HujiMail is a Gmail email address with a university UPN. HujiMail is for the use of students, graduates, university staff and pensioners.
The service is provided by Google and it is subject to changes of their terms of service.
All official university correspondences and general messages from the student administration and class secretaries to students and academic faculty will be sent to this email address only.
The format of the email address is: PrivateName.familyName@mail.huji.ac.il.
In light of the changes in Google's global policy that apply to all academic institutions, the policy of unlimited storage has ended. The limit on the HujiMail accounts is now 25 GB for students and alumni and 250 GB for staff. You can use the following guide to reduce the storage volume of your account.
Students - Email accounts are automatically created for all students admitted to the university. After graduation, the account will be maintained according to the agreements with Google. (Students who discontinue their studies without completing a degree will have their accounts closed)
The details of the account, user name and initial password, are sent to your private Email and appear in the personal information website.
Details of the account will also be sent to the email address which was used during registration.
Academic staff- HujiMail accounts are opened automatically for new academic staff. Opening an account is possible also in the open account website.
Alumni- For those who earned a degree, the account will continue to be active according to the agreements with Google. Alumni from early years can click here to open an account. To open account they will need to first register in the alumni website in order to obtain a personal code.
Academic Pensioners: Accounts will remain active upon retirement.
Administrative Pensioners can open an account close to their retirement date. Instructions for opening and account and migration of Savion data can be found by clicking here.
In order to log in to the account, enter the site: mail.huji.ac.il
When you log in for the first time, you will be asked to replace the initial password you received with a permanent password and you will be asked to answer a verification question that will be required if you forget your password. Write down these details.
Students- Email accounts will open automatically for all students enrolled in the university – old as new.
Account information, Username and initial password in appendix 1 in the payment book and in the personal information website [Students from the overseas students school who do not receive a payment book will receive the account information to the current email address].
The remaining population eligible for the account can open an account here [Note for alumni – in order to receive a personal code, you must first register on the alumni website].
University retirees are eligible for a HujiMail account – opening instructions and transferring material on the website.
To login to your email account, go to: mail.huji.ac.il
On your first login you will be asked to change the initial password you received with a fixed password and you will be asked to answer a verification question which you will need if you forget the password – please write down these details.
Alumni and University pensioners HujiMail accounts will remain for life.
HujiMail accounts will be closed in the following cases:
Usernames are automatically created based on the user's English name.
If your username is incorrect due to a mistake in spelling in the university records or due to a change of name, you can request a username change by filling out the following form. A reply will be sent by email or phone. Note that the new username will be based on the actual name you enter in the form.
The HujiMail username is sent by email to the user's private address upon its activation. To retrieve a forgotten username, students can contact the Personal Information website, and staff in certain cases can view it on the Personal Details Update website. In any other case, you should contact support directly.
To reset your password access the following site
You can authenticate using three options: a one-time code sent to your phone, a university email and its password, or authentication with an OTP card.
There are two ways to a change password:
Due to repeated attempts to breach this system, we require accounts to switch to two-factor authentication (password and a one-time code sent via email or SMS). To learn how to enable the authentication or change the settings click here.
- On your first sign-in you will receive a code to your MailHuji account and cellphone.
- If you want to cancel 2FA, you can access the system again. From the second login onward, a code will be sent to the email you provided and to your phone.
Enter the site: https://safemail.huji.ac.il
Fill in your ID and the HujiMail address
You will receive a code via sms and via email. Enter the code you received.
Choose to activate or deactivate the service
Choose where you want to receive the 2FA code, by mail or by SMS. Enter your phone number and mail address. Click on Save.
Enter the confirmation code that you received,
In light of Google's policy change regarding academic institutions and the limitation of account storage for students and alumni to 25 GB, and for staff and labs to 250 GB, we are centralizing essential tools to check your account size, reduce mailbox size, and delete files from Google Drive and Google Photos.
How to check the storage volume |
How to transfer files |
How to delete files |
After using one of Google's tools to reduce mailbox size and after transferring the contents of the Drive and Photos to a personal Gmail account, you need delete these files and photos and finally check again if the volume has been reduced below the allowed limit. It is important to note that changes in size are not seen immediately, but only after 24 hours.
It is important to delete the photos from the Trash as well, otherwise the space will not be reduced.
Enter your HujiMail account
After entering your mail open your Google Drive
Choose Storage on the bottom of the menu
You will get a page with all your files arranged by size from biggest to smallest. Choose the files you want to delete. You can choose more then one file by pressing ctrl button.
After making your selection, right click and a menu will open with options to Download and Remove
After removing the files move to Trash
Press Empty trash
Press Delete forever
Enter your MailHuji account.
After entering your account open Drive
In the menu choose Computer
After you have finished selecting, right-click with the mouse and a menu will open. Click on Download if you want to download and save the material to your computer. Click on Remove if you want to delete the material without backing it up.
After deleting the computers choose Trash
Press Empty trash
Press Delete forever
Click on your account icon at the top right or left (depending on the language) and then click on Manage your Google Account.
Click on Payments and Subscriptions
By clicking onthe Account storage tab, you can see how much space you have used
By clicking Manage storage you can receive more information
I forgot my password? Please follow this guide. If you encounter a problem resetting the password, please contact us by phone at 025883450 or via WhatsApp at 0525886733.
I am flying abroad and want to change the delivery of the code in two-factor authentication so that it goes to my private email instead of my phone. How do I do this?
Solution: Go to the website safemail.huji.ac.il, authenticate with your ID and HujiMail address, and then you can change the way you receive the code.
I changed my phone number and therefore cannot log in to the account. How do I change the number?
Solution: If the number has changed, you need to contact us by phone at 025883450 or via WhatsApp at 0525886733 so that we can update the new phone number.
I received an incorrect username
Solution: Please contact us so we can correct the error in the username by phone 025883450 or WhatsApp 0525886733
I received a message that my account will be closed. How do I transfer the contents of my HujiMail account to the new address?
Solution: For instructions on transfering your material click here. See instructions for forwarding new mail : Forwarding mail in HUJImail. Since mail forwarding will only continue until the account is closed, it is recommended to also create an automatic message warning of the future closure and giving your new email address. See instructions for creating an automatic reply.
I made changes to the settings and that did not stick.
Solution: After each change in the settings, scroll to the bottom of the settings page and click the button: Save changes.
Information on Account Closure
HujiMail accounts for alumni and university retirees will remain permanently, in accordance with Google's changing agreements
HUJImail accounts will be closed in the following cases:
Solution: Try to reset password on the password reset site. If you did not succeed:
Solution: Submit a request to the change username site.
Solution: See instructions for migrating new, old, and contact mail at the following link: Forwarding mail in HujiMail
Solution: After each change in settings scroll down to the bottom of the settings page and click the button: Save Changes
Solution: Look for the message in the trash. If the message is also deleted from the trash it cannot be restored. Google recommends not deleting messages at all - the box's volume allows this.
HujiMail accounts of university alumni and pensioners remain opened for life.
HujiMail accounts will be closed in the following cases:
Solution: Try to reset the password on the password reset site. If you did not succeed -
Solution: send a username change form
Solution: See instructions for forwarding mail at the following link: HUJImail Mail Forwarding
Solution: After each change in the settings, scroll to the bottom of the settings page and click on the "Save changes" button
Solution: Look for the message in the trash. If the message is deleted even from there it cannot be recovered. Google's recommendation is not to delete messages at all - the account size allows this.
HUJImail accounts of graduates and university retirees will remain for life
HUJImail accounts will be closed in the following cases: