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During this painful time in Israel and on campus, Hillel UW is committed to meeting Jewish students where they are.

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  • 12.09

    Finals Study Hours @ Hillel

    12.09

    Hanukkah Party: Night 3

    12.10

    Finals Study Hours @ Hillel

    12.10

    Hanukkah Candle Lighting Night 4 (with a Hanukkah Gingerbread House Competition!)

    12.11

    Hanukkah Candle Lighting Night 5

    12.11

    Moonlight Breakfast Waffle Bar and Finals Study Session

    12.12

    Hanukkah Night 6: Candle Lighting + Hanukkah Crafts

    01.07

    Mah Jongg

    01.28

    Mah Jongg

    02.29

    HillelFEST 24

    03.16

    Spring Break with Hillel UW: Inside Jewish Poland

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    Tonight is night 3 of Hanukkah, and we still have Tonight is night 3 of Hanukkah, and we still have lots of ways to celebrate and come together to bring some light into the world! 🕎🍩🔥

Tonight! Hanukkah party from 6:00-7:30. 

Sunday 12/10- Candle lighting + Hanukkah gingerbread menorah competition 

Monday 12/11- Candle lighting + Moonlight Breakfast finals waffle bar

Tuesday 12/12- Candle lighting + Hanukkah arts and crafts

Good luck with finals everyone!! If you’re feeling overwhelmed, please try to take some time off o come together with your Hillel community to celebrate Hanukkah 💜✡️🕎

(Hillel is open Saturday and Sunday this weekend from 10am-10pm if you need a quiet place to study!)
    The Hillel UW team spent the last few days at HIGA The Hillel UW team spent the last few days at HIGA (Hillel International Global Assembly) reflecting with and learning from fellow Hillel professionals from around the world. 

We are incredibly proud to share that we are this year’s recipients of @hillelintl “Great Place to Work Excellence Award”. Our team loves what we do and are so excited to bring back what we learned at this conference to our UW community!
    🕎🔥Join us this Friday as we bring some light 🕎🔥Join us this Friday as we bring some light into the world with Shabbatakkah! We’ll be lighting the menorah + Shabbat candles as we celebrate Hanukkah with a delicious brisket (vegetarian option available) and latke dinner. 🔥🕎

Come wearing your fav/ugly Hanukkah sweaters!
    Join us tomorrow night for a special Shabbat Israe Join us tomorrow night for a special Shabbat Israelit! We’ll have a delicious Israeli themed menu (chicken schnitzel, Israeli couscous, roasted eggplant, shakshuka, basmati rice, and Israeli salad). 

Following dinner, we will be joined by Shye Weinstein to share his testimonial from surviving the massacre at the NOVA music festival in Israel on October 7th. 

**we know tomorrow is a big UW football game, so we’ll be streaming the game in the Hillel cafe from 5-6 before dinner! 🏈🏈
    Jewish students need Hillel, and Hillel needs you. Jewish students need Hillel, and Hillel needs you. 

As the center for Jewish life at UW, our Hillel building is the home away from home for Jewish Huskies. This Giving Tuesday, we're raising $20,000 in honor of 20 years of our safe space on campus. Will you help ensure our students continue to have the support they need and a home on campus by making a gift before midnight? All gifts are matched, dollar-for-dollar! Make your gift today at the link in our bio.
    ‼️✈️ travel opportunity!!✈️‼️ Tod ‼️✈️ travel opportunity!!✈️‼️

Today, more than ever, learning about our Jewish history and being proud of our Jewish identities is deeply important. This spring break, Hillel UW is offering an Inside Jewish Poland trip in partnership with JDC Entwine! We will explore historic sites, visit Jewish synagogues and landmarks, and celebrate Shabbat together with a local young adult Jewish community in Poland. Traveling and connecting with the global Jewish community is an incredible experience, and we are SO HAPPY we are able to bring this experience to our students! 😊
 
The application is open NOW and space is limited, so please fill out the application asap! (Application is in our bio!)
 
If you have any questions about the trip, please don’t hesitate to dm us or reach out to Ellie!

Details: Flying out of Seattle on March 16th and will be landing back in Seattle on March 24th!
 
Swipe through to see pics from our Germany/Poland spring break trip last year!

**this trip is only for current undergraduate students
    Still in town? Join us tomorrow for Bowling Night! Still in town? Join us tomorrow for Bowling Night! Whether you’re a UW student or back in Seattle for Thanksgiving, join us for a fun filled evening of bowling and pizza!

This event is FREE! If you’re able to, please bring some nonperishable food to be donated to the JFS food-bank. 

Link in bio to sign up! 🎳
    Hillel UW invites all of our huskies in Greek Life Hillel UW invites all of our huskies in Greek Life to join us for our first ever Greek Life Hanukkah Party! Join us for a social mixer that will include tasty Hanukkah treats and activities! 🍩🕎

This event is open to all our Jewish huskies in Greek Life + your non-Jewish Greek Life friends!

Link in bio to sign up! 

**stay tuned for our Hanukkah party for non-Greek students (open to all!)
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