Housing & Dining
The College has a two-year campus housing requirement. Because of this, Yavneh students generally live in dorms and eat in dining halls for their first two years, and then move into off-campus apartments, living together and keeping kosher kitchens.
While in the dorms, housing provides Shabbat keys, and hot kosher food is available in all four dining halls. Additionally, third- and fourth-years frequently host community events in their apartments.
For more information, visit college.uchicago.edu/housing-residence-life and dining.uchicago.edu.
While in the dorms, housing provides Shabbat keys, and hot kosher food is available in all four dining halls. Additionally, third- and fourth-years frequently host community events in their apartments.
For more information, visit college.uchicago.edu/housing-residence-life and dining.uchicago.edu.
The Hyde Park Eruv
Yavneh of Hyde Park benefits from the South Side Eruv, which extends from 67th St. to 43rd St. between Rock Island Metra tracks and Lake Park Avenue (or IC Metra, if south of Midway).
To view the map, eruv status, or find more information, visit: https://www.southsideeruv.org/
To support the South Side Eruv, click here. Shlep responsibly.
To view the map, eruv status, or find more information, visit: https://www.southsideeruv.org/
To support the South Side Eruv, click here. Shlep responsibly.
OU-JLIC: Rav Yehudah & Hannah Auerbach
Rav Yehudah and Hannah Auerbach are our OU-JLIC couple on campus. They give shiurim, learn one-on-one with students, provide snacks while we study, host students for Shabbat meals, and much more. JLIC, together with Yavneh and Chabad, provides a complete and supportive Orthodox Jewish environment.
For more information, visit: chicago.oujlic.org/
For more information, visit: chicago.oujlic.org/
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Mezuzot: Mezuzot can be borrowed for free from the Rohr Chabad center, with a small deposit. Please click here for more information.
Mikvah: Most community members utilize the beautiful Lake Michigan, just a fifteen minute walk away, for immersing needs. There's also a keilim mikvah in Skokie that many people make use of. A detailed guide to tevillat keilim can be found here.
Shabbat keys: For students planning to live in on-campus housing, Housing & Residence Life offers mechanical keys for accessing door locks that generally are accessed using a University ID card. A request for a mechanical key may be made once you arrive to your residence hall to check in.
Kosher supermarkets/restaurants: A selection of Kosher meat is sold in Hyde Park at Trader Joe's and Jewel Osco (on 61st). More kosher options, including many restaurants, are located on the North Side. For a full list of supermarkets and restaurants (as well as mikvaot and other minyanim) in and around Chicago, click here.
Mikvah: Most community members utilize the beautiful Lake Michigan, just a fifteen minute walk away, for immersing needs. There's also a keilim mikvah in Skokie that many people make use of. A detailed guide to tevillat keilim can be found here.
Shabbat keys: For students planning to live in on-campus housing, Housing & Residence Life offers mechanical keys for accessing door locks that generally are accessed using a University ID card. A request for a mechanical key may be made once you arrive to your residence hall to check in.
Kosher supermarkets/restaurants: A selection of Kosher meat is sold in Hyde Park at Trader Joe's and Jewel Osco (on 61st). More kosher options, including many restaurants, are located on the North Side. For a full list of supermarkets and restaurants (as well as mikvaot and other minyanim) in and around Chicago, click here.