Spiritual Connections
It’s easy to find your spiritual home at Princeton. With 17 chaplaincies and almost 50 faithbased student organizations, there are many opportunities to explore and deepen your faith, as well as to discover and build bridges between faiths and between religious and nonreligious students on campus. In addition, students can discover their own sacred spaces on campus to pray, meditate or quietly reflect, such as the University Chapel, Interfaith Meditation Room and the Muslim Prayer Room, as well as the many beautiful natural spaces within the campus landscape. T H E OF F I C E OF R E L I G I OU S L I F E ( OR L ) ORL supports the religious interests of students, faculty and staff of various faiths, and offers community service, cross-cultural and social action programs. Highlights have included a campus talk by the Dalai Lama and a recent student trip to Cambodia to learn about religion and human rights.
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ORL also offers pastoral care and spiritual counseling. The Religious Life Council brings together students of all faiths to learn from one another. T H E C E N T E R FOR J E WI S H L I F E / H I L L E L ( C J L ) CJL offers a welcoming, multifaceted community of peers and a comfortable environment for students to explore their connections to Judaism and Jewish life. The CJL engages students in a broad spectrum of activities and empowers them to become leaders of the Jewish community at Princeton. The CJL organizes festive Shabbat and holiday meals and celebrations, creative themed study breaks, domestic and international service-learning trips, and other opportunities. It also houses a kosher dining hall that is open to all Princeton student ID cardholders. Princeton also has an active Chabad organization, providing all students with new opportunities to experience Judaism through religious, educational and social programs.
