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Yom Kippur 2025

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Senior Send Off & Wine Tasting!

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Jewish Rapper Ari Lesser at Israeli Shabbat

Purim Party 2025

Hamantash Bake Night!

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Winter BBQ & Torah Learning

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Sushi in the Sukkah!

High Holidays & Building the Sukkah!

October 7th Memorial

Boba Tea Social

Rosh Hashanah Challah Bake

Welcome BBQ & Axe Throwing

Celebrating Shmuel’s Bar Mitzvah in Israel!

Chabad on Campus Rabbis' Solidarity Trip to Israel

Mazal Tov Graduates 2024 & Semester End

Purim Party at Chabad!

Plant, Paint & Smoothies

Torah Study Classes!

Welcome Winter BBQ

Menorahs & Breakfast at Midnight!

Menorah Around Campus!

Fall Semester Torah Classes & Events

Unite for Israel #2

Jewish Women's Mikvah Tour

Unite for Israel Events & Mitzvot!

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Yom Kippur Break-Fast

Welcome BBQ & Bungee Run!

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Mazal Tov Graduates 2023

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