Santa Barbara Hillel

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Santa Barbara Hillel We are your "Jewish Home Away from Home" in Santa Barbara. We are an independent non-profit student life organization affiliated with Hillel International.

Santa Barbara Hillel exists to enrich student lives so they may enrich our community, the Jewish people, and the world. Santa Barbara Hillel enables students to connect with one another in a Jewish environment at their “Jewish Home Away From Home.” We offer a safe, welcoming, and pluralistic presence as a vibrant center of student life in Isla Vista. Santa Barbara Hillel is proactive in standing up for our students, building bridges, and fostering a positive campus climate. Santa Barbara Hillel is uniquely positioned to reach students at this formative time in their lives by providing them with the tools they need to help create the Jewish future. Students here primarily attend University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Santa Barbara City College (SBCC), and we are affiliated with a world-wide organization of Jewish college students.

Internships alert! Get mentorship, money, and a chance to give back to your community. Applications due SOON at link in ...
10/13/2026

Internships alert! Get mentorship, money, and a chance to give back to your community. Applications due SOON at link in bio!

Interested in community service or social justice? Become a Service Engagment Intern! Spend a year getting mentorship, building your skills, and working with any organization you want to engage you and your friends in helping your community! Plus a $500 stipend! Applications due Oct 15th! Reach out to [email protected] with any questions!

Interested in learning how to lead Shabbat services? Do you want to plan creative ritual moments for the community? Sign up to be a Ruach fellow! This year-long fellowship allows for you to receive professional mentorship, free trips to educational conferences and a $500 stipend! Applications due Oct 26th. Feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions!

Give us a chat and we’ll give you a coffee! ☕️Jews and Cold Brews happening on Tuesday, Oct 13th from 10:30-12:30 at the...
10/12/2026

Give us a chat and we’ll give you a coffee! ☕️

Jews and Cold Brews happening on Tuesday, Oct 13th from 10:30-12:30 at the Starbucks in IV. See you there!

If you’re a first year student, don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to get connected with our community! More inf...
10/09/2026

If you’re a first year student, don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to get connected with our community! More info on the signup form, which is in the linktree in our bio!

New classes alert!‼️‼️We are offering two 4 week classes for all Hillel goers to come learn, eat, and have fun! Sign up ...
10/08/2026

New classes alert!‼️‼️
We are offering two 4 week classes for all Hillel goers to come learn, eat, and have fun! Sign up links in bio!

Art and Wisdom is a chance to explore the connection between Judaism and art through hands on creativity and discussion! Make new friends, do some doodling, and leave your legacy on Hillel! Mondays 5:30-7pm on Weeks 5-8. Dinner provided!

Jewish values and Civic Engagement explores what Jewish values might teach us about what it means to be a Jewish person in community. Through new friends and lively discussions, learn about what it means to be Jewish citizens in democracies and how to build society with those like us and those different from us. Thursdays 5:30-7pm on weeks 4-7. Dinner provided!

Come make Pink Challah with us! We’ll mix, shape, and braid together while hearing powerful personal stories and learnin...
10/06/2026

Come make Pink Challah with us! We’ll mix, shape, and braid together while hearing powerful personal stories and learning important information about breast cancer prevention, screening, and hereditary cancer risk.

📅 Thursday, October 8

🕡 6:30 PM

📍 Congregation B’nai B’rith

🚗 Need a ride? We’ll meet at Santa Barbara Hillel at 5:45 PM to carpool together.

RSVP and sign up for the carpool through the link in our bio!

October 7 changed so many lives forever.Three years later, we gather as a community to remember those we lost, honor the...
10/06/2026

October 7 changed so many lives forever.
Three years later, we gather as a community to remember those we lost, honor their lives, and hold space for everything this day still carries.

Join us throughout the day to remember, reflect, and be together.

🕯️ 10am-5pm Tabling at the Arbor
🕯️ 7pm- Memorial Gathering at Storke Lawn
🕯️ 8:30pm- Dinner & Processing at Hillel

Join us for an evening with UCSB Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Pasternack and some of the Gauchos’ star players!Hosted...
10/01/2026

Join us for an evening with UCSB Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Pasternack and some of the Gauchos’ star players!

Hosted by the Men of B’nai B’rith at Santa Barbara Hillel, this annual favorite includes conversation, community, and dinner.

Tuesday, October 6 at 6:00 PM
Santa Barbara Hillel

Text “COACH” to 805-800-8288 to RSVP and sign up for the carpool.

Go Gauchos!

Catch a Wave Shabbat is this Friday! 🌊Join us at Santa Barbara Hillel for Shabbat in the sukkah, a delicious dinner, and...
10/01/2026

Catch a Wave Shabbat is this Friday! 🌊

Join us at Santa Barbara Hillel for Shabbat in the sukkah, a delicious dinner, and the best Friday night vibes 💙

Bring your friends and come hungry 😋
Text “SHABBAT” to 805-800-8288 to RSVP!

Our amazing fully kosher menu🤩

Give us a chat and we’ll give you a coffee! Jews and Cold Brews happening Wed Sep 30th from 10:30am -12:30pm at the Star...
09/29/2026

Give us a chat and we’ll give you a coffee!

Jews and Cold Brews happening Wed Sep 30th from 10:30am -12:30pm at the Starbucks in Isla Vista

Address

781 Embarcadero Del Mar
Isla Vista, CA
93117

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+18059681280

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