Orthodox Jewish student groups at secular universities

Orthodox Jewish student groups exist at many secular colleges and universities in the diaspora, especially in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

History

At some points in history there were umbrella organization that united Orthodox students and communities in North America (Yavneh in the 1960s-1980s, Kedma in the 1990s, the Orthodox Campus Coalition in the 2000s), but they are now defunct (similar to Conservative Jewry's Koach and Reform Jewry's KESHER). The Orthodox Union and its programs Heart to Heart and JLIC have worked to revive such a structure from 2010 through 2015, and now offer a network and website of resources called Kahal.

Orthodox student groups cater to the needs of their communities, which may vary based on size, the percentage of students who commute or live on campus, and demand for religious services. The services they provide include (but are not limited to) prayer services, Torah study, kosher dining, charity work, and social events. These efforts can help to mainstream Orthodox students who would otherwise be forced either to commute and live at home or to attend a university designed for an Orthodox student population such as Yeshiva University, Touro College, or Hebrew Theological College.

To support Orthodox students and communities, the Orthodox Union created the Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) at many colleges. A rabbi and rebbetzin live on campus and provides classes for the students in an Orthodox setting, in conjunction with the Hillel.^[1]

Orthodox students may also be involved with Hillel or Chabad on Campus, though a Hillel or Chabad house at a university does not necessarily mean that Orthodox students attend the university.

Secular United States universities and colleges with Orthodox Jewish organizations

Secular Canadian universities and colleges with Orthodox Jewish organizations

Secular United Kingdom universities and colleges with Orthodox Jewish organizations

References

^ OU Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus http://www.jliconline.org/index.php
^ Boston University Orthodox Minyan http://www.bu.edu/hillel/student/shabbat.html Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Brandeis Orthodox Organization http://www.booweb.org/index.html
^ Brooklyn College Orthodox Club http://www.bchillel.org/index.php?submenu=StudentGroups&src=gendocs&ref=StudentGroups&category=Students Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ Columbia/Barnard Yavneh http://www.yavnehcu.com/
^ Cornell Kedma at the CJL http://www.cornellcjl.com/index.html Archived 2005-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Harvard Orthodox Minyan http://hillel.harvard.edu/religious-life/prayer-communities/orthodox-minyan Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Johns Hopkins Orthodox Community http://www.hopkinsorthodox.com Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ Northwestern Orthodox Minyan http://www.nuhillel.org/?q=content/life-observant-jews-northwestern-university
^ Yavneh at Princeton http://www.princeton.edu/~yavneh/
^ Queens College JLIC http://www.qchillel.org/about/qc-jlic/ Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rutgers Mesorah http://www.rutgersmesorah.org/
^ UCLA Orthodox Minyan http://jlicla.com/aboutjlic/hillel-at-ucla Archived 2014-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ Yavneh of Hyde Park, UChicago's Orthodox Jewish community: https://www.ucyavneh.com/[1]
^ UIllinois Orthodox Community http://www.illinihillel.org/orthodox.html
^ University of Maryland Kedma http://www.umdkedma.com
^ UMass Amherst Kehillat Hillel Ha'azinu http://www.umasskhh.org/
^ Orthodox Community at Penn http://pennocp.org/
^ Young Israel House at Yale http://www.yale.edu/jlic/Welcome.html
^ Guelph JLIC
^ Cambridge JSoc http://cujs.soc.srcf.net/index.php?p=orthodox
^ Oxford JSoc "Oxford Jsoc". Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

External links

Kahal: Religious Jews in college

Jews and Judaism in the United States

Major communal organizations

Major advocacy organizations
(not exclusively Israel-focused)

Major humanitarian
organizations

Major Israel-focused
organizations

Major domestic and neighborhood
assistance organizations

Major religious movement
organizations
(and associated rabbinical membership
and policy body; seminary)

List of synagogues
(by movements)

by US states
Former

Conservative
Humanistic
Orthodox and Modern Orthodox
Reconstructionist
Reform
Unaffiliated

Youth organizations

Education

College Jewish studies programs
Hebrew school
Jewish day school
- See template for schools
- Schechter
- Torah Umesorah
Yeshiva / Mesivta

Major university groups

Organizations	Chabad on Campus Hillel Masorti on Campus Orthodox student groups World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS)
Fraternities and Sororities	Alpha Epsilon Pi Alpha Epsilon Phi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi Sigma Alpha Mu Sigma Delta Tau Tau Delta Phi Tau Epsilon Phi Zeta Beta Tau

Media

News wires	Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jewish News Syndicate
News outlets	Algemeiner Journal Baltimore Jewish Times Charlotte Jewish News Cleveland Jewish News Der Blatt Der Yid Di Tzeitung Hamodia The Jewish Advocate (Bost.) The Forward The Jewish Exponent (Phila.) The Jewish Journal (L.A.) The Jewish Ledger (Conn.) Jewish News of Greater Phoenix The Jewish Press Jewish Standard (N.J.) The Jewish Star (N.Y.) Jewish Voice JWeekly (S.F.) New York Jewish Week New Jersey Jewish News Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle St. Louis Jewish Light Washington Jewish Week Yated Ne'eman Vos Iz Neias? Yeshiva World News
Magazines	Ami Binah Commentary Emunah Magazine Jewish Currents Jewish Sports Review Jewish World Review Kindline Lilith Mishpacha Moment San Diego Jewish Journal San Diego Jewish World SAPIR Tablet Tikkun We Are in America
Television	Jewish Broadcasting Service Jewish Life Television (JLTV) National Jewish Television The Jewish Channel
Websites	AskMoses.com Chabad.org Heeb Jewcy Jewish Virtual Library Mosaic Tablet Magazine Yeshiva.co