The Oregon Hillel Foundation

09/03/2026

High Holidays are around the corner and we would love to have YOU celebrate with us! Swipe through to see all of our amazing events taking place and make sure to register 🫶💚✡️🦆

Start the New Year with your Jewish duck community! Text “SWEET” to the Hillel Bot at 541-845-3134 to register 🍏🍯🐝

Join Rabbi Bryan by tossing away symbolic foods into the river to welcome opportunities of the new year! Text “MILLRACE” to the Hillel Bot at 541-845-3134 to register 💙

Join Hillel for Kol Nidre services and welcoming the fast on Yom Kippur! Text “FAST” to the Hillel Bot at 541-845-3134 to register ✡️💚

Join Hillel for closing Yom Kippur services and breaking the fast! Guests are more than welcome to come in comfortable/pj attire for the night. Text “CLEANSLATE” to the Hillel Bot at 541-845-3134 to register 🥯🤍

Do you want to help build and decorate Hillel’s Sukkah? Well guess what, you can on September 22nd!!! Text “SUKKAH” to the Hillel Bot at 541-845-3134 to register 🍋🏡

08/16/2026

HEY YOU👋!!!! We are hiring Jewish Life Interns for the 2026-2027 school year❤️‍🔥

This is an incredible opportunity to get hands on experience in the Jewish community while gaining valuable leadership skills.

We are looking for 2 students to bring on this year who will each get a $1,000 annual stipend 👀🤩

To Apply, click the link 🔗 in our bio labeled “Jewish Life Intern Application.” Additional details are provided on the form, but if you have questions please reach out to either Lenny Steinberg (954-242-1800) or Rabbi Bryan (908-227-1866) 🫶🫶🫶

08/13/2026

We’re excited to share this feature from the Jewish Review highlighting an exciting new chapter for Oregon Hillel! 🎉

With a new space in Corvallis and new staff joining our team, we’re continuing to grow our ability to create meaningful Jewish community and connection for students at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.

Oregon Hillel is extremely grateful to the ZIDELL FAMILY FOUNDATION for their partnership and support in helping bring this vision to life!

Read the full story in the link below! ⬇️

Inside this issue:⁠
• New Space, Staff for Oregon Hillel
• PSU's Meir to Depart for JTS
• Cedar Sinai Creates Community Shabbat Party
• Security Corner: Ready for High Holy Days?
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AND MORE!⁠
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Read it here: jewishportland.org/jewishreview
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07/27/2026

Our team continues to grow! Please join us at Oregon Hillel in welcoming, Megan Steinberg as our new Director of Engagement.
Megan’s passion is centered around bringing people together. She got her start in patron services at Portland Center Stage, where she learned firsthand what it means to welcome an audience and make people feel invested in a shared experience. That thread carried her to the Oregon Jewish Museum & Center for Holocaust Education, where she coordinated school tours, community programs, and the Holocaust Speaker’s Bureau.

From there, Megan moved into customer engagement at Mental Health Match, helping build the onboarding and support systems that connected people to care during the company’s early growth. She’s spent the past several years at Block, Inc. (Cash App), most recently as Complaints Operations Specialist, a role focused on resolving issues with empathy and in line with regulatory obligations. Throughout her time at Block, she’s also served as Global Co-Chair of the Jewish Employee Resource Group at Block, designing community programming and creating space for Jewish employees and allies to connect across North America, Australia, and Europe.

Megan holds a BA in Art History & Criticism (Honors) and Sustainability Studies from Stony Brook University, Magna Cum Laude. Across every chapter of her career, one thing has stayed constant: a love of building community by connecting people to meaningful experiences, and she’s excited to bring that to Oregon Hillel’s students.

07/24/2026

We’re incredibly proud to celebrate Rachel Lennard, one of our amazing University of Oregon students, on being named Co-Chair of Hillel International’s Student Cabinet! 🎉💚🦆

Rachel will help represent the voices of nearly 200,000 Jewish students across more than 850 campuses, shaping the future of Jewish campus life around the world.

As Rachel beautifully shared:

“Hillel serves as a second home for Jewish college students around the world, providing a nurturing environment for their personal and professional growth.”

We couldn’t agree more. Rachel embodies the leadership, compassion, and commitment that make our Hillel community so special. Congratulations, Rachel—we can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make on students everywhere!

Student leaders will elevate the voices of nearly 200,000 Jewish students from over 850 campuses around the world.

07/16/2026

Big News! Please join us in welcoming Rabbi Bryan Chustckie to the Oregon Hillel team!

Read more about Rabbi Bryan here: Rabbi Bryan Chustckie is a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Theological Seminary with nearly a decade of experience in Jewish educational, pastoral, and consulting roles. He served as Head of School at Torahverse Acton Academy and worked at Harkham Hillel and Kushner Jewish day schools in Los Angeles and New Jersey. Bryan has also served in rabbinic roles at Happy Minyan and Manhattan Jewish Experience, and his background includes small business consulting, sports analytics, and Epigenetics mentoring. Outside of work, he enjoys team sports, yoga, dancing, singing, reading, traveling, and time in nature.

07/09/2026

Looking for a Nice Jewish Roommate? Let us know!

06/11/2026

Meet the 2026-2027 Oregon Hillel!!! We are so excited to see what each one of you will do this upcoming year 🫶💚

06/02/2026

We would like to extend a big welcome to the incoming Class of 2030 Jewish Ducks!! 🥳🦆💚💛

All of the staff and interns at Oregon Hillel are awaiting your arrival and are excited to meet each and every one of you.

Please fill out the “Incoming Class of 2030
Student Survey” in our bio so we can reach out before the school year begins. If you or your family have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out or DM us directly.

We have a lot of great events in the works for next year, and we can’t wait to see you there. Sco ducks!!!

05/29/2026

It’s never too early to sign up for Shabbat, especially when we are celebrating!!! Next week Hillel is hosting Pride Shabbat in celebration of our LGBTQ+ community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

To register, text “PRIDE” to the Hillel Bot (541-845-3134). We look forward to seeing you there!