Berkeley Hillel

Summer Hours

Monday - Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 3pm

Berkeley Hillel is open for administrative business over the summer. We have no planned events over the summer. Keep updated with our programs and events throughout the year by checking out our calendar.

Welcome Week Fall 2010:

Monday, August 23rd from 12-2pm - Picnic on Memorial Glade

Monday, August 23rd from 8-10pm - Build your own Sundaes
Tuesday, August 24th from 12-4pm - Meet and Mingle

Wednesday, August 25th from 1-4pm - Pool Party

Wednesday, August 25th from 6-7pm - First Weekly BBQ

Thursday, August 26th from 6-7pm - First FYSH (First Year Students at Hillel) dinner

Friday, August 27th, 6pm service, 7pm dinner - Shabbat Shalom!
Join us for services followed by a free kosher dinner.
Everyone is welcome!

For more info on the above programs click HERE or contact Oren Persing.

Freshman Retreat to Marin Headlands!

Sunday and Monday, September 5th and 6th - Calling all first year students!
Join us for a fun weekend retreat to the Marin Headlands with other Jewish students. Cost is $20 - all you need to do is fill out a registration form at Hillel and pay in cash or check

For more info on the Freshman Retreat click HERE or contact Oren Persing.

This trip is made possible through the generous support of the
Oakland Jewish Philanthropic Foundation

Alternative Winter Break to Uruguay!!!!!!!!

Join other Jewish students this winter break for a service learning trip to Montevideo, Uruguay! We will discuss social justice with pre and post trip sessions, and we will spend a week building houses and visiting the Jewish community in Montevideo. Cost is $2,000 with generous scholarships available. For more information please click HERE or contact Lisa Motenko. Sign up by October 1st, 2010.

Food Justice Alternative Spring Breaktrip to OZ FARM!

This experience is a weeklong trip to OZ farm in Northern California. Over the course of the week, participants will learn a wide range of skills in sustainable and organic agriculture such as planting, harvesting, natural building and composting. To complement the physical work, participants will have the opportunity to engage in texts and hear speakers discuss topics such as Jewish agricultural laws, medicinal herbs, and global food security. Students will gain exposure to the growing food justice movement, both within the Jewish and secular worlds.

If this opportunity sounds too delicious to pass up click HERE or contact Oren Persingfor more details.


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. Upcoming Events Check out the calendar. Featured Links (510) Grads & Young Adults Join our Facebook Group! Tell Us About Yourself.. Israel at Berkeley Hillel Take a Virtual Tour Invest in Berkeley Hillel	Welcome! Summer Hours Monday - Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 3pm Berkeley Hillel is open for administrative business over the summer. We have no planned events over the summer. Keep updated with our programs and events throughout the year by checking out our calendar. Welcome Week Fall 2010: Monday, August 23rd from 12-2pm - Picnic on Memorial Glade Monday, August 23rd from 8-10pm - Build your own Sundaes Tuesday, August 24th from 12-4pm - Meet and Mingle Wednesday, August 25th from 1-4pm - Pool Party Wednesday, August 25th from 6-7pm - First Weekly BBQ Thursday, August 26th from 6-7pm - First FYSH (First Year Students at Hillel) dinner Friday, August 27th, 6pm service, 7pm dinner - Shabbat Shalom! Join us for services followed by a free kosher dinner. Everyone is welcome! For more info on the above programs click HERE or contact Oren Persing. Freshman Retreat to Marin Headlands! Sunday and Monday, September 5th and 6th - Calling all first year students! Join us for a fun weekend retreat to the Marin Headlands with other Jewish students. Cost is $20 - all you need to do is fill out a registration form at Hillel and pay in cash or check For more info on the Freshman Retreat click HERE or contact Oren Persing. This trip is made possible through the generous support of the Oakland Jewish Philanthropic Foundation Alternative Winter Break to Uruguay!!!!!!!! Join other Jewish students this winter break for a service learning trip to Montevideo, Uruguay! We will discuss social justice with pre and post trip sessions, and we will spend a week building houses and visiting the Jewish community in Montevideo. Cost is $2,000 with generous scholarships available. For more information please click HERE or contact Lisa Motenko. Sign up by October 1st, 2010. Food Justice Alternative Spring Breaktrip to OZ FARM! This experience is a weeklong trip to OZ farm in Northern California. Over the course of the week, participants will learn a wide range of skills in sustainable and organic agriculture such as planting, harvesting, natural building and composting. To complement the physical work, participants will have the opportunity to engage in texts and hear speakers discuss topics such as Jewish agricultural laws, medicinal herbs, and global food security. Students will gain exposure to the growing food justice movement, both within the Jewish and secular worlds. If this opportunity sounds too delicious to pass up click HERE or contact Oren Persingfor more details.

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