About Rutgers Hillel

While building plans for a new state of the art Hillel building are still in the works, the Jewish community enjoys the homey feeling of its Hillel house, located at 93 College Ave in the heart of the College Ave. campus. To find out about the variety of programs that Hillel runs every week, check out www.rutgershillel.org.


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Housing at Rutgers

The university offers co-ed dorms on all of its campuses. Chabad runs an all womens' residence on College Ave. Most observant students opt to rent off campus apartments together in New Brunswick, near College Avenue where Hillel and Chabad are located. Observant students living in university dorms may request to be placed on College Ave for religious reasons.

Mesorah, the Orthodox Community at Rutgers Hillel

Mesorah, the Orthodox community at Rutgers, is one of the most exciting and fastest growing Orthodox Jewish campus student groups in the nation. Besides their involvement in the general Hillel, Orthodox students host their own events such as breakfast extravaganzas after minyan, a weekly mishmar with guest speakers, bikkur cholim at local hospitals and more!

Find out more at www.rutgersmesorah.org.

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Shabbat at Rutgers

Shabbat at Rutgers includes minyanim, meals at Hillel, Chabbad and students' apartments, tisches and onegs at Hillel and students' apartments, and a lively seudah shlishit.



Rutgers Hillel students help maintain the New Brunswick Eruv, which is connected to the Highland Park Eruv.

Kosher dining at Rutgers

Chabad runs the kosher meal plan on campus out of their building at 170 College Ave.
There are kosher sandwiches available on Douglas and Cook campuses.
Raritan Ave. in Highland park (5 min drive/20 min walk away) offers a variety of kosher restaurants and fast food stores.
Both Hillel and Chabad offer free Friday night dinners to Rutgers students.

Orthodox Life at Rutgers

With the help of Mesorah and JLIC, Orthodox life at Rutgers continues to grow, with a wide assortment of programs, both religious and social serving over 150 students.