Tikvah Campus Chapters
In spring 2023, Tikvah launched a set of student-led chapters on campuses across the United States. Each campus chapter undertook an ongoing intellectual project (a reading group, a film series, a debating club, etc.). We are looking to build on this success in fall 2024. Each chapter’s president coordinates with Tikvah on the theme and structure of the project, drawing from the large library of essays, syllabi, podcasts, videos, and more that Tikvah has amassed over the years. If you have a will for it, Tikvah will help you find a way to deploy this intellectual capital to build friendships and enrich your local community’s discussions. Our chapter presidents receive a stipend, and each chapter receives a budget from Tikvah for food and course materials.
Highlighted Campus Chapters:
University of Chicago
Chapter President: Isaac Nadaner
Chapter Project: Jews and Religious Freedomy
Founded: Spring 2023
George Washington University
Chapter Presidents: Natalie Arbatman and Jack Elbaum
Chapter Project: Varieties of Zionist Thought
Founded: Spring 2023
University of California, Los Angeles
Chapter Presidents: Bella Brannon and Natalie Masachi
Chapter Project: The War of Return by Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf
Founded: Spring 2023
Yeshiva University
Chapter Presidents: Josh Shapiro and Shai Kohn
Chapter Project: Cynthia Ozick on Literature with Rabbi Yitzchak Blau
and Love and Mystery: An Introduction to the Religious Thought of Michael Wyschogrod
Founded: Fall 2022
Emory University
Chapter Presidents: Elaine Abrams
Chapter Project: The Lonely Man of Faith by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Founded: Fall 2023
University of Toronto
Chapter Presidents: Rikva Werner and Lir Yassir
Chapter Project: Strauss, Spinoza, and Sinai by Jeffrey Bloom,
Alec Goldstein, and Gil Student
Founded: Spring 2023
