Rice University junior Austin Lambert has been selected to serve on Hillel International\u2019s Student Cabinet, an 18-member leadership body that represents Jewish college students from around the world. The Student Cabinet serves as the student advisory body to Hillel International, working closely with the organization\u2019s professional leadership and board of directors to help shape the future of Jewish campus life. <\/p>\n
Lambert\u2019s selection recognizes his leadership within Rice Hillel and his commitment to strengthening Jewish life on campus. As a member of the Student Cabinet, he will collaborate with student leaders from a wide range of colleges and universities, providing input on Hillel International initiatives while helping connect local campus communities to the broader Hillel movement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an honor to be chosen as part of the Hillel International Student Cabinet,\u201d Lambert said. \u201cA special thanks to Rabbi Kenny Weiss and Ulrika Shragge for nominating me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will take this opportunity to help advance Rice Hillel. This includes advocating for our interests on a national scale and learning from other Hillel leaders to enhance our programming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Houston Hillel executive director Rabbi Kenny Weiss praised Lambert\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n
\u201cAustin has demonstrated exceptional leadership at Rice Hillel,\u201d Rabbi Weiss said. \u201cHe is thoughtful, collaborative and deeply committed to building a vibrant Jewish community on campus and has been particularly central to our implementation of weekly on-campus Shabbat dinners this past year. The Student Cabinet will benefit from his perspective, and I know Austin will return with new ideas and relationships that will strengthen Rice Hillel for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAustin\u2019s presence on the Student Cabinet also adds to Rice University\u2019s stature as it becomes more prominent through its association with the other schools represented on the Student Cabinet.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Student Cabinet brings together student leaders representing Hillels of every size, from large flagship universities to smaller campus communities, to ensure that the voices of Jewish students are reflected in Hillel International\u2019s priorities and programs. Cabinet members participate in leadership development, collaborate on national initiatives and serve as ambassadors for Jewish student life within the broader Hillel movement.<\/p>\n
Lambert\u2019s appointment continues Houston Hillel\u2019s tradition of developing student leaders who make an impact both locally and nationally.<\/p>\n
Half a dozen years ago, Jade Gordon, a student leader at Stephen F. Austin State University Hillel, was not only selected to join the Student Cabinet but the next year, he served as the Student Cabinet\u2019s co-chair. Gordon is now a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.<\/p>\n
As Rice Hillel prepares for another academic year of Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, Israel engagement, social programming and leadership development, Lambert\u2019s new role will strengthen the connection between Rice\u2019s Jewish community and the broader Hillel movement, bringing fresh ideas and national perspectives back to campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rice University junior Austin Lambert has been selected to serve on Hillel International\u2019s Student Cabinet, an 18-member leadership…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393265,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57,116482,31274,116481,116480,116479,12008,27],"class_list":["post-393264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-synagogues","tag-jewish","tag-jewish-herald-voice","tag-jewish-news","tag-jhv","tag-newspaper","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}