Move-in Shabbat Schedule and RSVP Form 2026

Move-in Shabbat, August 14–15, 2026

Chabad WashU is delighted to invite first-year students and their families to join us for a joyful Shabbat of meals, services, and connection. We’re expecting hundreds of guests for this Shabbat dinner. We've invited Chancellor Martin and other university leaders – we’ll keep you posted.

Shabbat at Chabad is the single largest weekly gathering of Jewish students at WashU – open, welcoming, and filled with warmth. Sponsorships for the 2026–27 school year are now available.

To keep Shabbat free for students, non-student guests (parents, alumni, and others) are charged $28 for dinner and $18 for lunch.

Students should RSVP using the Cha-bot.

Note to students moving in on Friday: Let your RA or RCD know you plan to attend Shabbat dinner and you should be able to be excused from a mandatory floor meeting on Friday night, especially if you offer participate in the same meeting on Saturday night with the students who moved in on Saturday.

This section of the form is for our records only and is not an RSVP for your student. Students will register for this dinner -- and pretty much every other event -- using the Cha-bot. Note to Parents: Please do not join the Cha-bot as it causes issues with the computer system.

Do not include students in this tally; they should register using the the Cha-bot.