Orthodox Jewish student groups at secular universities

[[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] student groups exist at many secular [[college]]s and [[university|universities]] in the [[Jewish diaspora|diaspora]], especially in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], and [[Europe]].

==History==
At some points in history there were [[umbrella organization]] that united Orthodox students and communities in North America (Yavneh in the 1960s-1980s, KEDMA in the 1990s, the Orthodox Campus Coalition in te 2000's), but they are now defunct (similar to [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative Jewry]]'s [[Koach]] and [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jewry]]'s [[KESHER]]). The [[Orthodox Union]] and its programs/partners [http://theheart2heartproject.org Heart to Heart] and JLIC have worked to revive such a structure from 2010 through 2013, and now offer a network and [http://hartlevine.wix.com/collegejews website of resources].

Orthodox student groups cater to the needs of their communities, which may vary based on size, the percentage of students who commute or live on campus, and demand for religious services. The services they provide include (but are not limited to) [[Jewish prayer|prayer]] services, [[Torah study]], [[kashrut|kosher]] dining, [[tzedakah|charity work]], and social events. These efforts can help to mainstream Orthodox students who would otherwise be forced either to commute and live at home or to attend a university designed for an Orthodox student population such as [[Yeshiva University]], [[Touro College]], or [[Hebrew Theological College]].

To support Orthodox students and communities, the [[Orthodox Union]] created the Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) at many colleges. A [[rabbi]] and [[rebbetzin]] live on campus and provides classes for the students in an Orthodox setting, in conjunction with the [[Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life|Hillel]].<ref>OU Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus http://www.jliconline.org/index.php</ref>

Orthodox students may also be involved with [[Hillel:_The_Foundation_for_Jewish_Campus_Life|Hillel]] or [[Chabad on Campus International Foundation|Chabad on Campus]], though a Hillel or Chabad house at a university does not necessarily mean that Orthodox students attend the university.

==Secular United States universities and colleges with Orthodox Jewish organizations==
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*[[Binghamton University]]
*[[Boston University]]<ref>Boston University Orthodox Minyan http://www.bu.edu/hillel/student/shabbat.html</ref>
*[[Brandeis University]]<ref>Brandeis Orthodox Organization http://www.booweb.org/index.html</ref>
*[[Brooklyn College]]<ref>Brooklyn College Orthodox Club http://www.bchillel.org/index.php?submenu=StudentGroups&src=gendocs&ref=StudentGroups&category=Students</ref>
*[[Columbia University]]/[[Barnard College]]<ref>Columbia/Barnard Yavneh http://www.yavnehcu.com/</ref>
*[[Cornell University]]<ref>Cornell Kedma at the CJL http://www.cornellcjl.com/index.html</ref>
*[[Harvard University]]<ref>Harvard Orthodox Minyan http://hillel.harvard.edu/religious-life/prayer-communities/orthodox-minyan</ref>
*[[Johns Hopkins University]]<ref>Johns Hopkins Orthodox Community http://www.hopkinsorthodox.com</ref>
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*[[New York University]]
*[[Northwestern University]] <ref> Northwestern Orthodox Minyan http://www.nuhillel.org/?q=content/life-observant-jews-northwestern-university </ref>
*[[Ohio State University]] <ref> Ohio State Kedma http://osuhillel.org/students.php </ref>
*[[Princeton University]]<ref>Yavneh at Princeton http://www.princeton.edu/~yavneh/</ref>
*[[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]] <ref>Queens College JLIC http://www.qchillel.org/AbOUT/qc-jlic/ </ref>
*[[Rutgers University]]<ref>Rutgers Mesorah http://www.rutgersmesorah.org/</ref>
*[[University of California, Los Angeles]]<ref>UCLA Orthodox Minyan http://jlicla.com/aboutjlic/hillel-at-ucla</ref>
*[[University of Chicago]]<ref>Yavneh at UChicago http://yavnehuchicagobeta.weebly.com/</ref>
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*[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]]<ref>UIllinois Orthodox Community http://www.illinihillel.org/orthodox.html</ref>
*[[University of Maryland, College Park]]<ref>University of Maryland Kedma http://www.umdkedma.com</ref>
*[[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]<ref>UMass Amherst Kehillat Hillel Ha'azinu http://www.umasskhh.org/</ref>
*[[University of Michigan]]
*[[University of Pennsylvania]]<ref>Orthodox Community at Penn http://pennocp.org/</ref>
*[[Washington University in St. Louis]]
*[[Yale University]]<ref>Young Israel House at Yale http://www.yale.edu/jlic/Welcome.html</ref>

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==Secular Canadian universities and colleges with Orthodox Jewish organizations==
{|

*[[McGill University]]
*[[University of Guelph]] <ref>[http://www.guelphhillel.com/jewish-learning-initiative-on-campus/ Guelph JLIC]</ref>
*[[University of Toronto]]
*[[York University]]

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==Secular United Kingdom universities and colleges with Orthodox Jewish organizations==
{|
*[[King's College London]]
*[[University College London]]
*[[University of Birmingham]]
*[[University of Cambridge]] <ref> Cambridge JSoc http://cujs.soc.srcf.net/index.php?p=orthodox </ref>
*[[University of Leeds]]
*[[University of Manchester]]
*[[University of Nottingham]]
*[[University of Oxford]] <ref> Oxford JSoc http://www.oxfordjsoc.co.uk/jsoc/ </ref>

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==See also==
* [[Orthodox Union]] (OU)
* [[National Conference of Synagogue Youth]], the youth arm of the OU
* [[KOACH]], the college outreach arm of [[Conservative Judaism]]
* [[KESHER]], the college outreach arm of [[Reform Judaism]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://hartlevine.wix.com/collegejews Religious Jews in college]

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