Is Hillel particular type of Judaism?
Hillel at Binghamton is a pluralistic Jewish organization and all types of Jews are active in the organization. There are three student groups that represent the major movements in Judaism: Kesher is Hebrew for connection, and the Kesher committee tries to connect all Reform Jews on campus. Reform services are student lead every Friday night in the Hillel lounge, and Kesher also runs a variety of programming that is not religious in nature. KOACH is Hillel’s Conservative group on campus. KOACH has Shabbat services every Friday night and Saturday morning services two times per month. Besides the Shabbat activities, KOACH runs many programs that are aimed to help Conservative Jews on campus become more involved. Shammai is Hillels Orthodox group on campus. They run the daily mincha and ma’ariv minyan, which is held in the Hillel Lounge. Shammai plans activities and Jewish learning throughout the year including the weekly peer learning class lead by fellow students.
