Carolina (UNC) Jewish Alumni Association

Only 2 days left in the ACC Challenge! Donate today and get your choice of our new UNC Hillel stickers (Blue Cup or Shalom Y'all, pics in comments!). GO HEELS!

Exciting ACC Challenge half-time report: We’re 57% of the way to dunking on our $10,000 goal! Don’t miss out on cheering us on before the challenge ends 5PM tomorrow: bit.ly/3ZrQKXJ. All of our challenge donors will receive Hillel branded merch and be entered into a drawing for a signed basketball from the one and only Tyler Zeller.

Hi Y'all! Right now we have a VERY narrow lead over Duke and are #1 in the Hillel ACC Challenge! Join me in making a gift to UNC Hillel in honor of tonight's game! 🏀🐏💙

UNC Hillel Jewish students of all backgrounds come to Hillel to make friends in a warm, accepting environment and to explore what being Jewish means to them. All UNC students are welcome at Hillel programs.

Can you help us secure the #1 spot?! Only a few hours left to contribute to the ACC Challenge. We have some amazing raffle prizes up for grabs, including signed team basketballs and a shirt signed by Coach Roy. Thank you for your support and GO HEELS! 🐏🏀💙

It’s the final countdown for our ACC Challenge! We hit our match and are now ONLY $65 away from overtaking Duke in the final few hours of the game! The Grodskys count as our generational 3-pointer; will you be the one to make our last half-court shot against those Blue Devils? https://bit.ly/3Cf64fY

“It’s such an honor to be a third generation Jewish Tar Heel. From the classroom to the basketball court, Jewish Tar Heels have left a fantastic impact on our university. I’m proud to embrace the Jewish Tar Heels spirit that my father (Class of ‘87) and grandfather (Class of ‘59) have identified with throughout their lives.”

Fellow Tar Heels: We are currently in THIRD place in the ACC Challenge! All gifts up to $7,000 will be matched dollar for dollar, don't miss your shot to double your impact at UNC Hillel! The first 100 donors will get our brand new "Hillel is Here" blue cup stickers, and all donors will be entered into a raffle to win awesome UNC prizes! Thank you for your support!!

Today’s ACC challenge post comes from a die-hard UNC sports and UNC Hillel fan. You’d be hard-pressed to find a game Alex hasn’t been to since he enrolled in 2010 and a year he hasn't donated to us since his first senior gift in 2014. Read Alex's quote below about why he gives back to UNC Hillel and join superfans like him in supporting our Jewish Tar Heels: https://bit.ly/3Cf64fY

“While on campus, Hillel was a pillar of my Carolina experience. Friday nights consisted of either a Carolina Athletics event or Shabbat dinner, and sometimes both! I fondly recall watching NCAA tournament victories over Villanova and Providence from the old Hillel Game Room. Even as an alumni, Hillel remains a cornerstone of Carolina. Every time I pass the building, I smile from the sidewalks of Cameron Avenue, with thoughts of 'home' running through my mind. Even better are the bonds built in those years at Hillel. Indeed, when I travel, in support of Carolina Athletics or otherwise, I often see friends that I first encountered through Hillel. I thank Hillel for enhancing my Carolina life, and I wish to ensure that the current Student Body has a similar experience. That's why I'm contributing to UNC Hillel and why I'm going to refresh the standings all day as we try to top Duke to win this ACC Championship.”

Thank you for supporting UNC Hillel during the first ever ACC Hillel Tournament. We are proud to announce we far surpassed our goal, raising $16,116 through 129 donors! All of the ACC Hillels came together to raise nearly $81,000 from 414 donors in under a week. Excitingly, we officially had the highest amount of donors in the campaign. We could not have done it without your incredible assist.

Fellow Tar Heels, we are in the final hours of the Hillel ACC Challenge and are holding strong in the top 3! But we are still 25 donors away from our goal of 100, can you help us finish strong? 🏀🐏💙

https://secure.givelively.org//donate/hillel-the-foundation-for-jewish-campus-life/hillel-acc-challenge/unc-chapel-hill-hillel

Hey, alumni! Are you highly organized, detail-oriented, and creative? Do you have superior communications skills? If so, you may be the right fit to join NC Hillel's team as our Development and Communications Associate! (Please circulate - thank you!)

Join our staff team! Seeking Development & Communications Associate — North Carolina Hillel Are you highly organized, detail-oriented, and creative? Do you have superior communications skills? If so, you may be the right fit to make your mark on Jewish student life by joining North Carolina Hillel as our Development and Communications Associate. You’ll power NC Hillel by helping to c***e...

As part of , NC Hillel is honoring all of our today, like Sara Planer, UNC-Chapel Hill, class of 2017, who now works as a nurse on the front lines. Read more about Sara's incredible work below, and please consider making a gift at bit.ly/NCHillelGlobalGiving, to be matched dollar-for-dollar! ⤵️Thank you Sara and all of our !
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1. What is your role today in battling COVID-19?
I'm helping to battle COVID-19 as a bedside nurse at UNC's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit! I'm trying to ensure my patients with COVID-19 and their families feel c***ected and safely cared for during such a stressful and distanced time. Not allowing our patients to have visitors has been really tough. We've also been orienting several stepdown and floor nurses each day to the ICU as part of a preparedness plan in case of a large surge of COVID-19 patients, so lots of teaching! And being flexible with daily staffing and hospital wide changes. When I'm not at work, I do my part to practice social distancing, wear my mask when I'm out, and stay at home whenever possible!

2 How do your Jewish values influence your life today?
Almost all of my Judaism is centered around my community, so I've been worried about how my Jewish identity would change with social distancing. It was rocky at first, particularly celebrating Pesach away from family, but overall it's been an opportunity for me to develop my Jewish identity on a more intrapersonal level. I've reflected on what's important to me, what I want to go out of my way to observe on my own, and why. And aside from actually being able to develop a stronger sense of what my own Judaism looks like, I've made sure to keep my community close with scheduled Shabbat Zooms with friends, Shabbat phone calls with families, and celebrating holidays however I can! I made matzah ball soup this year from scratch for the first time and it turned out AMAZING!

-Sara Planer, UNC-Chapel Hill '17
City: Carrboro, NC

GAME ON!!!

2019 To***co Road Tzedakah Cup We're gearing up to take the Cup for the second year in a row. While the Tar Heels battle the Blue Devils on the court, we need YOUR help to outraise and outnumber Duke young alumni! Your contribution will support free Shabbat meals, late night study breaks, and upcoming Passover Seders--all while c...

Jewish Carolina alumni, please take this SHORT (2-min!) survey - thank you!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8JFWXFH

Do you know someone who might be interested in joining our NC Hillel team as our next Development & Communications Associate? Please send them our way!

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2018 To***co Road Tzedakah Cup Welcome to the fourth annual To***co Road Tzedakah Cup, a spirited fundraising challenge between UNC Hillel and Jewish Life at Duke!