Spotlight on... Challah for Hunger

There are so many innovative Jewish programs and organizations, and I hope to highlight some great opportunities for students to get involved on campus. Learn more about Challah for Hunger below, and click here to make a donation to help combat food insecurity on college campuses. 

Challah for Hunger website

Eli Winkelman started Challah for Hunger (CfH) as a student at Scripps College in 2004. She missed baking challah with her family, and was looking for a connection to the Jewish community at her school. To solve this, Eli began baking challah with friends, and quickly realized she and her friends could use challah-baking to mobilize and educate others. They began selling the challah and donating the profits to social justice causes. Word of Eli’s project spread, and soon Eli was guiding students, from all corners of the globe, as they started their own CfH chapters.
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A decade after Eli’s first challah sale, CfH continues to thrive. Currently, thousands of Jewish student participants on 80+ campuses across the US, Canada, UK, and Australia gather on a regular basis to continue the centuries-old tradition of baking challah together and practicing tikkun olam in an inclusive environment. For all the volunteers and many of the customers, CfH provides opportunities to be involved in a fun and dedicated community, address humanitarian problems, develop and practice new skills, gain business and leadership experience, and engage in traditions of challah and tzedakah.

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University of Michigan

Vanderbilt University

Challah for hunger on campus

Challah for Hunger bakes bread and takes action against hunger (Ithaca College)

Challah for Hunger: Fighting Poverty One Loaf at a Time (Vassar College)

Middlebury Students Take on Food Insecurity (Middlebury College)

Aggie Heroes: Challah for Hunger (UC-Davis)

Top Left: Challah for Hunger bakes bread and takes action against hunger (Ithaca College)
Top Right: Challah for Hunger: Fighting Poverty One Loaf at a Time (Vassar College)
Bottom Left: Middlebury Students Take on Food Insecurity (Middlebury College)
Bottom Right: Aggie Heroes: Challah for Hunger (UC-Davis)