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Welcome to Harvard, Class of 2027!Bagel Brunch at Hillel

We're excited to meet you! Stop by Hillel for these events during your first week on campus. All first-years are welcome (Jewish, Jew-ish, decidedly not Jewish...really, everyone!). Unless otherwise noted, everything takes place at our campus home, Rosovsky Hall (the address is 52 Mt. Auburn St.).

  • Open House
    Wednesday, August 30 at 5:00 - 6:00 pm
    Come meet our professional staff! Parents and families are welcome. There will be lots of candy :) 
     
  • Ice Cream Social
    Thursday, August 31 at 6:00 - 8:00 pm <-- NOTE THE TIME CHANGE
    Join us to shmooze, meet fellow first-years and upperclassmen volunteers, and find out what the J.P. Licks hype is about!
     
  • First-Year Kickoff Shabbat
    Friday, September 31
    Welcome reception by the Charles River (meet at Hillel at 5 pm to walk over together).

    Conservative services: 6:00 pm in Smith Hall (2nd Floor)
    Orthodox services: 6:30 pm in Beren Hall (2nd Floor)
    (Reform services begin on 9/8)

    Kickoff Shabbat Dinner at 7:30 pm in the Hillel Courtyard (1st Floor)
    (Shabbat dinner at Hillel is included in every undergraduate's meal plan. You do not need to pre-register. Feel free to bring your friends, Jewish or not!)
     
  • First-Year Bagel Brunch
    Sunday, September 3 at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
    Bagels. Lox. Cream Cheese. Coffee. Cocoa. AND you can learn about the different student groups at Hillel? Wow.

How to find us

Our address is 52 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Our building, Rosovsky Hall, is located directly across Plympton Street from Quincy House and adjacent to Lowell House.

How to contact us

Questions about our events or Jewish life on campus? Email us or call 617-495-4695.

Follow us on Instagram @harvardhillel.

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Don't forget the High Holidays are coming up!

Looking for information about services and meals? Visit this page!

 

Prospective Students and General Inquiries 

If you are a high school student considering Harvard and want to learn more about Hillel and Jewish life at Harvard, please fill out this form and we will get back to you. Answers to common questions for observant students can be found here (though we encourage you to fill out the form and introduce yourself as well!)