JLIC Couple
The Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC) is a partnership between Hillel and the Orthodox Union (OU), a program that helps Orthodox students navigate the college environment and balance their Jewish commitments with their desire to engage the secular world. In addition, OU-JLIC provides avenues for spiritual development and exploration for Jewish students from varied backgrounds; JLIC presents a positive, sophisticated and welcoming face for Orthodox Judaism on campus.
OU-JLIC places Orthodox Rabbinic couples to serve as Torah educators at Hillel. At Rutgers, we are blessed to have Rabbi Adam Frieberg and his wife Sara as our campus JLIC educators. They offer weekly Shiurim and classes, bring guest speakers and events to campus, and help make key Orthodox necessities, such as kashrut, eruv, chagim and Shabbat, easier to observe and more meaningful.
The Friebergs and their 3 young children live right on campus, and frequently host students at their home for Shabbos and other events. They learn one on one, B’Chavruta, with students, and love to just get together and talk about whatever issues are important to students. See below for their bios!
OU-JLIC places Orthodox Rabbinic couples to serve as Torah educators at Hillel. At Rutgers, we are blessed to have Rabbi Adam Frieberg and his wife Sara as our campus JLIC educators. They offer weekly Shiurim and classes, bring guest speakers and events to campus, and help make key Orthodox necessities, such as kashrut, eruv, chagim and Shabbat, easier to observe and more meaningful.
The Friebergs and their 3 young children live right on campus, and frequently host students at their home for Shabbos and other events. They learn one on one, B’Chavruta, with students, and love to just get together and talk about whatever issues are important to students. See below for their bios!
Rabbi Adam and Sara Frieberg
Rabbi Adam Frieberg grew up in Toronto and spent his high school years at CHAT (Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto), after which he spent two years studying at Yeshivat Lev HaTorah in Israel. He then attended Yeshiva University where he studied Business Management and continued his Torah studies. He graduated May 2009, and then enrolled in Yeshiva University’s rabbinical school, RIETS. Adam spent two years studying at the RIETS Israel Kollel (Gruss), pursuing his rabbinical ordination, and “summering” in Toronto, where he had the tremendous opportunity to serve as the Rabbinic Intern at Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue.
Adam spent his final year of RIETS in New York, interning at Beth David Synagogue in West Hartford, CT, and concurrently completing his Masters in Jewish Education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration which included student teaching two days a week at Manhattan Day School. In August 2012, Adam, Sara and Emunah returned back home to Toronto, and soon after welcomed Rina and a few years later Channa Meria. There they have had the opportunity to learn with, and give back to, their hometown community. Adam has been a member of the YU Torah MiTzion Kollel, spending his days studying, learning with members of the community and teaching classes around town as well as in a local high school (Or Chaim). He also served as Rabbinic Assistant at Shaarei Tefillah Congregation. Adam loves playing hockey, squash, and hanging out with interesting people.
Sara Frieberg was born in Calgary but grew up in Toronto. She also attended CHAT and then went on to learn in Israel – first on Nativ, and then ultimately at Midreshet Moriah. She then spent one year studying at McGill University, and then she switched to Stern College at YU, where she graduated with a BA in Jewish Studies. She then went on to get an Masters in Bible from YU. While Adam was learning in Israel at Gruss, Sara had the amazing opportunity to learn at Nishmat as well as to teach at an American midrasha program. She also partook in the “Rebbetzin Training Program” that was offered to the wives of the Gruss students where she took courses about women’s health and halacha, other issues that come up in communal work, and trained to be a kallah teacher. In Toronto, Sara ran the admissions office for the local Bnei Akiva High Schools. Sara loves learning, teaching, a good cup of coffee, and shopping.
Sara, Adam, Emunah and Rina can’t wait to get to know all the amazing students at Rutgers and are very much looking forward to spending time together through learning, hanging out and Shabbat meals.
Adam spent his final year of RIETS in New York, interning at Beth David Synagogue in West Hartford, CT, and concurrently completing his Masters in Jewish Education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration which included student teaching two days a week at Manhattan Day School. In August 2012, Adam, Sara and Emunah returned back home to Toronto, and soon after welcomed Rina and a few years later Channa Meria. There they have had the opportunity to learn with, and give back to, their hometown community. Adam has been a member of the YU Torah MiTzion Kollel, spending his days studying, learning with members of the community and teaching classes around town as well as in a local high school (Or Chaim). He also served as Rabbinic Assistant at Shaarei Tefillah Congregation. Adam loves playing hockey, squash, and hanging out with interesting people.
Sara Frieberg was born in Calgary but grew up in Toronto. She also attended CHAT and then went on to learn in Israel – first on Nativ, and then ultimately at Midreshet Moriah. She then spent one year studying at McGill University, and then she switched to Stern College at YU, where she graduated with a BA in Jewish Studies. She then went on to get an Masters in Bible from YU. While Adam was learning in Israel at Gruss, Sara had the amazing opportunity to learn at Nishmat as well as to teach at an American midrasha program. She also partook in the “Rebbetzin Training Program” that was offered to the wives of the Gruss students where she took courses about women’s health and halacha, other issues that come up in communal work, and trained to be a kallah teacher. In Toronto, Sara ran the admissions office for the local Bnei Akiva High Schools. Sara loves learning, teaching, a good cup of coffee, and shopping.
Sara, Adam, Emunah and Rina can’t wait to get to know all the amazing students at Rutgers and are very much looking forward to spending time together through learning, hanging out and Shabbat meals.
Ou-JLIC Fellows Program
The OU-JLIC Fellowship program brings a YU smikha student and his wife to Rutgers campus on a weekly basis to learn with students and provide support to the Orthodox community on campus. They also join the community for Shabbat every few weeks. Over Shabbat, they provide multiple educational opportunities, through public shiurim as well as private chavrutot. They are also around just to hang out and chat, so feel free to approach Rabbi Yechiel or Davina Bressler, our OU-JLIC Fellows for the 2016-2017 school year!
