UW-Madison, Binghamton, Edina school district under federal investigation The publication Campus Reform says it called for the investigation of the two universities for Jew-hatred, while the school district had a board meeting disrupted with antisemitic chants. David Swindle Jan. 30, 2024
Meet Mia Raskin: A Shomer Shabbat college basketball player at Binghamton Alone on a snowy Friday night, the sophomore made dinner for 15 of her teammates—“all the classics … cholent, deli rolls, schnitzel, challah. It was really special how interested they were.” Howard Blas April 1, 2022
Students take holiday to heart as part of Hanukkah toy drive This was the 13th year that the Rohr Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life at Binghamton University has coordinated the college-led effort for sick children, dubbed “light up a life.” Faygie Holt Dec. 10, 2021
Binghamton University’s Mitzvah Marathon to mark 20th year of Sept. 11 attacks “This program is designed to give participants a practical way in which they can mark the memory of those who perished and add more positivity and light to this world,” said Rabbi Levi Slonim. Sept. 10, 2021
Thousands of Binghamton students and alumni join virtually for Shabbat dinner “Despite the many iterations of this event due to the situation, it was inspiring to see so many students come together to make this event a reality,” said senior Jacob Richman. March 24, 2020
Shabbat student dinner for 1,850 goes off without a hitch To date, more than 50 college campuses throughout North America and abroad have replicated the Shabbat 1800 dinner model started by Binghamton University—running from Berkeley to Boston, and along the length of Canada; as well as in Argentina, Israel and the Netherlands—since its inception at BU in 1994. Carin M. Smilk April 16, 2019
Binghamton University to host alternative graduation ceremony for Jewish students Because of the timing of Shavuot, arrangements have been made to accommodate observant students and their families at separate celebrations and proceedings. May 16, 2018