Connect with The Grad Network community on Revson Plaza between 10-11 a.m. for bagels.

Grab food to go or stay to hang out!

4 Mondays | October 27- November 17 | 6-8 p.m.

Connect Jewish teachings on ethics, spirituality, and mindfulness to your everyday living. Whether you are new to Judaism or seeking to deepen your knowledge, this 4-part series offers a unique opportunity to integrate timeless wisdom with modern approaches to wellbeing.

Questions? Email Sarah Pincus, Grad Network Rabbinic Intern.

Sign-up by 10 p.m. October 20 to be included in this learning cohort.

End your week with a relaxing picnic on The Great Lawn in Central Park! Join fellow Columbia grad students for community, games, and light snacks as we unwind and spend time together in nature.

RSVP to attend! Feel free to bring a guest with you, just include their name in the registration form.

Questions? Contact Sarah Wish, The Grad Network Engagement Manager

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 The Grad Network community on the final day of Sukkot for a bagel brunch in the 6th Floor sukkah at the Kraft Center. No registration required. Feel free to come by anytime between 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

This experience is made possible by The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.

We're celebrating Shabbat in the Sukkah! Dinner will be served in the 6th Floor Sukkah at the Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street.

To accommodate everyone who would like to eat dinner in the sukkah, we are hosting 2 separate dinner seatings. RSVP to reserve your seat & select your dinner time! 

This experience is generously subsidized by The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.

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.

Graduate students at Columbia and Teachers College are welcome to enjoy lunch in the Sukkah located on the Morningside Campus, in front of Fairchild.

No registration required. Stay for as long as you’d like.

This experience is subsidized by the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.

Hillel Here4You at the Sundial

Tuesday, October 7th, 10am-5pm. Sponsored by Columbia/Barnard Hillel

A Recipe for Memories (Matkon im Zikaron)

Tuesday, October 7th, 10am, at the Sundial

Sponsored by Columbia/Barnard Hillel

Memorial Gathering

Tuesday, October 7th, 12:30pm, at the Sundial

Sponsored by Columbia/Barnard Hillel, Chabad at Columbia, and Columbia FSI

The Grad Network is excited to partner with Base UWS for a night in the sukkah! Join us for dinner, drinks (n/a and alcoholic), learning, and shmoozing! RSVP here. The exact address will be shared with registrants.

*Please note there is an elevator from floors 1-3 of Base UWS, but there are about 22 steps from the 3rd floor to the 4th floor rooftop*

Contact Sarah Wish, Grad Network Engagement Manager, with any questions.

The Columbia Jewish & Israeli Community October 7 Commemoration honors the lives lost on October 7 and affirms  our community’s hope and resilience.

We will gather 7 p.m. October 5 in Roone Arledge Auditorium in Lerner Hall to remember, listen, and pray together. Pre-registration is required to attend.

Communal processing spaces will be open at the Kraft Center following the ceremony. 

Communal processing spaces will be open at the Kraft Center following the ceremony. 

Conclude Yom Kippur with The Grad Network! Our break fast bagel buffet will be 7:15 Thursday, Oct 2 at The Kraft Center. All are welcome, whether or not it is your practice to fast during the holiday. Advanced registration is required.

RSVP to attend Break Fast!

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.

Connect with The Grad Network and Jewish business student community in David Geffen Hall Lobby between 12:30-2 p.m. for bagels.

Grab food to go or stay to hang out!

Reverse Tashlich provides an opportunity to come together and engage in a hands-on effort to remove plastic, trash, and other debris that threatens our water sources and planet's health.

Join us 10 a.m. Sunday, September 28 at Morningside Park to help clean up the ponds and streams in the park. Following the clean up, we will enjoy a picnic in the park. Register to participate.

This experience is a collaboration among the following organizations: The Grad Network: Powered by Columbia/Barnard Hillel, Harlem Moishe House, Repair the Seas, and Friends of Morningside Park. We are excited to partner together to help safeguard the water that sustains life on Earth. 

Questions? Email Melissa, Director of The Grad Network

Don't miss The Grad Network’s special high holiday tradition: Tashlich Kayaking! Tashlich is a custom of symbolically getting rid of our bad habit and mistakes from the past year by tossing small pieces of bread into moving waters. Participate in the custom while kayaking in the Hudson River! Space is limited. Register to reserve your spot.

This experience is only opened to currently enrolled graduate students at Columbia University and Teachers College. 

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.

5 Thursdays | September 25 - October 23 | 7-8:30 p.m.

First Year Fellowship aims to foster friendship and community among graduate students early on in their time at Columbia. As part of the conversation series, the fellowship will also include a visit to the Tenement Museum, which shares the stories of immigrant, migrant, and refugee families.

Dinner will be provided at all Fellowship sessions. Participants will also receive a stipend to support participation in Jewish experiences offered outside of Columbia. 

Questions? Email Melissa, Director of The Grad Network, at melissa@hillel.columbia.edu.

Sign-up by 5 p.m. September 19 to be included in this learning cohort. 

Join The Grad Network for Rosh Hashanah Lunch at the home of Rabbinic Intern Sarah Pincus. Lunch will be served 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 23. Immediately following lunch, everyone is invited to participate in Tashlich (a ritual of symbolically casting away what we want to leave behind from last year) at Riverside Park immediately following lunch.

RSVP to reserve your seat.

Cost should not be a barrier to participation. If you would like to attend and are unable to pay, please email Melissa, Director of The Grad Network, to be added to the registration list.

Gather with the Columbia graduate student community Monday, September 22 at the Kraft Center for a festive Rosh Hashanah meal. The meal will be served at 8 p.m. Guests of graduate students at Columbia & Teachers College are welcome. Advanced registration is required.

RSVP to reserve your seat.

*Cost should not be a barrier for any graduate student. If you are a graduate student interested in attending and unable to pay the registration fee, please email Melissa.

We will 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 will be 6 - 7:30 p.m. September 18 @ The Kraft Center. Sign-up for challah baking and learning here.

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!

Connect with The Grad Network community on Revson Plaza between 12-1:30 p.m. 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.

RSVP for Shabbat Dinner

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.

Create a one-of-a-kind mezuzah for your home! All attendees will create a personalized mezuzah case. No prior experience or knowledge is needed to participate! 

Space is limited. Register to reserve your materials.

We'll begin the workshops by examining texts connected to the ritual practice and then move into a guided art workshop. Dinner will be provided.

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.

You’ve completed the first week of classes! Celebrate by disconnecting from school and reconnecting with play, rest, and community. Game cafe will include board games, new (and returning) friends, and refreshments.

We'll gather between 4-6 p.m. September 5 at Hex & Co. West Side.

Guests are welcome and advanced registration is required. RSVP here.

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.

We will 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 will be 6 - 7:30 p.m. September 4 @ The Kraft Center. Sign-up for challah baking and learning here.

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!

Swing by during the following times to chat and get to know more people in the grad student Jewish community. Of course, The Grad Network will treat you to coffee, tea, or a snack!

• 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. September 2 | Joe's Journalism

• 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. September 3 | Joe's NoCo

Swing by during the following times to chat and get to know more people in the grad student Jewish community. Of course, The Grad Network will treat you to coffee, tea, or a snack!

• 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. September 2 | Joe's Journalism

• 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. September 3 | Joe's NoCo

Join the Grad Network for a relaxed Welcome Back Picnic in Central Park. Meet new people, catch up with friends, enjoy a Sunday in the park, and put together your own cheese and snack box! 

All food provided will be vegetarian and certified Kosher. Guests of Columbia & TC grad students are welcome to attend. RSVP here.

Reach out to Sarah Wish with any questions.

Join the Grad Network for a Welcome Back Celebration at Ellington in the Park 6-8 p.m. August 27!

Registration includes beer, cider, lemonade, and vegetarian hors d'oeuvres. In addition to food provided by Ellington in the Park, certified Kosher food will also be available.

Guests of Columbia & TC graduate students are welcome. RSVP to attend!

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.

Celebrate summer in NYC with the Grad Network at Bryant Park Movie Night! We’re heading to the lawn to watch Blades of Glory -- the hilarious tale of rival figure skaters forced into an unlikely (and unforgettable) partnership.

We’ll have a spot secured for our group, plus plenty of pizza and snacks starting at 6:30PM. The movie begins at 8PM, so come early, get comfy, and enjoy a night of laughter and community with Jewish grad students from across Columbia’s campuses.

Advanced Registration required. Reach out to Sarah Wish with any questions.