The Orthodox Minyan at Harvard Hillel
(From the Harvard Hillel website)
Minyan Times
Friday - Mincha - See the Shabbat section
Saturday Morning - Shacharit - 9:00am
Saturday Afternoon - See the Shabbat Section
Weekday Mornings - Shacharit (Monday - Friday) - 7:00am (with selichot)
Weekday Afternoons - 6:40pm
Sunday - Shacharit - 8:30am
The Harvard Hillel Orthodox Minyan brings together undergraduates, graduate students and local community members in a vibrant community. We hold services twice every day, all year long, and provide kiddush and seudah shilishit (third meal) on Shabbat. The minyan encourages broad participation in davening (praying) and laining (reading Torah), so please contact our gabbaim if you're interested in leading or just improving your skills. Our Rabbinic Advisor is Rabbi Ben Greenberg. To contact Rabbi Ben, e-mail him at rabbi@bengreenberg.org. The current President of OSM (Orthodox Student Minyan) is Michael Pershan. To contact Michael, e-mail him at mpershan@fas.harvard.edu. He can answer questions for any prospective students, and also find a place for any undergraduates or prospective students who would like to spend a Shabbat at Harvard Hillel. Our current Shabbat gabbaim are Hillel Nadler (nadler2@fas.harvard.edu) and Ezra Pinsky (ezrapinsky@gmail.com). If you would like to get involved in any of the services, please email them!
Education Committee Harvard Hillel is a center for much Jewish learning. There are educational opportunities for those new to Jewish learning as well as for those who have spent numerous years in yeshivot.Tzedakah (Charity) CommitteeTzedakah, charity, is an important Jewish value. The tzedakah committee is responsible for collecting and distributing tzedakah. Jerry Zuriff chairs the committee. The tzedakah box is located in the back of Beren at all services, except on Shabbat and holidays.Home HospitalityHachnasat Orchim, welcoming guests, is an attribute highly valued by our minyan. Many members of our minyan welcome the opportunity to host guests at our Shabbat and holiday meals. We can also arrange overnight stays. If you would like to accept or extend an invitation to a Shabbat or holiday meal, please contact Michael Pershan (mpershan@fas).
Kiddush and Seudah Shlishit Kiddush after services on Shabbat morning and Seudah Shlishit after mincha on Shabbat afternoon are entirely funded by contributions from minyan goers. If you'd like to make a contribution, please send a check, made out to "Orthodox Minyan Kiddush Fund," to Harvard Hillel - 52 Mt. Auburn St. Cambridge MA 02138) If you'd like to sponsor a kiddush, shop for kiddush, or join the kiddush set-up and clean-up crew, please contact Mike Frank, Kiddush Coordinator. If you'd like to sponsor seudah shilishit on a particular Shabbat, shop for seudah shilishit, or in any other help out, please contact Michael Pershan (mpershan@fas).
North Charles Community Eruv Harvard Hillel is located within the bounds of the North Charles Community Eruv (NCCE). The NCCE is a community organization always in need of your financial and volunteer support. You can get more information about the eruv, including a map of the boundaries and a weekly status update, athttp://www.nceruv.org.
Mailing Lists There are three e-mail lists that are relevant to Orthodox Jewish life at Harvard Hillel.
Our address list allows minyan folks to get in touch with each other, and we strongly encourage everyone to add themselves to the list. We publish the directory near the beginning of each semester. You can sign up here: http://hcs.harvard.edu/osm/minyan/register.html
Minyan Board
Minyan Times
Friday - Mincha - See the Shabbat section
Saturday Morning - Shacharit - 9:00am
Saturday Afternoon - See the Shabbat Section
Weekday Mornings - Shacharit (Monday - Friday) - 7:00am (with selichot)
Weekday Afternoons - 6:40pm
Sunday - Shacharit - 8:30am
The Harvard Hillel Orthodox Minyan brings together undergraduates, graduate students and local community members in a vibrant community. We hold services twice every day, all year long, and provide kiddush and seudah shilishit (third meal) on Shabbat. The minyan encourages broad participation in davening (praying) and laining (reading Torah), so please contact our gabbaim if you're interested in leading or just improving your skills. Our Rabbinic Advisor is Rabbi Ben Greenberg. To contact Rabbi Ben, e-mail him at rabbi@bengreenberg.org. The current President of OSM (Orthodox Student Minyan) is Michael Pershan. To contact Michael, e-mail him at mpershan@fas.harvard.edu. He can answer questions for any prospective students, and also find a place for any undergraduates or prospective students who would like to spend a Shabbat at Harvard Hillel. Our current Shabbat gabbaim are Hillel Nadler (nadler2@fas.harvard.edu) and Ezra Pinsky (ezrapinsky@gmail.com). If you would like to get involved in any of the services, please email them!
Education Committee Harvard Hillel is a center for much Jewish learning. There are educational opportunities for those new to Jewish learning as well as for those who have spent numerous years in yeshivot.Tzedakah (Charity) CommitteeTzedakah, charity, is an important Jewish value. The tzedakah committee is responsible for collecting and distributing tzedakah. Jerry Zuriff chairs the committee. The tzedakah box is located in the back of Beren at all services, except on Shabbat and holidays.Home HospitalityHachnasat Orchim, welcoming guests, is an attribute highly valued by our minyan. Many members of our minyan welcome the opportunity to host guests at our Shabbat and holiday meals. We can also arrange overnight stays. If you would like to accept or extend an invitation to a Shabbat or holiday meal, please contact Michael Pershan (mpershan@fas).
Kiddush and Seudah Shlishit Kiddush after services on Shabbat morning and Seudah Shlishit after mincha on Shabbat afternoon are entirely funded by contributions from minyan goers. If you'd like to make a contribution, please send a check, made out to "Orthodox Minyan Kiddush Fund," to Harvard Hillel - 52 Mt. Auburn St. Cambridge MA 02138) If you'd like to sponsor a kiddush, shop for kiddush, or join the kiddush set-up and clean-up crew, please contact Mike Frank, Kiddush Coordinator. If you'd like to sponsor seudah shilishit on a particular Shabbat, shop for seudah shilishit, or in any other help out, please contact Michael Pershan (mpershan@fas).
North Charles Community Eruv Harvard Hillel is located within the bounds of the North Charles Community Eruv (NCCE). The NCCE is a community organization always in need of your financial and volunteer support. You can get more information about the eruv, including a map of the boundaries and a weekly status update, athttp://www.nceruv.org.
Mailing Lists There are three e-mail lists that are relevant to Orthodox Jewish life at Harvard Hillel.
- OSM-open: Undergraduates at Harvard who want to be in the loop about Orthodox Jewish life should sign up for this listserv. To sign up, visithttp://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/osm-open. This list is open only to undergraduate students.
- Or-minyan: This one is for official minyan postings such as davening (service) times, weekly announcements, etc. This listserv is open to the entire Harvard community--undergraduates, graduate students and community members. To subscribe to this listserv, send an email tomajordomo@yossi.com with "subscribe or-minyan" in the body of the email.
- Or-minyan-misc: This is for postings about available apartments, rides, etc. This listserv is open to the entire Harvard community--undergraduates, graduate students and community members. To subscribe to this listserv, send an email to majordomo@yossi.com with "subscribe or-minyan-misc" in the body of the email.
Our address list allows minyan folks to get in touch with each other, and we strongly encourage everyone to add themselves to the list. We publish the directory near the beginning of each semester. You can sign up here: http://hcs.harvard.edu/osm/minyan/register.html
Minyan Board
- Chair: Michael Pershan mpershan@fas.harvard.edu
- Vice-Chair for Social Programming: TBA
- Vice Chair for Ritual Administration: Mike Frankmfrank@bentley.edu
- Undergraduate Board Member: Michael Pershanmpershan@fas.harvard.edu
- Graduate Board Members:
- Stephanie Davisstephanie_davis@hsdm.harvard.edu
- Jimmy Davis jamesdavis@hms.harvard.edu
- Community Board Member: Sara Libby Robinsonslr@brandeis.edu
- Past Chairs:
- Danielle Charlap dcharlap@fas.harvard.edu
- Yoni Appelbaum yaa4@brandeis.edu
- Rabbinic Advisor: Rabbi Ben Greenberg
- Historian: Gerald Zuriff Gerald.Zuriff@Verizon.net