Archive: Jewish Life
5 Articles
- Reflections
Finding Faith, Friends, and a Place to Belong: A First-Year Student’s Journey with Jewish Life
By: Jennon Bell Hoffmann When first-year student Danny Goodman began exploring colleges, he was looking for a school that could offer both academic excellence and a genuine sense…
November 11, 2025
- Reflections
Finding Faith, Community, and Purpose: A Senior’s Journey Through Jewish Life at Georgetown
By: Jennon Bell Hoffmann Zach Samuel (SFS’26) admits his decision to attend Georgetown was, at first, pretty straightforward. But it’s what he discovered after arriving…
November 11, 2025
- Retreats
A Weekend for Connection: Jewish Life Retreat Spring 2025
A Photo Essay by Hailey Levenberg (C‘28) It is moments like the one pictured here that reaffirm my belief that Georgetown students are more similar than different. Reciting the…
April 27, 2025
- Reflections
University Hanukkah Celebration: Illuminating our Community
By Rabbi Daniel Schaefer At the darkest time of the year, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights reminds us to bring more light into the world by rekindling our faith and dedicating…
December 12, 2023
- Reflections
What a Kosher Kitchen Means To Jewish Life at GU
“Food is a staple of any community and Jews are no different,” said Idan Chazan (C’22). In Jewish religious and communal life, meals are central to the spiritual and social…
March 17, 2022