Jewish Life at Colgate
Sukkot on the Quad
Students are celebrating Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival, in a sukkah, which is a temporary structure that they built on the Quad.
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Big Questions Jews Ask is one of our regular opportunities to engage in Jewish learning.
Keep Kosher and Carry On
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Colgate Jewish Union sponsors an annual kosher/halal barbecue with the Muslim Student Association during Spring Party Weekend.
Israel at Colgate
During Israel Night at Frank Dining Hall, students enjoyed Israeli pop music, made their own challah, got their names written in Hebrew and Arabic - and, of course, had a particularly delicious dinner!
At Colgate, Jewish life is student-run.
From event-planning to leading Shabbat services, building the sukkah to cooking Shabbat dinner each week, students are empowered to create meaningful religious and social programs which enrich their experience both as scholars and as Jews.
We also provide High Holiday services, build a sukkah on the main academic quad, light an eight-foot chanukiyah, and have a week-long kosher co-op during Passover, in addition to providing sedarim for over 150 students.
The High Holidays at Colgate
Join us as we usher in a new year!
Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Erev Rosh Hashanah Services
6 p.m. Hall of Presidents (JC Colgate)
Dinner to follow
Thursday September 5, 2013
Rosh Hashanah Services
10 a.m. Saperstein Jewish Center
4:30 p.m. Tashlich
Willow Path Bridge
Friday September 6, 2013
Rosh Hashanah Services
10 a.m. Saperstein Jewish Center
Walking Shabbat: Campus Tour
5 PM meet at Saperstein Jewish Center
Yom Kippur
Friday, September 13, 2013
Erev Yom Kippur Dinner
5 p.m. Hall of Presidents (JC Colgate)
6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
Clark Room (JC Colgate Hall)
Saturday September 14, 2013
Yom Kippur Services
10 a.m. Saperstein Jewish Center
Meditation Session with Professor John Carter
3:30 p.m. Chapel House
Ask Big Questions Discussion
5:30 p.m. Saperstein Jewish Center
Concluding Services (Neilah)
6:30 p.m. Saperstein Jewish Center
Break Fast
8:15 p.m. Ho Atrium
The Michael Saperstein Jewish Center
The Saperstein Jewish Center, commonly referred to as “The Sap” is a focal point for Jewish study, worship, and culture on our campus. This small but dynamic space houses everything from study breaks to Shabbat dinners, High Holiday services to challah-baking extravaganzas!
"The Sap" houses our sanctuary, a library of several hundred volumes, a classroom where several Jewish Studies courses are held, and both meat and dairy kosher kitchens. It also has computer workstations, a huge flat-screen TV and DVD player, and a Wii, as well as great couches —making it a fantastic space to do homework or just hang out.