Refer a friend (who hasn’t signed up yet) and if they register too, you’ll receive a $10 Starbucks e-card!
Learn to read Hebrew in just five weeks! Really!
Participants must commit to attending all sessions and practicing reading 5 minutes each day. All materials provided. No prior experience with Hebrew reading required. Facilitated by Rabbi Lauren.
Wednesdays, October 30, November 6, 13 & 20, December 4
7:00-8:30pm
** This course (or equivalent) is required for B-Mitzvah cohort students.
Jewish Values & Civic Engagement
In this election year, explore what it means to be Jewish citizens in democracies. We’ll consider what it means to be “at home;” what Jewish tradition has to say about our responsibilities, rights, and obligations; and Jewish perspectives about the connections between our moral commitments and our politics. Facilitated by Lucas Sachs, events and engagement Fellow. $75 stipend available for participants who attend all four sessions.
Tuesdays, October 8, 15, 22, & 29
- 5:00-5:30 pm vegetarian dinner
- 5:30-7:00 pm session
Uplift your spirit and create community as we learn and sing traditional and contemporary Jewish songs of peace, welcoming, and belonging. No previous music experience nor Hebrew reading skills are required. If you play an instrument and would like to bring it to play, please do! Hillel UW also has a keyboard and guitar available to borrow. Led by musician-educator Josh Niehaus. $100 stipend available for participants who attend all sessions.
Mondays, November 4, 18, 25 & December 2
- 6:15-6:45 pm vegetarian pizza dinner
- 6:45-8:00 pm singing
Fellows are strongly encouraged to join Friday night Song Circles as they take place during the year. Fall dates include 9/27; 10/4; 10/18; 11/1; 11/15; 12/6. Check Hillel UW’s events calendar for more details.
Four the Moment (4tM) — for first-year students
Get to know other first-year students while exploring how Judaism relates to big questions related to starting college. We’ll explore questions like: Who do I want to be in college? Where or what is “home” to me? A $100 stipend is available for participants who attend all four sessions. A brief, in-person, get-to-know-you conversation with Mollie, Hillel UW’s education intern, is required before the first session. Mollie looks forward to a social get-together with the cohort on Friday, October 25 at 5:00pm before Shabbat dinner at Hillel UW. More details to come!
Mondays, October 14, 21, 28 & November 4
- 5:00-5:30 pm vegetarian dinner
- 5:30-7:00 pm session
Learn more about our teaching philosophy and learning fellowships.
