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The Chabad at FGCU celebrates Jewish pride on Library Lawn
With Hanukkah approaching, we look back on an event from earlier this semester that gave Jewish students a platform to express their pride. Chabad, the Jewish student group at FGCU, held a festival on the library lawn on Oct. 27 to celebrate Jewish culture and the community it has fostered...
OSU Hillel, Chabad bring light to campus for Chanukah
OSU Hillel and the Schottenstein Chabad House at The Ohio State University in Columbus are working on several Chanukah events which will engage students during the eight-day holiday. This year, it will take place during finals and the start of winter break.
Chabad at UChicago Looks Ahead After House Expansion
After more than a year of construction and renovation, the Rohr Chabad Center at the University of Chicago and Hyde Park officially reopened on November 9. The 8,000-square-foot expansion, built on the Center’s seldom-used backyard, features a new recreation room, an event center, a lounge, and a mikvah (ritual bath).
Chabad of Penn State to host Menorah lighting at Old Main for Hanukkah
In honor of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, Chabad of Penn State will light a 12-foot menorah at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, at Old Main on the University Park campus, followed by a community celebration. Open to the public, the ceremony will feature the lighting of the menorah and...
Former Hamas hostage Omer Shem Tov speaks at UC Berkeley
The Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center at Berkeley hosted Omer Shem Tov, a former hostage held in captivity by Hamas for 505 days, on Tuesday evening in the Pauley Ballroom. The event began with an opening address from Joey Karlan, the president of UC Berkeley’s Jewish Student Union, who thanked...
