Is your child heading off to college for the first time or returning to campus in the fall? Anxious about what environment awaits them following the wave of college protests in the spring?
Join us virtually on Monday, July 29 at 8:00 PM for a conversation with Adena Kirstein, Executive Director of GW Hillel, and Rabbi Daniel Novick, Executive Director of George Mason Hillel as they discuss support and resources for Jewish students on campus.
Location
Virtual Event
Speakers
Adena Kirstein, MSW Executive Director, George Washington University Hillel
Adena (she/her/hers) is the Executive Director of GW Hillel, and loves her work thinking creatively with staff, students, and stakeholders about providing GW students the tools they need to create vibrant Jewish lives in college and beyond. Prior to her career in the Hillel world, which began at NYU, she earned her Masters in Social Work as a Wexner Graduate Fellow and spent time at a non-profit organization focused on poverty in New York City. Adena loves cruising the streets of DC with her husband and three children. Check out her blog, Adena the Coffee Queen, to hear more about her adventures on campus.
Rabbi Daniel Novick
Rabbi Daniel Novick is the Executive Director of George Mason University Hillel. Daniel came to Mason Hillel from its close neighbor, the Hillel at The George Washington University, where he served as the Assistant Director. A graduate of the University of Virginia and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Daniel brings a wealth of experiences on campus and in the wider Jewish community. By using innovative and entrepreneurial methodologies to grow community and create impact, Daniel has designed and piloted initiatives such as The Nuance Project, the DMV Hillel Pipeline Project, the GW Hillel Summer Internship Program, and most recently the NOVA Hillel Summer Network which was awarded the 2023 Innovation Award by Hillel International. As a native of Northern Virginia, Daniel understands the opportunities and potential for Mason Hillel to reach its diverse demographic of students and to continue to build the organization into an even more active, engaging institution both for Mason students and others living in the growing and vibrant Northern Virginia area. Daniel is a huge Washington sports fan, a potato connoisseur, and loves traveling and enjoying the outdoors. Daniel is married to Rabbi Sarah Krinsky who currently serves as the Associate Rabbi of Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC.