Refer a friend (who hasn’t signed up yet) and if they register too, you’ll receive a $10 Starbucks e-card!
Zionism(s)
We will explore the historical and modern context of Zionism, along with the multiple perspectives present in the debates surrounding it. Facilitated by Rabbi Lauren and Israel Fellow Dafna Bitton. $120 stipend available to participants who attend all sessions.
Meets six evenings, vegetarian dinner provided.
Dates: TBA
Sex, Love and Relationships
Connect with other students as we explore what Judaism has to say about sex, consent, hookup culture, and sexuality. Open to undergraduates in their second, third, or final year of college. Facilitated by Rabbi Lauren and Mollie, Hillel UW’s education intern. $150 stipend available to participants who attend all sessions.
A brief, in-person, get-to-know-you conversation with Mollie, Hillel UW’s education intern, is required before the first session.
Meets eight evenings, vegetarian dinner provided.
Dates: TBA
B-Mitzvah Cohort
If you didn’t have the opportunity for a Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah or B’nai Mitzvah when you were 12 or 13 years old, join the B-Mitzvah cohort at Hillel UW! (B-Mitzvah is a gender neutral term for a Bar, Bat or B’nai Mitzvah.)
B-Mitzvah students take Introduction to Hebrew Reading in autumn and Sunday School in 8 Weeks in the winter, plus meet every other week as a cohort. In spring quarter, the cohort will meet weekly with Rabbi Lauren to learn the specific Torah portion for the B-Mitzvah date and prepare the ceremony on Saturday morning, May 17, 2025. To join the cohort, indicate your interest here or email Rabbi Lauren.
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