Since Hillel began in Colorado in the early 1950s, Hillel of Colorado has provided students with a safe home away from home. Hillel is a place to learn, socialize, celebrate, and cultivate Jewish values. We create vibrant Jewish life on campus that enriches students’ college experience and stays with them long after graduation. Today, our work spans multiple campuses across the state, including Colorado State University, the University of Denver, the Auraria Campus, and the Colorado School of Mines.
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Unlearning Jewish Anxiety with Rabbi Caryn Aviv
Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: Inter-generational Perspectives on How We Can Heal From What We Inherit with [...]
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Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: A Student-Led Conversation at Hillel
By Shoshanna Shachtman, Director of Wellness and Mental Health at Hillel of Colorado Mental health [...]
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Growing Deeper: Reflections on a Year of Jewish Life Across Colorado Campuses
By Shira Teed, Associate Director As another calendar year comes to a close, I reflect [...]
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A Special Note from Hillel of Colorado’s Board President (Video)
By Danny Foster, Board Chair of Hillel of Colorado As Board Chair of Hillel of [...]
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Holding Complexity, Cultivating Community
By Daniel Bennett, Executive Director We fail our Jewish future should we forget Hillel [...]
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Reflection on Executive Director Daniel Bennett’s Testimony to the US Commission
by: Daniel Bennett 9/15/25 Jewish college students statewide have settled into their dorms and apartments; [...]
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Boulder Attack Highlights Hillel’s Role on Campus
Last Sunday’s violent terrorist attack in Boulder came just before the celebration of the holiday [...]
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WHAT WE DO
We inspire every Jewish student to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel
Celebrate
Every Hillel’s traditional programming begins with Friday night’s Kabbalat Shabbat ceremony (welcoming the Sabbath together in community) followed by a festive and nutritious dinner that links us to Jews worldwide: past, present and future. With holiday celebrations and commemorations, weekly educational and Jewish life programming, informal gatherings, social justice initiatives, religious and worship programs, and social events, there’s something for everybody.
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Connect
Every study shows that positive peer groups are critical for young adults’ development, so community is among Hillel’s most important functions. Our staff and student leaders are invested in building and maintaining a warm, welcoming, safe, and inclusive Jewish home-away-from-home for those who define themselves as Jewish, Jew-ish, Jewish-curious or Jewish-friendly. Simply show up and you belong: no membership fees, no dues…just great mentors, peers and free food in our staff-supported, student-led Hillel.
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Lead
Hillel is leadership-training-central, as we proudly prove over and over again that tomorrow’s Jewish communal leaders are today’s Hillel student board members and campus interns. We are in close communication with campuses nationwide to learn best-practices so we can offer skill-set trainings, professional training and coaching so students leaders have the opportunity to take Jewish life on campus into their own hands under the guidance of our trained professional staff.
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Travel
Israel as one of Hillel’s three pillars, and along with Jewish Life and Jewish Learning form the backbone of our vision for our Jewish students. We cannot imagine a vibrant future for the Jewish People, as a whole, or our students, individually, without Israel. Travel to Israel with us on Hillel Birthright Israel; meet Israelis on Shabbat at Hillel; learn about Israel’s culture and society; and – yes – discuss politics. All views are welcome as we strengthen students’ Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish homeland.
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Helping students along their Jewish journey through University is our passion.
From Shabbat, Holiday celebrations, social events, to year-round programming, Hillel wants to provide as much opportunity for our students to connect as possible!
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