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Hanukkah 2025 with Jewish Life at Duke Virtual Hanukkah Candle Lighting with Jewish Life at Duke and the Duke Jewish Alumni Network with Special Guests Duke President Vincent Price & Men’s Basketball Coach Jon Scheyer Wednesday, December 17, 2025 7:30 pm Eastern Time / 4:30 pm Pacific Time Join Jewish Life at Duke and the Duke Jewish Alumni Network for our annual Hanukkah candle lighting during the Festival of Lights. Duke’s Campus Rabbi and Jewish Chaplain Elana Friedman will be joined by special guests Duke President Vincent E. Price and Duke Men’s Basketball Head Coach (and Duke Jewish alum) Jon Scheyer. Bring your own chanukiyah/menorah and light…
Hillel Global Giving Week 2025 Support Shabbat Programs at Duke This Hillel Global Giving Week, from May 5-9, 2025, support Jewish Life at Duke! Help us reach our ambitious goal of raising $36,000 to fund Shabbat dinners at the Freeman Center for the fall semester! Donate Now About the Campaign Double Your Impact. Strengthen Jewish Life at Duke. From May 5-9, your gift to Jewish Life at Duke empowers students to celebrate their Jewish identity with pride, grow into compassionate leaders, and build lifelong friendships. We’re proud to join Hillels around the world for the 6th annual Hillel Global Giving Week—and…
Student Emergency Funds The Student Emergency Fund (SEF) supports currently enrolled Duke University students who are experiencing unexpected, unforeseen, and unavoidable financial emergencies. These situations are typically time-sensitive and arise from critical incidents such as accidents, illness, death of an immediate family member, property damage, or sudden housing instability. SEF is intended to provide short-term, last-resort support after all other reasonable resources have been exhausted, including payment plans, financial aid options, family or personal support, and emergency loans. Funds do not need to be repaid Funds are not retroactive Funds do not reimburse expenses that have already been paid Funds…
Duke alumnus Ari Ackerman (‘93) recognized by university for service and leadership to Jewish community Duke alumnus Ari Ackerman (‘93) recognized by university for service and leadership to Jewish community Duke alumnus Ari Ackerman (‘93) recognized by university for service and leadership to Jewish community Duke alumnus Ari Ackerman (‘93) recognized by university for service and leadership to Jewish community Wearing Judaism on His Sleeve Duke alumnus Ari Ackerman ‘93 recognized by university for service and leadership to Jewish community Jewish Life at Duke is proud to celebrate Ari Ackerman (‘93) as a recipient of the 2022 Beyond Duke Service…
Submit your Story Your experiences and stories are an integral part of the vibrant tapestry that makes Duke University a special place. We want to hear from you! Submit Here Share Your Story with Us!We want to highlight the amazing events, programs, and initiatives happening across campus. Whether you’re showcasing a recent success or promoting an upcoming event, your story can help inspire and inform the community. To help you get started, we’ve provided a few guiding questions below. These prompts will help you capture the essence of your event and ensure that your submission aligns with our mission to…
Israel Engagement Providing students with engagement and learning opportunities Israel programs and initiatives connect Duke students with Israel both on campus and abroad. All students are welcome to participate. Our approach to Israel is framed through the following three Es: Education: Programs that focus on teaching students about the diverse aspects of Israel — not just the geopolitical conflict, but also its people, culture, society, and language. Experience: Travel to Israel for firsthand experience of the country. Engagement: One-on-one coffee conversations and meetings with the Israel Fellow to explore personal connection to and views on Israel in order to help students…
Jewish Life at Duke Professional Staff Meet the professionals that are here to help our students find meaning, connection, and joy! Joyce Gordon Director Email: joyce.gordon@duke.edu Phone: 919-681-2911 Joyce Gordon (she/her/hers) joined us as Director for Jewish Life in July of 2018. As director, Joyce oversees all aspects of the Freeman Center and JLD’s work across campus. She sets the strategy for Jewish Life at Duke, cultivates alumni and parent partnerships through the advisory board, and manages our organizational operations. Joyce also serves on university searches and committees. In every aspect of her role, Joyce’s primary focus is Duke’s bright,…
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students The Leadership Opportunity Background and Context Duke University seeks a new Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students (DOS) to prioritize the undergraduate and graduate student experience while leading a variety of strategic and operational initiatives. Reporting to the Vice Provost/Vice President for Student Affairs, the Dean of Students is an organizational manager, responsible for leadership of key units and also fostering an inclusive environment that emphasizes community, advocacy, and well-being. The DOS promotes and exemplifies Duke’s shared values – respect, trust, inclusion, discovery, and excellence —…
Keeping the Duke community secure Click the resources below to learn how to stay safe while working on campus Armed Intruder Preparedness Each Student Affairs department needs to have a plan for staff to stay safe in case of workplace violence. Be sure to know the layout of your building, escape routes, shelter-in-place locations, ways to defend yourself, and emergency contacts. Learn how to prepare Duke Alert The DukeALERT System will send faculty, staff, and students short message service (SMS) text messages in the event of an emergency. Add Duke Alert messages to your mobile phone LiveSafe App Duke LiveSafe…
Hillel Global Giving Week 2023 Help Jewish Life at Duke reach our goal of raising $15,000 to support the Israel Program Fund! Support Israel Programs at Duke This Hillel Global Giving Week, from May 1-5, support Israel engagement, education, and experiences for Duke’s Jewish students by making a gift to Jewish Life at Duke’s Israel Program Fund! Donate Now About the Campaign Your gift to Jewish Life at Duke inspires meaningful experiences and lifelong connections for every Jewish Duke student. From May 1-5, Jewish Life at Duke joins more than 150 Hillels around the world in participating in the fourth…
Trainings and Educational Opportunities for Duke Faculty & Staff Jewish Life at Duke offers voluntary trainings and educational opportunities throughout the year, including Antisemitism 101 sessions for Duke faculty and staff. To learn more, please contact the JLD staff at jewishlife@duke.edu Workshops take place in the Freeman Center for Jewish Life and are open to any Duke faculty or staff who register in advance, on a first-come, first-served basis. Trainings take place in-person only. We do not currently have a virtual option at this time. Antisemitism 101 Training for Faculty & Staff Antisemitism 101 is an in-person, interactive, in-depth training…
Cohort-Based Learning Opportunities with Jewish Life at Duke Deepen your understanding of Judaism on your own terms while building a community of peers Jewish Life at Duke offers a number of non-credit, cohort-based learning seminars during the fall and spring semesters. These cohorts are open to all students, regardless of background. These various conversational, cohort-based seminars are for those looking to deepen their understanding and connection to Judaism on their own terms. No prior Jewish knowledge is required! When you participate you’ll have the opportunity to ask the big questions – Who am I? What communities am I part of?…