The Roth Center
Directions for how to get here
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Dedicated in 1997, the Roth Center is one of the newest buildings on campus. This great facility is shared by Dartmouth Hillel and the Upper Valley Jewish Community (UVJC) and truly serves the entire Dartmouth community. Whether you want to pray, cook, study or relax with friends, the Roth Center is the place to do it. Students of all faiths take advantage of its wonderful resources every day from 8AM until midnight. During finals period, the Roth Center is open 24 hours, providing students with a quiet place to study, and often some nice snacks to munch on too!
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The largest and most versatile room in the building is the combined Alperin/Hirsch sanctuary and Bildner dining and meeting room. It has an electronic sliding partition running down the middle, allowing us to accommodate both larger services and smaller, more intimate ones. Student-led Friday night services, as well as most other religious observances, take place here. When the partition is closed, half of the room conveniently becomes a dining room, where anyone can enjoy a free student-cooked kosher meal following Friday night services. This room is also used for all sorts of programming, from lectures to musical groups.
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Adjoined to the sanctuary/dining area is a magnificent kosher kitchen, equipped with two sets of all the necessary appliances, dishes and cookware. Hillel students work together to create enjoyable kosher meals throughout the year, especially on Friday nights. Kashrut laws are enforced so that the kitchen remains Kosher and everyone feels comfortable using it.
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The basement floor of the Roth Center serves multiple purposes. Notably for Dartmouth students is the newly redesigned Rosen recreation room, complete with a flat-screen tv, surround sound, and comfy couches.
Both the Thalhimer Hillel office and the Jacobs UVJC office are at the basement level, as well as the Tapper classroom (where Hillel and UVJC meetings are held), and classrooms for the UVJC Hebrew school. |
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The Lappin lounge is another room where people go to sit and talk, watch television, study, or even nap. It has a comfortable sofa and chairs, a television, and stereo. Hillel often holds bagel brunches here on Sunday mornings, in addition to other programming. Additionally, in the lounge is a collection of Jewish videos that can be checked out from Claudia Palmer. |
The Koreman library is a wonderful place for study of any kind. Dartmouth students love to take advantage of this quiet space, equipped with several computers and ample study room. Weekly study groups on topics related to Judaism are held here, either by the Rabbi or another community member. In addition, the library boasts a substantial collection of books, periodicals and audio-visual media on topics related to Judaism. Currently, with the help of Fred Lerner, Dartmouth students and UVJC members are creating a complete catalog for the books, as well as repairing the current collection. When the project is completed, the catalog for the entire collection will be computerized for easy searching. |
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Hillel owes endless gratitude to all of the generous people who made the Roth Center possible. Without you, the wonderful space Jews on campus get together and learn from each other would not exist.
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HOW TO GET HERE
By car:
From Boston area (~2.5 hours), or Manchester Airport (~1.5 hours): Take I-93 North to I-89 North. Get off at exit 18 (Lebanon NH); a sign will say that it is the exit for Dartmouth College. Turn right, heading north on Route 120. After a few miles you come into Hanover and the road appears to fork at a traffic light (at the Mobil gas station). Keep right, following Route 120. Turn left at the 2nd light (Wheelock Street) to go to the College Green. Right at the beginning of the Green, make a right onto College Street. Then, make the first left onto Wentworth Street. Make a right onto North Main Street. Make the second left onto Webster Avenue. Make the first right onto Occom Ridge Road. The Roth Center is number 5 (the third driveway on the right).
From Burlington, VT (~1.5 hours) or Canada: Take I-89 South to I-91 North (just before you hit NH). Get off at exit 13 (Hanover NH). Take a right, go across the bridge and up the hill. This road is called Wheelock Street and it leads you to the campus. Just after the College Green, make a left onto College Street. Then, make the first left onto Wentworth Street. Make a right onto North Main Street. Make the second left onto Webster Avenue. Make the first right onto Occom Ridge Road. The Roth Center is number 5 (the third driveway on the right).
From western Massachusetts and Connecticut area: Take I-91 North to exit 13 (Hanover NH). Take a right, cross Ledyard Bridge and go up the hill. This road is called Wheelock Street and it leads you to the campus. Just after the College Green, make a left onto College Street. Then, make the first left onto Wentworth Street. Make a right onto North Main Street. Make the second left onto Webster Avenue. Make the first right onto Occom Ridge Road. The Roth Center is number 5 (the third driveway on the right).
From New York (~5 hours): Take I-95 North to I-91 North (junction at New Haven, CT) to exit 13 (Hanover NH). Take a right, cross Ledyard Bridge and go up the hill. This road is called Wheelock Street and it leads you to the campus. Just after the College Green, make a left onto College Street. Then, make the first left onto Wentworth Street. Make a right onto North Main Street. Make the second left onto Webster Avenue. Make the first right onto Occom Ridge Road. The Roth Center is number 5 (the third driveway on the right).
By bus:
Vermont Transit has several buses daily arriving in White River Junction, Vermont from various locations. Easy connections to the Dartmouth campus. Call 802-295-3011 or check www.vermonttransit.com for information. Dartmouth Coach offers several daily departures from Logan Airport in Boston to the Dartmouth campus. Reservations are optional. Call 603-448-2800 or 1-800-637-0123. You can also check www.concordtrailways.com/dartmouth_coach.htm for more information.
By train:
Amtrak's "Vermonter" service from Washington and New York arrives daily in nearby White River Junction, Vermont. Consult your nearest Amtrak agent or www.amtrak.com for information.
By plane:
Lebanon (N.H.) Municipal Airport, 10 miles from the Dartmouth campus, is serviced daily from New York (LaGuardia). In addition, Manchester Airport (MHT) has flights to many locations throughout the country, and is roughly 1.5 hours south of Hanover.