Prospectives

St. Louis Hillel would like to welcome you to college life in St. Louis! We are here to provide all the resources you need to do Jewish your way.

Feel free to schedule a tour with Hillel when you are visiting the university. Tours of Hillel are available Monday-Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm and Friday 9:00am-3:00pm. We prefer you to let the office know what date and approximate time you will be visiting so we can assure that we have a staff member available. You can make an appointment with a specific staff member by contacting them directly. You are also welcome to stop by at any time during office hours if you are unsure of your schedule, we will do our best to accommodate you.

Arrangements can also be made for you to stay overnight with a Wash U student. Just contact our office and let us know what dates you would like a host, your contact info, if you would prefer kosher accommodations and any other interests or your expected major. We will do our best to find a suitable host for you.

You are invited to join us for Shabbat at Hillel. Friday nights when Wash U is in session, Hillel offers student led Conservative, Orthodox & Reform services beginning at 5:45pm and a kosher dinner at 7:00pm. Dinner reservations should be made to Bon Appetit at 314-935-7098 before that Wednesday. ($13 cash or check) Reservations cannot be made through Hillel. Check out our Shabbat page for schedule and menus.

You may also attend any Jewish event on campus while you are visiting. Check out the Hillel Event Calendar and check out the JSU event Calendar, or read this week's E-newsletter for current and upcoming events. You may join the Hillel E-newsletter list serve by emailing hillel@stlouishillel.org with your name, where you are from, when you graduate High school and your preferred email address. E-newsletters are emailed each Monday during the school year.

Send St. Louis Hillel your contact info so we can let you know about upcoming programs for prospective students! Fill out this form and return it to Hillel.

Prospective Shabbatons
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Students at Wash U have created a prospective student Shabbaton just for you! It will give you the opportunity to meet Jewish students, see and experience what there is to offer for Jewish life on campus, and tour Wash U all in one weekend. For more information and to register visit the Shabbaton website.

April Welcome
April 2008
In conjunction with Wash U's April welcome, Hillel welcomes you! Schedule tours, stay with a student, check out Jewish events on campus or experience Passover at Hillel.

Student Groups on Campus
There are currently over 25 different Jewish groups on campus from social justice, to Israel, Israeli dance, minyanim and many more. Click above for a list of all current groups. Jewish groups on campus can be found through Hillel, the Jewish Student Union and Chabad, as well as a few that stand on their own. The variety of groups reflects the nature of our students. Programming at Wash U is done by the students for the students with supervision by Hillel staff and others. Groups and programming change year to year as the students' needs and wants evolve. If there's something you want, we'll help you get it.

Hillel is a lot more than just your Friday night dinner.
Click here for a variety of other services and activities that Hillel can offer you.

Orientation Week
Check out what Hillel offers for first-year orientation week at Wash U!

High Holidays 2007
See what Hillel offers during the High Holy days. (High Holy Days info for the coming year is posted in July)

Passover
Check out all the offerings Hillel has for Passover. (Passover info for the coming year is posted in mid February)

Missing class due to religious holidays
Washington University states that they are not religiously affiliated, and therefore only recognize closings for national holidays. Our experience is that professors are sensitive to the needs of religious students. Most professors will avoid scheduling major tests or projects and may even choose to cancel their own class for religious holidays. Professors are generally very willing to work with students, if the student contacts the professor with their needs in a timely manner (i.e. when students receive the syllabus, not the day before the holiday). Arrangements can generally be made to acquire class notes or reschedule tests when classes need to be missed due to religious observance. St. Louis Hillel feels it is important for students to form their own Jewish identity and to learn how to incorporate their Jewishness in the world around them. We encourage students to make every effort to handle these needs on their own, however, the Hillel Rabbi is available to advocate for students on their behalf if adequate arrangements cannot be made between a student and a professor for religious observance.

Visit the current student page for more information about current events and other offerings.

www.jewishinstlouis.org
A website made by the St. Louis Jewish Federation, a great resource for everything Jewish to be found in the St. Louis area.

"The Loop" an area of restaurants, shops, clubs, etc. just a 1/2 mile from Wash U. The area is a great college hang out and even has a kosher Ben & Jerry's. Just go one block North of campus on Big Bend and turn right, or go one block North of campus on Skinker and you are there! It is walking distance from Wash U or there is free parking.

Forest Park St. Louis's largest park area boasts the St. Louis Zoo, Science Center, Art Museum and History Museum - all FREE!. It also has a golf course, The Muny outdoor amphitheater (there's even free seats here), tennis and racquetball courts, a boat house and more. It's just East of Wash U on Forsyth.

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St. Louis Hillel
6300 Forsyth Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-935-9040
Fax: 314-935-9041
Wash U Campus Box 7461