Bagels on Revson is so back! Drop by Revson Plaza between 12:30 - 2 p.m. for a quick bite and to meet more of the Jewish grad student community! Vegan and GF options available.
Need a pick-me up between classes? Find Jane and connect with the CUIMC Jewish community at Buunni Coffee between 12-2 p.m. for a coffee, tea, or snack- you name it!
Create a unique flower bouquet to help beautify our community Shabbat table or take it home with you to enjoy! Sign-up here to attend!
Questions? Reach out to Sierra!
This experience is provided at no cost because of generous donations to The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
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.
Extended hours: Grab a bagel and connect with the CUIMC graduate student Jewish community! Students are welcome to come by VEC 903 anytime between 12 - 2 p.m. Vegan and GF options will be available.
Join us for a special Shabbat dinner just for PhD Students at Columbia and TC! Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. October 23 at The Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street.
This Shabbat dinner is an opportunity for Jewish doctoral students to get to know each other. We’re excited about bringing PhD students together to foster connection among peers in similar phases of the PhD and provide a supportive community for those in earlier stages to lean on as they move through their doctoral journey.
Escape the city for a fall day in the Hudson Highlands! Join the Grad Network for a beautiful fall foliage walk at Arden Point, just off the Metro-North in Garrison. Register to join!
We’ll take the Metro-North train together from Grand Central and explore Arden Point and Glenclyffe, an easy loop trail that’s perfect for all hiking abilities. Along the way, we’ll enjoy views of the Hudson, take in the changing seasons, and make a space to slow down and appreciate the natural world through a Jewish lens.
🥾 Arden Point, Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve
🚆 Meet at Grand Central Station at 10 a.m., we will return to Grand Central by 5 p.m.
🍁 All hiking abilities welcome! This is an easy, mostly flat trail—no hiking experience necessary.
Drop by Revson Plaza between 12:30 - 2 pm. for a quick bite and to connect with The Grad Network community! Vegan and GF options available.
Need a pick-me up between classes? Meet Jane and The Grad Network community at Buunni Coffee on Haven Plaza between 12-2 p.m. for a coffee, tea, or snack- you name it!
7 p.m. November 4 at The Kraft Center
Pre-registration required to attend
Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son, Hersh, was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, after having his dominant forearm blown off. In the months that followed, the couple—dual American-Israeli citizens—became full-time hostage advocates, speaking worldwide about Hersh’s abduction and fighting for the release of all those who had been taken. Almost a year later, on day 330, the IDF announced that Hersh had been murdered by Hamas in a tunnel in Gaza, along with five other young people with whom he was being held. Despite the devastating loss of their son, Jon and Rachel remained tireless global advocates, continuing their efforts until the last hostage was recovered on January 26, 2026, Day 843.
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 coming soon
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.
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 coming soon
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.
Join The Grad Network community for a fun evening run. Our run begins 5 p.m. at The Kraft Center and ends at Breads Bakery, where we'll enjoy delicious pastries and warm beverages. This route is approximately 3 miles. We intend to stay as a group throughout the run and maintain a 9:30-10 min/mile pace.
Sign-up for our community run!
Students are welcome to drop off bags and other belongings at the Kraft Center prior to the run.
Anyone is welcome to skip the run and meet up for treats at Breads Bakery. We expect to arrive at Breads Bakery around 5:30 p.m.
If you have any questions, reach out to Melissa, Mor, or Yaffa.
Join the Grad Network community for an immersive art project inspired by the creation story (Bereshit). We will participate in the act of creation through art, ritual, and conversation. Following the art experience, attendees are welcome to join Megan for Kabbalat Shabbat Services at B'nai Jeshurun, a progressive and pluralistic synagogue on the UWS.
Sign-up to participate.
Reach out to Megan, The Grad Network Rabbinic Intern, with questions.
5 Thursdays | September 24 - October 22 | 7:30-9 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. Our group will experience the The New York Historical on Sunday, October 11.
Sign-up by 12 p.m. Friday, September 18 to be included in this learning cohort.
Dinner will be provided at all Fellowship sessions. Participants will also receive a $100 stipend to support participation in Jewish experiences offered outside of Columbia.
Questions? Email Melissa, Director of The Grad Network.
Grab a treat and connect with the graduate student Jewish community! Students are welcome to come by the outdoor space on Haven Plaza anytime between 12 - 2 p.m for bagels and apple cider donuts! Vegan and GF options will be available.
October 7th Art Installation and Commemoration
11am-2pm, Butler Lawns
Recipe for Memory Cookies
(Matkon Im Zikaron)
The Sundial
Sponsored by Columbia/Barnard Hillel
Memorial Gathering
5:45pm, Low Library Rotunda (Doors open at 5:30pm)
5 Thursdays | September 24 - October 22 | 7:30-9 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. Our group will experience the The New York Historical on Sunday, October 11.
Sign-up by 12 p.m. Friday, September 18 to be included in this learning cohort.
Dinner will be provided at all Fellowship sessions. Participants will also receive a $100 stipend to support participation in Jewish experiences offered outside of Columbia.
Questions? Email Melissa, Director of The Grad Network.
Graduate students at Columbia and Teachers College are welcome to enjoy lunch in the Columbia Morningside Campus Sukkah (located in the northeast corner of campus, between Fairchild and Schermerhorn).
No registration required. Stay for as long as you’d like.
This experience is provided at no cost thanks to donors’ generous gifts to the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
The holiday of Sukkot is rooted in ancient agricultural cycles. Experience the holiday from grape to glass by “tasting your way” through the Israeli wine scene with a professional guided wine tasting experience in the sukkah!
Space is limited. RSVP to reserve your spot.
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 Jane, The Grad Network Engagement Manager.
This experience is generously subsidized by The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Mohammad Darawshe will discuss different models for a shared Jewish-Arab society in Israel, following a very divisive number of years. Mr. Darawshe will conclude by imagining hope for Jewish-Arab relations in Israel.
RSVP to be part of the conversation.
Warm drinks will be provided.
This experience is presented by Columbia/Barnard Hillel, The Grad Network, and Izun.
Eat lunch in the Sukkah with The Grad Network community! Lunch will be provided in the 6th Floor Sukkah at The Kraft Center, located at 606 W. 115th Street.
No registration required. Stay for as long as you’d like!
This experience is provided at no cost thanks to donors’ generous gifts to the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
We're celebrating Shabbat in the Sukkah! Dinner will be served 6:30 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Sukkah at the Kraft Center, located at 606 West 115th Street.
Following dinner, join us for an oneg and additional dessert in the 6th Floor Sukkah.
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.
5 Thursdays | September 24 - October 22 | 7:30-9 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. Our group will experience the The New York Historical on Sunday, October 11.
Sign-up by 12 p.m. Friday, September 18 to be included in this learning cohort.
Dinner will be provided at all Fellowship sessions. Participants will also receive a $100 stipend to support participation in Jewish experiences offered outside of Columbia.
Questions? Email Melissa, Director of The Grad Network.
Conclude Yom Kippur with The Grad Network! Our break fast bagel buffet will be 7:37 Monday, Sept 21 at The Kraft Center. All are welcome, whether or not it is your practice to fast during the holiday. Advanced registration is required.
Conservative, Orthodox, and Reform services are available during both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Services are available at no cost to current graduate students at Columbia University and Teachers College. Current grad students interested in attending services with Columbia/Barnard Hillel should register here.
Grad students who wish to register a guest, can purchase High Holiday service tickets at a subsidized rate here.
For many, the High Holidays is a time of transformation. The prayers and customs are designed to help us reflect on the brokenness in our world and guide us toward wholeness and repair. Explore these themes through art-making. Each participant will use mosaic techniques to create a personalized mirror or picture frame for their home.
Space is limited. RSVP to reserve your materials!
Join 14Y Selah and The Grad Network for a discussion of teshuva, dinner, and a Narcan demonstration 6:30 p.m. September 16 at the Kraft Center.
Together, we'll learn more about addiction recovery resources in our Jewish community and reflect on how the value of teshuva (repentance and repair) calls us to answer with responsibility, compassion, and care for one another.
Each attendee will receive a Narcan Kit and be able to save the life of a neighbor. Sign-up to attend.
Meet at the Sundial on Morningside Campus for a meaningful twist on the traditional tashlich ritual: We’ll use dissolving paper and water to cast away the old, then celebrate the year’s sweet beginnings with honey cake.
Questions? Contact Jane, The Grad Network Engagement Manager
Tashlich is a custom of symbolically ridding ourselves of bad habits and mistakes from the past year by tossing small pieces of bread into moving waters. Meet at the Kraft Center before walking to Riverside Park together.
Originating in Sephardic and Mizrahi communities, the Rosh Hashanah Seder features simanim—symbolic foods paired with brief blessings and hopes for the year ahead. All graduate students are welcome, regardless of practice, to enjoy a delicious meal, meet new people, and welcome a sweet new year together with community.
Advanced registration is required. RSVP here.
Guests of graduate students at Columbia and Teachers College are welcome to attend.
Gather with the graduate student community to welcome a sweet new year. Dinner will be served at the Kraft Center.
Advanced registration is required. RSVP here.
Guests of graduate students at Columbia and Teachers College are welcome to attend.
Grab a bagle and connect with the graduate student Jewish community! Students are welcome to come by VEC 903 anytime between 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Vegan and GF options will be available.
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!
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. September 8 | Joe's Journalism
12 - 1:30 p.m. September 9 | 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!
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. September 8 | Joe's Journalism
12 - 1:30 p.m. September 9 | Joe's NoCo
Join us for a fun afternoon in Central Park 12-2 p.m. Monday, Sept 7 for a community picnic! Meet new friends, enjoy lunch, soak up the sunshine, and spend the afternoon with some outdoor fun. All food provided will be certified Kosher and vegetarian.
Bring a blanket, bring a friend, and come ready to relax, connect, and enjoy the last day before classes!
There is no cost to attend, but please RSVP in advance.
Join the Grad Network for a Welcome Back Celebration at The Ellington (105th and Broadway)) and (re)connect with the Jewish graduate student community.
Registration includes beer, cider, lemonade, and vegetarian hors d'oeuvres. Certified Kosher food will also be available. Guests of graduate students at Columbia University and Teachers College are welcome to attend. Advanced registration is required.
This experience is significantly subsidized thanks to donors’ generous gifts to Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
The Columbia/Barnard Hillel team can’t wait to meet you!
Look for the Columbia/Barnard Hillel tent along Broadway. Drop by to say hello and pick-up a welcome swag bag- made just for graduate students! Swing by anytime between 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, August 10 | Pizza + Snacks at 6:30PM | Movie at 8PM
Celebrate summer in NYC with the Grad Network at Bryant Park Movie Night! We’re heading to the lawn to watch Catch Me If You Can -- a crime comedy-drama, based on the true story of con man Frank Abignale Jr.'s deception and escape.
We’ll have a spot secured for our group, plus plenty of pizza and snacks starting at 6:30 p.m. The movie begins at 8 p.m. Arrive early, get comfortable, and enjoy an iconic NYC night with the Jewish graduate student community
Advanced registration required. Reach out to Melissa with any questions.
Join our grad student and recent alumni community (Classes of ’22-’26) for a fun, relaxed evening of great food, drinks, and connection. We’re excited to bring The Grad Network and Columbia/Barnard Hillel communities together!
6 p.m. Monday, July 13 | Slattery’s Midtown Pub (8 E 36th St)
RSVP here. Registration includes: Vegetarian appetizers and two drink tickets. Certified Kosher food will also be available.
If you are a graduate student interested in attending and unable to pay the registration fee, please email Melissa.
Young alumni should email Rachel at rachel.laufer@hillel.columbia.edu with any quesitons.
This event is generously subsidized by the Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
Join JQY at the Jew York Pride Brunch and Youth March on Sunday, June 28th! We'll have bagels, get our 2026 Pride t-shirts, hydrate, and get ready to march in the Pride March! Proudly planned by CBST, Eshel, JQY, and Keshet.
With gratitude to our co-sponsors, as of June 8: Anshe Chesed, Avodah, B'nai Jeshurun, JCRC, JTS, Kehillat Harlem, NFTY, JCC Harlem, Temple Emanu-el, USY, Tzibur Harlem, Shalom Dkyes, Sixth Street Synagogue, The Grad Network (Powered by Columbia/Barnard Hillel), Footsteps, and Sephardi-Mizrahi Q Network.
An evening of Jewish dyke joy, rage, performance, community, a live LGBTQ+ edition of The Jewish Dating Game sponsored by Honeymoon Israel, and a dance party with Oy Vey, She’s Gay. Come as your full self and celebrate with partners including Gay Shabbat, Sephardic Mizrahi Queer Network (SMQN), Keshet, Zioness, and Eshel; exact location shared with ticket holders closer to the event. Buy your tickets here!
As a community supporter, The Grad Network has three complimentary tickets to the event. Please reach out to Melissa for information about how to receive a ticket at no-cost.
No one turned away for lack of funds. If ticket cost is a barrier, email shalom@shalomdykes.com.
