Quote from Zehava Stadler

Yavneh, the Orthodox Organization at Princeton

Yavneh is the Orthodox Jewish group on campus, committed to Torah, Judaism and Jewish practice, the university, education, friendship, and open discussion. Yavneh students and community members span the Orthodox spectrum, and at the same time are very much integrated into the larger Jewish community. Yavneh holds three daily minyanim and various learning programs, and runs many social events such as study breaks, guest speakers, and holiday programs.

Find out more at the Yavneh website.

Quote from Miriam Rosenbaum

Shabbat at Princeton

Between 100 and 150 students attend Friday night dinner each week at the Center for Jewish Life. Following dinner, students usually remain in the building well into the evening. There are occasional Tisches on Friday nights, and there is usually an informal Oneg hosted in a student’s residence hall.

Orthodox Life at Princeton

With an Orthodox student population of about 45 undergraduates, Princeton has a warm, inviting, and close-knit community that is fully integrated into the broader Jewish and university communities.

Housing at Princeton

As is true of Princeton students in general, all students live in the residential colleges all for all four years.

Kosher Dining at Princeton

Kosher food is served three meals a day in the CJL Dinning Hall, which is operated by university dining services and supervised by the Orthodox Union. The Kosher Dining Hall is open to all Princeton students and is part of the university's meal plan.

Find out more information on the CJL website.

About the Center for Jewish Life/Hillel at Princeton

The Center for Jewish Life/Hillel at Princeton University is the central source for all things Jewish at Princeton. The Center for Jewish Life (or CJL) believes in creating a community where all students, faculty, staff and even the larger community can come together to take part in the rich tapestry of Jewish Life at Princeton. It is located in the center of campus, 70 Washington Rd. The Center for Jewish Life building is owned and maintained by Princeton University through the Office of Religious Life in order to serve the Jewish needs of the Princeton University community. The University also runs the kosher dining hall. The building houses two auditoriums which are also used for prayer services, lectures, and other events, a kosher dining hall, library, Beit Midrash, computer cluster, lounge, offices, pool room and TV lounge. The building is handicapped accessible. Outside groups wishing to use the space are referred to Conference and Event Services.