Tufts Hillel

Jewish Chinese Fusion Cooking
2023-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Bayit, 98 Packard Avenue, Somerville, MA, 02144
Come cook Jewish-Chinese fusion food at the Bayit. All are welcome!

Cummings/Hillel Genocide Education Experience
2023-02-19 08:00 - 2023-02-20 21:00
Save the date for the Cummings/Hillel Boston Trip over Presidents’ Day Weekend! Join fellows Jumbos as we travel to Boston and surrounding towns to learn about various genocides, listen to survivors and experts, and learn from fellow students to build community. Meals will be provided and students will return to Tufts at night. All are welcome!

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Lots of Love Valentine's Cookie Decorating
2023-02-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Stop by the Hillel Building to decorate heart-shaped sugar cookies. This is an awesome opportunity to enjoy a sweet treat with friends!

All are welcome!

JQUEST Dinner and Interfaith Discussion with True Colors
2023-02-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Do you like to wrestle with sacred texts while eating delicious food? Do you have questions about creation stories from the Jewish and Christian traditions, and how they might relate to gender and sexuality? Join LGBTQ+ friends and allies from True Colors and JQUEST for a discussion of Genesis creation narratives led by Rabbi Jonah, Protestant Chaplain Dan, and chaplaincy intern Francesca. Dinner will be served!

Soup-er Bowl Sunday
2023-02-12 13:00 - 15:30 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Warm up your winter with matza ball soup!

Valentines Calligraphy Workshop
2023-02-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Campus Center, 44 Professors Row, Medford, 02155
Come learn calligraphy in Hebrew, Chinese and other languages to make Valentine’s cards for friends and family!

All are welcome!

Replant and Renew: A Hillel Tu BiShvat Snackventure
2023-02-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Join your favorite Hillel Holiday Co-Chairs for a TuBishvat seder centered on themes of refreshment and renewal. We will try new fruits, plant fresh herbs, and reflect on ourselves and the world around us.

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Social Justice Series: Judaism & Prison Abolition
2023-02-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Tufts Hillel will be hosting a series of social justice discussions, with the first topic being prison abolition. We will look at texts and engage in discussions surrounding Judaism’s view on prison abolition and more. Dinner will be provided!

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Rav Kook and Rugelach
2023-02-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Come learn with Brandeis Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Yehudah Mirsky! We will study some texts by Rabbi Kook, the first chief rabbi of Israel, that are essential for understanding contemporary Israeli politics.

Dinner will be served!

Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/WCv9YSbcAjXFRZ8y7

Rabbi Leah Meet and Greet
2023-02-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Stop by Hillel to meet Rabbi Leah, have a bagel, and chat! Stay for two hours, or just pop in.

All are welcome!

First-Year Retreat!
2023-02-04 08:00 - 2023-02-05 17:00 | Tufts Hillel Building, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Hillel First-year retreat is happening! Get ready for a fun getaway to meet and build lasting connections with fellow Jewish first-years. We will leave the evening of February 4th and come back the afternoon of February 5th. The event will take place at a retreat center an hour and a half away and meals will be provided. Sign up using the link, spaces are limited!

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Birthright General Interest Meeting
2023-01-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
It’s time to learn more about Birthright with Tufts Hillel! Come for a short presentation over a free dinner and ask all your burning questions about our summer and upcoming trips.

Reform Havdalah and Dinner
2023-01-28 18:00 - 20:00 | The Bayit, 98 Packard Avenue, Somerville, MA, 02144
Close out Shabbat and build a Reform community with a cozy Havdalah and dinner!

All are welcome to join!

Hot Cocoa & Catch Up
2023-01-26 16:30 - 17:30 | Tufts Hillel, 220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Haven’t been to Hillel in a while? Want to catch up with friends or get more involved? Come to Hillel for a Hot Cocoa Bar and cozy vibes! Dairy-free options will be served as well.

Grow! A Rosh Chodesh Self-Care Event
2023-01-23 19:00 - 20:15 | Tufts Women’s Center, 55 Talbot Avenue (next to lower Campus Center, Medford, 02155
Join us at the Tufts Women’s Center for a night of reflection, meditation and self care, as we celebrate the beginning of the month of Shevat, a month focused on growth!

Please RSVP HERE!

Gesher: Building Bridges Fellowship
2023-01-18 20:00 - 2023-02-10 21:30
Apply now!

Applications due by Wednesday, January 24 at 12:00 pm (noon).

The course will begin on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 8:00 pm. Fellowship meetings will be weekly on Wednesday at 8:00 pm.

What is Gesher?

Since October 7th, we’ve felt many things—grief, mourning, anger, fear, confusion. One thing has been missing: dialogue. Gesher: Building Bridges is a new Tufts Hillel initiative aimed at bridging the divides within the Jewish community.

Gesher fellows will study diverse perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a focus on seeing the other and building bridges, particularly amid the ongoing war. We will delve into important themes, including identity, diaspora, humanization, and challenging hate. This is a student-led fellowship designed for all students—Jewish and allies alike—committed to shared learning, open to new experiences, and respectful toward diverse voices.

As a fellows you will have the opportunity to explore your own views in a challenging, tolerant, and respectful environment. The fellowship will feature a highly subsidized trip over Patriots’ Day Weekend to hear insightful speakers and come together in pursuit of collective healing.

Dates and logistical details:

Weekly seminars over 10 weeks beginning 2/7/24

Wednesdays at 8:00pm.

Immersive travel experience over over Patriots’ Day Weekend

Apply now!

Gone for Vacation!
2022-12-23 08:00 - 2023-01-02 23:30 | Tufts Hillel Building, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Hillel is closed for winter break. We’ll be back after the New Year with limited hours until the semester starts! Starting Jan 3rd we’re open 10-4 pm, but closed Fridays until Jan 17th.

Please email us rather than come to the Hillel building.

Shabbat Dinner Sign-up
2022-12-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-12-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-12-02 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.

Israel Book Club
2022-12-16 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.

First Year Study Hours
2022-12-13 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!

Sweat and Recharge with Hillel
2022-12-11 12:00 - 12:30 | Tufts Hillel-Upstairs Lobby, 220 Packard Ave, Medford, MA, 02155
Join Meira for a workout class at Hillel. Recharge from the week with some fun music and snacks! Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect.

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!

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!

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!!

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.

Thinking with Torah with Yonatan Brafman
2022-12-06 13:00 - 14:00 | 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

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!

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!
