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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Travel to the Dominican Republic with The Grad Network!
January 4-10 | Early Bird Participation Fee: $975
Apply by September 23 for early bird pricing.
Participation Fee increases to $1050 after September 23, and applications close on October 1.
Alternative Breaks offer an opportunity to deepen our understanding of Jewish history, support local community-led services, engage with new ideas, make friends, and have fun!
Throughout the week we will:
Explore a little known-chapter of Jewish and Dominican history
Meet with and learn from local community leaders
Volunteer in public schools and youth development programs
Support community health intiatives and learn about common regional health challenges
Celebrate Shabbat at Sosúa Temple
Enjoy time at the beach and in nearby towns
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.
Join us for a special Shabbat dinner just for PhD Students at Columbia and TC! Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. May 8 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.
This experience is generously subsidized by The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
The Grad Network community invites you to an End of Year Celebration 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 7 at Ellington in the Park, located in Riverside Park! Join us as we celebrate all accomplishments and milestone moments from this past year.
Registration includes vegetarian appetizers, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), and joyful community! Guests of The Grad Network are welcome to attend.
Cost should not be a barrier to participate. If you are unable to pay and would like to attend, please email Melissa.
This experience is generously subsidized by The Columbia/Barnard Hillel Annual Fund.
All grad students are welcome to grab food, connect with friends, and take a study break! Swing by Room 6AB (6th Floor) in The Kraft Center during the following times:
5:30-7 p.m. May 4: Lab BaOmer BBQ
12:30 - 2 p.m. May 5: Playa Bowl Bar
5-7 p.m. May 6: Sushi & Bourekas
All grad students are welcome to a study break! Swing by Room 6AB (6th Floor) in The Kraft Center between 12:30-2 p.m. for a Playa Bowl Bar.
All grad students are welcome to a study break! Swing by Room 6AB (6th Floor) in The Kraft Center between 5:30-7 p.m. for a Lag BaOmer inspired BBQ.
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 upcoming challah baking session will be 6 - 7:30 p.m. on April 23rd on the 2nd floor sof The Kraft Center.
Questions? Contact Sarah Pincus, The Grad Network Rabbinic Intern.
Soak in the spring weather and take a break with The Grad Network community! Bagels will be availbale on Revson Plaza between 12:30-1:30 p.m.
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!
Join Columbia/Barnard Hillel 7 p.m. April 14 at The Kraft Center (Rennert Hall) for a Yom Hashoah Ceremony and to hear a Holocaust survivor’s testimony.
Sign up to participate in our annual name reading of victims of the Holocaust. Click here to sign up.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
