Emily Smulewitz grew up in Central Jersey (yes it does exist!) before attending the University of Delaware where she earned a B.A. in History Education and minored in Political Science. Throughout her time in college, she was involved with UD Hillel, where she worked as a Freshmen & Perspective Students Intern for two summers and… read more
Shabbat Picnic in the Park
Join Hillel JUC for our first Shabbat dinner of the summer! All Pittsburgh area undergraduate students can sign up for themselves and their roommates for a Shabbat picnic in the park! Meet us at Schenley Plaza at 6:00 PM on Friday, June 25th for a picnic style dinner! Bring your own blankets – but we’ll… read more
CMU Finals Week
CMU Fall Semester & Mini-2 Last Day of Classes
Thanksgiving Break – No Classes
Thanksgiving Break – No Classes
CMU – No Classes (Day of Community Engagement)
CMU Mini-2 First Day of Classes
CMU – No Classes (Mid-Semester Break Day)
CMU Mini-1 Exam Day
CMU Mini-1 Exam Day
CMU Mini-1 Last Day of Classes
CMU Fall Semester & Mini-1 Classes Begin
Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret
Sukkot
Sukkot
Sukkot
Sukkot
Sukkot
Sukkot
Sukkot
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
Pitt Finals Week
Pitt Last Day of Classes
Thanksgiving Break – No Classes
Pitt Family Weekend
Pitt Family Weekend
Pitt Family Weekend
Pitt Fall Break
Pitt Fall Break
Pitt Fall Break
Labor Day – No Classes
Pitt Fall Semester Begins
Start of Pitt Welcome Week
What is Happening in Jerusalem?
Panelists Miri Eisin, Dennis Ross, and Khaled Abu Toameh will give a wide perspective on how we have gotten here to this moment and the road ahead for Israelis and Palestinians. Moderated by student leaders Ben Lefkowitz (Emory) and Bianca Kermani (UCSD), current chairs of the Israel Student Advisory Cohort. Register here:Â https://form.jotform.com/211305526513142
CMU-Hillel Staff On-Campus Hours
Legacy Plaza / Tartan Food Truck (Tahini)
CMU Senior Sendoff Celebrations
1-3pm ET – Senior Gifts Distribution in/near the CUC 6pm ET – Community Senior Sendoff Celebration | Zoom Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/j/96829323009 SENIORS! Fill out THIS FORM to receive a Hillel Senior Gift, to receive a Hillel Graduation Cord, to RSVP for our Senior Sendoff, and/or to be included in Senior Spotlights on our social media!
Pitt Commencement
Pitt Finals Week
Pitt Last Day of Classes
Conversation with Ami Weintraub
Join us on Friday, April 23rd at 2:00 PM for a conversation with Ami Weintraub, the founder of the Pittsburgh nonprofit Ratzon, and Repair the World to talk about food insecurity in Pittsburgh and how mutual aid relates to the Jewish community!
Cook-along & Conversation with Jake Cohen
SAVE THE DATE for a Cook-along & Conversation with Jewish chef and TikTok star, Jake Cohen on Thursday, May 6th at 7:00PM. RSVP at https://hilleljuc.org/events/cooking/
Dr. David Mahasha’s Story – A Conversation with the Ethiopian National Project
The second installment in a series of conversations with the Ethiopian National Project, join Doctor David Mahasha and ENP Director of International Relations Grace Rodnitzki to hear David’s inspiring story. Click here to register! Zoom Link: https://hillel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAocOqgqjgiEtPSuYLTs2ETF0Qn1ByiDHpb
Yom HaAtzmaut at Pitt
On Thursday, April 15th, find Isaac and Kari on campus for more Israeli snacks, giveaways and our Duolingo Hebrew Chat challenge!
Yom HaAtzmaut at Pitt
This week we’re celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day! Join us for a Taste of Israel on Wednesday, April 14th! From 6:00 – 8:00 PM we’ll be at Posvar Patio distributing Israeli appetizer and dessert samplers! On Thursday, April 15th, find Isaac and Kari on campus for more Israeli snacks, giveaways and our Duolingo Hebrew… read more
Israel Week at CMU: Israeli Independence Day BBQ 2 Go and Picnic
This week we’re celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day! See details, full menus, and RSVP at https://hilleljuc.org/cmu-israel-week
Israel Week at CMU: Virtual Cooking with Canaan: Cheese Bourekas
This week we’re celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day! See details, full menus, and RSVP at https://hilleljuc.org/cmu-israel-week Time TBD!
Israel Week at CMU: Duolingo Hebrew Competition
This week we’re celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day! See details, full menus, and RSVP at https://hilleljuc.org/cmu-israel-week (Join with Code JPVFHY in “Settings” on the App!)
Israel Week at CMU: Israeli Snacks & Goodies
This week we’re celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day! See details, full menus, and RSVP at https://hilleljuc.org/cmu-israel-week
Israel Week at CMU: Israeli Appetizer Sampler
This week we’re celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day! See details, full menus, and RSVP at https://hilleljuc.org/cmu-israel-week
Challah 4 Hunger Zoom Braid
​Join Challah 4 Hunger for our Final Braid of the year!
Cooking & Conversation with Jake Cohen
Join us for a cooking demonstration by food writer and New York Times best-selling author, Jake Cohen! Also hear from Hillel JUC students about how they’ve faced the challenges of the past year and continued to find Jewish community on campus. Zoom link will be emailed prior to event.
“A Rugrats Passover” Screening & Passover Quiplash
Join CMU-Hillel, Achayot Shel CMU, and CMU AEPi for a pre-Shabbat screening of the “A Rugrats Passover” episode, followed by a Passover-themed game of Quiplash.​ Zoom ID: 983-6012-7539 (Passcode: 245980)
CMU Annual Holocaust Remembrance Names Reading & Speaker 2021
This year’s Annual CMU Holocaust Remembrance Names Reading will be held virtually on Thursday, April 8th, 2021, from 12 PM (Noon) EDT to 8 PM EDT. The event will be held within a Zoom meeting and (potentially) livestreamed publicly on social media. Following the Names Reading, we will be joined by CMU Alum, Arik Cohen,… read more
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at the Cohon University Center (CUC) Wean Commons (by Connan Room)
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at the Cohon University Center (CUC) Wean Commons (by Connan Room)
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at the Cohon University Center (CUC) Wean Commons (by Connan Room)
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at Merson-Courtyard Tent
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at Merson-Courtyard Tent
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at Posvar Patio!
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at Posvar Patio!
Shabbat 2 Go sponsored by Pitt Rainbow Alliance
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at Posvar Patio!
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at Posvar Patio!
Shabbat 2 Go
Order your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal from 4:00 – 5:30 PM every Friday at Posvar Patio!
JGLA Shabbat in the Park
Join the Pitt Jewish Greek Life Association for Shabbat in the Park! Sign up with Shabbat 2 Go, and make sure to mark down you’ll be joining us for JGLA Shabbat in the signup link!​
Pitt Hillel: Hinduism/Judaism 101 with the Hindu Student Council
​Join Pitt Hillel and the Pitt Hillel Student Council for an educational hangout! We’ll learn about both groups religions and cultures! Register: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwldu-vqzsiGd3GKwbeZAIoSSU7Jshna9J_
Exodus Queer Seder
Join Hillel@Home and Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi for a non-traditional twist on the quintessential Jewish story of “yetziah,” exodus, literally “coming out.” Whether you’re Jewish or not, queer or not, come and be an ally for freedom in this interactive Passover seder centering experiences of queer coming out. Meet LGBTQ+ and ally Hillel staff, student leaders, and students… read more
Uyghur Freedom Seder
Using the Passover Seder as a vehicle, Jewish World Watch and a host of international Jewish and Uyghur partners will shed light on the human rights atrocities plaguing China’s Muslim minority population to compel global action. Register: https://form.jotform.com/210764763658163
Passover Lunch with Pitt Hillel
Pick up your Kosher for Passover snacks from Pitt Hillel on Tuesday, March 30th and Thursday, April 1st at Posvar Patio! On Wednesday, March 31st, join us for an epic lunch! Steak Salad and Rainbow Cake!
Passover Snacks with Pitt Hillel
Pick up your Kosher for Passover snacks from Pitt Hillel on Tuesday, March 30th and Thursday, April 1st at Posvar Patio! On Wednesday, March 31st, join us for an epic lunch! Steak Salad and Rainbow Cake!
Passover Snacks with Pitt Hillel
Pick up your Kosher for Passover snacks from Pitt Hillel on Tuesday, March 30th and Thursday, April 1st at Posvar Patio! On Wednesday, March 31st, join us for an epic lunch! Steak Salad and Rainbow Cake!
Chocolate Seder with CMU’s Jewish Greek Sorority Council
Do you love chocolate? Want to learn about Jewish Sorority Life at CMU? Join CMU’s Jewish Greek Sorority Council at Flagstaff on Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:00 PM for a Chocolate Seder. We will be eating a chocolate version of a traditional seder and celebrating Passover together. Sign Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbP6CKWPiyNfKDSBrFjSX5QZssOfu0iMYS20kBgYngDw3NyA/formrestricted
Second Night Virtual Seder with Pitt Hillel
Registration Link: https://hillel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcucuqrrz4rH9L1mpMjoL95CezCSAJjtg-W
Passover Lunch2Go at CMU
Stop by our typical Shabbat 2 Go tables on Wednesday, March 31st, between 12:30-2:30 PM (while supplies last), for a Passover Lunch2Go! RESERVE YOUR LUNCH2GO BELOW! Menu: Grilled Rib Eye Steak Salad (Vegetarian option available) – Ingredients: mixed greens, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, hearts of palm, beets, red onion, garnished with zest and herbs, balsamic dressing… read more
CMU-Hillel Presents: Israel Geo-Guesser
Zoom Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/j/94327106478?pwd=YXRYYk1neTlSM0sxU1FqUkxGSlJUZz09
Pre-Passover Chametz Fest: Bagels 2 Go 🥯
Stop by our typical Shabbat 2 Go tables on Tuesday, March 16th, between 12:30-2:30 PM (while supplies last), for a last bit of chametz 🥯 before Passover starts. RESERVE YOU BAGEL BELOW!
HMADD Group Service Options
Sheridan Avenue Orchard Join volunteers at Sheridan Avenue Orchard as we help them prepare the gardens for the summer! Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM **Transportation Required 412 Food Rescue Help support 412 Food Rescue deliver food to organizations that serve people experiencing food insecurity by signing up to rescue unsellable food that would otherwise be… read more
HMADD Service Options
Sheridan Avenue Orchard Join volunteers at Sheridan Avenue Orchard as we help them prepare the gardens for the summer! Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM **Transportation Required 412 Food Rescue Help support 412 Food Rescue deliver food to organizations that serve people experiencing food insecurity by signing up to rescue unsellable food that would otherwise be… read more
HMADD
Hillel Makes a Difference Day
Sign up at https://hilleljuc.org/hmadd/
Challah 4 Hunger Zoom Braid
Join Challah 4 Hunger at Pitt for our zoom braid! We’ll be braiding and learning about Racial Justice in Pittsburgh! Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPow3QJck241f92VNHdlegOuBmqh1f38xohy61w2io7uqytQ/viewform
Ethiopian National Project – Connecting with ENP
Meet the Executive Director of the Ethiopian National Project for a talk about this unique Israeli non-profit. ENP focuses ​on integrating Ethiopian Israelis into Israeli society. This talk is the first in a partnership of programs. Take part in work that uplifts the Ethiopian community!​
Pitt Hillel & RSA Townhall
Join us for the Pitt Hillel and RSA Town Hall on Antisemitism on Sunday, March 14th from 5-6 PM! Dr. Barbara Burstin and Laura Cherner, Director of the Community Relations Council at the Jewish Federation will be presenting on the panel. Register: https://hillel.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0DdpHwrJR1uBth0R-_8N9g
Shabbat 2 Go
Sign up for your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal at Posvar G2 Lobby
Shabbat 2 Go
Sign up for your Shabbat 2 Go meal by 1:30 PM every Wednesday at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/ Pick up your meal at Posvar G2 Lobby
Passover Seder 2 Go
For Passover 2021, Hillel JUC has four separate offering to students: • A Shabbat 2 Go sign up for Friday, March 26 which will be a DIY Giant Eagle Gift Card. • An individual pre-packaged Seder Meal kit. (Included items: chicken marsala, potato kugel, zucchini and yellow squash sautĂ©, garden salad, macaroons, matzo, grape juice…. read more
Shabbat 2 Go
Pickup: Wean Commons (3 & 4) Sign up by Wednesdays at 1:30 PM at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/
Shabbat 2 Go
Pickup: Wean Commons (3 & 4) Sign up by Wednesdays at 1:30 PM at https://hilleljuc.org/shabbat-holidays/shabbat-at-hillel/
Vichy Law, the Holocaust, and the Dangers of ‘Incrementalism’ when Participating in a ‘System of Evil’
CMU Tartan Israel Learning Fellowship (ILF)
Tartan ILF is a paid, six-session learning fellowship offered to CMU students through Hillel JUC. Tartan ILF is a crash course in Zionism, filtering out the noisy rhetoric from college campuses and Twitter in order to get to Zionism’s actual ideas. Learn more and apply now at https://hilleljuc.org/cmuilf.​​
CMU Tartan Israel Learning Fellowship (ILF)
Tartan ILF is a paid, six-session learning fellowship offered to CMU students through Hillel JUC. Tartan ILF is a crash course in Zionism, filtering out the noisy rhetoric from college campuses and Twitter in order to get to Zionism’s actual ideas. Learn more and apply now at https://hilleljuc.org/cmuilf.​​
CMU Tartan Israel Learning Fellowship (ILF)
Tartan ILF is a paid, six-session learning fellowship offered to CMU students through Hillel JUC. Tartan ILF is a crash course in Zionism, filtering out the noisy rhetoric from college campuses and Twitter in order to get to Zionism’s actual ideas. Learn more and apply now at https://hilleljuc.org/cmuilf.​​
CMU Tartan Israel Learning Fellowship (ILF)
Tartan ILF is a paid, six-session learning fellowship offered to CMU students through Hillel JUC. Tartan ILF is a crash course in Zionism, filtering out the noisy rhetoric from college campuses and Twitter in order to get to Zionism’s actual ideas. Learn more and apply now at https://hilleljuc.org/cmuilf.​​
CMU Tartan Israel Learning Fellowship (ILF)
Tartan ILF is a paid, six-session learning fellowship offered to CMU students through Hillel JUC. Tartan ILF is a crash course in Zionism, filtering out the noisy rhetoric from college campuses and Twitter in order to get to Zionism’s actual ideas. Learn more and apply now at https://hilleljuc.org/cmuilf.​​
CMU Tartan Israel Learning Fellowship (ILF)
Tartan ILF is a paid, six-session learning fellowship offered to CMU students through Hillel JUC. Tartan ILF is a crash course in Zionism, filtering out the noisy rhetoric from college campuses and Twitter in order to get to Zionism’s actual ideas. Learn more and apply now at https://hilleljuc.org/cmuilf.​​
CMU Israel Business Lunch and Learn
Join us in our new learning fellowship for CMU students, Israel Business Lunch and Learn. This fellowship will focus on learning from and with Israeli business leaders who will participate as both panelists and collaborators. We will cover topics such as Business in Israel, Growing and Scaling Businesses, and Dealing with Setbacks. Lunch will be… read more