BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Tufts Hillel - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tuftshillel.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Tufts Hillel
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20250911T150415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T202657Z
UID:10002953-1769531400-1769535000@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Texts and Values: A Weekly Jewish Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Naftali Brawer for a weekly exploration of Jewish values and ethical teachings embedded in ancient Jewish texts. No prior knowledge is required\, just curiosity and an open mind.
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/texts-and-values-a-weekly-jewish-study-circle/2026-01-27/
LOCATION:Tufts Hillel Building\, 220 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_09_16_TextsAndValues_AWeeklyJewishStudyCircle-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20250902T174250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T205319Z
UID:10002813-1769535000-1769538600@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Community Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free mid-week Kosher catered dinner! Come for the food\, stay for the people! Check the instagram on Tuesday morning for what’s being served. \n\n\n\nFood. People. Comfort. \n\n\n\nFor the most up to date info please see our social media \n\n\n\ninstagram.com/tuftshillel \n\n\n\nfacebook.com/tuftshillel
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/community-dinner-13/2026-01-27/
CATEGORIES:Be Social (Social Program),Israel
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2023_10_13-Community-Gatherings-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20260213T205500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T205638Z
UID:10003275-1769535000-1769538600@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Community Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free mid-week Kosher catered dinner! Come for the food\, stay for the people! Check the instagram on Tuesday morning for what’s being served. \n\n\n\nFood. People. Comfort. \n\n\n\nFor the most up to date info please see our social media \n\n\n\ninstagram.com/tuftshillel \n\n\n\nfacebook.com/tuftshillel
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/community-dinner-14/2026-01-27/
CATEGORIES:Be Social (Social Program),Israel
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2023_10_13-Community-Gatherings-3-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20260126T022350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T022354Z
UID:10003250-1769538600-1769542200@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Babka & Board Games
DESCRIPTION:Come to Hillel for a fun\, low-key night with games\, babka\, and good vibes.
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/babka-board-games/
LOCATION:Tufts Hillel Building\, 220 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Be Social,Be Social (Social Program)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_01_25_BabkaandBoardGames-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T235900
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T235900
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20260118T220846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260118T220850Z
UID:10003246-1769644740-1769644740@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Apply to Live in the Bayit
DESCRIPTION:Applications to live in the Bayit (Tufts Jewish Culture House) during the 2026-2027 school year are open and due January 28th via the Housing Portal on SIS. Apply now!
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/apply-to-live-in-the-bayit/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_01_18_ApplytoLiveintheBayit-3-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20260121T172853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T172902Z
UID:10003247-1769709600-1769716800@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Bunchi: an Ethiopian-Israeli story (Film Screening\, Dinner\, and Discussion with Director Esti Wexler)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special screening of Bunchi\, a powerful short drama by acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Esti Almo Wexler. The film will be screened at Tufts Hillel\, followed by a live Q&A with the director. Dinner will be provided.  \n\n\n\nEsti Almo Wexler is one of the leading voices in contemporary Israeli cinema and one of the most prominent Ethiopian-Israeli filmmakers working today. Following the screening\, she will speak about the making of the film\, her personal journey\, and her experience working as an Ethiopian-Israeli woman in the film industry. \n\n\n\nBunchi tells the story of an Ethiopian-Israeli mother who must confront deeply rooted traditional gender roles as she struggles to protect her family from a growing crisis. With emotional depth and striking intimacy\, the film explores themes of motherhood\, immigration\, cultural identity\, and the tensions between tradition and modern life. \n\n\n\nThis moving and thought-provoking film offers a rare and authentic look into a community and a story that is seldom seen on screen. The screening and conversation with the director promise an engaging evening of cinema\, culture\, and dialogue.  \n\n\n\nSponsored by: \n\n\n\nDepartment of International Literary and Cultural Studies \n\n\n\nCharles Smith Endowment Fund \n\n\n\nJudaic Studies Program \n\n\n\nHebrew Program \n\n\n\nTufts Hillel \n\n\n\nDepartment of History \n\n\n\nProgram in Medieval Studies
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/bunchi-an-ethiopian-israeli-story-film-screening-dinner-and-discussion-with-director-esti-wexler/
LOCATION:Tufts Hillel Building\, 220 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_1_16_Ethiopian-Jewry-Events-3-Bunchi-Landscape.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20250902T190648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T142621Z
UID:10002884-1769767200-1769770800@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Talmud Chaburah
DESCRIPTION:Want to take sharpen your Talmud skills? Join a weekly\, text-based study group where you’ll work through the Hebrew/Aramaic of the Gemara together\, sharpening both reading skills and analytical thinking. Guided by Rabbi Brawer\, this chaburah offers a collaborative space for deep learning and thoughtful discussion. \n\n\n\nPrerequisite: Participants should be comfortable reading Talmud in the original Hebrew/Aramaic.
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/talmud-chaburah/2026-01-30/
LOCATION:Tufts Hillel Building\, 220 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2026_2_13_WeeklyTalmudChaburah-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20260117T170758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260118T221919Z
UID:10003245-1769778000-1769778000@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Ethiopian Jewry and the Lost Kingdom of the Gideonites
DESCRIPTION:This short presentation explores two interrelated subjects: the unique history of Ethiopian Jewry (Beta Israel) and the story of the Kingdom of the Gideonites—an independent Jewish polity that existed in the Ethiopian highlands between the 14th and 17th centuries. \n\n\n\nThe presentation will also include the latest discoveries and developments in the research on the Gideonites\, drawing on Dr. Wexler’s recent expedition to Ethiopia\, where he and his team searched for archaeological and historical evidence of the lost Kingdom of the Gideonites. \n\n\n\nDr. Elad Wexler is a Visiting Professor at Tulane University\, a scholar of Ethiopian Jewry\, and a filmmaker. \n\n\n\nProudly sponsored by: Department of International Literary and Cultural Studies\, Charles Smith Endowment Fund\, Judaic Studies Program\, Hebrew Program\, Tufts Hillel\, Department of History\, and Program in Medieval Studies
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/ethiopian-jewry-and-the-lost-kingdom-of-the-gideonites/
LOCATION:Laminan Lounge in Olin Center\, 180 Packard Ave\, Medford\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_1_16_Ethiopian-Jewry-Events-6-Gideonites-Landscape.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T114102
CREATED:20250918T150602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T142724Z
UID:10003130-1769796000-1769878800@tuftshillel.org
SUMMARY:Shabbat at Tufts Hillel
DESCRIPTION:Shabbat at Tufts Hillel \n\n\n\nShabbat is an opportunity to unplug from the week and plug into rest of all kinds as a community. On Shabbat\, we invite you to step away from school\, technology\, and other stressors of the week\, and step into holy rest and celebration at Tufts Hillel! We’re so happy you’re spending Shabbat with us. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights:  \n\n\n\nCandle Lighting: Every Friday\, join us in the Hillel lobby as we transition into Shabbat with a communal candle lighting and intention-setting. Candles will also be available to light on your own time as you arrive at the Hillel building. In the winter\, feel free to come by earlier to light candles as the sun sets.Services: After candle lighting\, welcome Shabbat with prayer in our Reform or Traditional Egalitarian services. Services are student led\, with song\, dvar torahs\, intention setting\, and a way to begin the weekly holiday with joy as a community. \n\n\n\nInterested in leading a part of the service? Want to bring a melody you love\, or a poem you want to share? Looking to learn some of the prayers? Looking to start (or re-start) a new minyan or service during Shabbat? Contact our staff or Tufts Hillel minyan chairs!  \n\n\n\n\nShabbat Dinner: There is always a place for you around our Shabbat table! All students are welcome – bring your friends or come make new ones at Hillel every week for our delicious kosher Shabbat dinners. Each week is facilitated by a cohort of Shabbat Fellows\, who are there to welcome you\, facilitate the evenings\, and ensure everyone who attends feels at home.Dinner concludes with Birkat Hamazon (the blessing after meals)\, dessert\, and board games – we would love to see you for any or all parts of Friday night you can make it for!Registration for Shabbat dinner is strongly encouraged. To Sign up for weekly Shabbat dinners and to receive information about Shabbat each week\, sign up for our text bot system: \n\n\n\n\nText the word ‘Dinner’ to 617 420 7411\n\n\n\nclick here to see upcoming Shabbats\n\n\n\nSaturdays:  \n\n\n\nShabbat at Tufts Hillel continues on Saturday mornings\, with bi-weekly Saturday morning Conservative services. All students are welcome!  \n\n\n\nFollowing Shabbat morning services\, join us for Shabbat lunch upstairs at Hillel. To register for Shabbat lunch\, text the word ‘lunch” to 617 429 7411.  \n\n\n\nShabbat at Tufts Hillel concludes on Saturday afternoons and evenings\, with bi-weekly mincha and maariv services\, dinner\, singing\, and Havdalah! Join us for any or all parts of the evenings as we conclude the day of rest as a community \n\n\n\nAll are welcome! We look forward to celebrating with you.  \n\n\n\nFor questions please email hillel-center@tufts.edu
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/shabbat-at-tufts-hillel/2026-01-30/
CATEGORIES:Be Social,Holidays,Shabbat
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tuftshillel.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_9_18_Shabbat-at-Tufts-Hillel-2.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR