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For Parents

Welcome to The Jewish Bruin Parents Council

Parent support is what guarantees that every Hillel program is free and fully accessible to over 2,500 Jewish students each year at UCLA.

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Parent Impact at Hillel at UCLA

Your Hillel investment leads to outstanding impact

Your Hillel investment leads to outstanding impact. Together, gifts of all sizes create a culture of support and a momentum of Jewish identity that propels far beyond the borders of campus, into our local community and out into the world.

Become a member of our Parent's Council today by pledging your support.

Become a Member

Membership Giving Levels

$360+ - Ambassador Giving Level
  • Hillel Swag!
  • Complimentary Coffee Bean when visiting Hillel
$1000+ - Patron Giving Level

Everything from Ambassador Level plus:

  • Listed recognition in our publications
  • Invitations to special events
  • Special thanks at our annual Bruin Family Shabbat
$2,500+ - Jewish Bruin Guardians

Everything from Patron Level plus:

  • Access to senior leadership staff
  • Preferred seating at Hillel special events

How We Celebrate Your Membership

  • Hillel Swag!
  • Complimentary Coffee Bean when visiting Hillel
  • Listed recognition in our publications
  • Invitations to special events
  • Special thanks at our annual Bruin Family Shabbat
  • Access to senior leadership staff
  • Preferred seating at Hillel special events

New this year! All Jewish Bruin Parents Council members at the Ambassador Level and above have the opportunity to write a note to our Jewish Bruins on the "Messages from your Mishpacha" Wall. Your note will be displayed in our Hillel lobby for the 2025-26 school year.

Here's How Your Gift Impacts Your Students

$360+

The cost of one year’s worth of Shabbat dinners for one student

$500

The cost to build the Jewish identity of one student who comes to Hillel from time to time

$1,000

Direct costs for two students in the Israel Learning Fellowship experience

$1,500

The cost of comprehensive programming for one regularly involved student per year

$2,500

The comprehensive cost of supporting one student leader per year

$3,600

The cost of one Shabbat dinner for 150-200 students

$6,000

The cost of sending four students to an immersive off-campus educational experience (i.e. sponsoring students to attend Policy Conference)

$10,000

Sending two student leaders to Israel on Hillel’s award winning Fact Finding Journey

For more information, contact Julia Dris, Director of Community Philanthropy, at Julia@uclahillel.org.

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

Become a Member Today

Join the Jewish Bruin Parents Council. For more information, contact Julia Dris, Director of Community Philanthropy, at Julia@uclahillel.org.

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