Welcome back to campus. Classes have started and you are thinking about the end of first week, but we are thinking about winter break. UChicago Hillel sends students on a free trip to Israel every winter and summer break through Birthright Israel. You could travel to Israel with new and old friends from campus this December! Register today at www.freeisraeltrip.org and submit your deposit in order to have the opportunity to travel to Israel in 2 and a half months. Interested

Shema Koleinu. In prayer we say we plead that our voices be heard. Shema Yisrael. In prayer, we are called as a collective, to listen with such full attention that we close our eyes. So too in our friendships and our studies, we seek to be heard and known, while also giving time to carefully listening to and considering the perspectives held by peers and scholars. The diversity of the opinions present on our campus allows us to increase the breadth of our wisdom while also pr