Hillel Jews in Canoes

Join Harvard Hillel’s Jewish Outing Club for kayaking on the Charles! We’ll meet at the Harvard Square T stop (main entrance) at 10:30am, then head over to Paddle Boston (Kendall location) for 1.5 hours on the water before heading back to campus, arriving around 1pm.

RSVP here by 10/7 at 11:59pm to secure your spot. If you do not RSVP by this deadline, we cannot guarantee you a spot on the trip.

Reflective Studio with David

What can making help us discover about ourselves—and about one another?

Join Reform Rabbinic Advisor Rabbi David Mahfouda for a creative exploration of bravery, authenticity, and connection. Together, we’ll use explicitly Jewish frames—including beginning, repair, freedom, rest, praise, and listening—to explore how creative practice can help us move through the world with greater intention and openness.

No artistic experience necessary. Just come ready to make, explore, and see what emerges.

Steak Break

Take a break from the academic grind for a great meal and even better conversation. Enjoy a premium kosher steak dinner cooked by Rabbi Yoni Ganger while exploring big questions about meaning, ethics, relationships, personal growth, and what makes for a life well lived. Good food, thoughtful conversation, and a chance to pause, reflect, and connect with other students.

Jewish Learning Fellowship

The Fellowship is open to any Freshman who wants to learn in a welcoming community. No previous Jewish learning or religious practice is expected, and students of all political perspectives are welcome.

Come with your questions. Learn with others. Build lasting friendships and a sense of belonging in a Jewish space.

INFO:
7:45-9:45pm Wednesdays, beginning September 9
DINNER served each session
Stipend of $300 paid to each Fellow who attends all sessions!

No meetings on Wednesday, October 7, November 4 and November 18

Questions? Email elisha@hillel.harvard.edu

Sign up here

Mishmar

Thursday nights are for pre-Shabbat learning, lively conversation, and connecting with friends. Drop in for a short teaching from a student or rabbi, dive into a Jewish text or question, and ease into Shabbat together.

Oyntology

Over breakfast, we’ll bring questions from our lives (interpersonal, spiritual, or intellectual) and think through them using Jewish and non-Jewish texts that offer multiple ways of considering what’s at stake.

Shiur and Seudah Shlishit with Ezra

Spend Shabbat afternoon learning together over Seudah Shlishit with Ezra Klausner, our Orthodox Rabbinic Intern.

Bagel Brunch

Start your week with Bagel Brunch at Harvard Hillel. We’ve got fresh bagels, schmear, and lox- plus a space to catch up with friends or meet new ones. Everyone’s welcome to stop by for good food and good company. Hope to see you there!

Reflective Studio with David

What can making help us discover about ourselves—and about one another?

Join Reform Rabbinic Advisor Rabbi David Mahfouda for a creative exploration of bravery, authenticity, and connection. Together, we’ll use explicitly Jewish frames—including beginning, repair, freedom, rest, praise, and listening—to explore how creative practice can help us move through the world with greater intention and openness.

No artistic experience necessary. Just come ready to make, explore, and see what emerges.

Steak Break

Take a break from the academic grind for a great meal and even better conversation. Enjoy a premium kosher steak dinner cooked by Rabbi Yoni Ganger while exploring big questions about meaning, ethics, relationships, personal growth, and what makes for a life well lived. Good food, thoughtful conversation, and a chance to pause, reflect, and connect with other students.

Jewish Learning Fellowship

The Fellowship is open to any Freshman who wants to learn in a welcoming community. No previous Jewish learning or religious practice is expected, and students of all political perspectives are welcome.

Come with your questions. Learn with others. Build lasting friendships and a sense of belonging in a Jewish space.

INFO:
7:45-9:45pm Wednesdays, beginning September 9
DINNER served each session
Stipend of $300 paid to each Fellow who attends all sessions!

No meetings on Wednesday, October 7, November 4 and November 18

Questions? Email elisha@hillel.harvard.edu

Sign up here

The Americanization of Antizionism with Shaul Kelner

Harvard Hillel and the Harvard Catholic Forum co-present a lecture and reception with Shaul Kelner of Vanderbilt University. Since the early 20th century, governments and political groups in Europe and the Middle East have mobilized a discourse of “antizionism” against local Jewish communities. Professor Kelner will explore how these discourses and practices have crossed to the United States and what they mean for American Jews today.

Boylston Hall 110 (Fong Auditorium), Harvard University, and livestreamed. All are welcome. Register here.

Co-sponsored by ADL New England, Combined Jewish Philanthropies: Center for Combating Antisemitism, HLSA Jewish Alumni Network, and the HBS Jewish Alumni Association.