Rutgers University, New Brunswick - Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Campus Information

School Website:	Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Address:	83 Somerset Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA Map It
Phone Numbers:	Office: 732-445-4636 Office Fax:
Public/Private:	Public
Commuter Campus?	No
Enrollment:
Undergraduate:	40000
Graduate:	6000
Jewish Enrollment:
Undergraduate:	6400
Graduate:	1000
Approximate number of Jewish Studies courses:	50
Jewish Studies Major or Minor:	Minor,Major
University has program in Israel:	Yes
Religious Services:	On Campus,Off Campus
Kosher Food Available on Campus:	Yes
US Region:	Mid-Atlantic

Hillel Information

Hillel Name:	Rutgers University Hillel Foundation
Hillel Website:	Rutgers University Hillel Foundation
Hillel Campus Address:	93 College Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08904 USA
Phone Numbers:	Office: (732) 545-2407 Office Fax: (732) 932-1063
This Hillel has its own building:	Yes
Hillel Staff:	Andrew Getraer Executive Director andrew@rutgershillel.org Office Phone: (732) 545-2407 Office Fax: (732) 932-1063 Sarah Cohen Portilla Associate Director for New Initiatives sarah@rutgershillel.org Office Phone: (732) 545-2407 Office Fax: (732) 932-1063 Rabbi Esther Reed Senior Associate Director rabbireed@rutgershillel.org Mr. Tzvi Raviv Director of Israel Engagement tzvi@rutgershillel.org Rabbi Heath Watenmaker Reform Outreach Initiative Rabbi rabbiheath@rutgershillel.org Rabbi Akiva Weiss JLIC Educator ravakiva@rutgershillel.org Greg Yellin Engagement Associate greg@rutgershillel.org Office Phone: (732) 545 2407 Office Fax: (732) 932 1063 Mrs. Nataly Weiss JLIC Educator nataly@rutgershillel.org Barbara Cohen Senior Development Officer barbarac@rutgershillel.org Office Phone: (732) 545-2407 Office Fax: (732) 932-1063 Mr. Jerry Enis PR/Marketing Consultant jerry@herbertgeorge.com Mrs. Amy Winn-Dworkin Director of Development amy@rutgershillel.org Office Phone: 732-545-2407 x409 Lihi Rothschild Israel Fellow lihi@rutgershillel.org Laurie Zinberg Office Manager laurie@rutgershillel.org Office Phone: (732) 545-2407 Office Fax: (732) 932-1063

The following groups offer activities on this campus:
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Fraternity and Foundation
Chabad-Lubavitch World Center
College Democrats of America (CDA)
College Republican National Committee (CRNC)
Hamagshimim
Jewish National Fund
KESHER/Union for Reform Judaism
KOACH-The Center for Conservative Judaism on Campus
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
USD Hagshama of the WZO
Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) Fraternity and Foundation
Hillel offers activities in the following areas and for these groups:
A Cappella
Birthright Israel Alumni
Campus-wide activities/traditions
Community leaders
Community service/social action
Conservative movement
Dorm/residential halls
Drama
Education/Teaching
Environment
Film
First-year students
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Graduate Students (general arts & sciences)
Greeks
Israel
Jewish Holidays
Jewish learning/education
Kosher issues/meal plan
Medical students
Multiculturalism
Orthodox students
Publications
Reform Students

Hillel offers the following religious services:
Conservative/Egalitarian
Orthodox (Carlebach style)
Orthodox (traditional)
Reform
Other

Kosher meals are offered:
Shabbat and Holidays

Campus Profile:

Rutgers Hillel creates opportunities for all Jewish students at Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway campus to deepen their connection to Jewish identity and community. Hillel`s goal is to enrich the lives of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. With approximately 7,4000 Jewish students, RU has the third largest Jewish population of any campus in the country, comprising 16% of the student body. Hillel is dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all Jewish college students, where they are encouraged to grow intellectually, spiritually and socially. Hillel helps students find a balance in being distinctively Jewish and universally human by encouraging them to pursue tzedek (social justice), tikkun olam (repairing the world) and Jewish learning, and to support Israel and global Jewish Peoplehood. Hillel is committed to excellence, innovation, accountabilityand results.