{"id":151,"date":"2019-03-08T02:05:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T02:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:33:52","slug":"shabbat-holidays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/communities-and-groups\/hillel\/shabbat-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Shabbat and Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Engaging with the Jewish Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We offer a robust calendar of experiential programming\u00a0designed to nourish the soul and the mind:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shabbat Traditions:\u00a0Weekly informal Kabbalat Shabbat\u00a0worship followed by themed Kosher dinners (from <em>Sushi Shabbat<\/em>\u00a0to <em>Fancy Shabbat<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>Holidays on Campus:\u00a0Experience the High Holy Days, Sukkot, Chanukah, and Passover with a community that feels like family.<\/li>\n<li>Wellness &amp; Socials:\u00a0Take a &#8220;brain break&#8221; with Ice Cream Socials, Havdalah &amp; Craft Nights, and afternoon tea.<\/li>\n<li>Birthright Israel: Join the journey of a lifetime. Our staff connects you with premier Birthright opportunities for both winter and summer breaks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2755 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/IMG_2854-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/IMG_2854-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/IMG_2854-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/IMG_2854-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/IMG_2854-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/IMG_2854-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/IMG_2854-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/IMG_2854-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Celebrate the Jewish holidays at Trinity\u2019s Zachs Hillel House:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Jewish holidays begin with High Holy Day services and kosher meals at the Zachs Hillel House.<\/li>\n<li>Chanukah is marked by one big party and lighting the menorah on the other nights.<\/li>\n<li>At Tu B\u2019Shvat, we focus on ecology and our natural world through a Jewish perspective.<\/li>\n<li>For Purim, we bake hamantaschen and enjoy a purimspiel, costume contest, and abbreviated megillah reading.<\/li>\n<li>Passover begins with a large community Seder and continues throughout the holiday with a kosher-for-Passover meal plan in Mather Hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To join us for any of these events, keep your eye on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/trinitytoday\/\">Trinity Today<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4585 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-04-at-11.41.10-AM-300x156.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-04-at-11.41.10-AM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-04-at-11.41.10-AM-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-04-at-11.41.10-AM-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/spiritualandreligiouslife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-04-at-11.41.10-AM.png 1490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engaging with the Jewish Calendar We offer a robust calendar of experiential programming\u00a0designed to nourish the soul and the mind: Shabbat Traditions:\u00a0Weekly informal Kabbalat Shabbat\u00a0worship followed by themed Kosher dinners (from Sushi Shabbat\u00a0to Fancy Shabbat). 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