Columbia University

Led by Michael Lippman, Tikvah's Columbia chapter met on Shabbat afternoons to discuss the relationship between Homer and the Hebrew Bible. By re-examining the connections between Athens and Jerusalem, the Columbia Chapter developed a broader understanding of both our Jewish and Western traditions while engaging intellectually with Columbia's Core Curriculum.

Touro College

Led by Tzivia Lutch, Tikvah's Touro chapter focused on the growing threat of China to the Western world by exploring the history and culture of China in the context of military and economic development. The club explored the merits and drawbacks of an America First approach in the context of America's relationship and rivalry with the People's Republic of China.

American University

Led by Brandon Leach and Logan Schoen, Tikvah's American University chapter focused on a robust study of Israeli military history. As the campus climate continues shifts against Israel, this chapter provided an accurate account of Israeli military history, strategy, and security concerns in order to develop a deeper understanding of contemporary Israeli politics.

Yeshiva University

Led by Elishama Marmon and Natan Ehrenreich, Tikvah's Yeshiva University chapter unpacked the history of religious liberty in America in the context of the ongoing battle over religious liberty at Yeshiva University. By focusing on a pressing public debate, the chapter encouraged intellectual engagement with current battles surrounding religious liberty while developing a deep understanding of the judicial and historical context of American religious freedom.

George Washington University

Led by Alex Lucero, and Gabi Negrin Tikvah's George Washington University chapter looked at the historical and modern manifestations of antisemitism. Through a study of Ruth Wisse and Dara Horn, the George Washington University chapter equipped young Jewish students at GW with the tools necessary to answer for themselves what it means to be Jewish and how that definition is informed by discrimination and external forces.

Princeton University

Led by Leah Powell, Tikvah's Princeton chapter met for dinner on Thursdays to discuss Jewish thought and enduring human questions. The meetings were centered on a speaker from the Princeton community who assigns a short text for the participants to prepare. At the first meeting the group discussed Milton Himmelfarb's essay "Modernity and Religion." Featured speakers this semester included Professor Leora Batnitzky of the Princeton Religion Department and Visiting Professor RJ Snell.

Cornell University

Led by Jordan Paraboschi, Tikvah's Cornell chapter spent their Shabbat afternoons engaging in a deep reading of the book of Isaiah. By examining core Hebrew sources at the center of our Jewish tradition, the Cornell chapter built on their work from last semester and developed an understanding of fundamental Jewish texts and their relationship to our daily lives and modern Jewish civilization.

Yeshiva University

Led by Josh Shapiro and Shai Rosenberg, Tikvah's Yeshiva University chapter studied Alan Jacobs' The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis and formulated a Jewish response to Jacobs' work. With instruction from Rabbi Mark Gottlieb, this project sought to answer the question: How should Jewish educational institutions respond to and rebuild from the Holocaust?

University of Chicago

Led by Isaac Nadaner, Tikvah's University of Chicago Chapter examined the varieties of Zionist thought with a particular focus on the thinkers and central ideas at the heart of early Zionism. Beginning with an overview of early political Zionism, the chapter then went on to dive deeply into cultural Zionism, the thought of Rav Kook, and the continued relevance of religious Zionist thought.

University of California, Los Angeles

Led by Jacob Shofet and Bella Brannon, Tikvah's UCLA chapter centered their project around a study of Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law by Chaim Saiman. Through the study of Saiman's work, the chapter explored Judaism's deep rabbinic tradition and studied the ways in which Halakhah wrestles with philosophical questions through the language of legal debate.

University of Toronto

Led by Layla Frischman, Tikvah's UToronoto chapter focused on discussions of great articles from the catalog of Azure and other prominent Jewish publications. Serving the broader Toronto University community and with assistance from Hillel Rapp, this chapter was grounded in robust student leadership, with opportunities for different students to lead discussion each week.