Welcome to Israel Summit 2025
March 2-4, 2025
The Hillel International Israel Summit, built out of the original Harvard Israel Summit, is an in person gathering of Israel focused student leaders within the Hillel movement.
These unique conferences convene hundreds of Israel leaders from across the United States and are an opportunity for top student leaders to come together and learn from Israel community leaders and subject matter experts, network and incubate ideas in a highly collaborative cross campus environment, and provide Hillel staff with constructive feedback on the ever-changing campus climate for Jewish students.
Our Mission
Hillel International’s Israel Summit places significant emphasis on broadening students’ horizons on Israel, in addition to providing top level training for student leaders interested in being leaders on campus in the Israel sphere. In addition to facilitating close exposure to world class speakers, Israel Summit includes high level workshops, training programs, and masterclasses designed to help guide Hillel’s top Israel student leaders in their efforts in education and advocacy on campus.
Featured at
Israel Summit 2025
Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh
Former Member of Knesset, Founder & CEO of GKM Global Consulting
Amos Hochstein
Former Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs
Hon. Natan Sharansky
Former Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel
Jason Greenblatt
Former White House Middle East Envoy, Diplomat & Commentator.
Zach Sage Fox
CEO & Comic, Fat Camp Films
Dalia Ziada
Senior Fellow at Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
Darius Jones
Founder and CEO of The National Black Empowerment Council
Lee Yaron
Haaretz Journalist, Author of 2024 Jewish Book of the Year “10/7: 100 Human Stories”
Shelley Greenspan
Former White House Liaison to the Jewish Community
Yarden Klayman
Forbes 30 under 30 Israeli DJ
Destiny Albritton
Senior Director of Next Gen at Christians United for Israel
David Makovsky
Director of the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Student Leadership:
Maya Shiloni
Chair, Hillel International Israel Summit &
Junior at Harvard College
Shani Menna
Executive Chair, Hillel International Israel Leadership Network &
Senior at UC San Diego
Emma Zentner
Committee Member,
Hillel International Israel Summit &
Senior at University of Manitoba (Canada)
Vivian Cohen
Committee Member,
Hillel International Israel Summit &
Junior at Virginia Tech
Jake Rymer
Committee Member,
Hillel International Israel Summit &
Sophomore at University of Chicago
For questions or to learn more information, please contact the Israel Summit Team.
Highlights from
Israel Summit 2024
For ILN Executive Chair Shani Menna, Israel is “Why I’m Here Today”
Shani Menna, incoming executive chair of Hillel’s Israel Leadership Network, never doubted whether she would be involved in speaking up for Israel on her campus — the only question was what form her activism would take. “Israel has always been a big part of my identity,” she said. “It’s in my DNA. ”
At Hillel’s Israel Summit, Natan Sharansky Gives a Call to Action
Hillel International’s recent Israel Summit brought together thought leaders, visionaries, and inspiring speakers, along with over 800 students from North America. A standout moment was the plenary featuring the Hon. Natan Sharansky, a lifelong advocate for human rights and democracy, renowned for his role as a political dissident in the former Soviet Union. In conversation […]
