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The Jewish Learning Fellowship is a 10-week experiential, conversational seminar for students looking to deepen their understanding of Judaism and the world on their own terms. It is an opportunity for you to surround yourself with friends, create a community, and navigate life’s big questions with mentors who value your growth even after JLF concludes… read more

The Jewish Learning Fellowship is a 10-week experiential, conversational seminar for students looking to deepen their understanding of Judaism and the world on their own terms. It is an opportunity for you to surround yourself with friends, create a community, and navigate life’s big questions with mentors who value your growth even after JLF concludes… read more

Celebrate being back on campus with Hillel! Check out the Jewish center for students located in the Gutterman Family Center, in the heart of downtown! Learn about all our opportunities coming up for the year, including trips, internships, volunteering, and student clubs!

ATTENTION 21+: Come to the Maxxen for BYOB Israeli paint night!

‘Americans and the Holocaust’: Conceptualizing the Exhibition Daniel Greene, Curator of the Americans and the Holocaust exhibition, President and Librarian of the Newberry Library Presented by the Jewish Studies department, this program will feature a talk by Daniel Greene followed by a conversation facilitated by the moderator. It will introduce the audience to the exhibition… read more

Cafe Ivrit is the best place for Hebrew speakers and non-speakers of any level to practice learning a new language! Grab a latte and join us around the coffee table! 

The event will take place at our new building at 180 S. Garner Street, Thursday, April 28th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

Looking for other Mizrahi Jews at Penn State? Come to make some sweets and mingle.

Kosher dining, NOSH, is now officially open!

The Student Executive Committee application is open for the 2026 calendar year! The application is open until November 9th, and interviews will occur from November 10th to the 19th. Please reach out to Hillel staff or the current Student Executive Committee with any questions.

In order to fulfill our mission of bringing people together to bake and sell challah in effort to raise funds and awareness for social justice causes by: Giving Globally: Chapters donate half the proceeds to support national or global organizations fighting hunger. We partner with MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger to raise funds for… read more

Come celebrate with Hillel at our Polaroid Purim Shabbat! There will be a photo booth with lots of fun costumes, props, and more. Triangle foods and hamentaschen will be, of course, provided! You don’t want to miss it 🙂 Services at 6:30. Dinner at 7:30.

An info session/ meet up for students who are doing Onward Israel this Summer. This is an opportunity to ask any questions about what to pack, traveling, and how to prepare for living in Israel!!

Yallah Sports and LEV are joining together to support THON sports. We will be going as a group to watch the State College Spike’s play FTK. There are a limited number of tickets, so please RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/Oc8qs76xkY8Xszin1

Come play games and speak in Hebrew (no previous knowledge required)! 

Students in Yallah Sports will be camping out in front of Gate A for the week of the Michigan White Out Game. Feel free to stop by at our tent and join us in the festivities throughout the week leading up to the White Out. Contact Jen Berman [email protected] with any questions.

Hillel is partnering with Penn State’s Rebuild – U to have one big service shabbat! The service will be spent discussing Judaism and service, and Tikkun Olam! We will also be wrapping presents for State College’s Toys for Tots. We are encouraging everyone to bring a gift to wrap, but it is not required!

During spring break this semester, 12 students will be traveling to Roatan, Honduras for Penn State Hillel’s alternative spring break. We are fundraising for our project “Steps to Roatan” that we need supplies to complete. Panera Bread will donate 20% of sales during the specified time when the customer presents a flyer.  

Inge will be sharing her story April 2 at 7pm in Eisenhower Auditorium Doors open at 6:30PM Inge Auerbacher was born in Kippenheim, Germany. At age 7 she was deported to Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia. She is most well known for her book I Am A Star and for sharing her story internationally. Ticket information Tickets are FREE… read more

About: In the great depths of the archive, six hours of interview footage was discovered of one of modern history’s greatest leaders, David Ben-Gurion. It is 1968 and he is 82 years old, five years before his death. He lives in his secluded home in the desert, removed from all political discourse, which allows him a… read more