Central Florida Hillel has a staff of five full-time, passionate professionals who serve our students from campuses across Greater Orlando. The vast majority of programming takes place on UCF's campus in our Hillel Building, which is the largest university in the United States with over 6,300 Jewish students, making it the 3rd largest undergraduate Jewish population in the world outside of Israel. We also serve Full Sail University, Valencia State College, and Seminole State College. Central Florida Hillel is located in the Jeffrey and Diane Ginsburg Center for Jewish Student Life, which has unmatched amenities compared to Hillels across the country. with a kosher cafe (in development), movie theater, Beit Midrash, and multiple study and hangout spaces; large gathering areas, including the spacious ballroom. The Center is located in Northview, one of the most luxurious student housing complexes in the US, with 600,000 square feet of living space for over 550 residents, including a swimming pool, beach volleyball, sauna, outdoor movie theater, exercise room, rooftop tiki lounge, and much more. This Hillel serves: University of Central Florida, Seminole State College, Full Sail University, and Valencia College.
The food is under the OU supervision.
Options: Meals available on shabbat/holidays only
Every Friday evening starts with Egalitarian Kabbalat Shabbat services and a Kosher Shabbat dinner. Religious services are also offered for High Holidays complete with delicious food, all under Kosher supervision.
Frequency: Friday night only
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For Lindsay Rosenzweig, Innovation and Intrapreneurship Springboard Fellow at University of Central Florida (UCF), Hillel was a passion that unexpectedly became a career.
College students across the country are headed back to school. At the University of Central Florida (UCF) and at New York University (NYU), two sisters are kicking off the school year as brand new Hillel staff members. Melina Ramirez, Engagement Manager at UCF Hillel, and Sofie Ramirez, Springboard Innovation Fellow at NYU Hillel, are excited to welcome students back to campus and to continue their own Hillel journeys.
Check out some of the scholarships available for University of Central Florida Jewish students.
Eligible Jewish students may either be undergraduate or graduate students of any college within the University of Central Florida. These students must be graduates of a high school from either Orange, Seminole, Osceola or Brevard Counties, and show a need for financial aid.
The Kobrin Family Scholarship is awarded to a qualified, full-time student in the amount of $2,500 per year for four years. Applicants must be from Orange, Osceola, or Seminole County who will be attending the University of Central Florida. Student must maintain a 3.1 GPA each year to remain qualified for the scholarship.
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