<p>Any info on the Hillel's at Yale / Harvard? Is one leaning toward Orthodoxy while the other is more liberal? How active are they on each campus? How is the food, and is kosher food avaible in the cafeterias or only Hillel? Do they have secular vs religous activities and how well attended are their programs? Thanks</p>
<p>I don't have a specific answer to your question, but you might find this link helpful: <a href="http://www.hillel.org/hillel/Hillel_Schools_New.nsf/Schools?OpenForm%5B/url%5D">http://www.hillel.org/hillel/Hillel_Schools_New.nsf/Schools?OpenForm</a></p>
<p>About Harvard's Hillel:</p>
<p>It's very inclusive. As a secular Jew, I did not feel very comfortable at some Hillels, which I found rather judgmental of the non-observant. Harvard's was different; no one ever batted an eye about someone's yarmulke or somebody else's Xmas tree. It has at least four different Shabbat services reflecting different movements and offers various Torah/Talmud study groups as well. They also have a fair number of secular activities, like dance parties and a drama society that puts on plays (anyone can audition for these). Any undergrad can eat there, which is very nice at Passover because observant and non-observant can eat together there instead of the observant people having to segregate themselves for the week. The food is OK, although lacking the variety offered in the regular dining halls. The actual facility is awesome, with a nice dining room, lots of activity/study/worship spaces, and a big circular paio where they build a giant sukkah in the fall. It's located right in the middle of the river houses. All the house dining halls have kosher stations with basics (bagels, peanut butter, etc.), a kosher microwave, and frozen meals.</p>
<p>Sounds interesting. I look forward to visiting them.</p>