Cambridge University Jewish Society

CUJS

Who we are

Cambridge University Jewish Society (CUJS) is the home of Judaism for students in Cambridge. As one of the largest societies in Cambridge, we provide an open and welcoming space to all Jewish students, regardless of your affiliation, background or level of religious observance.

What we do

From bagel brunches to Purim parties, we run a huge range of events and have something for everyone. The high point of every CUJS week is our communal Friday Night Dinner, with a lovely 3 course meal featuring everything from challah & chicken soup to a late night Tisch. Every week we have various socials, speaker events, services and discussion groups – check out our coming up section!

How to get involved

The best way to get involved is to come to one of our events! You can see upcoming events below, and book meals here. You can become a member here – being a member means you can run and vote for committee positions, as well as giving you £1 of Friday Night Dinners and discounts off other events. To stay up to date with everything Jsoc, we would suggest you join our Facebook group or sign up to the mailing list.

Upcoming events

To stay up to date with our upcoming events follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Meet the chaplains

Atira Baruch was born in Teaneck NJ, living there until she made Aliyah with her family at the age of 14. After graduating High School and completing national service, she learnt for a year in Shaalvim and went on to study for a BA in Social Work at Bar Ilan University. She has practiced as a clinical social worker for the last few years, most recently working with Ultra-Orthodox Women struggling with mental health. Atira can usually be found baking (or watching GBBO!), and loves enjoying the outdoors with her husband and two children Shaya (almost 3) and Noa (2.5 months).

Rabbi Ben Baruch was born and raised in Palmers Green, where he lived until he graduated Immanuel College. For his Gap Year he went to Yeshivat Hakotel in the Old City of Jerusalem, planning to return to London to study Physics at Imperial. He ended up staying in Yeshiva for another 9 years, receiving Smicha from World Mizrachi and teaching at Hakotel and Amudim. In parallel with his Yeshiva studies, Ben graduated with a BsC in Electro-Optical Engineering from JCT and is pursuing an MA in Jewish History. Aside from a love of all things Jewish, Ben is passionate about specialty coffee, The Office (US), and spending time with his wife and kids.

The Committee (Lent/Pesach 2024)

The Presidents

Dina Parkus

Fitzwilliam

Medicine

Jude Lewis

Robinson

Physics

The rest of the committee

Gav Sacks

Trinity Hall

History

President Elect

Abi Kramer

Trinity Hall

Theology

President Elect

Joey Katz

St John's

Theology

Canteen Manager

Yoel Feinmesser

St John's

Mathematics

Canteen Manager

Abi Kramer

Trinity Hall

Theology

Canteen Manager

Aaron Kriegman

Jesus

Mathematics

Luncheenie

Samzi

St John's

Physics

Canteen Treasurer

Binyamin Wine

Sidney Sussex

Mathematics

Canteen Treasurer

Nillie Langerman

Jesus

Chemical Engineering

Welfare

Zak Scorah

Gonville and Caius

Engineering

Welfare

Nessya Estrella

Lucy Cavendish

Theology

Graduate

Ellie Rabinowitz

Fitzwilliam

Engineering

Graduate

Izzy Pearl

Queens'

History

Interfaith

Gav Sacks

Trinity Hall

History

Education

Gav Sacks

Trinity Hall

History

Sports

Maddie Sinclair

St John's

History

Sports

Uriel Sasieni

Jesus

Computer Science

Development

Adam Michaels

Pembroke

Mathematics

Webmaster

Anya Blakeney

Clare

Psychology

Social Media

Eve Nicholls

Jesus

History

Events

Erin Abrahams

Clare

Education

Social Action

Naomi Bernstein

Homerton

English

External

Ella Vardi

Homerton

Theology

External

Dalia Bornstein

Sidney Sussex

Medicine

Mancom

Hannah Pearlman

King's

Psychology

Librarian

Theo Adam

St John's

Law

Freshers' Rep

Yuval Ribak

Murray Edwards

Physics

Stash

Dalia Bornstein

Sidney Sussex

Medicine

Buildings and Security

Hannah Moshal

Homerton

History

Women & Non-Binary

Joshua Birns

Clare

Mathematics

Orthodox Rep

Naomi Bernstein

Homerton

English

LGBTQ+

Chanya Ambalu-Wedell

Sidney Sussex

MML

LGBTQ+

Chanya Ambalu-Wedell

Sidney Sussex

MML

Egal

Jacob Hougie

Corpus Christi

HSPS

College JSoc Coordinator

Dalia Bornstein

Sidney Sussex

Medicine

Chaplaincy Board

Naomi Bernstein

Homerton

English

Chaplaincy Board

Anna Ritschl Ebell

St Catharine's

Engineering

Chaplaincy Board

Yoel Feinmesser

St John's

Mathematics

Canteen Manager

Contact us

If you have any questions relating to Jewish Life in Cambridge, about JSoc, or if you just want a chat, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Chaplains:

  • Anything about Jewish life, Judaism or if you just fancy a chat or somewhere to go for lunch.
  • Facebook

Treasurer:

Secretary:

Other:

  • For any other specific enquiries, please find the relevant committee member and get in touch via Facebook or Email.
  • If you are not sure who to get in touch with, try contacting the presidents and we can forward you on to the relevant party.