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.
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.
Eruv: Thrilling update: Hyde Park now has an eruv! Get excited to carry on Shabbat to your heart's content.
Mikvah: Most community members utilize the beautiful Lake Michigan, just a fifteen minute walk away, for immersing needs. A detailed guide to tevillat keilim can be found here.
Shabbat keys: For students planning to live in on-campus housing, the University provides a mechanical alternative to the electronic ID card. To obtain a Shabbat key upon moving into the dorms, please indicate that you will need a Shabbat key on the housing portal, or contact Gregory Mulenga, Senior Associate Director of Occupancy & Administration of Student Housing.
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.
Eruv: Thrilling update: Hyde Park now has an eruv! Get excited to carry on Shabbat to your heart's content.
Mikvah: Most community members utilize the beautiful Lake Michigan, just a fifteen minute walk away, for immersing needs. A detailed guide to tevillat keilim can be found here.
Shabbat keys: For students planning to live in on-campus housing, the University provides a mechanical alternative to the electronic ID card. To obtain a Shabbat key upon moving into the dorms, please indicate that you will need a Shabbat key on the housing portal, or contact Gregory Mulenga, Senior Associate Director of Occupancy & Administration of Student Housing.
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.