The Asbell Center

The Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life is at the heart of the Jewish experience at Dickinson College. The center brings together students, faculty and members of the community to celebrate the richness and diversity of Judaism.

Of the nearly 2,300 students at Dickinson, almost 10 percent are Jewish. The Asbell Center fosters Jewish learning and Jewish community on campus through services, lectures, social-action projects and cultural or religious celebrations. Our "human scale" allows students to develop a close, family-like connection to each other.

The Asbell Center opened its doors in the fall of 2002. The center is located in a beautifully restored building next to the Waidner Admissions House on High Street and has a number of multipurpose spaces, including a kosher kitchen, a large seminar/dining room, a faculty apartment and office space for the Asbell Center staff and Hillel students. The second floor holds a sanctuary with stained-glass windows and an ark by renowned Judaica artist Gary Rosenthal.