{"id":149,"date":"2019-06-25T18:29:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T18:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:07:56","slug":"hillel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/communities-and-groups\/hillel\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Life at Trinity College"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Trinity Hillel<\/h2>\n<p>Trinity\u2019s Zachs Hillel House provides a warm and welcoming space for students to gather and participate in cultural, religious, educational, and social programming. Our events are open to all members of the campus community regardless of religious background.<\/p>\n<p>A few highlights of Trinity Hillel&#8217;s offerings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weekly Shabbat dinners with delicious food, often in collaboration with other student groups on campus<\/li>\n<li>Creative holiday celebrations and observances<\/li>\n<li>Service-learning programs with local Hartford organizations<\/li>\n<li>Immersive experiences including trips to Israel and alternative spring break trips<\/li>\n<li>Jewish learning and community building opportunities including the Jewish Learning Fellowship and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hillel.org\/jewish-learning-fellowship\/\">Kol Israel<\/a> &#8211; students receive stipends for participation<\/li>\n<li>Kosher dining at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/hillel\/kosher-dining\/\">Kassow Hillel Kosher Eatery<\/a> in Mather Hall.<\/li>\n<li>Baking and cooking classes in Hillel&#8217;s kosher kitchen<\/li>\n<li>Hillel Scholarship of $20,000 per year awarded to an incoming first year who demonstrates academic excellence and commitment to the Jewish community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to announce that Rabbi Bonnie Margulis will join the Trinity College community on August 15, 2025. Please check back for more information about how to contact her after she arrives.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up-to-date on Hillel events by following us on <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/trinhillel\/\">Instagram<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">and <\/span><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trinityhillel\">Facebook<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 66px;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 73px\">\n<td style=\"width: 60.71%;height: 73px\">Trinity Hillel is supported by and a proud partner of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishhartford.org\/\">Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford<\/a><\/span>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.29%;height: 73px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1828 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-300x127.png\" alt=\"Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Logo\" width=\"174\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-1536x652.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-2048x869.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-1220x523.png 1220w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-1440x617.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/09\/JFGHColor-Logo-1-1-e1632416661686-980x420.png 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Trinity Hillel Trinity\u2019s Zachs Hillel House provides a warm and welcoming space for students to gather and participate in cultural, religious, educational, and social programming. 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