UMass Hillel serves as the vibrant center of Jewish communal life on the UMass Amherst campus. Our mission is to empower students through the vitality of Jewish life to cultivate healthy, purposeful lives and relationships that better our community and world. UMass Hillel engages over 1300 students annually through a diverse array of social, educational, cultural, religious, and leadership opportunities, including via Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform student groups and minyanim.
UMass Hillel is located in the fun college town of Amherst in the Pioneer Valley, also known as the “Happy Valley.” The area has a rich cultural life, beautiful nature, thriving local Jewish communities, and is a great place to live. Learn more at umasshillel.org.
About Hillel International
In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.