Community Building
We thrive when all voices come together and Jews from all backgrounds explore Jewish life and ideas together.
As we support individual students in building an enduring commitment to their own practice, our students build bridges across difference for the sake of Jewish peoplehood.
Creating Our Community
When we first became a People, we found kinship, purpose, and companionship within our tribes. Especially in college, students need small groups to help them feel grounded and know that they always have their ‘people’.
JSquads
JSquads are small, social cohorts within the larger community thoughtfully curated by staff and student leaders.
Micro-Communities
We encourage students to come together based on their shared passions to connect, discuss and learn, and explore opportunities!
Host Your Own
Students are invited to work with peer leaders and staff to create communities focused on shared interests that don’t yet exist.
Building Our Community
Building a pluralistic community takes thoughtful effort, requiring the investment of reflection, time, and mentorship.
From this firm foundation, the Jewish community on campus can play a leadership role in contributing to the
University of Chicago student culture that is known for its integrity, compassion, and inclusion.
Town Halls
Through quarterly open-forum meetings,
students are empowered to thoughtfully reflect on and improve the Hillel community.
Mensch Training
Together, we learn how to strengthen the community that we want to be a part of. In order to be a thoughtful community, we must learn how to support ourselves and each other.
Faculty Engagement
We bring together students and faculty in a variety of ways, whether sitting together at a meal, learning from them over lunch, or attending a lecture.