Join us for the first Shabbat of the year as we welcome back students and welcome in Sukkot. Enjoy student-led Reform and Conservative services, followed by a delicious kosher dinner by our very own Chef Jacob. All are welcome—come as you are.
Kick off the 2026-2027 school year at our Welcome Back BBQ. Join us the evening of the first day of classes to connect with old friends and meet new ones. Enjoy delicious kosher food by…
Schmooze is our pre-orientation welcome day for incoming first-year students. It's the perfect opportunity to meet other incoming Jewish students, connect with our community, and begin feeling at home at Northwestern before orientation even begins!
We, as a Jewish people, spend a lot of time marking important dates and holding on to them throughout time. We remember the day we received Torah at Mt. Sinai, and we make it the sacred festival day of Shavuot. We remember the day we left Egypt, and celebrate it as the festival of Pesach, telling the story to our children as though it happened to us. We celebrate new beginnings with songs, feasts, and stories, gathering family, friends, and guests to share our joy as widely as we can. On Rosh Hashanah, we celebrate the day the universe began. We say Hayom Harat Olam. Today, the world was born.
As Hillel, the world’s largest Jewish campus organization, marks 100 years since its founding, a global centennial fundraising effort has now eclipsed $100M raised to enhance the lives of Jewish college students well into the future.
At my seder table growing up, we took turns passing the storytelling baton around our large table filled with multiple generations of family and guests. We each read aloud from the Haggadah, doing our part to tell the greatest story of the Jewish tradition.