For my site visit, I attended a Shabbat dinner and services with Hillel on Friday evening. For Jewish people, our Sabbath is from Friday night to Saturday night opposed to on Sunday.
The visit was interesting. Students, both new and older ones, as well as adults attended the dinner and services. Everyone was really friendly and I never saw anyone being left out - people were good at including everyone.
The dinner was baked potatoes with various toppings and salad. After we all ate the dinner, we went upstairs to the sanctuary for the services. For this week only the services were actually led by the Jewish sorority so each girl led a different prayer/reading. Although not everyone in the sanctuary could participate in the hebrew part of the service, there were some english parts also so that everyone could be involved.
The service was nice. It was more reform, which in Judaism means that it was very liberal as opposed to Conservative or Orthodox services which are more structured.
After the services were over, everyone remained for a little while longer just to conversate and meet more people that they hadn't previously met. Quickly after, however, the building emptied and people went on living their lives.
I spoke with the director of Hillel and she said that I could interview her. So, not I just need to set up a time to meet with her one day this week and then I will have the interview completed.
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