Shabbat is an opportunity to take a break and connect with community
Unique Shabbat and Holiday experiences are at the core of community building at Queens Hillel. We offer communal Shabbat meals during select weekends, weekly Se’udah Shlishit (the 3rd Shabbat meal), weekly Shabbat Shacharit (morning services led by our Orthodox student group, Nachalah and OU-JLIC), and opportunities for you to host your own Shabbat experience from the comfort of your home or dorm!
To get involved with planning one of these amazing opportunities, join a Production Team. Production Teams are tasked with creating fantastic holiday and Shabbat experiences for our students and are a great opportunity for students with a passion for creating and designing experiences.
Shabbat Dinners
Out of the Box Shabbat
Holidays
Shabbat DInners
Queens Hillel hosts kosher, catered communal Shabbat dinners regularly throughout the year. We also host at least 2 Kabbalat Shabbat services at each communal meal and student-led programming after dinner. Saturday morning begins with OU-JLIC style services in the Queens Hillel Beit Midrash, followed by student-led programming. Se’udah Shlishit (the 3rd meal on Shabbat) and Havdallah are hosted by OU-JLIC right here in the neighborhood. All communal Shabbat dinners are designed by students and for students. To join a Shabbat dinner production team or to inquire about starting a production team, contact Ben@qchillel.org.
Out of the Box Shabbat
We know BIG meals are not for everyone. Some of us just like to relax and enjoy a home cooked meal, which is why we coordinate Out of the Box Shabbat. OOTBS gives you the opportunity to be a host or a guest of a small meal in the comfort of your own or someone's home. We'll even match you to a meal if you're not sure where to go (when safe)! Hosts are provided an Out of the Box Shabbat Box that includes Shabbat dinner essentials (like challah and blessing cards) and a gift card to purchase food too. Guests just need to sign up and show up!
Holidays
Queens Hillel is a great place to celebrate Jewish Holidays, and is accommodating in its academic calendar. At Queens Hillel, Jewish holidays are designed and implemented by "Production Teams". Each holiday has its own PT which is made up of students, clubs, and orgs that are interested in imagining, designing, and implementing amazing holidays on campus!
Rosh Hashanah - QC+QCC closed, no classes.
Yom Kippur - QC+QCC closed, no classes.
Sukkot - QC+QCC is open. Hillel has Sukkot on campus to accommodate students who wish to ear their meals in a Sukkah and for Sukkot programming!
Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah - QC+QCC are open.
Hanukkah - Hillel offers opportunities for communal candle lighting on campus and special holiday programming designed by a Queens Hillel Production Team.
Purim - QC+QCC open. A Queens Hillel Production Team will design a Purim celebration.
Pesach (Passover) - QC+QCC are closed, no classes.
Yom Ha'atzma'ut (Israel Independence Day) - QC+QCC is open, and Hillel and ISA organize a special Festival on the campus Quad called Israelfest.
Shavuot (when it falls during school) - QC +QCC open.