Cost should not be a barrier to community participation. If you are unable to pay and would like to attend any of the experiences offered, please email Melissa.
The Grad Network Shabbat Dinner
7 p.m. | January 30 | The Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life
End the week with The Grad Network community! Dinner will be served at The Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street. RSVP to reserve your seat.
Cost should not be a barrier to participate. If you are unable to pay and would like to attend any of the experiences offered, please email Melissa.
This experience is generously subsidized by The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Food Lab: Pickling Workshop with Gefilteria
7 p.m. | February 2 | The Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life
In celebration of Tu B'shevat, join us for a super cool Pickling Workshop with The Gefilteria 7 p.m. on February 2! Experiment with fermentation and leave with delicious pickles for you to enjoy.
As the culinary spinoff of Ritual Lab Workshops, Food Lab examines Jewish tradition, values, and culture through cooking demonstrations and workshops. The Gefilteria will lead the workshop, and each participant will leave with their own jars of pickled produce!
Cost should not be a barrier to participate. If you are unable to pay and would like to attend any of the experiences offered, please email Melissa, Director of The Grad Network.
This experience is generously subsidized by The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Shabbat Hosting Lab Fellowship
6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays | 3 sessions | The Kraft Center
Hosting Shabbat can feel meaningful, intimidating, and everything in between. This three-part Shabbat Hosting Lab is designed for Jewish graduate students who want to build confidence, intention, and practicality around opening their homes and tables.
Together, we’ll explore what it means to create gatherings that feel authentic to you and your community. We’ll think about Shabbat rituals—how to draw from tradition while adapting practices to fit your space, schedule, and values. Along the way, we’ll get concrete: sharing practical tips for meal planning, budgeting, and prep so hosting feels sustainable rather than overwhelming.
Whether you’re hosting for the first time or looking to reimagine your Shabbat table, this series offers space to reflect, experiment, and leave with tools you can actually use
Questions? Email Sarah, Grad Network Rabbinic Intern.
Climate Justice Shabbat
7 p.m. | February 13 | The Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life
This Shabbat, we come together to express hope, learn, and commit to climate action. This Shabbat is a collaboration of Dayenu: A Jewish Call for Climate Action, The Grad Network: Powered by Columbia/Barnard Hillel, and Harlem Moishe House.
During dinner, table hosts will facilitate conversations around big questions related to climate justice. All guests are welcome to select a table (and question) that most resonates with them.
Cost should not be a barrier to participate. If you are unable to pay and would like to attend Climate Shabbat, please email Melissa.
This experience is generously subsidized by The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Under G-d Film Screening & Rabbinic Panel
6:30 p.m. | February 17 | The Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life
In the wake of the Dobbs decision, how do Jewish texts, values, and lived traditions approach abortion and reproductive freedom? UNDER G-D, a documentary, explores how abortion bans impact religious freedom—and what it means to understand abortion through a Jewish lens.
Following the screening, join a rabbinic panel for conversation, text, and reflection on reproductive justice, law, and Jewish ethics today.
MEGA Shabbat
7 p.m. | February 20 | Levien Gynmasium
MEGA Shabbat is Columbia/Barnard Hillel's largest shabbat dinner of the year! MEGA Shabbat is on Friday, February 20, at the Levien Gymnasium, doors open at 6:30 pm.
This Shabbat meal is open to all undergrad students, grad students, faculty, and staff at Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College. If you would like to bring a guest, please register your guest using the RSVP form.
MEGA Shabbat is in loving memory of Myra H. Kraft. This Shabbat dinner is at no-cost to guests because of generous gifts from the Myra Kraft Shabbat Fund and The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater
3 p.m. | March 8| Lincoln Center Theater
Experience Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater with The Grad Network 3 p.m. March 8. Set at the beginning of the 20th Center, Ragtime tells the story of three fictional families: Black pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. and his beloved Sarah, Jewish immigrant Tateh and his little girl, and a wealthy white family
Ragtime explores what America means to each of these families and how their dreams for the country-- and their children-- intersect.
Ticket costs are heavily subsidized thanks to generous contributions to the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Please note this experience is only available to currently enrolled graduate students at Columbia and Teachers College.