Challah for Hunger
2023-09-21 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Challah for Hunger is a group dedicated to doing Tzedakah (charity) through baking and selling Challahs! Join us to bake, make new friends, and make a difference.

Are you hungry? If so, be on the lookout at Hillel the following day (Friday starting at 10 AM) 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.

Want to help make Challahs? Sign Up Here!

Challah for Hunger - Challah Sale
2023-09-22 10:00 - 13:00
Are you hungry? If so, come to Hillel 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.

Israel Book Club
2023-09-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-13 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.

Conservative Minyan Pre-Neg
2023-09-22 17:00 - 18:00 | 51 Chetwynd, 51 Chetwynd, Somerville, Massachusetts, 02144
Come celebrate Shabbat early at the Conservative Minyan Pre-Neg, where we will hang out and chill before Shabbat services!There will be snacks, drinks, and cool people so come enjoy the Shabbos vibes!

Shabbat Friday Night
2023-09-22 18:00 - 20:30, 2023-09-29 18:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-06 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

Hungry Hungry Jumbos
2023-09-25 15:00 - 17:00
Come to Hillel on Yom Kippur to relax and play board games with other students, while counting down the hours till your fast ends. See you there!

Sukkah Decorating
2023-09-28 19:00 - 20:30
Sukkah Decorating is your chance to do arts and crafts to decorate our beautiful sukkah with arts and crafts, and snacks. Everyone is welcome, so please join!

Sukkot Across Campus
2023-09-29 18:58 - 2023-10-06 18:19
Find a Sukkah near you!

Sukkot Locations at Tufts

Tufts Hillel

220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155

Keep an eye out for our POP-UP Sukkah around Campus!

Rohr Chabad at Tufts

21 Chetwynd Road, Somerville, MA 02144

The Bayit: Jewish Culture House

98 Packard Ave, Somerville, MA 02144

Sukkot Meals
2023-09-29 19:00 - 2023-10-07 13:00
Join Tufts Hillel in the Sukkah, for meals during each weekend of Sukkot! We’re looking forward to seeing you there.

Contact Katie with any questions

Kate.Hamelburg@tufts.edu

Sukkot Weekend Meal Times:

Weekend 1:

Friday, September 29 – Dinner at 7:00pm

Saturday, September 30 – Lunch at 12:00pm & Dinner at 7:00pm.

Sunday, October 1 – Lunch at 12:00pm

Weekend 2:

Friday, October 6 – Dinner at 7:00pm.

Saturday, October 7 – Lunch at 12:00pm & Dinner – during Simchat Torah Bash!

Mindfulness Shabbat Nature Walk
2023-09-30 11:00 - 13:00
Join Tufts Hillel for an interfaith mindfulness walk! This will be a chance to reflect and relax outdoors with some guided discussion questions.Join a relaxed space to breathe, walk, and reflect as we go into the weekend.

First Year Representative GIM
2023-10-01 14:00 - 15:00
Come learn about the role of First Year Representative on the Hillel Student Board!This position is perfect for first-years who love planning events, being creative, and working with a fantastic community of student leaders. It will be hag-friendly!!

Pop-up Sukkah!
2023-10-02 12:00 - 2023-10-06 11:30
Come check out the Popup Sukkah with Katie throughout campus.

Dates and locations:

Monday 10/2: 12:00 – 2:00 Back of the Mayer Campus Center

Tuesday 10/3: 3:30 – 4:30 By Jumbo on the Academic Quad

Wednesday 10/4: 3:00 – 4:30 In front of the Cummings Center

Thursday 10/5: 1:30 – 3:30 Outside of Tisch Library (by Chess Game)

Friday 10/6: 10:00 – 11:30 MYSTERY POPUP!

Trans B'nai Mitzvah Interest Meeting
2023-10-02 15:00 - 16:15 | Tufts LGBT Center, 226 College Ave, Medford, 02155
This meeting aims to gauge interest about participating in a trans B’nai mitzvah and getting to redo the ceremony as our true selves!

Everyone is welcome!

Eat under the stars!
2023-10-02 18:30 - 20:00
Join Tufts Hillel for dinner in the Sukkah, under the stars! We will be ordering Kosher Vegan dinner from Zhu. Please sign up below so we have an idea of how much food to order! Looking forward to seeing you there!

SIGN UP HERE

Read by the River GIM
2023-10-03 17:00 - 18:00
Read by the River is a children’s literacy carnival, and this is the GIM to get involved! Join to hear more about Read by the River!

JWC : Braiding Your Identity
2023-10-03 18:00 - 20:00
This baking Challah event is a time to bake something delicious and discover different facets of your identity.Baking, Free Challah, and Fun Conversation!

Mental Health, Wellness, and Sukkot: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Elie Lehmann of Hadar
2023-10-04 12:00 - 13:00
Life on campus can be challenging. Join Rabbi Elie Lehman of Hadar for a Lunch and Learn about Judaism and mental health in the Tufts Hillel Sukkah! Lunch will be provided. Everyone is welcome!

Sign Up Here!

Cummings Speaker Series: Sophie Dorf-Kamienny
2023-10-04 19:30 - 20:30
Every other week this fall, this conversation series offers students the chance to hear from peers about their families’ histories with genocide and help share their stories.

Listen to Sophie Dorf-Kamienny speak about her grandparents’ experience in the Holocaust and the importance of carrying on their legacy.

Join the Cummings/Hillel Program for Holocaust & Genocide Education on Wednesday, 10/4 at 7:30 p.m. for the first installment of its fall speaker series. Over dinner in the sukkah (an outdoor hut constructed for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot), hear from Sophie Dorf-Kamienny A25 about her family’s story of surviving the Holocaust and discuss the importance of intergenerational storytelling. Food will be provided and no RSVP necessary! Please email rebecca.krauss@tufts.edu with any questions or dietary restrictions.

Reform Community Sukkot Dinner
2023-10-05 19:30 - 21:00
Join the Reform community for a cozy dinner in the sukkah! Free dinner, amazing people, and great vibes. Join us, all are welcome!

Candy Sukkah Making
2023-10-05 20:00 - 21:00
Come to Hillel to build your own candy sukkahs! Everyone welcome, See you there!

Simchat Torah
2023-10-07 19:00
Simchat Torah is an amazing Jewish holiday where we celebrate the annual conclusion of reading the Torah, and start right back at the beginning! There will be delicious hot appetizers, dancing with the Torah, singing, and more! All are welcome!

Community Gatherings
2023-10-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-12 19:00 - 20:30
Find community, process with you peers, and eat dinner at Hillel.

Minyan @ 7:00 pm

Dinner @ 7:30 pm

Food. People. Comfort.

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Late Night Chill Part 2
2023-10-11 20:00 - 21:00
Join us for Late Night Chill Part Two to continue the fun from Orientation Week. Chill at Hillel with games, food, and great company!

All are welcome!

Challah For Hunger
2023-10-12 16:00 - 20:30
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!
