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2nd Annual Ride to Provide

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The second annual Ride to Provide, a family-friendly bike ride to support the many community service programs and earth-friendly projects of the Hillel House at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, will be held on Sunday, October 19.

Join riders from the Five Colleges and throughout New England on your choice of a 9, 18, or 36 mile bike ride through the fall foliage-lined streets of Amherst, Hadley and Sunderland, with rest stops and snacks at neighboring Sukkot (traditional harvest dwellings).

Welcome Back BBQ

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 5pm. Hillel Front Lawn, free
Kosher burgers,live music, tie-dye, frisbee on the lawn and lots of catching up! Don’t miss it. Free and all are welcome!!

If you are a new student at UMass, stop by at 4pm, right before the big BBQ, and meet other Jewish new students.

Another academic year about to begin!

  • Free Trip to Israel!

    Taglit-Birthright Israel offers a free 10-day trip to Israel for college students who have never before been on a peer group trip to Israel. Travel with other UMass and 5 college students during Winter Break '08-'09. The Winter Taglit-Birthright Israel trip will be open for registration on September 10. (Register early to apply for spots!) Instructions on registration will be on this website in August. For more info go to www.israelfree.com

  • PROFESSIONAL JOB AVAILABLE at UMass Hillel

    UMass Hillel is looking to fill the staff position of Assistant Director for 2008-09.

  • ARE YOU A NEW STUDENT THIS FALL?

    Let us know who you are! We'd love to put you on our mail and email list. You'll receive a weekly email of what's happening Jewishly at UMass and also the Fall Calendar of Events through regular mail in the Fall. Click here to sign up.

  • ROOMS 4 RENT

    JLLC Rooms available: Summer Sessions and Fall Semester. Click here

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The Grinspoon Hillel House stands at the center of Jewish life on campus. In this warm and lively environment Jewish students of all backgrounds – religious and secular – feel at home and included. Whether you're interested in social events, community service, religious services, the arts - Hillel has it all. Recognized internationally as a leader in creative campus programming, UMass Hillel is the only campus Hillel in the world to win the William Haber Award for outstanding programming six times!

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We've lowered the rates for single rooms in Fall '08!