Tufts Hillel

Paint & Sip
2023-11-07 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Your chance to socialize with wonderful people while sipping on mocktails and creating lovely paintings.

Painting, mocktails, good vibes, everyone is welcome!

First Year Bracelets, Board Games and Bissli
2023-11-08 19:30 - 20:30
All first-years are invited to a fun night filled with Bracelets,Board Games and Bissli

Come for five minutes or the whole time!

Israel Book Club
2023-11-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-12-01 12:00 - 13:00
Students and faculty members will meet weekly to discuss readings from Aaron J. Hahn Tapper and Mira Sucharov’s book “Social Justice and Israel/Palestine: Foundational and Contemporary Debates.” We will allot time during the meetings for participants to read the texts that we will be discussing, so no outside reading is necessary. All reading materials will be provided, and discussions will be run so that weekly attendance is not necessary to participate. Feel free to join us whenever you can! Lunch will be served each week.

All are welcome! Please contact Professor Hedda Harari-Spencer or Skyler Goldberg with any questions.

Shabbat Friday Night
2023-11-10 18:00 - 20:30 | Tufts Hillel-Dining Room, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Services and Dinner

Join us for Shabbat services and dinner at Hillel! To help us accommodate you for dinner please sign up below by Wednesday at 10:00am.

Shabbat dinner is provided compliments of Hillel. If you are on an unlimited meal plan, or have the resources to do so, please allow us to subsidize your meal by using a meal swipe.

Schedule

6:00pm Candle Lighting & Services

7:00pm Kosher Dinner Vegetarian and meat options

Yoga Class
2023-11-12 12:00 - 13:00
Come enjoy a yoga class with Tufts Hillel alumn Rebecca Warsawski.

Please bring your own mat, only a limited amount of extra mats will be provided. All are welcome! See you there!

Visions of Peace GIM
2023-11-13 12:00 - 13:00
Are you interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the goal of humanizing the existing narratives in the region?

Willing to expand your perspective through holistic approaches, historical analysis, and lectures from diverse guest speakers? Visions of Peace hopes to create a safe space for students of all identities, proximities, and familiarity with the topic to learn and engage in meaningful discussion.

Come to our GIM to learn more about the course, how your identity may impact your class experience, and an immersive trip at the end of the semester.

Lunch will be provided. All are welcome!

Alex Lederman Discussion Session
2023-11-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Tufts Hillel-Downstairs Chapel, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Join Alex Lederman, an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to discuss the current situation and its impacts on society, politics, and Israeli-Palestinian affairs more broadly.

We’ll start with a short briefing and then open up the floor to questions.

Dinner will be served!

Registration & student ID required. Register below.

Trip to Mayyim Hayyim Mikveh
2023-11-13 19:00 - 21:00
Educational Trip with Ex College

Tufts Hillel is cosponsoring a trip to Mayyim Hayyim with the Tufts ExCollege Class, Judaism and Queerness. This trip will be a tour of the mikveh with an educational program about the open mikveh movement and queering the mikveh

Email natalie.lopez@tufts.edu to secure your spot. Transportation provided.

Diamond Dots and Destress
2023-11-13 19:30 - 20:30
Looking for a creative outlet to hyperfocus on? Stop by Hillel to make your own diamond dot keychain. We will have fun fall options to choose from. Hope to see you there!

Rwanda Fellowship GIM
2023-11-15 12:30 - 13:15
The fellowship offers an in-depth analysis of Rwandan history, culture, genocide, and reconstruction.

Learn more about the Rwanda Fellowship Excollege class and its accompanied 10-day trip to Rwanda!Join us for a free lunch, hear from previous Coordinators and student Fellows, and be the first to receive the application link!

JWC Bracelets
2023-11-15 20:30 - 21:30
We will be making bracelets that will be donated to WHEN. (Women’s Higher Education Now)

Join us for some fun bracelet making, snacks, and time to hangout friends!

Challah For Hunger
2023-11-16 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-30 16:00 - 21:00
Challah for Hunger is a group dedicated to doing Tzedakah (charity) through baking and selling Challahs! The current flavors are Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Sugar, Everything Bagel, and Plain. 100% of the proceeds go to Family Table, one of the largest Jewish Food banks in the Greater Boston Area.

Join us to bake, make new friends, and make a difference.

Sign up HERE!

Challah for Hunger - Challah Sale
2023-11-17 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-12-01 10:00 - 13:00
Are you hungry? If so, stop by the Campus center to buy delicious Challahs! The current flavors are Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Sugar, Everything Bagel, and Plain. 100% of the proceeds go to Family Table, one of the largest Jewish Food banks in the Greater Boston Area.

Friendsgiving - Gratitude Shabbat
2023-11-17 18:00 - 20:30 | Tufts Hillel-Dining Room, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Services and Dinner

Friendsgiving is an opportunity to schmooze and eat yummy food with friends and faculty!

Expect delicious food, a joyous vibe, a communal art project, and the opportunity to share gratitude with old and new friends!

Shabbat dinner is provided compliments of Hillel. If you are on an unlimited meal plan, or have the resources to do so, please allow us to subsidize your meal by using a meal swipe.

Schedule

6:00pm Candle Lighting & Services

7:00pm Kosher Dinner Vegetarian and meat options

Read by the River Book Drive
2023-11-20 08:00 - 2023-12-18 23:00
Going home for break? Live nearby? We are collecting children’s book donations for Read by the River, a children’s literacy carnival! We work to promote literacy in elementary school students by organizing an annual reading-themed carnival that welcomes hundreds of children and their families from our local community If you have old children’s books at home, bring them back to campus! Donation bins are located in Hillel and Tisch Library!

Erev Giving Tuesday
2023-11-27 03:00 - 22:00
It’s Erev #TuftsGivingTuesday, and our challenges are underway!

Stop by Hillel today after 3pm to take pictures for social media, make gifts, and most importantly… eat delicious snacks.

More about Giving Tuesday:

Giving Tuesday is the world’s largest day of online charitable giving.

We are fundraising for the Tufts Hillel Annual Fund, which helps us provide all of the programs and activities you’ve come to know and love. There is no time like the present to support your community.

Get involved:

1. Take photos at Hillel today and share them on social media.

2. Share Tufts Hillel’s Giving Tuesday posts with your friends & family.

3. Make a gift of your own! Our goal is 180 donors! Click here to make a gift (we’re counting donors, not amounts).

Your involvement is appreciated, especially during these difficult times. Thank you.

Giving Tuesday
2023-11-28 08:00 - 20:00
We are participating in #TuftsGivingTuesday on Tuesday, November 28! Help us reach our goal of 180 donors, which will unlock the following challenge funds:

$10,000 for the first 90 donors, and $10,000 if we reach 180 donors.

If you wish to make your #TuftsGivingTuesday gift to Tufts Hillel early, you may do so here.

Thank you for your support, and best wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Community Gathering
2023-11-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-12-05 18:00 - 19:00
Find community, process with you peers, and eat dinner at Hillel.

Dinner @ 6:00 pm

Food. People. Comfort.

For the most up to date info please see our social media

instagram.com/tuftshillel

facebook.com/tuftshillel

Bingo Night!
2023-11-28 19:00 - 20:00
Bingo Night is your chance to playing bingo with all your friend and potentially win some amazing prizes!

Bingo, prizes, and outstanding vibes. See you there!

Judaism and Labour Movements
2023-11-30 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for a dinner and learning event about Judaism and labour movements! Dinner, learning, and a great conversation!

Life's Big Questions: A Jewish Learning Fellowship
2023-12-01 08:00 - 2024-02-05 17:00
Are you looking to explore big questions, build new friendships, and dive into your Jewish identity? Applications are now open for the Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF), a 10-week stipended fellowship at Tufts Hillel beginning in second semester.

The Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF) is a 10-week experiential, conversational cohort for students looking to deepen their understanding of Judaism on their own terms. The theme of next semester’s Jewish Learning Fellowship will be “Life’s Big Questions,” discussing topics including Shabbat, relationships, personal identities, and more. The fellowship is for people of all backgrounds, experiences, and connections to Judaism. We’ll explore your own thoughts, beliefs, and questions on your own terms!

Spaces in the Jewish Learning Fellowship are limited – please fill out the application below. Please be in touch with Katie Hamelburg, Curator of Religious Experience at Tufts Hillel, if you have any questions!

SIGN UP HERE!

Pride Shabbat
2023-12-01 18:00 - 20:30 | Tufts Hillel-Dining Room, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Services and Dinner

Come to Pride Shabbat for a night of intersectionality. In times like these, it can be hard to find a space to be fully and unapologetically yourself. We hope you’ll join us and find that place. Services start in the Hillel building at 6, dinner at 7, and at 8 “Connection and Confections” where we will have a queer affinity space where you can talk with alumni and enjoy a special dessert.

Shabbat dinner is provided compliments of Hillel. If you are on an unlimited meal plan, or have the resources to do so, please allow us to subsidize your meal by using a meal swipe.

Schedule

6:00pm Candle Lighting & Services

7:00pm Kosher Dinner Vegetarian and meat options

Shabbat Lunch at Hillel
2023-12-02 12:00 - 13:30
Join Tufts Hillel on Saturday for Shabbat lunch! No need to pre-register – just show up! All are welcome, we hope to see you there!

Hannukah Hop
2023-12-05 19:00 - 20:30
Celebrate with us by stopping at different locations around campus for free food and holiday fun! Everyone is welcome to join!

Please RSVP Here!
