Come by the new student lounge (room 1-416) in the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons building for bagels. Grab food to go or stay to hang out!
End the week with The Grad Network! Dinner will be served at the Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street. Advanced registration required 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.
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.
The Grad Network Passover Pop-Up Food Pantry is open to all graduate students at Columbia University and Teachers College with the intention of making kosher for Passover food more accessible for those celebrating Passover. If a gift of Kosher for Passover groceries will make it easier for you to observe the holiday this year, you are welcome to come fill a bag!
To help us properly stock the Passover Pop-Up Food Pantry, please register here.
The food pantry will include packaged Kosher for Passover food, as well as fresh produce. We are thrilled to be able to supplement Kosher for Passover meals for graduate students.
This initiative is made possible by the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Celebrate Passover with The Grad Network and join us for an evening of food, storytelling, questions, and community.
RSVP here to reserver your seat!
Please note that The Grad Network experiences are only open to current graduate students at Columbia University and Teachers College, as well as their guests.
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.
Join The Grad Network community on in the VP&S Student Lounge (room 1-416) between 12 -1 p.m. for Kosher for Passover lunch.
Grab food to go or stay to hang out.
Join The Grad Network community between 12 -2 p.m. fon Tuesday, April 7 for a Kosher for Passover lunch. Lunch will be served on the 6th Floor of The Kraft Center.
Grab food to go or stay to hang out.
Come by the new student lounge (room 1-416) in the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons building for bagels. Grab food to go or stay to hang out!
End the week with The Grad Network! Dinner will be served at the Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street. Advanced registration required to reserve your seat.
Registration opening at the beginning of the month.
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.
During midterms and the mid-semester chaos, take a break with The Grad Network community! Bagels will be availbale on Revson Plaza between 12-1:30 p.m.
Grab food to go or stay to hang out!
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.
Register here to receive a ticket!
Ticket costs are heavily subsidized. This gift is made possible thanks to the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Please note this experience is only available to currently enrolled graduate students at Columbia and Teachers College.
The Grad Network invites you to a slightly belated, yet super festive, Purim Party 8-9:30 p.m. March 5 at Amity Hall Uptown, located at 982 Amsterdam Avenue.
Registration includes drinks, speciality cocktails, Kosher vegetarian food, and joyful community.
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.
Come by the new student lounge (room 1-416) in the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons building for bagels. Grab food to go or stay to hang out!
Celebrate Purim by enjoying a festive meal and fulfilling the mitzah of matanot l'evyonim, giving gifts to those in need.
12-1:30 p.m. March 3 | The Kraft Center 6th Floor
During lunch, we'll package hygiene kits to donate to the guests of Broadway Community, a local organization that cares for New Yorkers experiencing homelesness, hunger, and poverty. This experience is planned in partnership with Repair the World.
Students are welcome to come by any time between 12-1:30 p.m. and stay for as long as they’d like! No RSVP required.
Students are welcome to come by any time between 12-1:30 p.m. and stay for as long as they’d like!
End the week with The Grad Network! Dinner will be served at the Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street. Advanced registration required 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.
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.
Apply by 10 p.m. Wednesday, February 4
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. Of course, dinner will be provided at all sessions.
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.
In preparation for Purim, bake hamentaschen and create gift bags for friends!RSVP to reserve your materials.
5-6:30 p.m. February 25 | Kraft Center 2nd Floor.
Reach out to Melissa, Director of The Grad Network with any questions.
This experience is offered at no cost because of generous gifts to The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
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. RSVP to attend! Guests are welcome.
Any questions? Email melissa@hillel.columbia.edu
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.
Come by the new student lounge (room 1-416) in the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons building for bagels. Grab food to go or stay to hang out!
Join us as we bake 250 CHALLAHS for MEGA Shabbat!
The MEGA Challah Bake will be occurring Thursday, February 19 from 11 a.m. -8:30 p.m. . in the Kraft Center and we need your help! Come braid with us for 20 minutes, 3 hours, or anywhere in between. (Snacks will be provided throughout the day.)
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.
Apply by 10 p.m. Wednesday, February 4
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. Of course, dinner will be provided at all sessions.
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.
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.
6:30 p.m. February 17 | Kraft Center Room 5AB
Following the screening, join a rabbinic panel for conversation, text, and reflection on reproductive justice, law, and Jewish ethics today.
Questions? Contact Reb Sarah Pollack.
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.
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.
Apply by 10 p.m. Wednesday, February 4
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. Of course, dinner will be provided at all sessions.
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.
Come by the new student lounge (room 1-416) in the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons building for bagels. Grab food to go or stay to hang out!
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.
Register to reserve your materials!
As the culinary spinoff of Ritual Lab Workshops, Food Lab examines Jewish tradition, values, and culture through cooking demonstrations and workshops. During each Food Lab workshop, students will learn about Jewish traditions, cook together, and meet new people in Jewish graduate student community.
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.
End the week with The Grad Network! Dinner will be served at the Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street. Advanced registration required 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.
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join us for a conversation with Elisha Wiesel, chairman of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, at 6 p.m. in Rennert Hall at the Kraft Center, located at 606 W. 115 Street.
Don’t miss the 5th annual Grad Network Havdalah & Ice Skating in Central Park!
Join The Grad Network community 6:15 p.m. on January 24 for a Havdalah service in Central Park (exact meeting location TBD), followed by ice skating at Wollman Rink. Registration includes tickets to Wollman Rink and rental skates.
Space is limited. Sign-up by Thursday, Jan. 22.
If your Shabbat practice does not allow for you to get to Central Park by 6:15 p.m., you are still welcome to join us for ice skating. Our ice skating time begins at 6:30 p.m., and you are welcome to arrive anytime after then.
Questions? Reach out to Sarah Pincus, Grad Network Rabbinic Intern.
Bake challah that you can take home for your Shabbat table and explore the week's Torah portion through engaging discussion! Everyone is welcome- no prior baking or learning experience needed! Pizza dinner will be served.
The first challah baking session of 2026 will be 6 - 7:30 p.m. January 22 @ The Kraft Center (2nd Floor). No RSVP required.
Questions? Contact Sarah Pincus, The Grad Network Rabbinic Intern.
Come by the new student lounge (room 1-416) in the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons building for bagels. Grab food to go or stay to hang out!
Begin the semester by connecting with the graduate student Jewish community and getting coffee or a snack (our treat!)
We’ll be at Joe’s Northwest Corner Building from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 21.
On the 4th night of Hanukkah, join the Teachers College Jewish community for dinner, dessert, and Hanukkah treats. This celebration is co-hosted with Teachers College Office of Residential Services
RSVP here to attend. For any questions, reach out to AD Greenlee.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact OASID as early as possible to request reasonable accommodations. You can contact them by email (oasid@tc.edu), phone (212-678-3689), or video phone (212-678-3854). It is strongly preferred that requests be submitted at least two weeks in advance if possible. Requests received outside the recommended timeline may be difficult to accommodate.
Stretch and breathe during Yoga: Finals Flow 3:30 p.m. Friday, December 12. The practice will be led by Columbia School of Social Work student Sheina Goldman. No registration required. Bring your own mat and water bottle.
Questions? Contact Sarah Wish, Grad Network Engagement Manager
Celebrate Hanukkah with the CUIMC Jewish Community 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, December 11 in VEC 401. The Hanukkah celebration will include vegetarian dinner, traditional Hanukkah treats, and joyful community.
RSVP here! There is no cost for students to attend.
This event is co-organized by The Grad Network: Powered by Columbia/Barnard Hillel, MCJA, and Jewish@CUIMC
Drop by Kraft Center Room 4C for a soup & sushi study break! Grab food to go or stay to hang out.
Questions? Contact Sarah Pincus, Rabbinic Intern.
Drop by Kraft Center Room 4C for breakfast for dinner! Grab food to go or stay to hang out.
Questions? Contact Sarah Pincus, Rabbinic Intern.
End the week with The Grad Network! Dinner will be served at the Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street. Advanced registration required 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.
The Grad Network and the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Young Alumni Community are excited to invite you to our 4th Annual Hanukkah Party! Join us for drinks, Hanukkah treats, and festive fun 7-9 p.m. Thursday, December 4 at Amity Hall Uptown. You're encouraged to wear your ugliest Hanukkah sweater! The person with the ugliest sweater will win a special prize.
RSVP here! Registration includes vegetarian appetizers, as well as two drink tickets. Certified Kosher food will also be available.
Questions? Current graduate students should email Sarah, The Grad Network Engagement Manager. Young alumni should email Rachel, Senior Development Associate.
This event is generously subsidized by the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
