Student Groups & Initiatives

Brandeis Hillel supports over twenty student groups and initiatives, ranging from the Brandeis Orthodox Organization and the Brandeis Reform Chavurah, to Manginah Jewish a cappella, and the Jewish Feminists Association of Brandeis.

Hillel is committed to empowering every Jewish student to engage with their Jewish identity in as many ways as possible.

BaRuCh
Social events, learning, services, and much more for Reform students.

Brandeis Orthodox Org.

Social events, learning, speakers, and much more for Orthodox students.

Masorti

Social events, learning, speakers, and more for Conservative students.

Brandeis Orthodox Minyan

Orthodox services

BIPAC

Brandeis University's bipartisan pro-Israel lobby.

J Street U @ Brandeis
The student organizing arm of J Street.

IAC Mishelanu

First and second generation Israeli-Americans who bring the spirit of Israel to campus.

Generations
Visits the elderly at the JCHE Coleman House once a month.

Brandeis Organization of Sephardic Students
Culture, Services, food, social events and more for Sephardic students.

HOG
Jewish gamers who play everything from Mario Kart to Minecraft.

Masorti Minyan

Conservative services

Shira Chadasha

Partnership services

Sharsheret
Supporting Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer, ovarian cancer, or at increased genetic risk.

Challah for Hunger

Builds communities inspired and equipped to fight hunger.

HRC
Dedicated to Holocaust remembrance, memorialization and education.

JFAB

Dedicated to the intersection of Judaism and feminism.

QJAB

A social and community space at Brandeis by and for Queer Jews.

Manginah

Brandeis’ premiere Jewish a cappella group.

First Year Students of Hillel

FYSH is a group for freshmen and fall semester sophomores to create programming for first year and transfer students.

Klezmer

The Brandeis Klezmer band is a group of students who use their musical talents to play Jewish music as well as modern sounds.

Ongoing Student Initiatives

Mitzvote & Civc Engagement
Voter registration, civic engagement.

Eruv Committee
Checking and maintaing the Eruv around Brandeis.

Sukkah Builders Squad
Building, decorating and taking down the Hillel sukkah every year.

Brandeis Beit Midrash
With over 1,000 volumes, the Beit Midrash is a great place to learn about Judaism. Guest speakers frequently teach in the Beit Midrash.