Religious Observance and Dining on Campus

Religious Observance and Dining on Campus

Dining Services at Williams is committed to accommodating special dietary needs based on religious background.

Kosher/Halaal Offerings in the Dining Halls

As of February 2006, two of the four campus dining halls (Greylock and Mission Park) feature a “Kosher-Halaal Korner” that makes kosher/halaal foods constantly available to students.  A refrigerator at each Kosher Korner is stocked with kosher/halaal entrees prepared by our Executive Chef in the kitchen of the campus Jewish Religious Center, in accordance with strict kashrut standards. Additionally, kosher deli meats, kosher hot-dogs and hamburgers, condiments, breads, and snacks are available at Greylock dining hall.  At the Greylock Kosher/Hallal Korner, there is equipment dedicated strictly to use for kosher products--a separate toaster oven, microwave, and grill are set aside for strictly kosher use.

Dining Services has also begun to include kosher/halaal sandwiches at Grab ‘n Go, the take-out lunch option on campus.

The Kitchen at the Jewish Religious Center

The kosher kitchen at the Jewish Religious Center is maintained to an O-U standard.  Students prepare weekly Shabbat meals, and occasional other meals in the kitchen, under the supervision of Associate Jewish Chaplain, Cantor Bob Scherr.  The kitchen is further under the hashgacha  of David Amenia from Springfield.

 

Eating During Ramadan

During the month of Ramadan, students on the full-board plan are able to eat three meals daily between sundown and sunrise. Muslim students receive a card which allows them to eat breakfast and dinner in the dining halls, then have a third meal at the Snack Bar later in the evening, after the dining halls have closed. (This schedule is adjusted annually in accordance with the hours of daylight as the dates of Ramadan shift around the calendar.) Dining Services also stocks a refrigerator near the Muslim Prayer Room in the Thompson Memorial Chapel, to which students have access throughout the night during the month of Ramadan.