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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.

Break Fast

Written by: Madylin Garrett on August 28th, 2026

A community meal to break the fast and conclude Yom Kippur together.

A 20/20 Vision for America: Building Bridges

Written by: Lori T. Given on January 10th, 2022

This year, the Schreyer Honors College and Penn State Hillel are honored to have John Quiñones present “A 20/20 Vision for Our World: Building Bridges, Not Walls.” Mr. Quiñones is an author, broadcast journalist, motivational speaker, and host of ABC’s What Would You Do?

Café Ivrit

Written by: Lori T. Given on February 8th, 2022

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! 

Toast to Seniors!

Written by: Lori T. Given on April 5th, 2022

A final event celebrating the class of 2022 at Penn State! The event will include a dessert bar and a gift to commemorate your time as a student.

Mentors Social: Root Beer Floats

Written by: Lori T. Given on July 31st, 2023

Interested in a mentor? Come to our social and enjoy a root beer float!

Birthright Israel Schmooze and Chat

Written by: Lori T. Given on September 10th, 2025

Join us at the Gutterman Family Center for Food, Swag, and Information about our upcoming Birthright Trips to Israel!

Greek Team Sukkah Party

Written by: Lori T. Given on October 9th, 2025

Hillel Greek Team is inviting you to a Sukkah Party under the stars. Join us for a night of music, pizza, dessert, giveaways, and more!

DIY Holiday Cards with LEV

Written by: Hannah Giterman on November 14th, 2016

LEV, the Jewish THON Org will be meeting as an organization to create Holiday Cards for our THON Family.

Hamentashen Bake with LINK

Written by: Hannah Giterman on February 24th, 2017

Join LINK for a Purim celebration! LINK pairs and friends will gather to bake delicious hamentashen for Purim! Roll up your sleeves and join the fun! This is a great opportunity to learn more about LINK and meet new people! We’ll see there.

Breaking the Bread

Written by: Hannah Giterman on April 14th, 2017

The only way to break Passover is with bagels and Seinfeld. Join us for Breaking the Bread on April 18 at 6:30pm.  In addition to delicious bagels to nosh, we will be discussing Jewish stereotypes in the media following a viewing of Seinfeld.