Tufts Hillel

Thinking with Torah with Yonatan Brafman
2022-11-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-11-29 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-12-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Join this weekly session that will examine the weekly Torah portion and rabbinic commentaries in view of contemporary thought and ethics.

For more information contact: yonatan.brafman@tufts.edu

First Year Study Hours
2022-11-22 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-29 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Library too crowded? Need to get a problem set done? Have a test to study for? Come meet your fellow classmates and be productive at our first year study hours!

Ma'ariv and Munchiez
2022-11-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-11-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Join us for a short Ma’ariv service every Wednesday in the Hillel building! All are welcome no matter if you’ve never been to Ma’ariv or have been 1000 times! Snacks provided 🙂

Weekly Talmud Chaburah with Rabbi Brawer
2022-11-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-12-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Join Rabbi Brawer Friday mornings for Talmud study. This opportunity is for those who have studied Talmud previously and want to develop their Talmud study skills. We will be studying the first chapter of tractate Berachot.
Coffee & Cake served!
For more information contact Naftali, Naftali.Brawer@tufts.edu

Israel Book Club
2022-11-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-12-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Students and faculty members will meet weekly to discuss readings from Benny Morris’ 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War and Yossi Klein HaLevi’s Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor. 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.

Contact Skyler Goldberg with any questions.

Zohar Circle with Rabbi Brawer
2022-11-28 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-12-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
The Zohar is the foundational text of Jewish mysticism and it has inspired and intrigued readers for centuries. Full of hidden codes and concealed meanings the Zohar takes its readers on a spiritual journey uncovering deeper dimensions of reality and consciousness. Join this weekly session for stimulating readings and deep conversations about the meaning of life.
For more information contact Rabbi Brawer Naftali.Brawer@tufts.edu

Antisemitism & How to be an Upstander
2022-11-29 18:00 - 19:30
Discussion and training with the ADL about combating antisemitism and how to be an upstander on a college campus. Dinner included.

All are welcome!

Cookies and Conversation
2022-11-29 20:00 - 21:00
Struggling to get involved in Hillel as a junior? Have feedback about Hillel improvements you’d like to see? Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood junior rep! Come to Hillel from 8-9 on November 29th to eat an assortment of cookies and discuss ways for Hillel to improve your experience at Tufts!

World Cup Watch Party
2022-11-30 14:00 - 16:00
¡Fútbol fans! Join us to watch Argentina play Poland and Mexico play Saudi Arabia! Cheer on your favorite players, eat some yummy snacks, and enjoy the company 🙂

Join us for a fun time!

Cummings Speaker Series: Liliane Pari Umuhoza
2022-11-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
In Person at Tufts Hillel

Every other week this fall, sit down with someone whose life has been impacted by genocide, from survivors to their children to those who commit themselves to preventing future genocides.

Dinner will be served!

About Liliane Pari Umuhoza:

Liliane is a human rights advocate. She was born and raised in Rwanda and graduated from Juniata College, in Pennsylvania with a B.A in Peace and Conflict studies. Liliane uses her life experience of surviving the Genocide against the Tutsi and her work with non-profits to promote peace and summon global dialogue and actions against human right abuses. She is the founder of ” Women Genocide Survivors Retreat ” a program supporting women survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and works as a project officer for Foundation Rwanda in Kigali. Liliane has spoken at events related to peace-building, human rights, and women empowerment at universities, the UN, the Embassy of Rwanda in Washington DC, the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, and many others.

Tufts x Harvard Hillel Mixer
2022-12-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Harvard Hillel, 52 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Come mingle and mix with Tufts and Harvard Jews at Harvard Hillel! We will be meeting outside Pax at 7:15 pm so we can walk to the T station as a group.

Come meet other Jewish college students!

Shabbat Dinner Sign-up
2022-12-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-12-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Join us for Shabbat 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.

Saturday Morning Services
2022-12-03 10:00 - 12:00
Join us for Saturday morning services and lunch! Lunch will include board games and schmoozing 🙂

Sign up here to lead services or read Torah!

Reform Community Bagel Brunch
2022-12-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Tufts Hillel Library, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Join the Tufts Reform Community for a pre-finals bagel brunch to destress and meet new people. All are welcome!

Helping Hands at Hillel
2022-12-06 20:00 - 21:00
All are welcome to join us at Hillel to assemble care packages for local homeless folks as we go into the holiday season! Snacks will be provided.

Feel free to bring additional donations of new hygiene items and necessities.

JQUEST Lunch + Discuss with Ari Kristan!
2022-12-07 12:00 - 13:15
Calling all queer Jewish students to discuss the queer Jewish life with JQUEST Founder Ari Kristan! Ari graduated from Tufts in 2003 and now works as a litigator and advisor on discrimination, diversify, and inclusion.

All are welcome, lunch will be provided!!

Chanukarnival!
2022-12-08 20:30
Tufts Hillel and Chabad are hosting the most amazing pre-Chanukah event of the year – the Chanukarnival! Join us in the Hillel building for carnival games and snacks with a fun Jewish spin. There will be latkes, dreidels, and prizes galore!

All are welcome!

Judith, Wonder Woman of Hanukkah: A Conversation and Call to Action
2022-12-09 14:00 - 15:15 | Tufts Hillel Building, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Join us to discover how the rabbis put a female heroine at the center of the Hanukkah story and discuss her relevance for us today. We’ll eat sufganiyot (donuts) and talk about current events such as the protests in Iran and Roe v. Wade, two current events that beg the question: who are the wonder women of today, and how can we be one of them? RSVP below!
