ChabadUGA.comCampus Chabad House in Athens, Georgia, led by Rabbi Michoel Refson.
A Jewish student organization serving University of Georgia, that provides educational, social, and recreational programming for student and faculty.
A space where students socialize in a comfortable home-like setting with great friends, superb food and stimulating discussion.
A center for prayer and study, where you can gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of your Jewish heritage.
A partnership between students and staff to help create student programming, plan social action projects and offer many volunteer opportunities.
Programs
- High Holidays
- Shabbat Dinner
- Holidays
- High Holidays at Chabad
- Synagogue Services
- Adult Education
- Youth Programs
- Rosh Hashanah
- Shabbat Dinners
More about Chabad of Athens-UGA
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People
- Rabbi Michoel RefsonCo-director
- Mrs. Chana RefsonCo-director
What they offer
Chabad of Athens-UGA is a Chabad house on campus in Athens, led by Rabbi Michoel Refson.
There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. Kosher meals are available on a meal plan. They kosher kitchens for the community.
Classes run regularly, one-to-one study can be arranged and public lectures are held. There is a library.
For children there is a children's club and a mother-and-child group.
Older children and young adults have bar and bat mitzvah instruction and a young professionals' circle.
They officiate at weddings and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage.
The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners and looks after the elderly.
There is a women's group. Holiday programs run through the year, hands on. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here.
Prayer & Shabbat
- Synagogue
- Holiday Awareness Programs
- Hands-on Holiday Programming
- Shabbat/Holiday Hospitality
Children & Teens
- Campus Chabad House
- Children's Club
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Instruction
- Mommy and Me
Learning
- Adult Education
- Library
- Communal Lectures
- One-on-One Study
- Regular Classes
Family & Life Cycle
- Marriage Prep
- Funeral Services
- Women's Group
- Weddings
Community & Care
- Hospital Visitation
- Prison Visitation
- Hospital Chaplaincy
- Prison Chaplaincy
- Seniors Visitation
- Young Professionals
Practical
- Mezuzah and Tefillin Checking
- Kosher Meal Plan
- Kitchen Koshering
- Mezuzah Loans/Service
