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What types of counseling services are available at Columbia? Columbia’s Counseling and Psychological Services supports the psychological and emotional well-being of the campus community by providing counseling, consultations and crisis interventions — all of which adhere to strict standards of confidentiality. Counseling and Psychological Services offers short-term individual counseling, couples counseling for students and their partners, student life support groups, medication consultation, training, and emergency consultation. When Counseling and Psychological Services is closed, a clinician-on-call can provide telephone advice about urgent mental health concerns. What types of counseling services are available for Double Degree students at Barnard? Barnard offers counseling services for its students as part of the health plan. All visits are strictly confidential, and all doctors are certified. If long-term medication is needed, students are referred to off-campus psychiatrists for supervision. Jewish Life Is there a synagogue at JTS? The Women’s League Seminary Synagogue (WLSS) houses the egalitarian prayer services offered for Shaharit (morning), Minhah (afternoon), and Ma’ariv (evening) on weekdays, when school is in session. Community members also gather to welcome Shabbat on Friday evening during the school year. The synagogue calendar is posted on the JTS website and students receive a weekly email with synagogue updates. Questions about WLSS should be directed to wlss@jtsa.edu. The Stein Chapel houses the non-egalitarian, separate seating prayer service for Shaharit, Minhah, and Ma’ariv, Monday through Thursday, when school is in session. Students, faculty, and staff gather at 3:15 p.m. in both synagogues for the Minhah service to pray, learn, and celebrate within our diverse community. Is there a rabbi for the JTS synagogue? Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Dean, JTS Division of Religious Leadership, serves as Mara d’Atra of WLSS. Can students lead services or read Torah at JTS? Yes, yes, yes! Students may lead services and read Torah and Haftarah with the proper nusah and trope. Contact wlss@jtsa.edu for more information. How do students celebrate Jewish holidays at JTS? JTS is a wonderful place to celebrate Jewish holidays throughout the school year. Below you’ll find examples of how some of the major holidays are observed at JTS. Back to top 27
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services are held at JTS for students and members of the surrounding community. Registration takes place via the JTS website. Information about High Holy Day services at JTS, in local synagogues and at Columbia/Barnard Hillel is available to all students in advance of the holidays. Jewish Life Directors also coordinate meals for students staying on campus for the high holy days. Sukkot/Shemini Atzeret/Simhat Torah: Sukkot at JTS is not to be missed. JTS constructs two large sukkot in the courtyard that include beautiful decorations from Women’s League for Conservative Judaism and students from local Hebrew schools. Subsidized meals are available in the Sukkot on Yom Tov which adds to the celebratory atmosphere, and the dining hall offers dinner for purchase during Hol HaMoed. Each residence hall also houses its own sukkah. The Upper West Side offers festive synagogue celebrations on Simhat Torah; information about hakafot and prayer services at local synagogue and Columbia/Barnard Hillel is available to students in advance of the holidays. Purim: Students enjoy festive services at JTS, Columbia and synagogues on the Upper West Side on Erev Purim. Purim Day, WLSS hosts Shaharit and the reading of the Megillah while the Office of Student Life organizes a Purim se’udah with student entertainment. Students must reserve a seat at the se’udah at a subsidized price. Pesah: There are no classes at JTS during Pesah, and the Dining Hall is closed. Many students go home for the sedarim; the Office of Student Life helps find home hospitality for students looking for a place to attend sedarim. Many kosher restaurants are open in New York City during Hol HaMoed, and grocery stores are stocked with food that is Kosher for Passover. What options are available at Columbia and Barnard? Students in the Joint and Double Degree Programs are also very active in Jewish life at Columbia and Barnard. Many List College students attend services on a regular basis and are involved in a variety of activities through the Columbia/Barnard Hillel. The Kraft Center for Jewish Life offers a variety of minyanim. Many undergraduates daven there as well as in synagogues throughout the vibrant Upper West Side community. The Kraft Center can be contacted at (212) 854-5111 or through its website: www.hillel.columbia.edu. Community Outreach Va’ad Gemilut Hasadim: Susan and Jack Rudin Center for Community Outreach Unterberg 209, Box 105 (212) 678-8915, rudecalo@jtsa.edu, www.jtsa.edu/vaad Ruth Decalo, Director of Student Life and Community Outreach What is the Va’ad Gemilut Hasadim? The Va’ad Gemilut Hasadim (“the Va’ad”) operates under the auspices of the Office of Student Life and provides the JTS community with a variety of opportunities to volunteer in the local community. The Va’ad’s motto, “Helping out for heaven’s sake,” underscores the fact that although Va’ad volunteers are not paid for their efforts, the rewards they receive are substantial. Through deeds of loving-kindness (gemilut hasadim), the Va’ad brings the Talmud to life as it transforms learning into action (Talmud mavi l’yedai ma’aseh). Back to top 28
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