New College Ave Hillel Building
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It's about two houses down from The Yard. Right at the intersection of College Ave and Seminary.
Here's the website and a picture below.
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Very nice looking! Good design.It's about two houses down from The Yard. Right at the intersection of College Ave and Seminary.
Here's the website and a picture below.
It looks better in person. A nice addition to college ave and yet another new building that emphasizes the terribleness of Scott Hall :)
Scott Hall must be destroyed.
Find someone to pay for the its demolition and replacement, then have them donate the money with the stipulation that it must go to such.
Until then, not happening.
Squeezed the Hillel between D.U. and D.K.E. houses. Uh, interesting choice or architecture to place between those two brick frats. Good to have it on College Ave. though.
Style does seem a bit out of place between the brick houses and Ford Hall across the street. Also, they got some crazy set back variances. Their front entry overhang is practically on the sidewalk. It would be nice to keep the set backs on College Ave. What is going on with Ford Hall these days?? Is it used at all now?
Agree on the setbacks. The size of the project is more substantial than the surrounding buildings too so the intensity of the reduced setback is even more pronounced. The style is different but doesn't bother me much.
http://www.chabad.rutgers.edu/index2.htm
I must say the better looking building would be the Chabad House down College Avenue across from the Alexander.
I must say the better looking building would be the Chabad House down College Avenue across from the Alexander.
What will this new building be used for? Will students live there or will there be classes there ? or is it just for meetings and things? It is a very big building if it just for meetings
The new building is for meetings, events, and prayer for both Jewish students and others on campus. There is also a kosher restaurant in the building. It contains leisure rooms, study areas, an event kitchen, as well as multiple areas for other events. There are no dormitories nor Rutgers classes being held there.
Think of it like a student center in purpose.
Meanwhile at Chabad House from NJ Jewish News
Rutgers Chabad celebrates 40 years as on-campus ‘oasis’
Rabbis and rebbetzins embrace role as ‘surrogate parents’ to students
Rutgers Chabad celebrates 40 years as on-campus ‘oasis’
Rabbis and rebbetzins embrace role as ‘surrogate parents’ to students
Hillel and Chabad are (fairly) friendly rivals. Chabad houses tend to have rooms for very religiously observant students; that's rare for a Hillel. For those who don't know, Chabad is a brand of Jewish orthodoxy, while Hillel is intended for all Jewish students regardless of their level of observance.
Makes sense. Chabad is not the kind of place that would want a DJ playing contemporary music. Klezmer, maybe, but probably not even that.
