What is JSU?
What is Hillel?
What is Chabad?
What is the Jewish community like on campus?
How big is it?
What happens on Friday night and Shabbat?
I’m not Orthodox. What are my options for Shabbat?
How can I get involved in Jewish programs on campus?
What’s the Israel community like on campus?
Is there anti-Israel sentiment on campus?
Is kosher food available on and off campus?
Are professors accommodating in terms of holiday
observances?
Are there nearby synagogues?
Can I teach Hebrew School/Sunday School at nearby
synagogues or temples?
What are the Jewish learning opportunities on campus?

Wash U’s Jewish community places a large emphasis on pluralism. People from all three minyaanim (Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform) interact on a regular basis. On Friday night, at Hillel, there are three separate services followed by a communal dinner. All JSU programs are open to everyone, and we encourage pluralistic programs. The Jewish community is also very welcoming and friendly. If prospective freshmen are interested in visiting campus and staying with a Jewish or shomer Shabbos host, students are happy to host them (contact student Yael Shuchatowitz – ylshucha@wustl.edu).

There are always programs going on, and they each appeal to different types of students. Some like to attend many JSU programs, while others are interested in just one group.

Similarly, in terms of religious observance, students in our community range from secular to Shomer Shabbat.

For one student’s perspective, you can check
out this article:
http://www.chabadoncampus.org/templates/article
cco.html?AID=149018

There is also a very warm Shabbat community