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.
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, 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: The Hyde Park eruv is in the beginning of the construction process. For more information or to donate to this cause, please contact us.
Mikvah: Hyde Park does not currently have a 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 small 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: The Hyde Park eruv is in the beginning of the construction process. For more information or to donate to this cause, please contact us.
Mikvah: Hyde Park does not currently have a 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 small 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.