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Jewish Learning @ Chabad UChicago

As a UChicago student you know that continued study is what life is all about. As a Jewish student, you know that we are the people of the Book. 

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While Hebrew school may have bombed, at college, Chabad House is your place for some real Jewish study. 

 

Choose from 4 tracks:

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  • A one time 8 part course on Jewish ideas and values.

  • $350 Stipend

  • Each class a new topic

  • Sunday Field Trip (2pm-7pm)

The Max Lewis Sinai Scholars Program

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Sinai
The premier college Jewish Learning experience

An exclusive 8-week course, probing the ideas of Judaism and their relevance in our fast-paced lives.

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The Topics: 

  • Jewish Identity

  • Love

  • Meaning vs. Purpose

  • Life Balance

  • Jewish Mysticism

  • Ethics from the Talmud for Today

  • lots more

You Get:

  • A $350 stipend

  • Make new friends​

  • A chance to ask deep questions

  • A fun Sunday field trip

  • A community service project

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Learn more about Sinai Scholars, the class topics and more here. 

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Join by completing the form here or text "SinaiScholars" to 773-232-5700

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Sinai Scholars is named in memory of Max Lewis, a wonderful person who was tragically killed in July 2021.  Learn more about Max and see his Sinai Scholars project here.

Picture: Max at Sinai Scholars, fall 2019

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JewishU 

JewishU provides a wide variety of Jewish learning opportunities.

 

Divided into 4 part mini courses, each one a different topic or make your own. For each course you receive JewishU credits. The credits can be used for cash, Jewish books, donated to charity or saved for a trip to Morocco or Dubai. 

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Some Topics:

  • Soul Maps - Discovering your soul and what it wants

  • Ethical questions from our sages

  • The Happiness Course

  • How Success Thinks

  • The Jewish Course of Why

  • Hot Button issues: Guns, Medical Coverage and Prison Reform

  • Choose your own topic and/or host it for your friends

  • Many more topics!

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You Get:

  • JewishU Credits which can be cashed out for cash, Judaica, or saved for a massive trip to Dubai or Morocco.

  • Be knowledgeable in a wide variety of subjects

  • Make lots of new friends

  • Host a class and earn $100.

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Discover Your Israel Course

An intriguing, no politics course on the history, tradition, and Jewish connection to the Land of Israel.

Discover Your Israel with a six week course designed to dig deeper than the politics on the ground and provide real answers to today’s most pressing questions. 

 

All students taking the course will receive a $175 stipend upon completion. No homework or essays required.

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The time and day of the week will be decided based on consensus.

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One-on-One Learning

A question you've been pondering? A topic you want to learn more about?

We make it convenient and easy to study a topic of your own.

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Hit us up to discover any topic in Judaism at your own pace, in a one-on-one session with Rabbi Yossi or Baila. 

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Ask all the questions you've always held back.

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Or join a class with other students for interesting and meaningful discussion.

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