Hillel of San Diego is anchored under three core values: Hillel is home- meaning that our spaces and programs give students a community that is welcoming, inviting, and offers centers of belonging. We provide wrap-around holistic care- meaning that all our Jewish students needs can be supported at Hillel whether that is mental health counseling, basic needs assistance, career counseling, addressing antisemitism, making friends, spiritual experiences-- we do it all! Hillel of San Diego is innovative excellence- meaning that we are pioneers in the field of Jewish campus life- always trying new and bold ideas for the betterment of our students and the future of the Jewish community.
UC San Diego's Ocean View Terrace offers kosher (meat) dining Monday through Friday for lunch and dinner.
Options: University meal plan-no extra cost
Provides meaningful pluralist Shabbat experiences and dinners every other week in addition to Jewish holiday celebrations.
Frequency: Friday night only
Hillel of San Diego provides holistic wraparound care, including wellness support with a full-time wellness counselor on staff for 1:1 counseling, and inclusion of wellness in programs (like low-sensory options during large-scale events)
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Shani Menna, incoming executive chair of Hillel’s Israel Leadership Network, never doubted whether she would be involved in speaking up for Israel on her campus — the only question was what form her activism would take. “Israel has always been a big part of my identity,” she said. “It’s in my DNA. ”
Check out some of the scholarships available for University of California, San Diego Jewish students.
Jewish students, open to all majors. Preference – Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering majors, and orphans.
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