Birmingham Hillel House
Birmingham Hillel House provides self catering single room (each has its own fitted kitchen, with an oven, fridge, sink and storage facility plus shared freezer space) accommodation for up to 41 residents studying at the Universities of Birmingham, Birmingham City and Aston as well as further education colleges in the city. 11 of the rooms have ensuite facilities. Approximately 35 places are allocated to first year students with the remainder available for 2nd and 3rd year students, subject to ballot. Rent includes accommodation, heating, lighting, use of laundry facilities and wifi connection.
Hillel is situated in the pleasant, leafy suburb of Edgbaston. The Birmingham campus is a mere 10-minute walk away whilst Aston and University College Birmingham can be reached by bus in approximately half an hour. The Selly Oak and Harborne shopping centres are each about a 20-minute walk away and the nearest synagogue, a walk of about a half-hour. Birmingham Hillel plays a major role as a centre for all Jewish students and regular Friday night meals and J.Soc meetings are held there. The House is very popular and often over subscribed.
Contact Information:
Accommodation Manager:
Ms Bella Lupasco
Tel: 0121 471 4370
Email: birminghamhillel@hotmail.co.uk
Website http://www.birminghamhillel.com
House committee chair Mrs Ruth Jacobs ruthjacobs@talktalk.net tel 07768761930
Hillel is situated in the pleasant, leafy suburb of Edgbaston. The Birmingham campus is a mere 10-minute walk away whilst Aston and University College Birmingham can be reached by bus in approximately half an hour. The Selly Oak and Harborne shopping centres are each about a 20-minute walk away and the nearest synagogue, a walk of about a half-hour. Birmingham Hillel plays a major role as a centre for all Jewish students and regular Friday night meals and J.Soc meetings are held there. The House is very popular and often over subscribed.
Contact Information:
Accommodation Manager:
Ms Bella Lupasco
Tel: 0121 471 4370
Email: birminghamhillel@hotmail.co.uk
Website http://www.birminghamhillel.com
House committee chair Mrs Ruth Jacobs ruthjacobs@talktalk.net tel 07768761930
Birmingham J-Soc
Birmingham JSoc is here for every Jewish student in Birmingham, regardless of religious domination. We are the largest JSoc with over 800 active members from a variety of backgrounds and have officially been recognised as the “Best JSoc in the Country”, by the Union of Jewish Students. Although the size of the society can seem overwhelming, there is a real sense of community here.
Birmingham JSoc is the only JSoc that provides it members with a hand made cooked Shabbat meal, every week, regardless of whether exams are going on or not. We like to regard Friday nights as the 'jewel in Birmingham JSoc's crown'!
Birmingham also has a unique connection with the wider Jewish community. Students are often invited out for Shabbat lunch by the local communities of Central Synagogue and Singers Hill. This is unique to Birmingham JSoc. Our close connections to these synagogues mean that students never go hungry!
Choosing a university or college is a life changing decision. In terms of Jewish life on campus, Birmingham JSoc provides a wealth of activities from Israel-related speakers to girls Zumba. Please do contact myself, or any other member of the committee, with any questions you may have. If you wish to look around Birmingham Universities or meet with us any day outside of the department Open Days, please feel free.
Contact Details:
President: Gemma Adams
Email: president@birminghamjsoc.com
Website: www.birminghamjsoc.com
Birmingham JSoc is the only JSoc that provides it members with a hand made cooked Shabbat meal, every week, regardless of whether exams are going on or not. We like to regard Friday nights as the 'jewel in Birmingham JSoc's crown'!
Birmingham also has a unique connection with the wider Jewish community. Students are often invited out for Shabbat lunch by the local communities of Central Synagogue and Singers Hill. This is unique to Birmingham JSoc. Our close connections to these synagogues mean that students never go hungry!
Choosing a university or college is a life changing decision. In terms of Jewish life on campus, Birmingham JSoc provides a wealth of activities from Israel-related speakers to girls Zumba. Please do contact myself, or any other member of the committee, with any questions you may have. If you wish to look around Birmingham Universities or meet with us any day outside of the department Open Days, please feel free.
Contact Details:
President: Gemma Adams
Email: president@birminghamjsoc.com
Website: www.birminghamjsoc.com
Midlands Regional Chaplaincy Board
Chaplain: Rabbi Fishel Cohen
Chairman: Mr Neil Cooper
We aim to provide pastoral and religious support for all Jewish students on university campuses in the Midlands. In the Birmingham and West Midlands area, these include Aston University, the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, Coventry University, Warwick University and Wolverhampton University as well as colleges of further education, most of which have active and thriving Jewish societies, and are affiliated to the Union of Jewish Students.
Jewish student accomodation is available at the Birmingham Hillel House. Please make contact for further details, advice or information.
The Chaplaincy, The University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
Tel: +44(0)121-455 8532 / +44(0)121-440 1359
Mobile: +44(0)7771 653 717
e: F.Cohen@bham.ac.uk
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Chairman: Mr Neil Cooper
We aim to provide pastoral and religious support for all Jewish students on university campuses in the Midlands. In the Birmingham and West Midlands area, these include Aston University, the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, Coventry University, Warwick University and Wolverhampton University as well as colleges of further education, most of which have active and thriving Jewish societies, and are affiliated to the Union of Jewish Students.
Jewish student accomodation is available at the Birmingham Hillel House. Please make contact for further details, advice or information.
The Chaplaincy, The University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
Tel: +44(0)121-455 8532 / +44(0)121-440 1359
Mobile: +44(0)7771 653 717
e: F.Cohen@bham.ac.uk
Nhttp://www.mychaplaincy.co.uk/ational Chaplaincy Board
Rabbi Fishel Cohen - Birmingham Chaplain
Rabbi Fishel Cohen with his wife Esther came to Birmingham in August 1984 as chaplain of the Midlands Region, being responsible for religious and pastoral support to the Jewish students at the Universities in the area – including those in Birmingham, Warwick, Wolverhampton, Derby, Coventry, Loughborough, Leicester and Nottingham. Over the last 25 years thousands of students have come into contact with the Cohens and benefited from their support and hospitality.
Rabbi Fishel Cohen has experienced the tremendous growth of the student population in this region. The trademark events, warm hospitality and Esther’s chocolate cake have inspired generations of students. Whether you need help sorting issues with your university or want to discuss all things Jewish or football, get in touch with Fishel now! His main responsibilities include: Student Welfare, Practical Support, Educational Resource and Spiritual Guidance.
Mobile: 07771 653 717
Email: fishelcohen@gmail.com
Rabbi Fishel Cohen has experienced the tremendous growth of the student population in this region. The trademark events, warm hospitality and Esther’s chocolate cake have inspired generations of students. Whether you need help sorting issues with your university or want to discuss all things Jewish or football, get in touch with Fishel now! His main responsibilities include: Student Welfare, Practical Support, Educational Resource and Spiritual Guidance.
Mobile: 07771 653 717
Email: fishelcohen@gmail.com
Kadimah - The Jewish Counselling Service
Kadimah is a counselling service specifically founded to look after the counselling specifically founded to look after the counselling needs of Jewish Students. Its aims are:
Counselling - The transition from the home environment into university may bring with it unexpected challenges and difficulties. For many of us, university is the first opportunity to reassess the ideology and beliefs we were brought up with. Internal psychological resources are at times overstretched in order to handle social, financial and academic pressures, creating the need to seek counselling. If this is how you feel, you are not alone.
The Jewish element - Research has shown that Jewish students have recognisable counselling needs. These might include the impact of traditional family meals on eating disorders, dating outside the faith, reassessing religiosity and culture and dealing with the Jewish component present in the common students needs mentioned above. If you prefer to see a Jewish counsellor, then this service is for you.
Confidentiality - counselling is a confidential service. What you say between you and your counsellor will remain in private. The counsellors are bound by a strict code of confidentiality. In order to ensure that you are receiving the best advice, your counsellors work is always overseen by a supervisor. This is done without identifying you or your personal details.
Cost - This counselling service is free of charge for all students. We only ask that you commit to the sessions that you have booked, and if you need to cancel a session, you let the service know 24 hours in advance.
Kadimah was founded and is run by Esther Cohen Dip. Counselling, B.Phil. She is a member of the BACP and AUCC. Kadimah abides by the BACP's code of ethics. For further information or to book an appointment phone Esther Cohen on 07973696523 or email her at kadimah@gmail.com
*Please note that each university offers their students counselling services. To get in touch with them, please ring your university main switch board and ask to be put through to the counselling services.
- To provide short and long term counselling for those students who would prefer to seek a Jewish counsellor.
- To do further research on the need of Jewish Students.
- To provide information to the other counselling agencies.
Counselling - The transition from the home environment into university may bring with it unexpected challenges and difficulties. For many of us, university is the first opportunity to reassess the ideology and beliefs we were brought up with. Internal psychological resources are at times overstretched in order to handle social, financial and academic pressures, creating the need to seek counselling. If this is how you feel, you are not alone.
The Jewish element - Research has shown that Jewish students have recognisable counselling needs. These might include the impact of traditional family meals on eating disorders, dating outside the faith, reassessing religiosity and culture and dealing with the Jewish component present in the common students needs mentioned above. If you prefer to see a Jewish counsellor, then this service is for you.
Confidentiality - counselling is a confidential service. What you say between you and your counsellor will remain in private. The counsellors are bound by a strict code of confidentiality. In order to ensure that you are receiving the best advice, your counsellors work is always overseen by a supervisor. This is done without identifying you or your personal details.
Cost - This counselling service is free of charge for all students. We only ask that you commit to the sessions that you have booked, and if you need to cancel a session, you let the service know 24 hours in advance.
Kadimah was founded and is run by Esther Cohen Dip. Counselling, B.Phil. She is a member of the BACP and AUCC. Kadimah abides by the BACP's code of ethics. For further information or to book an appointment phone Esther Cohen on 07973696523 or email her at kadimah@gmail.com
*Please note that each university offers their students counselling services. To get in touch with them, please ring your university main switch board and ask to be put through to the counselling services.
Aish Birmingham:
Established in 1999 with weekly lunch and learns, Birmingham campus has benefitted from the full time Aish presence since 2004. Well known for its hospitable and friendly approach, Aish Birmingham caters for all Jewish students. Good food, good friends and great learning are all available. Enjoy your student days and come over to meet friends, learn about Jewish life and take a break whenever you want to in an atmosphere of mutual respect and open enquiry. http://www.aish.org.uk |
Rabbi Gideon and Tamar, together with their adorable daughters Michali and Batsheva, and gorgeous baby Zvi, have been living in Jerusalem for the past four years prior to coming to Birmingham and are super excited to now be here. On the way to becoming a Rabbi, Gideon completed a degree in Psychology and gained a Masters in Jewish Education. He loves meeting new people and discussing deep philosophy and challenging ideas. As a dynamic and engaging educator he is looking forward to building relationships and welcoming people into his home for food, wisdom and schmoozing. Tamar has years of experience in informal education, and has lead trips and tours of teenagers in England and Israel. She is fun-loving and energetic, which helps her when running after her cheeky and lively little girls. She is a great chef and has a love for singing and music. She is very happy to welcome many guests to our home. Our contact dertails are: Gideon: 07506644428 Tamar: 07506644429 |
Chabad for Students:
Rabbi Yossi and Rivki Cheruff and their son Mendel, have recently moved from New York to open up the 14th Chabad Campus Centre in the UK. Yossi is from Chicago, and studied at Yeshivas across America and received his BA and Rabbinical Ordination from the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ. From there he went on to work with younger yeshiva students as a counselor and mentor. Rivki is from Leeds and studied for 2 years in Beis Chana Teaching College in Tzfat, Israel and has since been teaching elementary and middle school in both Leeds and New York.
“We hope that our Chabad House will be a warm and friendly place where Jewish students will feel comfortable to come. We are looking forward to meeting you and hearing from you. This is your Chabad House and we would like your input. Please feel free to just pop in and visit. Our door is always open!”
Contact Details
Rabbi Yossi and Rivki Cheruff
Address: 11 Oakfield Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B29 7HH England
Telephone: 44-121-572-9121
Rabbicheruff@gmail.com
“We hope that our Chabad House will be a warm and friendly place where Jewish students will feel comfortable to come. We are looking forward to meeting you and hearing from you. This is your Chabad House and we would like your input. Please feel free to just pop in and visit. Our door is always open!”
Contact Details
Rabbi Yossi and Rivki Cheruff
Address: 11 Oakfield Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B29 7HH England
Telephone: 44-121-572-9121
Rabbicheruff@gmail.com
