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Rabbi Daniel Schaefer to Leave Georgetown, Search for Replacement Commences

Rabbi Daniel Schaefer to Leave Georgetown, Search for Replacement Commences

By Daniel Greilsheimer, Senior Sports Editor February 15, 2024

Rabbi Daniel Schaefer, the interim director for Jewish Life, will leave Georgetown University at the end of the Spring 2024 semester. Schaefer announced his departure to his childhood synagogue Congregation...

Rabbi Rachel Gartner Steps Down as Director of Jewish Life

Rabbi Rachel Gartner Steps Down as Director of Jewish Life

By Adora Zheng April 21, 2022

Rabbi Rachel Gartner is stepping down after serving as Director of Jewish Life at Georgetown for 11 years, a role in which she was cherished by students, community members and the campus ministry team. Gartner...

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Jewish Life at GU Celebrates 50th Anniversary

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo March 27, 2019

Jewish Life at Georgetown celebrated its 50th anniversary March 22 with a special Shabbat that brought together current and former students and faculty to remember the history of the Jewish community at...

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Rabbi Harold S. White was the first full-time Jewish chaplain at a U.S. Catholic university, and oversaw the foundation of the PJC.

Rabbi White, 83, Built Jewish Life, Programs

By Toby Hung September 11, 2015

Upon descending the stairs to the second floor of the Intercultural Center, a quaint but easily overlooked sculpture can be observed toward the right wall. The bronze statue depicts a scene in the...

Hillel CEO Discusses Jewish Millenials

By Elaina Koros February 2, 2013

Wayne Firestone, president and CEO of Hillel, The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, spoke about the American millennial generation’s emphasis on education and social interaction Thursday. “I would...

Jewish Community Centralized

By Annie Chen September 14, 2012

The Office of Residence Life approved plans to institute a Jewish Living Learning Community on Wednesday. Dubbed Bayit — “home” in Hebrew — the program is the10th Living Learning Community...

University to Foot Cost of Jewish Chaplaincy House

By Katie Kettle April 23, 2010

The university will cover the rental cost of the Jewish Chaplaincy's townhouse and reserve an additional location for worship for the 2010-2011 academic year, as part of a push by members of the Jewish...

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