Explore Bucknell Hillel

Welcome to Jewish Life and Hillel at Bucknell! We are a warm, laid-back and active community dedicated to fostering rich Jewish life on campus and showing up as part of the larger campus community. We are pluralistic, welcoming and always open to new ideas and partners. The Berelson Center is the hub of Jewish life on campus. Join us for Shabbat dinner or eat in our sukkah, play board games or watch a movie, or get some quiet study time in our library. Cook in our kosher kitchen, chat with the rabbi and hang out in the backyard when the weather is nice.

Undergraduate Enrollment

300 Jewish Students (8.3%*)
3,627 Students
*Percent of population

Graduate Enrollment

0 Jewish Students (0%*)
70 Students
*Percent of population

Jewish Experience

  • Served by Hillel Yes
  • Religious Services Available Yes
  • Rabbi/Jewish Educator on Campus Yes
  • Kosher Food Available Yes
  • Birthright Israel Participation Yes
  • Alt Break Participation No
  • Jewish Studies Offered Yes
  • Jewish Studies Major or Minor Minor
  • Study Abroad in Israel Accepts credit for Israel study abroad
  • Israel Fellow No

Kosher Dining

We offer Kosher meals on major Holidays and we have eight days of Kosher for Passover food available at Passover. We also have a well-stocked certified-Kosher kitchen in the Berelson Center, where students can prepare their own food anytime. Want more information? Just ask!

Options: Meals available on shabbat/holidays only;Kosher food available nearby

Religious Services

Weekly Friday evening services; High Holidays; Passover seder

Frequency: Friday night only

Additional Campus Information

  • Private/Public Private
  • Acceptance Rate 34%
  • U.S. Region Mid-Atlantic
  • Commuter/Residential Residential
  • Tuition In-State $58,282
  • Tuition Out-of-State $58,282
  • Out-of-State/Int’l 79% / 6%
  • Greek Life Yes

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Berelson Center for Jewish Life Bucknell Hillel 632 St. George Street
Lewisburg PA 17837 US
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570-577-2273
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