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Shabbat Dinner and Services

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on August 16th, 2024

Reform and Conservative Services as 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm

Text Study

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on August 16th, 2024

Pre-Shabbat Games and Snacks

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on September 18th, 2024

Fun before Shabbat- games music and snacks- come to hang before Shabbat!

Study Hours

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on October 8th, 2024

The event will be study hours available to all students with snacks and morning bagels/coffee.

Cafe Ivrit

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on October 29th, 2024

Hebrew classes

Jews and Brews

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on January 23rd, 2025

Join Hillel at Primanti Bros downtown State College on Friday, January 24th, from 5-6 pm for a Shabbat happy hour. Hillel will pay for appetizers for students. This event is for students aged 21 or older. Please drink responsibly.

HBT Carnival

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on January 29th, 2025

Join Hillel Benefitting THON but participating in our annual carnival! Buy tickets to be entered into our raffle to win various prizes. More prizes to be announced, but some for right now: gift cards, taste of State College, Ariel Tidhar earrings, autographed items, and more!

Candle Making

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on February 25th, 2025

Candle making and chatting the event will be with Mishelanu group- Israelis on campus Everyone is welcomed but aimed for Hebrew speaking students

Non-Jewish Citizens of Israel

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on March 17th, 2025

Come to learn more about Non-Jewish communities in Israel and eat delicious middle eastern food from Mezeh.

Israel Week

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on April 10th, 2025

Last Bagel Crust of the Semester

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on April 23rd, 2025

It’s Brooke’s last Bagel Crust post up of the semester? Will she see you there?? Stop by from 10 am to 2 pm on Tuesday, April 29th!

Octavia the Therapy Dog

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on July 8th, 2025

Octavia is back at Hillel and very excited to play with all the familiar and new students!

Text Study

Written by: Melanie Kovacs on August 21st, 2025

Jewish Learning Fellowship (Cohort Only)

Written by: Madylin Garrett on February 25th, 2026

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

Jewish Learning Fellowship 2.0 (Cohort Only)

Written by: Madylin Garrett on February 25th, 2026

JLF 2.0 follows JLF: Life’s Big Questions and is a more complex version of similar questions in Jewish life. This content is only available to alumni of JLF who want more and are excited to stay engaged with the JLF community.