Ursinus College Hillel

08/26/2017

Shout out to all Ursinus students! Come out for our first bagel brunch of the year at 10:15 on Sunday!

11/03/2016

10/21/2016

Alumni: Please come to Shabbat dinner! It's still at 7 PM at the Hillel House!

10/14/2016

Coming up after the break...
Shut Up, I Made Giraffes: Justice and Creativity in the Book of Job
Wednesday, October 19
4:30 PM
Olin Auditorium

Dara Horn will provide a look at the contemporary significance of the Book of Job.

In addition to being an award-winning novelist and two-time Jewish Book Award winner, Horn holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Harvard University. She has taught at Harvard as the Gerald Weinstock Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies. Horn’s first novel, In the Image (2002), includes a contemporary retelling of the Book of Job. Her third novel, All Other Nights (2009), was selected as an Editors’ Choice in The New York Times Book Review and was one of Booklist’s 25 Best Books of the Decade.

(Sponsored by Jewish Studies.)

https://www.ursinus.edu/live/events/9260-shut-up-i-made-giraffes-justice-and-creativity-in

09/28/2016

Hey Everybody!! Guueeess what?!?!? The High Holidays are coming up!!!!! We have a large list of activities starting on Saturday and happening throughout the next few weeks, so here's the schedule (If you are a freshman, you may have seen this in your emails already):

Saturday, October 1
7 PM—Family Weekend reception and havdalah at Hillel

Sunday, October 2
3 PM—We'll be cooking Rosh Hashanah food at Hillel
6 PM—Rosh Hashanah services, Hillel House
7 PM—Rosh Hashanah oneg (food, not dinner), Hillel House

Wednesday, October 5,
4:30-5:30 PM—Tashlich (symbolic casting away of sins at a stream), meeting at the Labyrinth between Reimert and the Kaleidoscope

Sunday, October 9, 12-1—bagel brunch discussing the election, Hillel House

Wednesday, October 12
All day—On Yom Kippur, the Hillel House will be open to people as a space for contemplation. Because it is a fasting holiday, we ask that people refrain from eating in common areas of the Hillel House.
4:30-5:30 PM—Yom Kippur afternoon service “Standing Against Sexual Assault” for communal healing and transformation, Unity House
6-7 PM—Ne'ilah, concluding service for Yom Kippur, Hillel House
7:05 PM!—bagel break-fast, Hillel House

Also:
If you are looking for transportation to a synagogue in the area, Hillel can help you figure this out. Contact Joshua Brandon Hoffman ([email protected]) for Conservative services, and Carla Rinde ([email protected]), Director of Career and Professional Developmen, for Reform services.
If you are concerned that your ideal High Holiday observance will conflict with your class attendance or classwork, you should know that all instructors have been asked to accommodate student needs for these holidays. You should let your instructor know as soon as possible about your plans for observing the High Holidays and how this might impact the class.
If your concern about celebrating the High Holidays relates to an extracurricular commitment, there should also be accommodations at least as generous as you’ll find in your classes.

Any other questions feel free to email us at [email protected] or feel free to post them here!

09/16/2016

Curious about Taglit-Birthright Israel? Come to Shabbat dinner tonight (starting at 7 PM), where Joshua Brandon Hoffman and Abby Goldstein will speak about their trips!

08/02/2016

Hillel International will be livestreaming two events from this week!

Hillel is gearing up for a great school year, and we want you to join us. This week, more than 600 Hillel professionals and student leaders are in St. Louis for Hillel Institute. You can take part in some of our biggest events via Facebook Live.

12/18/2015

As the Ursinus community mourns the loss of Michelle Buck, the Hillel House (33 Sixth Avenue) is open as a space for contemplation. There are siddurim (prayer books) on the bookshelf for those who want to make use of them. May Michelle’s memory be a blessing.

On an unrelated note, we will not be having Shabbat dinner tonight.

The Ursinus College community is mourning the death of sophomore Michelle Buck, who died as a result of being struck by a car on Main Street on the...

12/07/2015

Join us every night this week at 8PM at the house as we light the Chanukah candles!

12/07/2015

Happy Chanukah! An evening filled with jelly donuts, dreidel, and the telling of the story of Chanukah with a little help from the Rugrats

12/07/2015

Come to Pfahler Atrium! We'll be selling latkes and kugel for $1 for another hour! Then we'll light candles at Hillel at 8:30.