THE MISSION OF HILLEL AT TEMPLE IS TO CONNECT AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO MAKE AN ENDURING COMMITMENT TO JEWISH LIFE,LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY. THE VISION OF HILLEL AT TEMPLE IS FOR JEWISH STUDENTS TO GRADUATE WITH ROBUST JEWISH IDENTITIES SO THEY MAY LIVE ACTIVE JEWISH LIFESTYLES AND FEEL A STRONG CONNECTION TO JEWISH PEOPLE. ESTABLISHED IN 1944, HILLEL AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (TEMPLE HILLEL) BECAME A MODEL FOR SERVICE TO COMMUTER STUDENTS. IN 2009, THE ROSEN CENTER, A 13,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, WAS BUILT TO SERVE THE CHANGING NEEDS OF TEMPLE STUDENTS, MOST OF WHOM WERE NOW LIVING ON AND AROUND CAMPUS. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, TEMPLE HILLEL HAS A RANGE OF 30 TO 100 PEOPLE COMING AND GOING IN THEIR BUILDING. TEMPLE HILLEL IS A JEWISH SPACE ON CAMPUS WITH A KOSHER CAFE OPEN TO STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC, AND PROVIDES PROGRAMS AROUND ISRAEL, HOLIDAYS, PRAYER SERVICES, JEWISH LEARNING, SHABBAT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND WELLNESS.