Explore University of Southern California Hillel Foundation
USC Hillel is the center of Jewish life at USC, engaging over 1,500 unique students annually. We are student-centered, empowering a dynamic team of student leaders who curate meaningful Jewish experiences for the USC community. USC Hillel develops leaders and inspires Jewish Trojans to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life. We offer a welcoming, inclusive, and pluralistic environment, a nurturing space to build a strong Jewish community, and an emphasis on peer-to-peer relationship building among an actively engaged student base. USC Hillel strives to create a balanced offering of programming across our core pillars of Leadership Development, Building Community, Ritual and Spiritual Life, Social Justice, Israel Engagement and Education, and Holistic Wellness.
This Hillel serves: University of Southern California; Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles; USC Health Sciences
Undergraduate Enrollment
1,200 Students
*Percent of population
Graduate Enrollment
0 Students
*Percent of population
Jewish Experience Through Hillel
<p>In addition to Shabbat and holidays, USC Hillel offers semester-long learning fellowships, guest speakers, challah baking, social events, weekly on-campus bagel brunches, Israel celebrations, an array of identity- and academically-oriented affinity groups, immeresive travel to Israel on Birthright Israel and Onward, and an annual immersive spring break experience to an international destination. We design further engagement opportunities through continuous partnership between student leadership and Hillel professionals.</p>
- Served by Hillel Yes
- Religious Services Available Yes
- Hillel Rabbi/Senior Jewish Educator Yes
- Hillel Mental Health/Wellness Staff Yes
- Kosher Food Available Yes
- Birthright Israel Participation Yes
- Alt Break Participation Yes
- Israel Fellow Yes
- 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
Religious Services
USC Hillel offers Shabbat experiences each week, including student-led services and themed kosher dinners. We also offer a "Shabbat in a Box" option, which empowers students to host Shabbat dinners and other celebrations in their own residences. USC Hillel welcomes all students to celebrate Jewish holidays with us including the High Holy Days, Hanukkah, Passover, and more. Services and meals are always free for students.
Frequency: Friday night only
Wellness, Inclusion, and Activism
USC Hillel's groundbreaking Bradley Sonnenberg Wellness Initiative offers a blend of reinforcements to holistic well-being through a Jewish lens, including free therapy, wellness promotion resources and events, and immersive learning.
Additional Campus Information
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- Jewish Studies Offered Yes
- Jewish Studies Major or Minor Major, Certificate, Other
- Study Abroad in Israel University sponsored program, Accepts credit for Israel study abroad
- Private/Public Private
- Acceptance Rate N/A
- U.S. Region N/A
- Commuter/Residential Commuter
- Tuition In-State $28,500
- Tuition Out-of-State $28,500
- Out-of-State/Int’l N/A
- Greek Life No
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