New York—Yeshiva University students will host their third annual hackathon from 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night, October 29 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night, October 30, in the Heights Lounge on YU’s Wilf Campus, 515 West 185th Street, New York, NY 10033.

On college campuses around the world, hackathons—24-hour technological innovation marathons—are becoming increasingly popular as a way to encourage creative thinking and partnerships. But because they typically occur on Saturdays, religious Jews can’t participate. The YU hackathon provides a unique forum for observant Jews to connect, brainstorm and partner with one another to build anything from apps to robots to self-driving cars, all in a single 24-hour window.

The hackathon is organized by YU Hackers in collaboration with YU Tamid Group, YU Israel Club and YU Computer Science. The event is free and open to students between the ages of 16 and 26 at any high school or college. Knowing how to write code isn’t a requirement to participate—in fact, backgrounds in any field are welcome, and participants will be able to engage in a variety of workshops throughout the day to pick up new tech skills.

For more information, visit www.inventyu.com.