Challah for Hunger

Challah for Hunger (CfH) is a nationwide nonprofit organization that brings people together to bake and sell challah with the purpose of raising money and awareness for social justice causes. There are over 50 CfH chapters located on college campuses all over the world. Half of the profits are donated to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger and half of the profits support a local organization of the chapter’s choice. During the 2014-2015 academic year, the UMass Amherst chapter held several bakes and raised over $2000. We donated half of the proceeds to the Amherst Survival Center, a regional resource providing food, clothing, health care, and community to residents of Hampshire and Franklin Countries through primarily volunteer efforts.
 
As our UMass chapter grows, we are excited to have more challah bakes this semester and hope to raise even more money for social justice causes. You are more than welcome to join us at any of our baking events, which occur on Thursday nights. 
 
Loaves are $3 each. Buy in person on Thursdays following our bakes or Fridays that we're selling in the Campus Center. We accept cash and Venmo.
 
Please visit us on Facebook for the latest updates on baking and selling dates. You can also send us an email at umass@challahforhunger.org.
 
To learn more about the national organization you can visit their website challahforhunger.org
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​Jewish Leaders in Business/Jewish Student Union

​Jewish Leaders in Business creates events to provide students with learning opportunities, such as networking opportunities and guest speakers to better prepare students for the competitive business world. We love working with many different organizations on and off campus to continue to promote an incredibly unified, supportive, and diverse campus. Facebook Page.


Jewish Student Union (JSU) is a UMass Registered Student Organization (RSO) which takes an active role in planning and participating in Hillel events. We host a wide range of events from dance parties to cultural nights. JSU is a great way to meet new people and to be involved with the Jewish community on campus. Stay tuned and get all the info by liking us on Facebook or send us an e-mail . We look forward to seeing you at our events!

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Degel

​Degel is a group of Orthodox Jewish students from the Five College community. We have an Orthodox Union-sponsored Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) couple, Shabbat davening, learning opportunities, and Kosher Dining through UMass. We share wonderful Shabbats together from candle-lighting and services on Friday night through services, lunch, third meal and Havdalah on Saturday. If you have any questions regarding observance and practice, how to get a key for your dorm so you don't have to use the key card, or anything else about being observant at UMass, get in touch with one of co-presidents: Shira or Chava. 

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Mizmor

​Mizmor provides opportunities for Jewish students to engage religiously, spiritually, and culturally in a Conservative Jewish setting within Hillel. Mizmor provides weekly Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv services every Friday night, all organized and led by students. Mizmor also hosts fun get-togethers for the community to engage throughout the semester. Like us on Facebook, UMass Mizmor, to keep up to date with everything we are doing!

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​Mishelanu

​Mishelanu is a national campus program that provides a home for Israeli-American students in order to strengthen and maintain their identity through culture, language, heritage, and a strong connection to Israel. Find out more from our Facebook group or contact Sapir Ben Zvi  with any questions!

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Kehilah

Kehilah, Hebrew for community, offers space for Jewish students who are part of the LGBTQ community to connect. We also organize educational events for folks from all backgrounds to learn about the intersections of Jewish identity and LGBTQ identity. If you'd like more information about Kehilah, please contact Emerson Finkle, Social Justice Fellow. ​

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Ruach

Ruach is the Reform, Reconstructionist, & Alternative Jewish student group at UMass Hillel.  We host a variety of religious, communal, and social action events to help liberal Jews connect with their Judaism and each other. Although we are based at UMass Hillel, we welcome students from the other Five Colleges and members of the local community to join us as well! You can also follow us on Facebook.

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Student Alliance for Israel (SAFI)

The Student Alliance for Israel exists to give pro-Israel members of UMass Amherst a voice on campus and in the greater community. We, as an alliance, are made up of students from different cultural, educational, religious, and political backgrounds and identities. We hold various beliefs all linked by one Zionist idea; the State of Israel has the right to exist as a democratic Jewish state. With this strong ideal in mind, our group seeks to create spaces of open dialogue through educational and social platforms, so that we can learn, discuss and connect with the UMass community.

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Grad Students & Young Professionals

Emek Hachalutzim ("valley of the pioneers," in Hebrew), known as Emek, is a group who plans social and religious gatherings for young, post-undergraduate Jews of the Pioneer Valley (and beyond). We're dedicated to building a self-sustaining, pluralistic Jewish community in the Valley which we support through providing the means and communication necessary for community members to plan and implement social outings, religious events, and community service projects. Find out more on Facebook or contact Rebekah Steinfeld, Assistant Director of UMass Hillel, with questions!