There are many ways to experience Jewish life at MIT. We have students who participate and hang out multiple times each week, and students who only celebrate holidays. We offer an entry point for everyone: Shabbat or holiday meals, a learning cohort, Israel-related programming, Torah Queeries discussions, study breaks, Jew-It-Yourself creations. We welcome all kinds of Jews, all kinds of Jewish, and all ways to connect and engage with community, learning, and practice.
MIT operates a kosher servery, under the supervision of the Vaad Harabonim (Vaad Hakashrus) of Massachusetts, within the main cafeteria on campus. There is no additional charge to any diner who chooses this option, and all diners can eat side-by-side together.
Options: University meal plan-no extra cost
Egalitarian and Orthodox services both meet on Friday night when school is in session. There is an Orthodox service weekdays and on Shabbat morning during the school year. Kosher food is available as part of the MIT Dining meals plans; a kosher servery has hot, fresh meat/vegetarian lunches and dinners within the largest dining hall on campus. Kosher/Shabbat observant students can also opt to live in kosher suites.
Frequency: Daily
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Graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently traveled to Argentina with MIT Hillel to learn about the Jewish community in Buenos Aires. Here are some of their thoughts and reflections about their experience:
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