Navigating Religious Accommodation
Join peers and staff from the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOffice of Religious and Spiritual Life (MORSL)for a 60-minute workshop covering the main points of McGill’s Policy for Academic Accommodation of Religious Observances, along with activities and group discussion designed to help students navigate the emotional and practical aspects of asking for an accommodation.
Healing Together: Empowering Jewish or Israeli Students and Navigating Trauma
This online workshop series is being offered by 51³Ô¹ÏÍøStudent Wellness Hub Counsellors to provide Jewish or Israeli students with a safe, supportive environment to explore and process the ongoing impact of intergenerational trauma.
Can Posters Kill? Book Talk + Exhibition
Join the Jewish Public Library Archives on November 13 at 6:30pm for a special one-night-only exhibition and author talk featuring the new title from Second Story Press, Can Posters Kill? by Jerry Faivish with Kathryn Cole. Moderated by Professor Ula Madej-Krupitski.
Join 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOffice of Religious and Spiritual Life (MORSL) and their partners at Concordia’s Multi-Faith and Spirituality Centre to visit and learn about their practice and experience of Judaism. Participants will tour the community's space and have time to ask questions and discuss.
The Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students is here to support and accompany the diversity of Jewish students at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøto help them thrive.
Rachel Hatcher, Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students
Email: rachel.hatcher [at] mcgill.ca (rachel[dot]hatcher[at]mcgill[dot]ca)
The role of the Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students is to answer your questions about 51³Ô¹ÏÍøresources and listen to your concerns. She will help you identify 51³Ô¹ÏÍøand community resources that are suited to your particular situation. The Student Affairs Liaison can point you toward Jewish student groups you can connect with or toward educational opportunities, for example if you want to learn more about Jewish Montreal.
Every January, the Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students works to organize an event commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Educational opportunities
Jewish Heritage Month ()
Jewish Public Library ()
Juifs d’ici ()
Montreal Holocaust Museum ()
Museum of Jewish Montreal ()
Sephardic Jews in Montreal ()
Jewish Food and Culture in Montreal ()
Jewish Neighborhoods in Montreal ()
Communities and places of worship
Consult MORSL’s lists of communities of worship and place of worship (/morsl/connect/spiritual-community-and-worship;
/morsl/files/morsl/religious_places_of_worship_list_complete_2023-24.pdf).
Kosher options
Students in residence at the downtown campus may purchase a Kosher meal plan (/foodservices/mealplans/residential/kosher-meal-plan).
Students can also use their OneCard or another form of payment at:
Le Plezl, located at 3429 Peel in the basement of Chabad House.
For a list of Kosher options around Montreal, see the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOffice of Religious and Spiritual Life (MOSRL) web page, "Religious practice on and around campus." Kosher options are listed in the "Jewish services and prayer space" tab (/morsl/equity-inclusion/religious-practice).
