in service and advocacy opportunities throughout the semester while learning about Tikkun Olam- repairing the world- a core value of the Jewish people. Questions? Contact Jackie Slobin with questions.

Be a Service Corps Member

Past Events

Judaism and the LGBTQ+ Community Panel: Monday 11/16 @7pm 

What does it mean to identify as a Jewish queer person? How is this intersectional identity represented throughout society? Join us at 7 pm on Monday, November 16 for a virtual panel discussion with UVA Professor Vanessa Ochs and other community members as we explore these questions and the intersection of queer identities and Judaism!

Please enter your email address below so we can send you the link to join the event!

Sign up here

Past Events

UHRP: Uyghur Human Rights Project
Interested in international social justice? Join us Tuesday, October 7, at 7:30 pm to hear Mustafa Aksu — a representative from the Uyghur Human Rights Project — speak about the human rights violations committed by the Chinese government against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim peoples in East Turkistan.This will be a webinar format with a Q&A component, co-hosted by the Hillel Jewish Leadership Council and the Muslim Students Association.
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