Fall 2026
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Shabbat Services
6 PM every Friday throughout the academic year
Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life (102 Walnut Place)
Shabbat Dinners
7 PM every Friday throughout the academic year
Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life (102 Walnut Place)
Learning Fellowships*:
Tzedek (Social Justice) Learning Fellowship (TLF)
Kol Yisrael: Voices of Israel Learning Fellowship (KY)
Senior Seminar: Relationships and Values In and Beyond College (SSM)
*Fellowships require an application and acceptance into the long-term commitment for cohort-based learning.
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“RED” HOLIDAYS: Jewish holidays with no scheduling for any departments’ exams, quizzes or due dates, and no scheduling for any University-sanctioned or SU-sponsored events.
“YELLOW” HOLIDAYS: Jewish holidays for which some Jewish students may legitimately excuse themselves.
“GREEN” HOLIDAYS: Jewish holidays on which scheduling and school requirements continue as usual.
Religious Observance Policy
All students can miss class for religious observances and can make up examinations, study or work missed per the religious observances policy. Students must notify their instructors of their observances through MySlice. We also recommend emailing your professors directly well in advance of the holidays, even if it’s just a chance you’ll observe the chagim, to avoid any negative consequences for missing class or making up work due to High Holy Day observances.
About
Hillel inspires and enriches the lives of Jewish students at Syracuse University so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.
Hillel makes Judaism and Jewish tradition relevant to the lives of college students through peer-to-peer engagement, student leadership development, dynamic Shabbat and holiday experiences, vibrant social and Israel programming, justice initiatives, and meaningful Jewish learning. With different entry points into Jewish life on campus, Hillel helps you personalize a Jewish experience at Syracuse that is right for you and connects you to the large vibrant Jewish community on campus. From celebrating Passover at Hillel’s Seder in the JMA Wireless Dome, to hiking through a waterfall on Birthright Israel, to taking a leadership role through one of the many internships Hillel offers, to making new friends at Shabbat dinner at the Winnick Hillel Center — Hillel is here for you as your Jewish home away from home!
Hillel hosts Shabbat services (5:30 PM) and delicious kosher Shabbat dinners (6:30 PM) every Friday throughout the academic year at the Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life (located at 102 Walnut Place). Shabbat with the Hillel community is a wonderful way to relax and recharge with old and new friends at the end of the week! Hillel also hosts services, meals, and programming for Jewish holidays.
High Holidays
Syracuse Hillel is your home away from home for celebration and/or religious observance this Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur!
Registration is required for services and meals – please sign-up here.
Syracuse Hillel 2026/5787 High Holy Day (HHD) Schedule
Rosh Hashanah:
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Friday, 9/11
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6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Evening Service
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Location: Hendricks Chapel
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*Candlelighting is 7:04pm, Sunset is 7:22pm
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7:00 p.m. First Night Rosh Hashanah Dinner
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Location: Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center
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Saturday, 9/12
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10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. First Day Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
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Location: Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life
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12:30 – 2:00 p.m. First Day Rosh Hashanah Lunch
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Location: Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life
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5:45 – 6:45 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Tashlich Service
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Location: Meet at Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life at 5:45pm for a short walk OR at the Thornden Park Lily Pond (near the E.M. Mills Rose Garden) at 6:00pm
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7:00 p.m. Second Night Rosh Hashanah Dinner
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Location: Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life
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*Candlelighting is 8:02pm
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Sunday, 9/13
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10:00 a.m. departure for off-campus 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah services
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Location: Meet at Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life at 9:45am to depart for Congregation Beth Shalom – Chevra Shas (local conservative synagogue)
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Yom Kippur:
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Sunday, 9/20
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5:30 – 6:30p.m. Pre-Fast Dinner
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Location: Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life
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7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Kol Nidrei Services
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Location: Hendricks Chapel
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*Candlelighting/fast begins at 6:47pm, Sunset at 7:05pm
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Monday 9/21
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10:00 a.m. Yom Kippur Morning Service
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Location: Hendricks Chapel
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12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Yizkor
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Location: Hendricks Chapel
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5:30pm – 6:15 Mincha
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Location: Hendricks Chapel
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6:30 p.m. Neilah (Closing of the Gates)
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Location: Hendricks Chapel
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7:46 p.m. Havdalah
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Location: Hendricks Chapel
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8:00p.m. Yom Kippur Break-Fast
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Location: Hendricks Chapel
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Contact
You can learn about all of our events, programs, and leadership opportunities on our website: syracusehillel.org
And stay up-to-date with Hillel on our social media!
Facebook: Syracuse Hillel
Instagram: @syracusehillel
The Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life
102 Walnut Place
Syracuse, NY 13210
hillel@syr.edu
315.422.5082
Rabbi Dr. Natan Levy
Rabbi & Jewish Chaplain
mlevy12@syr.edu
Rabbi Dr. Natan Levy is Campus Rabbi for Syracuse Hillel and Jewish Chaplain at Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University. Originally from California, he received rabbinical ordination in 2006 from Yeshivat Ha’Mivtar, Israel. Rabbi Levy previously served as Head of Operations for the Faiths Forum for London, Senior Lecturer at Leo Baeck College, and environmental liaison to the late Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. An internationally respected interfaith leader, he holds a Ph.D. in environmental theology from the University of Bristol. His scholarly work focuses on interfaith understanding and ecological sustainability, and he has been awarded numerous fellowships for his interreligious dialogue work.
Jillian Juni
Executive Director
315.443.4853
jijuni@syr.edu