Undergraduate Student Programming

Shvitz and Schmooze is a social group that meets several times during the semester. Past events have included Spin Classes, avocado toast bar, and, of course, bagel breaks.

‘Dores for Israel (DFI) is Vanderbilt’s active pro-Israel arm on campus. Members come together to discuss Israel in intellectual settings, enjoy social functions such as Falafel at Midnight, and provide Israeli cultural experiences at the annual Israel Fest in April. In addition, a dedicated group of Israel activisits within DFI owrk to engage the borader campus community to raise awareness of Israel at Vanderbilt.

Challah for Hunger is a national organization with individual chapters at college campuses across the country. Students meet bi-weekly to make challah from scratch and sell the loaves on campus. Proceeds from the bake sales go directly to hunger organizations including Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger and The Nashville Food Project . Challah for Hunger is more than just a bake sale- it provides opportunities for leadership, entreprenuership, and social justice awareness, both locally and globally.

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First Year Students of Hillel (FYSH) is  a student-run initiative that empowers our freshman class to create a Jewish community on the Ingram Commons through social, religious, and academic programming, all while building relationships with those involved in Hillel and honing important leadership skills. First year students can apply to join the FYSH board in September.

We also have a pre-orientation program FYSH Fest, that helps students adjust to campus before school even starts!

The Hillel Executive Board consists of the Hillel president, the vice presidents of programming, membership, religious life, and Israel, and the secretary and the treasurer, all of whom oversee all aspects of Jewish Life at Vanderbilt Hillel. Elections for these positions are held in February.

Heal the world with our TIkkun Olam committee.  Give blood at our annual MLK Blood Drive.  Join the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Donor Registry.  The Tikkun Olam committee is dedicated to supporting students, saving lives, and taking on big causes.

Hillel’s Membership and Programming Board (MaP), chaired by the Vice President of MaP, oversees Vanderbilt Hillel’s social programming efforts and major ecents of Vanderbilt Hillel. MaP works to plan events for students across campus including Jewish Food Festival, Hillel Date Party, Hamantaschen Hotwheels, among other activities.

Atzmi is Hillel’s community for LGBTQ+ Jews and Allies. With programming ranging from Jewish learnings on gender identity to drag race watch parties, Atzmi provides space for all our ‘Dores to engage in topics of identity, sexuality, love, and relationships through Jewish texts and perspectives.