We have had  a wonderful time yesterday at the University of Florida!  After our bus ride to Gainesville we enjoyed some time at the Bookstore – stocking up on Gator Gear. Afterwards we saw a “Gator” video and spoke with our admissions officer, Theos Rizos, who gave us the rundown on the application process, along with some tips and advice.  Our campus tour was beautiful and we met several of our DKJA alumni along the way.  The tour concluded at the famous ‘Swamp’, AKA the football stadium.  What a fun and energetic environment! 

On the last leg of the day, we walked over to the beautiful Hillel building and were hosted by CEO Rabbi Adam Grossman.  He shared a lot about the evolving mission of Hillel at UF, strongly focused on living a Jewish life post college with innumerable opportunities for internships and to connect with Israel.  We enjoyed a delicious BBQ dinner at Chabad and Rabbi Berl Goldman was an amazing host. He even gave us Gator gifts – kippot and t-shirts.  Several of our students had fun out on the basketball court with some UF students.

We ended the day with some snacks and conversation in the hotel lobby before some much needed rest.  We'll let you all know about our adventures at Florida State University tomorrow!

Mrs. Jackie Rockman