Hillel HQ & You
This monthly meeting includes a recurring "Show Me Your Hillel" feature
Monthly Ops Cohort Call
Pictures or it didn't happen! You need this to approve or reimburse an expense
Receipt
The best (some would argue only way) to get everyone to the meeting/event
Feed Them/ Bring Food
Whether help launching a new local Hillel site or acquiring a Zoom account, this service should be be your first stop
Help Desk
Often included in weekly Hillel newsletters or displayed on student lounge bulletin boards, these times mark the beginning of Shabbat
candlelighting times
Like the center of the wheel, this online resource holds the spokes of the Hillel movement together. Info-wise
Hillel Hub
Payroll Professionals receive this bi-weekly from PayrollBenefits@hillel.org
HRIS Reminder Email
This national Jewish organization partners with Hillels, synagogues, and other communal institutions to provide intelligence sharing, threat assessments, and emergency preparedness across the U.S.
Secure Community Network (SCN)
The best resource for getting a question answered about payroll and benefits
Help Desk
The sudden disappearance of bread and bagels at Hillel signals this spring holiday
Passover
Includes answers to questions about every Hillel such as Jewish population, availability of Kosher dining, and recent actions related to anti-semistism
College Guide
With the 2026 reporting threshold rising to $2,000, your vendors likely won’t receive this form next year
1099 Form
From safeguarding your Okta login to keeping the Hillel Instagram password away from over-ambitious student leaders, this tool keeps everything secure
1Password
They travel frequently, build campus relationships, and bring insights to the SIC — all while coaching EDs, supporting boards, and coordinating cross-team resources
Campus Support Director or "CSD"
During this fall holiday, many Hillels set up outdoor huts — often decorated by students — to eat meals and celebrate the week-long festival
Sukkot
In 2024, in response to anti-semitic incidents on campus, Hillel launched this online resource. A Webby Award-winner!
Campus for All
Hillels must file this annual IRS document that publicly reports its finances, leadership, and charitable activities
990
New Hillel staff often rely on this comprehensive guide to standards, procedures, and daily operations (Hint: SF Hillel’s is posted in The Hub)
Operations Manual
Who you need to contact to reach the top of the SIC food chain when only the CEO will do
Jamie Schiffman
This dairy dessert — often homemade by Hillel staff — is a Shavuot favorite
Cheesecake
The year Rabbi Benjamin Frankel founded the first Hillel at U of Illinois, launching what would become the world’s largest Jewish campus organization
1923
This practice protects your Hillel's bottom line by ensursing that there are multiple reviewers for large purchases
Dual Signatories
This policy helps ensure that board decisions at campus Hillels aren’t influenced by personal ties to donors or university partners
Conflict-of-interest policy
Your inquiry to SIC about a Birthright trip starts here
Help Desk
This sweet, chunky spread placed on matzah during the Passover seder represents the mortar of ancient Egypt
charoset