SAJE - Student Alliance for Jewish Enrichment

SAJE - Student Alliance for Jewish Enrichment Bringing student-driven Jewish programming to the University of Chicago

The Student Alliance for Jewish Enrichment (SAJE) was founded in 2010 to strengthen UChicago's Jewish community by tapping into our rich collective heritage. To that end, we organize student-requested Jewish cultural and educational programming in Hyde Park. Last year, we were one of the most active religious RSOs on campus, and we hope to accomplish even more this coming year. Regular programming

includes:

- Rotaing scholars in residence
- Academic lecture series
- Scholar-in-residence weekends
- Text studies
- Dinners and parties around the Jewish holidays
- Making Chicago Center for Jewish Studies events more accessible to undergraduates

All of our events are requested, implemented, and enjoyed by students just like you! If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming programming, or how you can help out, please contact us.

02/04/2016

"רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, יְהִי כְבוֹד חֲבֵרָךְ חָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ"
"Rabbi Eliezer says: The honor of your friend should be as dear to you as your own"
-- Pirkei Avot 2:10

SAJE, UChicago's Jewish learning organization, is embarrassed and angered by the emails posted yesterday on Buzzfeed, both as members of the UChicago community and as Jews. Our tradition teaches us to care about other people, especially those in marginalized groups, and we know our community can learn from these texts to do better.

This is a great opportunity to present your research on any Jewish studies topic! Travel stipends are available
11/04/2015

This is a great opportunity to present your research on any Jewish studies topic! Travel stipends are available

Submissions We seek papers that exhibit careful research, original thinking, and clear writing. Papers should be 5-15 pages in length, double-spaced. Papers should clearly connect to Jewish Studies broadly conceived, and we are looking for papers that examine aspects of Jewish experience from a vari…

05/22/2015

Happy Eight Week, SAJE!

We are excited to invite you to our traditional Shavuot celebrations!

The traditional evening of Jewish learning will begin immediately following holiday dinner on Saturday, May 23, approximately 10pm, in the Newberger Hillel. Students and scholars will be giving 20-minute text studies on topics of interest, accompanied by cheese, fruit, crackers, and lots of cheesecakes and cookies! We expect to extend well into the early morning, so feel free to join us at any point during the night.

Featured speakers include:
Rabbi Yossi Brackman, Why did R' Yosi Party on Shavuot?
Vera Shikhelman, Jewish Law and Modern Legal Systems
Ariel Aiash, Avodah Zarah and Magic
Avital Morris, Is Revelation a One­ Time Event?
Ayelet Pinnolis, Shoes and Social Justice
Emilie Amar-Zifkin, The Book of Ruth with some theater!
Sarah Zager, “It is Not in Their Hands”: Alienating Dignity in Human Rights and Jewish Law
And more from Lev Gray, Eliora Katz, Baci Weiler, Leah Gimbel, and Rebecca Abrams!

We are also pleased to invite you to a traditional holiday dinner, Sunday evening, May 24, approximately 930pm, at 5450 Dorchester Avenue. We will be walking as a group from Hillel following evening services, which should begin at 9pm.

For more information, or accommodations for any of our events, please contact [email protected].

Have a happy holiday and we can't wait to see you!

04/01/2014

Welcome back!
Want to help bring Jewish programming to campus? Now's a great time, as annual SAJE elections are coming next week!
Nominate yourself (or a friend) for President, VP, Treasurer, and/or Board Member. Just email [email protected].

We're cosponsoring a Jewish Studies workshop this week: Professor Myers from LA is bringing the topic, and we're bringin...
10/18/2013

We're cosponsoring a Jewish Studies workshop this week: Professor Myers from LA is bringing the topic, and we're bringing the food!

06/11/2013

Have a great summer everyone! See you in the fall.

12/11/2012
Thanks to everyone who came last night! You can check out pictures below. See you next quarter!
12/11/2012

Thanks to everyone who came last night! You can check out pictures below. See you next quarter!

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