Welcome!! We are so excited that you are interested in joining NYU Hillel in some Jewish learning and exploration!
There are multiple cohort learning options for this semester. Cohort learning at Hillel means learning in community over a four, six, or ten week period with at least one educator (most of the time two!). We hope that these learning experiences help you connect with Judaism, connect with others, and gain Jewish mentorship.
Did we mention food and a stipend? All of our cohort learning opportunities are stipended and feed you every week!!
Here are your options:
[Only Accepting Registration for the JLF Alumni Wellness Learning Fellowship Section on Wednesdays from 12:30-2] The Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF): JLF is a 10-week community (0 credit) seminar that meets once a week with the purpose of asking “big questions” about being Jewish. We are a pluralistic and non-denominational and we do not believe there is “one right way to be Jewish.” It is our hope that JLF will be a space where you will find friends, community, mentors, engage with tradition in new ways, figure out what you believe in, and lay the groundwork for who you will become. First time fellows will receive 250$ and fellows in the JLF Alumni section will receive 100$.
[Registration Closed] Kol Yisrael (KY): Kol Yisrael is a 6-week cohort learning experience to explore questions animating the contemporary Israeli discourse. The name, Kol Yisrael, embodies the aim and methodology of this curriculum. In Hebrew, the word Kol (כל) means “all”. While we can’t provide “all” perspectives and narratives on the questions raised here, it is our aspiration to make our tent wider, to invite more voices to the table, and to cultivate resilient empathy for diverse perspectives. Each session presents competing, value-based narratives that open a discussion not only surrounding the question at hand, but also why those who disagree have compelling reasons to do so. First time fellows will receive 175$.
[Still Accepting Registration] Shleimut: Sheimut is a 10-week cohort learning experience focused on creating community for Jewish students with disability and chronic illness and their allies. The course will feature a dive into disability in Jewish text, disability in contemporary Jewish thought, and an opporutnity for accessible ritual creation. There will be a stipend for this course. Amount to be determined.
Here is the process: In this google form you will fill out information about who you are! All of this information is relevant no matter what program/s you are interested in. On the second part of the page you will select all the learning experiences you are available for and interested in. You are encouraged to sign up for more than one learning experience but are likely to only be placed in one! We look forward to learning with you!!
Important details:
- All learning programs have a registration deadline of September 28th at 11:59 pm- Learning fellows are accepted on a rolling basis - Learning fellows will be invited for a 10 minute introductory conversation with a Hillel staff member before being enrolled into a cohort- All cohort learning opportunities will start October 2nd- Cohort learnings will not meet on any Jewish holiday chag days or NYU holidays.
