Jewish Life Open House
Enjoy a gourmet s'mores bar while getting to know other first-year students and Hillel board members at the Berelson Center for Jewish Life.
Explore Bucknell Hillel
Welcome to Jewish Life and Hillel at Bucknell! We are a warm, laid-back and active community dedicated to fostering rich Jewish life on campus and showing up as part of the larger campus community. We are pluralistic, welcoming and always open to new ideas and partners. The Berelson Center is the hub of Jewish life on campus. Join us for Shabbat dinner or eat in our sukkah, play board games or watch a movie, or get some quiet study time in our library. Cook in our kosher kitchen, chat with the rabbi and hang out in the backyard when the weather is nice.Undergraduate Enrollment
300 Jewish Students (7.7%*)
3,876 Students
*Percent of population
3,876 Students
*Percent of population
Graduate Enrollment
0 Jewish Students (0%*)
49 Students
*Percent of population
49 Students
*Percent of population
Jewish Experience Through Hillel
- Served by Hillel Yes
- Religious Services Available Yes
- Hillel Rabbi/Senior Jewish Educator Yes
- Hillel Mental Health/Wellness Staff No
- Kosher Food Available Yes
- Birthright Israel Participation Yes
- Alt Break Participation No
- Israel Fellow No
- JLIC Educator No
Campus Climate for Jewish Students
- Hillel CCI Antisemitism Training Participant No
- Open Title VI Investigation No
- Anti-Israel Student Government or BDS Resolution None
Kosher Dining
We offer Kosher meals on major Holidays and we have eight days of Kosher for Passover food available at Passover. We also have a well-stocked certified-Kosher kitchen in the Berelson Center, where students can prepare their own food anytime. Want more information? Just ask!
Options: Meals available on shabbat/holidays only;Kosher food available nearby
Religious Services
Weekly Friday evening services; High Holidays; Passover seder
Frequency: Friday night only
Additional Campus Information
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- Jewish Studies Offered Yes
- Jewish Studies Major or Minor Minor
- Study Abroad in Israel Accepts credit for Israel study abroad
- Private/Public Private
- Acceptance Rate 29%
- U.S. Region Mid-Atlantic
- Commuter/Residential Residential
- Tuition In-State $69,976
- Tuition Out-of-State $69,976
- Out-of-State/Int’l 81% / 4%
- Greek Life Yes
Events
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