As Jewish students in Ohio try to connect more with their religion, Ohio colleges and universities attempt to make a better and more thriving Jewish life on their campuses while also making sure Jewish students feel safe as antisemitism rises.

The Jewish community’s commitment to its college students is one of the most remarkable things about Jewish life today: Hillels, Chabad houses and dozens of other organizations, staffed by some of the most dedicated people in the Jewish world, backed by extraordinary philanthropic investment. Perhaps no other moment in the...

When attorney Paul Danziger and pediatrician Dr. Susan Danziger made the first gift to Chabad at Rice University’s Student Center campaign, they were expressing confidence in Rabbi Shmuli and Nechama Slonim’s vision for Jewish student life throughout Greater Houston.

When Prof. Paula Sanders made a significant gift to the Chabad at Rice University Student Center campaign, she was investing in something she believes is increasingly rare and deeply needed: an authentic Jewish community.

Next wave of Jewish students encouraged to embrace community. Seth Goldstein just graduated from Michigan State University. From Farmington Hills, he says he followed his older brother’s path — his brother was a senior when Goldstein was a sophomore — and got involved with his school’s Chabad. “I feel like...