Campus Information
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School Website:
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Address:
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40 Massachusetts Avenue (W11)
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
USA
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Phone Numbers:
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Office: (617) 253-2982
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Public/Private:
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Private |
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Commuter Campus?
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No
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Enrollment:
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Undergraduate:
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4220 |
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Graduate:
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6000 |
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Jewish Enrollment:
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Undergraduate:
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400 |
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Graduate:
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600 |
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Approximate number of Jewish Studies courses:
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Jewish Studies Major or Minor:
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None |
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University has program in Israel:
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Yes
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Religious Services:
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On Campus |
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Kosher Food Available on Campus:
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Yes
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US Region:
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Northeast |
Hillel Information
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Hillel Name:
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M.I.T. Hillel
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Hillel Website:
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M.I.T. Hillel
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Hillel Campus Address:
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40 Massachusetts Avenue (W11)
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
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Phone Numbers:
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Office: (617) 253-2982
Office Fax: (617) 253-3260 |
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This Hillel has its own building:
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Yes
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Hillel Staff:
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Michelle Fisher
Executive Director
rabbif@mit.edu
Office Phone: (617) 253-2982
Office Fax: (617) 253-3260
Lev Meirowitz Nelson
Jewish Educator
lev.nelson@gmail.com
Rabbi Gershon Segal
Orthodox Rabbi
rabbisegal@gmail.com
Office Phone: (617) 253-2982
Office Fax: (617) 253-3260
Ms. Shoshana Gibbor
Birthright Staffer
sgibbor@mit.edu
Office Phone: 617-253-2982
Marissa Feinman
Director of Student Life and Programming
mfeinman@mit.edu
Office Phone: 617-253-2982
Office Fax: 617-253-3260
Daniel Watt
Director of Development
dwatt@mit.edu
Office Phone: (617) 253-2982
Office Fax: (617) 253-3260
Rebecca Van Horn
Development/Administrative Assistant
bvanhorn@mit.edu
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The following groups offer activities on this campus:
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Fraternity and Foundation
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Chabad-Lubavitch World Center
KESHER/Union for Reform Judaism
KOACH-The Center for Conservative Judaism on Campus
USD Hagshama of the WZO
Hillel offers activities in the following areas and for these groups:A Cappella
Athletic/sports
Business school students
Campus-wide activities/traditions
Community service/social action
First-year students
Graduate Students (general arts & sciences)
Greeks
Holocaust
Israel
Israeli/folk dance
Jewish Holidays
Jewish learning/education
Klezmer
Kosher issues/meal plan
Hillel offers the following religious services:Conservative/Egalitarian
Orthodox (traditional)
Reform
Kosher meals are offered:Full Kosher Plan (14-21 meals weekly)
Campus Profile:The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, situated on the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge, is known for its plethora of Nobel laureates, student hacks (technically intricate practical jokes) and demanding academic environment. The Hillel at MIT acknowledges its special environment by encouraging students to participate in stimulating Jewish experiences as well as to develop both Jewish applications to and Israel connections with their work. MIT`s Jewish students come from across the globe and are equally divided between undergraduate and graduate students. Jewish faculty and staff and a large local alumni population also enhance the campus community. Highlights of the Jewish community at MIT include three active worship communities, the ConnecTech initiative with Technion Hillel, the annual Latke-Hamentashen Debate, the annual "Test Tube Menorah" lighting, and the special events all January during MIT`s Independent Activities Period.