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Averaging over 200 members, the Smith College Jewish Community (SCJC) is both student-operated and the primary organization for Jewish life on the Smith campus. SCJC’s reach is wide, and includes holding weekly Shabbat services, working in coordination with the Smith Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL) to ensure students have all the resources necessary for Passover and the High Holidays (both hosted on campus), maintaining a relationship with the Jewish Studies program, and helping to organize a variety of other educational and cultural events for the Jewish community. Events are frequently held in the Kosher K, a dedicated Jewish space on campus featuring a community room and co-op dairy kitchen that is used by a group of student cooks to prepare Shabbat dinner every week. Above all, SCJC’s main goal is to ensure programming is accessible to as many Jewish students as possible, regardless of their denomination or relationship with Judaism before coming to Smith. Outside of SCJC, Smith offers Kosher meals Monday through Friday lunch, and allows students to reserve meals on days the dining hall is closed. Visit this . If you have any further questions about Jewish life, please reach out to [email protected].

Undergraduate Enrollment

250 Jewish Students (10.0%*)
2,501 Students
*Percent of population

Graduate Enrollment

0 Jewish Students (0%*)
324 Students
*Percent of population

Jewish Experience Through Hillel

Campus Climate for Jewish Students

Kosher Dining

Kosher K is a dedicated Jewish space on campus featuring a community room and co-op dairy kitchen that is used by a group of student cooks to prepare Shabbat dinner every week. Outside of SCJC, Smith offers Kosher meals Monday through Friday lunch, and allows students to reserve meals on weekends and days the dining hall is closed. Visit this .

Options: University meal plan-no extra cost;Hillel meal plan-no extra cost

Additional Campus Information

  • Jewish Studies Offered Yes
  • Jewish Studies Major or Minor Minor, Major
  • Private/Public Private
  • Acceptance Rate 20%
  • U.S. Region Northeast
  • Commuter/Residential Residential
  • Tuition In-State $61,260
  • Tuition Out-of-State $61,260
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  • Greek Life No

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