St. Lawrence University: Chaplain's Office
Jewish Life

Jewish Life

 
Coordinator of Jewish Life

Name Phone E-mail
Jody Horwitz 229-5141 jhorwitz@stlawu.edu

 

Jewish Advisors

Name Phone E-mail
Elun Gabriel 229-5149 egabriel@stlawu.edu
Joan Larsen 229-5473 jlarsen@stlawu.edu
Liz Regosin 229-5998 eregosin@stlawu.edu

St. Lawrence will provide transportation to Congregation Beth El in Potsdam, for High Holiday services and Friday night services. This year Rosh HaShana worship begins with the Erev service on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. There will also be services on Thursday, September 13 at 10:00 a.m. and on Friday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Yom Kippur starts with the Kol Nidre service on Friday, September 21 at 6:45 p.m. The daytime service starts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 22 and Neilah is that evening at 5:30 p.m. There is a Break-the-Fast at the synagogue after that service as well. Friday night services are held most Fridays at 7:00 pm. Contact Jody Horwitz at jhorwitz@stlawu.edu or by phone at (315) 229-5141 for questions and/or transportation.

In addition, we celebrate other holidays here at the University. We have a Hanukkah party on the first night which includes latkes and the candle lighting and we light the candles all of the rest of the nights. We do a Purim party with hamentashen and a megillah reading/storytelling. There is a community seder for Passover as well. In the past, we have sometimes done a Tu B'Shevat seder. All of these functions are open to everyone!

Please join us during Family Weekend for our annual bagel brunch which is held on the third floor in the Student Center. 

Jody Horwitz has weekly open office hours in the Student Center (Room 326) from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Mondays, and at other times by appointment via email or phone.