Jewish Studies

‘Add a little more light’: Chabad at Rice celebrates beginning of Hanukkah with students

Chabad at Rice University welcomed members of the Rice community to a celebration of the beginning of Hanukkah Dec. 8.

Rice hosts world’s largest Jewish youth sporting event with JCC Maccabi Games® and Access

About 1,500 Jewish teen athletes from around the globe gathered on Rice’s campus Aug. 4-9 for the JCC Maccabi Games® and Access.

Rice’s South Texas Jewish Archives hosts local high schoolers for educational program on campus

About 80 high school seniors from The Emery/Weiner School visited Rice University’s Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives (STJA) earlier this month for an educational program focusing on the history of refuseniks in the Soviet Union and the Houston Action for Soviet Jewry.

Melissa Cohen-Nickels named curator of Rice’s Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives

Melissa Cohen-Nickels, an experienced educator with a passion for history, has been named the new curator of Rice University’s Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives, starting this role in March.

Rice Chabad hosts its biggest ‘Mega Shabbat’ dinner yet

Chabad at Rice welcomed over 100 students and other members of the Rice community to its annual “Mega Shabbat” dinner for an evening of traditional Jewish food, fun and fellowship March 24.

Marathon of mitzvahs

Rice students and community members were invited to the Central Quad Feb. 22 by Chabad at Rice to participate in the group’s latest Mitzvah Marathon “good deed drive.”

Lights, latkes, fun and fellowship

Members of the Rice community gathered at Valhalla for an evening of celebration Dec. 5 for Chabad at Rice’s pre-Hanukkah bash.

Rice’s Houston Jewish History Archive to become Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives

In appreciation of the Alexander family of Houston's longtime support of Jewish Studies in the School of Humanities and the Woodson Research Center in Fondren Library, Rice will name the Houston Jewish History Archive the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives effective Jan. 1.

Languages and Cultures Fest brings students together with ice cream and more

On March 25, the School of Humanities invited students to an ice cream social at the Humanities Building courtyard to share details about several cultural programs and courses available this fall.

Jewish Food class visits ‘deli maven’ for dinner

Students learned from Ziggy Gruber himself during an end-of-course dinner at his deli

Rice remembers legendary Rabbi Samuel Karff, one of Houston’s 'Three Wise Men'

Rabbi Karff lectured at Rice for over 20 years and was influential in fundraising for its Jewish Studies program.

Mitzvah Marathon lights up campus

Good deeds wanted at annual Mitzvah Marathon

To do a mitzvah is to do a good deed. And that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do at the Mitzvah Marathon.

Holocaust’s defiant diplomats: Jewish Studies exhibition honors extraordinary envoys

Rayzor Hall lobby now showing ‘Beyond Duty’ throughout spring semester.

New light on the Galveston Movement: Houston Jewish History Archive acquires rare pamphlet

A 1907 guide for immigrants illuminates a fascinating chapter in Texas history.