 In the late 1950s , the National Council of Young Israel ( <unk> ) leased a house across the street from the university and established a Jewish living center and kosher dining hall . The Cornell Young Israel chapter became the Center for Jewish Living , and a new Foundation for Kosher Observance at Cornell , Inc. was established so that the university 's dining department would operate both a kosher kitchen at the center as well as serving kosher food on the North Campus . 
