Explore Lafayette College Hillel Society
The Hillel Society at Lafayette has been a home-away-from-home for Jewish students for fifty years. Students of all faiths come together for weekly student-led Shabbat services and dinner throughout the academic year. Holiday observances, programming, and social events support and enrich Jewish life here at Lafayette.Undergraduate Enrollment
2,662 Students
*Percent of population
Graduate Enrollment
0 Students
*Percent of population
Jewish Experience
- Served by Hillel Yes
- Religious Services Available Yes
- Hillel Rabbi/Senior Jewish Educator No
- Kosher Food Available Yes
- Birthright Israel Participation Yes
- Alt Break Participation No
- Jewish Studies Offered Yes
- Jewish Studies Major or Minor Minor, Major
- Study Abroad in Israel University approved programs
- Israel Fellow No
- JLIC Educator No
- Hillel Mental Health/Wellness Staff No
Campus Climate for Jewish Students
- Hillel CCI Antisemitism Training Participant No
- Open Title VI Investigation Yes
- Anti-Israel Student Government or BDS Resolution None
Kosher Dining
Shabbat Dinners: all meals are dairy or pareve. Pesach: all meals are Kosher for Passover. While we do not have kosher facilities on campus, arrangements can be made with the dining hall for kosher chicken to be cooked on disposable pans several times a week.
Religious Services
Our services are egalitarian, inclusive, and open to all! Though we don't hold Shabbat morning services on campus, arrangements can be made to attend a local Reform or Conservative synagogue.
Frequency: Contact this hillel
Additional Campus Information
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- Private/Public Private
- Acceptance Rate 31%
- U.S. Region Mid-Atlantic
- Commuter/Residential Residential
- Tuition In-State $57,052
- Tuition Out-of-State $57,052
- Out-of-State/Int’l 81% / 10%
- Greek Life Yes
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