8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Klezmer Band First Meeting September 2 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Klezmer Band First Meeting Conference Room The Klezmer Band is holding a meeting to start the new school year! We are going over logistics to perform during the school year!
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Bagel break-North Campus September 3 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Bagel break-North Campus
7:45 pm - 8:45 pm Back to the Beis September 4 @ 7:45 pm - 8:45 pm Back to the Beis Beit Midrash / Upstairs Study Come learn about all the different Torah study opportunities at UMD!
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder September 4 @ 9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder Beit Midrash / Upstairs Study Come learn with Maryland Beit Midrash every Thursday at 9:00pm! Snacks provided.
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Welcome Back BBQ September 5 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Welcome Back BBQ Game Room, Maryland Hillel Dining Hall, Maryland Hillel Parking Lot, Multi-Purpose Room
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tailgate Shabbat on North Campus September 5 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tailgate Shabbat on North Campus
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Havdalah and Smores September 6 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Havdalah and Smores Back Patio or Fire Pit A Havdalah, followed by a fire in a firepit, with sticks, marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers.
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Kedma Paint Night September 6 @ 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Kedma Paint Night Game Room, Multi-Purpose Room Join Kedma for a paint night!
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Freshman Connection BBQ September 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Freshman Connection BBQ McKeldin Mall
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hillel Greek Life Fellowship September 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hillel Greek Life Fellowship Conference Room
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Freshman Leadership Fellowship September 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Freshman Leadership Fellowship Back Patio or Fire Pit, Conference Room
6:30 pm - 7:10 pm Tuesday Night Torah September 9 @ 6:30 pm - 7:10 pm Tuesday Night Torah Game Room, Multi-Purpose Room Student-led Chaburot and pizza!
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Avirah Rehearsals September 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Avirah Rehearsals Multi-Purpose Room Rehearsals for Avirah!
7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Kedma Movie Night September 10 @ 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm Kedma Movie Night Back Patio or Fire Pit, Maryland Hillel Parking Lot Join Kedma for an outdoor movie night! We will be making smores and watching a film in the Hillel Front Lawn.
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Jews in Greek Life Welcome Back Event September 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Jews in Greek Life Welcome Back Event Fraternity Row, Outside New Hillel Building
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder September 11 @ 9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder Beit Midrash / Upstairs Study Come learn with Maryland Beit Midrash every Thursday at 9:00pm! Snacks provided.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rosh Hashana Charcuterie Board Making- JSU September 14 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Rosh Hashana Charcuterie Board Making- JSU Multi-Purpose Room Join JSU for lots of cheese, dips, and more for people to build their own charcuterie board!!
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Avirah Auditions September 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Avirah Auditions Multi-Purpose Room Auditions for Avirah!
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Fall Nosh Box — Delivery Date September 15 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Fall Nosh Box — Delivery Date Our Nosh Boxes are out for delivery! Stay tuned for coordinated delivery from our student interns.
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Hillel International (Internal Event) September 16 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Hillel International (Internal Event) Game Room, Multi-Purpose Room
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hillel Greek Life Fellowship September 16 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hillel Greek Life Fellowship Conference Room
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Freshman Leadership Fellowship September 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Freshman Leadership Fellowship Back Patio or Fire Pit, Conference Room
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Avirah Rehearsal September 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Avirah Rehearsal Multi-Purpose Room Dance rehearsal for Avirah
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Kahoot! Night September 17 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Kahoot! Night Conference Room, Game Room, Multi-Purpose Room Come compete against your fellow Neshamaheads in a series of Kahoots covering several topics. Fill out this form to help us create the Kahoots: https://forms.gle/9KgcMxXLFeXfQYyk9
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 3Strands: Spice of Life Challah Bake September 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 3Strands: Spice of Life Challah Bake Multi-Purpose Room First 3Strands event of the year!
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder September 18 @ 9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder Beit Midrash / Upstairs Study Come learn with Maryland Beit Midrash every Thursday at 9:00pm! Snacks provided.
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Shabbat Lunch Meal Matching September 20 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Shabbat Lunch Meal Matching Across Campus Shabbat afternoon meal where people are matched with new people they haven’t met before (mostly freshmen). Sign up here.
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Women’s Tefillah September 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Women’s Tefillah Upstairs Synagogue Mincha Women's Tefillah!
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Avirah Rehearsal September 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Avirah Rehearsal Multi-Purpose Room Dance rehearsal for Avirah
2025-09-22 Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah September 22 @ 6:30 pm - September 24 @ 9:00 pm Rosh Hashanah Office closed Tuesday, September 23rd and Wednesday, September 24th.
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Women’s Shiur with Yehudis Namdar September 25 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Women’s Shiur with Yehudis Namdar Upstairs Synagogue Topic: Noise, Silence, and the Avodah of Every Jew: Lessons from the Kohen Gadol’s Service on Yom Kippur
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder September 25 @ 9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder Beit Midrash / Upstairs Study Come learn with Maryland Beit Midrash every Thursday at 9:00pm! Snacks provided.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Freshman Ice Cream Social September 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Freshman Ice Cream Social McKeldin Mall Ice cream social for freshman at Mckeldin Mall! Join us on Friday, September 26th, before Shabbat, for ice cream!
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Reverse Tashlich September 28 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Reverse Tashlich Lake Artemesia Join Adamah in celebrating the Jewish new year by cleaning up our local lake!
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Avirah Rehearsal September 28 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Avirah Rehearsal Multi-Purpose Room Dance rehearsal for Avirah
5:45 pm - 7:30 pm Tikvah Jewish Philosophy Book Club September 28 @ 5:45 pm - 7:30 pm Tikvah Jewish Philosophy Book Club Game Room Jewish Philosophy Book Club sponsored by the Tikvah Fund.
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Kedma ZUMBA September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Kedma ZUMBA Game Room, Multi-Purpose Room All girls zumba $5 a person (Venmo to be provided by Kedma team).
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hillel Greek Life Fellowship September 30 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hillel Greek Life Fellowship Conference Room
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Torah September 30 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tuesday Night Torah Game Room, Multi-Purpose Room Student-led chaburot and pizza
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Freshman Leadership Fellowship September 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Freshman Leadership Fellowship Back Patio or Fire Pit, Conference Room
2025-10-01 Yom Kippur Yom Kippur October 1 @ 4:00 pm - October 2 @ 9:00 pm Yom Kippur Office closed on Yom Kippur (Thursday, October 2nd).
9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder October 2 @ 9:00 pm - 10:45 pm Night Seder Beit Midrash / Upstairs Study Come learn with Maryland Beit Midrash every Thursday at 9:00pm! Snacks provided.
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Simchat Torah Pizza Celebration October 3 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Simchat Torah Pizza Celebration Front Garden
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Neshama Havdalah and S’mores October 4 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Neshama Havdalah and S’mores Back Patio or Fire Pit, Front Garden Come join Neshama for havdalah, a campfire, and s'mores!
