Religious Life
BGU’s Marcus Family Campus is home to a mix of secular and religious Jewish students, as well as students of other faiths. Opportunities are available for all who seek involvement in religious activities.
Hillel, the organization for Jewish life, recently opened a branch on the campus and provides programming for students in both a religious and non-religious framework. Hillel plans many activities to encourage social interaction between Israeli and international students through events such as Friday night dinners, film screenings and field trips.
BGU hosts its own pluralistic Beit Midrash, known as Daroma, which offers weekly classes on Biblical texts or other topics of Jewish interest. There are two synagogues on campus; services are held daily and on weekends.
The city of Beer-Sheva itself has over 200 synagogues that include Orthodox, Conservative and Reform denominations, as well as Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Indian, Hungarian, Romanian, Persian, Iraqi, Tunisian and Ethiopian congregations. You do not have to be a member to join a service; all who enter will be greeted warmly.
A welcoming international Christian community is present in Beer-Sheva. Christian services, both Catholic and Protestant, are held as informal gatherings on Saturdays and Sundays. A Christian Bible group also meets regularly.
There are a number of mosques in the area including the Tel-Sheva Mosque in the Bedouin village of Tel-Sheva, as well as the Segev Shalom Mosque in the village of Segev Shalom.
