Student Life
Boston University Hillel operates like a Jewish student union, with a satellite groups that appeal to the varying interests of our Jewish student body. Below is the list of satellite groups, and contact information for those groups, that currently operate through Boston University Hillel House. If you would like to start a new group, please contact our programming staff.
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| Hillel Student Board | Joel Udwin, President |
| click here to read about our current student board. | |
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Hillel Kosher Dining |
John Keefe, Dining Manager |
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Hillel Intramural Sports |
Lauren Shuman, staff |
| Participate in the university intramural sports program with your Hillel friends. Email the contact person if you have enough students to form a team or are an individual and want to join a team. | |
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| Holocaust Education Committee |
Laura Montero-Stern |
| Help educate students on campus about the Holocaust by planning talks with Survivors and other educational programs. | |
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| The Kin-Si Collaborative NEW |
Alyse Lichtenstein |
The Ken-Si Collaborative is a group of Jews and Latinos who are invested in learning about each other’s cultures and exploring how Jews & Latinos can work together, find commonalities between cultures and support one another. |
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| Freshman Council |
Julia Brandeis, VP of Outreach |
The best opportunity for leadership during your Freshman year. Come plan and attend events with your Freshman peers. |
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| Graduate Student Society | Lauren Shuman, staff |
| Two graduate student socials are held each year, along with a Hannukah party. To get involved or help plan other events, get in touch with me! | |
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| Jewish Law Student Association | Matt Shayefar |
| Monthly lectures, lunch-n-learns, socials and more! Our events are open to all students. | |
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| Maimonides (MED) Society | Daniel Stein |
| Join Maimonides for fun social events with the only other people who can appreciate anatomy discussions over cocktails. Our lectures and programs take place on the BU Medical campus. | |
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| Alpha Omega Intl. Dental Fraternity | Jeremiah Granados |
| Beta-Epsilon (BU) Chapter. Our 100+ year old fraternity is based on a triad of three principles: Professionalism, Fraternalism, and a base of Jewish Values. Alpha Omegans are a network of dentists and dental students around the world that donate to numerous charitable causes, are leaders in the field of dentistry, and are a strong social/networking community. | |
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| Taglit: Birthright Israel | KateLynn Plotnick, staff |
| You know, the too-good-to-be-true free ten-day trip that you keep hearing about. Click HERE for more info!! | |
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| Taglit: Birthright Israel Alumni | KateLynn Plotnick, staff |
| What to do after the trip? Parties, shabbats, movies, dinners, etc... | |
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| BU AIPAC | Sophie Miller |
| The BU Branch of American Israeli Public Affairs Committee | |
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| BU Students for Israel (BUSI) | Matt Goldberg |
| Boston University's Pro-Israel voice on campus. | |
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| Arab-Israeli Peace Alliance | Eryn Trauben |
| Dialogs and lectures pertaining to Middle Eastern current events. | |
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| Kol Echad | Arielle Solomon & Sam Mor |
| BU's co-ed Jewish A Cappella Group. | |
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| Neshikot | Samantha Soled |
| BU's all-womens Jewish A Capella Group. | |
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| Kalaniot | Eryn Trauben |
| Hillel’s very own Israeli dance group organizes dance routines and competes in local and regional events. | |
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| Jewish Theater Guild | Lauren Shuman, staff |
| Though currently not active, if you would like to re-establish this group, contact me! A student group dedicated to producing plays and musicals while observing the Jewish sabbath and holidays, the Jewish Theatre Guild is open to all students, not just Jewish students. We welcome all actors, techies, and musicians! | |
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| Student Committee for the Arts NEW | Holland Dieringer, staff |
| In collaboration with the Rubin-Frankel Gallery, the SCA provides opportunites to get involved in the production of both student and professional art exhibitions. | |
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| Torah Dojo NEW | Ari Morse and Sarah Bauch |
| Tora Dojo incorporates Jewish ideals in a Shotokan-like style of karate. For more information, please visit: http://on.fb.me/butoradojo | |
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| Alterative Spring Break | Lauren Shuman, staff |
| Boston University students join students from around the country to help rebuild communities. In the past we have traveled and worked in Washington, DC, New Orleans, LA, and Haifa, Israel. Click here for this year's trip! | |
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| Social Action Committee | Lindsay Flammey & Hilary Bokoff |
| The Community Service Council plans social action and community service events through Boston University Hillel. Projects range from donation drives, blood drives, awareness initiatives, Roffman Family Mitzvah Day, and more. | |
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| Roffman Family Mitzvah Day | Lindsay Flammey & Hilary Bokoff |
| A day where 100+ Boston University students scatter around metro-Boston for a dan of community service. FREE T-shirts and breakfast for participants. | |
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| Challah for Hunger NEW | Kayla Rosenberg |
Challah for Hunger raises money to help the hungry and those afflicted by disaster, through the sale of Challah. BU’s Challah for Hunger chapter meets on a bi-weekly basis to bake and sell Challah. Fifty percent of our chapter’s funds will be donated to the American Jewish Worlds’ Service’s Sudan Relief and Advocacy Fund. The rest of the money is donated to an organization of our choice. |
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| Religious Life Council | Alissa Fromkin |
| Comprised of representatives from each minyan, RLC is a community-wide group that governs Jewish religious life at Boston University. | |
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| Conservative Minyan | Leann Langer and Rachel Klepper |
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| KOACH: Conservative Social Group | Rafi Spitzer |
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| Reform Minyan (Kesher) | Jen Whitman and Liza Moskowitz |
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| Orthodox Minyan | Avi Klausner and Bret Spier |
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| Woman's Study Group | Bena Reiter |
| weekly classes of Torah and Women's Studies. | |
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| Torah Tutors NEW | Joel Udwin |
Torah tutors beings students together to teach/learn how to read torah and lead services. |
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| It Takes 2 to Torah | Ben Fishman |
| Weekly group torah study. | |
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| Torah-based courses | Rabbi Polak, staff |
| Email Rabbi Polak for schedule if interested in joining his Talmud classes (both student and faculty) and other rotating classes. | |
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| Meor Jewish Leadership Fellowship | Rabbi Gould |
| http://www.meorboston.com/ | |
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