Ben and Esther Rosenbloom MARYLAND HILLEL Center

IT IS TIME TO MAKE YOUR MARK

Countdown to raise $20 million by June 30, 2024

Watch the full video
$20,000,000

$0

$13,500,000
Mar. 2022

Progress to Date

A New Home for Maryland Hillel

Maryland Hillel is renowned for the vibrancy of its Jewish life, with students and staff developing initiatives and events. The new center will be a critical tool to both create community and enhance the student experience and strong culture of entrepreneurship.”

ARI ISRAEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The BEN AND ESTHER ROSENBLOOM MARYLAND HILLEL CENTER will be a space for students to deepen their personal connection to Judaism and the Jewish community, receive leadership training, participate in social justice initiatives, eat, socialize and study. The center will transform the student experience at the intersection of the classroom and the dorm room. It will be a vibrant and dynamic space that reflects the entrepreneurial students who come here, the traditions they value and their aspirations for the future.

A NEARLY 40,000-SQUARE-FOOT CENTER will include a mix of dedicated and flexible spaces for uses big and small, casual and curated. The design acknowledges the many ways culture, leadership and civic engagement nurture our students during a pivotal time in their lives. Students turn to us for social justice initiatives, leadership training, and meaningful spring break and summer travel. Hillel also provides a critical link to Israeli culture and society through Birthright Israel trips, Israel groups and more. These opportunities require dynamic spaces that can serve a crowd or a small study group.






Featured

Alumni Recognition Wall

Read More →

Rabbinic and Cantorial Group

Read More →

Fast Facts

  • Nearly 40,000 square feet
  • 4 multipurpose rooms
  • 7 huddle rooms
  • Jewish Learning Center
  • Staff offices
  • Café with accompanying outdoor terrace
  • Kosher dining hall
  • Professional rehearsal space
  • Lounge/Game room
    Architect:
  • Curry Architects and Vertical Architects
  • expected opening:
  • July/August 2024

Floor Plans

First Floor


Floor plan example 1

Second Floor


Floor plan example 2

Naming Opportunities

All gifts are payable of a 5 year period.

Giving Level: $5-8 Million
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Hillel Foundation Name $7,500,000 Sponsor now
2 Building Name $5,000,000 (sponsored) The Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Family Foundation
Giving Level: $1-3 Million
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Dining Hall $2,500,000 Sponsor now
2 Programmatic Wing (Where Multi-Purpose Room are) $1,750,000 Sponsor now
3 Administrative Wing (Where Offices are located) $1,500,000 Sponsor now
4 Large Multipurpose Rooms $1,500,000 Sponsor now
5 Medium Multipurpose Rooms $1,250,000 Sponsor now
6 Small Multipurpose Rooms $1,000,000 Sponsor now
7 Beit Midrash/Library $1,750,000 Sponsor now
8 Café $1,000,000 (sponsored) Susie and Michael Gelman
9 Main Kitchen $1,000,000 Sponsor now
10 Outdoor Pavillion $1,000,000 Sponsor now
Giving Level: $500-800K
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 A Cappella Suite $750,000 Sponsor now
2 Student Demonstration Kitchen $750,000 Sponsor now
3 Welcome Foyer $500,000 (sponsored) Diana and Michael David Epstein
4 Learning Staircase $500,000 Sponsor now
5 Shmooze Space on Second Floor $500,000 Sponsor now
Giving Level: $100-350K
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Café Kitchen $350,000 (sponsored) Anonymous
2 Classroom $300,000 Sponsor now
3 Co-Name Student Lounge $250,000 (sponsored) The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc.
4 Co-Name Student Lounge $250,000 Sponsor now
5 Executive Director Office $250,000 Sponsor now
6 Huddle Room $250,000 Sponsor now
7 Named Building Art Fund $250,000 Sponsor now
8 Reception $250,000 (sponsored) Carol and Gary Berman
9 Restaurant Store Fronts $250,000 Sponsor now
10 Jewish Learning Center Furnishings $200,000 Sponsor now
11 Security Systems $200,000 Sponsor now
12 Dining Hall Furnishings $150,000 Sponsor now
13 Beit Midrash Ark $100,000 (sponsored) Jill and Eric Lavitsky
14 Computer Equipment $100,000 Sponsor now
15 Guest Suite $100,000 Sponsor now
16 Private Office for Senior Staff $100,000 Sponsor now
17 Stage in dining hall $100,000 (sponsored) Gail and Paul Chod
Giving Level: $50-75K
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Ark $75,000 Sponsor now
2 Collection of Books $75,000 Sponsor now
3 Exterior Landscaping / Garden $75,000 Sponsor now
4 Staff Kitchen $75,000 Sponsor now
5 Student Lounge Furnishings $72,000 Sponsor now
6 Elevator $72,000 Sponsor now
7 Café Exterior Seating Area $54,000 Sponsor now
8 Coat Room $54,000 Sponsor now
9 Distinguished Service Recognition Wall $54,000 Sponsor now
10 Downstairs Hallway $54,000 Sponsor now
11 Open Lounge Furnishings $54,000 Sponsor now
12 Professional Development Library $54,000 Sponsor now
13 Reflective / Memorial Garden $54,000 Sponsor now
14 Room scheduling and display system $54,000 Sponsor now
15 Shabbat Candle Lighting Station $54,000 Sponsor now
16 Student Organic Garden $54,000 Sponsor now
17 Sukkah $54,000 (sponsored) Jay, Esther and Marc Schlesinger
18 Terp-Couple Recognition Wall $54,000 Sponsor now
19 Upstairs Hallway $54,000 Sponsor now
20 Website Redesign $54,000 Sponsor now
21 Coffeeshop furnishings $54,000 Sponsor now
22 Demonstration Kitchen Equipment and Supplies $54,000 Sponsor now
23 Wellness Room $54,000 Sponsor now
24 Outer Door Mezuzot $54,000 (sponsored) Lynn Shapiro Snyder and Jeffrey M Snyder Family Foundation Inc.
Giving Level: $25-45K
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Informational Display Screens throught building $36,000 Sponsor now
2 Interactive Spotlight Displays $36,000 Sponsor now
3 Reception Bar $36,000 Sponsor now
4 Retractable Screen and Projector for Grand Staircase $36,000 Sponsor now
5 Beverage stations $36,000 Sponsor now
6 Coffeeshop equipment $36,000 Sponsor now
7 Furniture for Program Staff $36,000 Sponsor now
8 Board Room Table $25,000 Sponsor now
9 Welcome area seating $25,000 Sponsor now
10 Storage Space $25,000 Sponsor now
11 Sukkah area furniture and benches $25,000 (sponsored) Jonny and Lisa Charnoff
12 Reader's Stand $25,000 (sponsored) Adrienne and Michael Alexander
13 Telephone Booths (for individual study) $25,000 Sponsor now
Giving Level: $10-20K
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Student Wall Nook (2 - each) $18,000 Sponsor now
2 Anonymous $18,000 Sponsor now
3 Golfcart (used for engagement) $18,000(sponsored) Michael Mintz
4 Student Activity Storage $18,000 Sponsor now
5 Beit Midrash Mezuzah $15,000 (sponsored) Steven and Gila Stone
6 Dining Hall Condiment Station $15,000 Sponsor now
7 Furnishings for Rabbis' Office $15,000 Sponsor now
8 Water station $12,500 Sponsor now
9 Ark Coverings (4 - each) $10,000 (sponsored) Ashendorf Foundation
10 Torah Stand $15,000 Lawrence and Zeva Herman
11 Beit Midrash Bookshelves $10,000 Sponsor now
12 Beit Midrash Study Table $10,000 Sponsor now
13 Conference Table $10,000 Sponsor now
14 Dining Room Hand Washing Stations $10,000 (sponsored) Elisa & Andrew "Mo" Septimus
15 Electronic Equipment for a Single Room $10,000 Sponsor now
16 Handicap Accessible Outdoor Ramp $10,000 Sponsor now
17 Lecturn for Use on Stage / Multi-Purpose Rooms $10,000 Sponsor now
18 Office Storage $10,000 Sponsor now
19 Outdoor Benches / Seating $10,000 Sponsor now
20 Large Garden Planters $10,000 Sponsor now
Giving Level: $5-8K
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Amplification for Each Multipurpose Room $7,500 Sponsor now
2 Huddle Room Audiovisual Equiment $7,500 Sponsor now
3 Staff Kitchen Equipment $7,500 Sponsor now
4 Furnishing for Senior Employee Office $5,400 Sponsor now
5 Furnishings and Technology per Employee $5,400 Sponsor now
6 Furnishings for Wellness Room $5,400 Sponsor now
7 Inner Door Mezuzot $5,000 (sponsored) David Israel
8 Smaller Outdoor Planters $5,000(sponsored) Miriam and Micha Weinblatt
Other Naming Opportunities

Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Maryland Hillel Ambassadors $54,000 Sponsor now
2 Maryland Hillel Visionaries $36,000 Sponsor now
3 Maryland Hillel Builders $18,000 Sponsor now
4 Maryland Hillel Friends $5,000 Sponsor now
Staff Positions
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Executive Director $5,000,000 Sponsor now
2 Associate Director $2,200,000 Sponsor now
3 Senior Jewish Educator $2,200,000 Sponsor now
4 Jewish Learning Initiative Couple $3,000,000 Sponsor now
5 Director of Jewish Student Life $1,500,000 Sponsor now
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Shabbat and Dinner Programming $1,500,000 Sponsor now
2 High Holiday Program $500,000 Sponsor now
3 North-Campus Shabbat Programming $500,000 Sponsor now
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Fellowships $250,000 Sponsor now
2 Leadership Retreat $250,000 Sponsor now
3 Jewish Women's Leadership Conference $250,000 Sponsor now
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 Alternative Break $175,000 Sponsor now
2 Year-Round Service Learning Program $250,000 (sponsored) Diane Lipson Schilit and Howard Schilit
Available Naming Opportunities
# Naming Opportunities Prices Sponsor Status
1 National Hillel Basketball Tournament $150,000 Sponsor now
2 Security Endowment $1,000,000 Sponsor now

Alumni Brick Campaign

Pave the way towards a strong Jewish future.
Engrave. Commemorate. Build YOUR Terp Legacy.


Purchase your brick today and be a part of laying the foundation for Hillel’s new home. These bricks will be placed in the entrance walkway to the building. All gifts are payable over a 5 year period.

Choose from the following brick options:

Support
Maryland Hillel

Phone: 301.422.6200
Email: Ari Israel, Executive Director aisrael@marylandhillel.org

marylandhillel.org

The new Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Maryland Hillel Center will be the heart of Jewish life at the University of Maryland, a physical promise to foster innovation as we serve and empower thousands of students each year. Through these new doors, you’ll find a hub of student activity, collaboration and creativity.

Your gift to the new Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Maryland Hillel Center will ensure Maryland Hillel can:

  • Prepare students for leadership
  • Cultivate and strengthen Jewish identity
  • Create personal growth through Jewish tradition
  • Build a robust and supportive community
  • Inspire Jewish religious expression
  • Foster affinity for Israel
  • Celebrate Jewish life
  • Inspire all students to reach their potential