Hanukkah 2025 with Jewish Life at Duke
Virtual Hanukkah Candle Lighting with Jewish Life at Duke and the Duke Jewish Alumni Network
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 along with us. The virtual program will last approximately 30 minutes.
Duke students, alumni, parents and families, faculty, staff, and friends of all religious/cultural identities are welcome.
Can’t make it? This event will be recorded and shared on Jewish Life at Duke’s YouTube page.
About Jewish Life at Duke
Jewish Life at Duke (JLD) is the hub for all things Jewish on Duke’s campus. An accredited Hillel as well as a department within Duke University’s Division of Student Affairs, Jewish Life at Duke is guided by a mission to empower students to learn and grow intellectually and spiritually; to inspire and nurture personal paths to Jewish identity; and to cultivate community and friendship. Comprising the Freeman Center for Jewish Life and the Rubenstein-Silvers Hillel, JLD takes a pluralistic approach to Judaism to ensure that all students, regardless of affiliation, are welcome and included.
100% of JLD’s operating budget comes from donations from alumni, parents, and friends. Make a special Hanukkah donation to support Jewish Life at Duke.
About the Duke Jewish Alumni Network
The Duke Jewish Alumni Network is dedicated to helping members grow their personal and professional networks, reunite with classmates and friends, and celebrate and foster their Jewish identities.
The mission of the Duke Jewish Alumni Network (DJAN) is to ensure that the Jewish community at Duke remains strong past graduation. DJAN, an affiliate of Jewish Life at Duke, engages and connects Jewish alumni through opportunities to interact with peers, foster Jewish identity, and build a network of Duke Jewish alumni for social and professional connections. Learn more or join DJAN on the Duke Alumni Network site.