Recommended Resources
We developed the below Jewish Life toolkit alongside the Division of DEI and The Compass Center for Jewish students to find comprehensive support and resources on campus and beyond.
Butler community members can also access self-paced training videos on antisemitism and islamophobia awareness awareness via The Compass Center’s Canvas page below.
Jewish Communities
Student contacts:
Alyssa Smith, agsmith7@butler.edu
Audrey Ecelbarger, aecelbarger@butler.edu
Faculty/staff advisor:
Marcos Oliviera, molivier@butler.edu
Community advisors:
Lisa Frank, lbfrank@butler.edu
Nonie Vonnegut-Gabovich, nvonnegu@butler.edu
- Open to all faculty and students, Hillel at Butler serves as an on campus Jewish environment. It caters to the Jewish population within the university and provides education from a Jewish perspective to Jewish and non-Jewish students alike.
- Among events offered are monthly Shabbat services and dinners, a weekly meeting with a volunteer advisor, holiday observances and group activities, and community participation.
- Join to gather with Jews in celebration, observance, social action, and discussion. In joining, you can learn how to become involved in any of the five Synagogues close to Butler’s campus.
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Conservative and Reconstructionist
https://bez613.org/
600 W. 70th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Hal Schevitz, Senior Rabbi
Stream services here: https://bez613.org/watch-live
Congregation Beth Shalom, Reform
https://bethshalomindy.org/
3085 West 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46032
Rabbi Justin Kerber
Congregation B’nai Torah, Orthodox
https://www.btorahindy.org/
6510 Hoover Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Rabbi Yisrael Gettinger
Chabad Lubavitch of Indiana
https://www.chabadindiana.org/
2640 W 96th Street, Carmel, IN 46268
Rabbi Dovid Grossbaum
Etz Chaim Sephardic Congregation
https://etzchaimindy.org/
6939 Hoover Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260
To get in contact: https://etzchaimindy.org/contact
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, Reform
https://ihcindy.org/
6501 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Brett Krichiver, Senior Rabbi
Stream services here: https://ihcindy.org/streaming/
Jewish Community Center of Indianapolis
https://jccindy.org/
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
https://www.jewishindianapolis.org/
The Jewish Faculty Affinity Group was formed to create community for faculty who
identify as Jewish, in addition to being a visible resource of support and mentorship
for Jewish students. The Jewish Faculty Affinity Group also provides educational
opportunities for the campus to learn about Jewish identities and histories and
explore how Jewish thought and Jewish Studies can be infused into the curriculum.
Primary Contact:
Dr. Andy Levy, alevy@butler.edu