Connecting to Jewish Texts, Heritage, and History
Our vision is for every Jewish student to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life and learning.
We offer fellowships of all kinds for students to participate and get connected to Jewish texts, heritage and history.
Israel Learning Fellowship:
Come join our Israel Fellowship, an 8 week course about the past, present, and future of Israel. This course is perfect for those learning to explore more zionism and Israeli society. You will receive a $250 stipend at the end of the 8 weeks.
B'resheet:
Come join our B fellowship, an 8 week course about the basic building blocks of judaism. This course is perfect for those learning to explore their jewish roots and identity. You will receive a $250 stipend at the end of the 8 weeks.
EMET:
Join Emet's fellowship, an 8 week course, to learn more about Judaism. Emet is an outreach organization whose mission is to spread the beauty and relevance of Judaism and Torah to young adults yearning to discover and connect with their heritage. You will receive a $250 stipend at the end of the 8 weeks.
Hebrew Ulpan Beginners:
Want to learn Hebrew? Join our 8 week beginners Ulpan class where you will be introduced to speaking the language! You will receive a $250 stipend at the end of the 8 weeks.
Hebrew Ulpan Intermediate:
Want to improve your Hebrew? Join our 8 week intermediate Ulpan class where you will learn more in depth about the language and have conversations in Hebrew with friends! You will receive a $250 stipend at the end of the 8 weeks.
Bina:
All Women's Parsha Learning with free sushi every Wednesday at 12:00 PM
Mishmar:
Explore advance jewish topics in monthly engaging discussions with Rikki and Raphi
Jewish Learning with Rabbi Friedman:
Weekly pizza and learning about burning questions on student’s minds every Tuesday at 12:00 PM
This week in jewish history:
Gain a glimpse on thousands of years of jewish history and learn about important figures, places, and days in jewish practice with Raphi Cooper
Israel Hayom:
Come join Israel Hayom to learn about what Israel looks like today and eat free pizza! We will give you weekly updates on Israel in real time. We will also delve deeper into the history of Israel and how it shapes/affects Israel today.
Shabbat & Holidays
Many of our campuses are closed for the holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Passover. On-campus, we celebrate Jewish holidays with parties, educational programs, and learning. Some highlights include:
- Daily menorah lighting all throughout Hanukkah
- Break fast meals on fast days
- Purim Parties and megillah readings
- Meals in the Sukkah
- Rosh Hashanah and Passover learning programs
We celebrate Shabbat together as a cross-campus community with monthly Shabbat dinners in Manhattan as well as overnight Shabbatons twice a semester both in NYC and nationally at conferences.
Prayer Services
Hillel holds a daily mincha services on-campus at Baruch and City Colleges. There are local synagogues of varying denominations in walking distance to Baruch, City, John Jay, Pace, SVA, Fordham, FIT, and New School.
Kosher Food
Kosher food is available across our campuses. During all of our on-campus programs and events, free kosher food is served. With New York City at our fingertips, there are many kosher restaurants available all over Manhattan.