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:Approx Jewish Students on campus - 40 approx - We are a small but active JSoc catering for students at all the Universities and Colleges in the West of Scotland. We have a wide range of events throughout the year, including weekly bagel lunches, regular Shabbat Dinners near to the University Campuses, Pub Nights, Quizzes and Movie Nights. | :Approx Jewish Students on campus - 40 approx - We are a small but active JSoc catering for students at all the Universities and Colleges in the West of Scotland. We have a wide range of events throughout the year, including weekly bagel lunches, regular Shabbat Dinners near to the University Campuses, Pub Nights, Quizzes and Movie Nights. | ||
| − | Our Chaplains host meals at their home for all of the Jewish festivals, to which all members are warmly welcomed. We are also supported by the Union of Jewish Students who provide a huge number of educational and social opportunities for Jewish students in the UK. We are lucky to have excellent relationships with the other Scottish JSocs and enjoy attending their larger events such as Balls, Burns Suppers and Shabbatons. We are an open and pluralist JSoc with both Jewish and non-Jewish members, ranging from Orthodox to completely Secular, and we strive to make everyone feel comfortable. Please join our Facebook group for details of events, and we look forward to meeting you soon!<ref name="UJS">https://web.archive.org/web/20250211192119/https://www.ujs.org.uk/glasgow</ref> | + | :Our Chaplains host meals at their home for all of the Jewish festivals, to which all members are warmly welcomed. We are also supported by the Union of Jewish Students who provide a huge number of educational and social opportunities for Jewish students in the UK. We are lucky to have excellent relationships with the other Scottish JSocs and enjoy attending their larger events such as Balls, Burns Suppers and Shabbatons. We are an open and pluralist JSoc with both Jewish and non-Jewish members, ranging from Orthodox to completely Secular, and we strive to make everyone feel comfortable. Please join our Facebook group for details of events, and we look forward to meeting you soon!<ref name="UJS">https://web.archive.org/web/20250211192119/https://www.ujs.org.uk/glasgow</ref> |
==People== | ==People== | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 25 November 2025
According to the Union of Jewish Students:
- Approx Jewish Students on campus - 40 approx - We are a small but active JSoc catering for students at all the Universities and Colleges in the West of Scotland. We have a wide range of events throughout the year, including weekly bagel lunches, regular Shabbat Dinners near to the University Campuses, Pub Nights, Quizzes and Movie Nights.
- Our Chaplains host meals at their home for all of the Jewish festivals, to which all members are warmly welcomed. We are also supported by the Union of Jewish Students who provide a huge number of educational and social opportunities for Jewish students in the UK. We are lucky to have excellent relationships with the other Scottish JSocs and enjoy attending their larger events such as Balls, Burns Suppers and Shabbatons. We are an open and pluralist JSoc with both Jewish and non-Jewish members, ranging from Orthodox to completely Secular, and we strive to make everyone feel comfortable. Please join our Facebook group for details of events, and we look forward to meeting you soon![1]
People
- President: Dylan & Abel Keszler
- UJS Campus Officer: Shayna Wise-Till
Chaplains
- In Glasgow and Edinburgh, chaplain Ayalah Shabo is from the illegal settlement of Efrat in the West Bank. She attended Shalem College in occupied East Jerusalem. Shabo’s husband Eliran attended the Yeshivat Machanaim, in Migdal Oz, next to Efrat. This yeshiva is another one of the Hesder military-religious boot camps.[2]
Timeline
Activities
- 18 March 2018 Sadaqah Day and Mitzvah Day event with Scottish Police Muslim Association.
- 8 August 2014 target NUS and praise Uni of Glasgow for not being a member of NUS Scotland/NUS UK
- 4 August 2014 condemn Glasgow City Council for displaying a Palestinian flag.
- 4 May 2014 hosted IDF soldier for lunch.
Contact
- Facebook: (Private) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Gjsoc/?fref=ts
- Created on 5 January 2014
- Facebook (Public): https://www.facebook.com/glasgow.jsoc
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlasgowJSoc
- Joined in August 2011
See also
- Glasgow Jewish Students Society - forerunner of the JSoc.