Hillel UW focuses our programs and offerings to engage young adults in building a vibrant, inclusive and welcoming Jewish community. We offer Jewish learning cohorts with a variety of topics each year, as well as opportunities to participate in social justice, arts, culture, wellness and social events in addition to Shabbat and holiday meals and celebrations. Immersive travel to Israel and beyond is another way we foster deep relationships, as we invite global curiosity and perspectives into our travel.
We have a Va'ad supervised kosher kitchen. All Shabbat and holidays meals are prepared under this supervision.
During the academic year, Hillel has weekly Friday night Shabbat dinners, often preceded by a Song Circle to welcome in Shabbat. On three-day weekends, we often offer "Shabbat to-go" packages, and students pick up challah, grape juice, candles and a Shabbat thought and have dinner together with their friends in their dorms, houses and apartments. The second Friday of every month we also offer a Shabbat experience for graduate students and young adults in their 20's and 30's) through our award-winning Jconnect program. Branded as re:connect it includes a musical Shabbat experience, Torah study, and a delicious kosher Shabbat dinner. Other weeks Jconnectors can avail themselves of other young adult Shabbat programming in the city with other synagogues and young adult groups or with OneTable.
Frequency: Friday night only
Our Hillel employs a part-time counselor who is available to meet with students 1:1 in person at Hillel or via telehealth. She serves as a resource for our quarterly "Matzah Ball Soup for the Soul" programs and supports our staff and students for all of our unique Wellness programming. We also have a weekly Wellness Walk with our ED.
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Dylan Hammerman and Rebecca Weiss are on their way home from a weekend of connection, learning, and celebrating with almost 200 fellow student leaders at Hillel International’s Global Student Assembly (GSA).
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The Berol-Shindell Scholarship provides partial tuition scholarships to Jewish students in financial need who are currently attending or entering the University of Washington. Scholarship amounts vary depending upon the available funds for distribution and the financial needs of those applying.Application period March-May
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