Learning Fellowships
The Grad Network Fellowships are designed for grad students looking to meet friends, discuss meaningful topics, and explore what Judaism means to them. Throughout each fellowship, students will examine Jewish texts, share their own interpretations and connections, and learn from each other.
Information about Fall 2026 Fellowships is available below. More options will be added later in the semester.
Jewish Food Fellowship
4 Wednesdays | October 28 - November 18 | Session Time TBD
In this four-part series, we’ll explore the rich (and delicious) connection between Jewish tradition, culture, and food. Together, we'll study Jewish culinary traditions around birth, coming of age, marriage, grief, and transition, considering not only what Jews eat at significant moments, but why food becomes such an important part of how we celebrate, mourn, remember, and gather.
Dinner will be provided at all Fellowship sessions
Questions? Email Jane, The Grad Network Engagement Manager.
Sign-up by 12 p.m. Wednesday, October 21st to express your interest in being included in this learning cohort.
DIY: Coffee Conversations
5 sessions | Time and day to be determined by you and your learning group
Can’t commit to a fellowship? Be matched with a conversation partner and study Jewish texts together-- on a schedule that works for each of you!
In Jewish tradition, learners most commonly study text in pairs, in a methodology known as havruta. The word havruta derives from the root— haver, which, in English, means friend. The idea is that friendship develops through learning together!
Learning pairs will receive conversation guides, as well as a $25 VISA gift card so participants can meet for coffee or a snack while talking together.
Sign-up by 5 p.m. September 19 to be matched with a conversation partner.