Emek Jewish Students Center
Emek (Valley) Jewish Students Center cultivates and supports inclusive, egalitarian Jewish community, primarily at colleges in Western Massachusetts.
We support Jewish life and practice through leadership and skill development, ritual and holiday celebration, exploration of Jewish cultures, and the facilitation of Jewish learning opportunities.
College students practice academic inquiry through curiosity and reflection, and we approach the Jewish past and present with the same values. All sincere questions are relevant and valuable.
Emek is currently working with students at UMass Amherst, Amherst College, Smith College and Westfield State University.