No more tents and mud—that’s two of the positive changes brought about by the new $1.85 million center built for Chabad-Lubavitch of Clinton in upstate New York, which opened in time for the new 2024-25 semester and the Jewish new year.

If you walked past WashU’s Chabad house the night of Oct. 4, you may have smelled the sweet scent of honey or seen students shuffling in and out of a small opening to a fenced-in yard. You certainly heard the excited chatter of over 400 Jewish students.

The popular SHABBAT 500 Dinner — the largest Jewish event on campus — is set for Friday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m., with special guest of honor Colorado State University Senior Vice President Rick Miranda.

The UF Chabad House emphasizes love and welcomes anyone regardless of their strength of affiliation, its website said. The center is one of 500 campuses that make up the Chabad on Campus International network, and it aims to help students immerse themselves in Jewish culture.

Multiple organizations partnered to erect a line of 10-foot milk cartons displaying Israeli-Americans killed or held hostage by Hamas on the south side of the Illini Union on Monday. The exhibit also featured various works from Jewish artists.