The Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students is here to support and accompany the diversity of Jewish students at Թ to help them thrive.
Rachel Hatcher, Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students
Email: rachel.hatcher [at] mcgill.ca (rachel[dot]hatcher[at]mcgill[dot]ca)
The role of the Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students is to answer your questions about Թ resources and listen to your concerns. She will help you identify Թ and community resources that are suited to your particular situation. The Student Affairs Liaison can point you toward Jewish student groups you can connect with or toward educational opportunities, for example if you want to learn more about Jewish Montreal.
Every January, the Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students works to organize an event commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Opportunities to learn
Community spaces
Consult MORSL’s list of community spaces.
Kosher options
Students in residence at the downtown campus may purchase a Kosher meal plan.
Students can also use their OneCard or another form of payment at:
Le Plezl, located at 3429 Peel in the basement of Chabad House.
For a list of Kosher options around Montreal, see the Թ Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (MOSRL) web page, "Religious practice on and around campus." Kosher options are listed in the "Jewish services and prayer space" tab.
Upcoming events
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemorative Lecture
The lecture, entitled “Between God and Vichy: Religion, Race, and the Holocaust in France,” will be delivered by Professor Aliza Luft, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Los Angeles.
New intra-faith series to celebrate Jewish diversity
"Jewish Intra-faith Encounters" aims to increase understanding and tolerance of differences within the Jewish community. This series will unpack and celebrate diversity among Jewish members of the Թ student community. Together, through respectful dialogue, we will explore what it means to be Jewish and the many different ways that people express their Jewishness and Judaism. Each session will focus on the lived experiences of participants, rather than the expectations and stereotypes set by society.
The two-part series will be held Tuesday, February 17 and 24 from 4pm.
Invitation to participate: Working Group on Antisemitism
Թ’s Working Group on Antisemitism is inviting faculty, students, and staff who have experiences related to antisemitism and/or discrimination against individuals with Israeli nationality within a Թ context to share their experiences or participate in upcoming listening sessions, or, if they prefer, to provide a written communication. The objective is to collect as broad a range of experiences as possible.
The Working Group, co-chaired by Professors Alana Klein and Eran Shor, was established to ensure that antisemitism is well-understood, effectively prevented, and appropriately addressed across our campuses. Its mandate includes reviewing relevant legal and policy frameworks, exploring how antisemitism and anti-Israeli discrimination are experienced within the Թ community, and recommending strategies for education, prevention, and response.
Your lived experience and insights are vital to this work. If you would like to contribute information or take part in a listening group, we encourage you to or contact aswg [at] mcgill.ca (aswg[at]mcgill[dot]ca).
Nu Magazine
Nu Magazine is the first Jewish campus magazine in Canada. It is dedicated to Jewish culture with a focus on Montreal. Based at Թ, Nu publish weekly on the arts, cuisine, philosophy, history and religion.
A touch of history: A.M.Klein
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