Subject: Time to celebrate!
Date: 10/03/2007

Hello everyone!

I hope you've all had a great week so far and that you're gearing up for the fabulous annual Simchat Torah celebration!  See details below.

Over the past week, it was great to see many of you enjoying meals in the sukkah here at the Kraft Center as well as the Barnard sukkah.  Wishing all of you a happy holiday - chag sameach!

Karen Plotkin
Senior Director of Programming


IN THIS ISSUE:

[Highlights]:
- It's Simchat Torah!
- Service times for Simchat Torah and Shabbat this week

[Calendar]:
See this week's events

[Save the Date]:
Register NOW for Mission Possible!


It's Simchat Torah!
Want to join in the celebration?  Here's how:

Kesher (Reform Jews on Campus)
Kesher will be celebrating tonight, Wednesday, October 3rd, in Rennert (basement) at the Kraft Center (606 W. 115th Street between Broadway and Riverside) from 10-11pm.  Ice cream, good music, and fun times!

Hillel Hakafot (dancing with the Torah)
Join Hillel this Thursday night, October 4th, in Roone-Arledge Auditorium (enter through Broadway doors) from 9:00pm til midnight.  Plenty of singing and dancing, so stop by!

Note:  Admission to Roone-Arledge is free with a CU/BC/JTS ID.  Guests need to have previously purchased wristbands beforehand.

Service Times for Simchat Torah and Shabbat this week
Wednesday 10/3
6:15pm Koach Mincha-Maariv
6:20pm Yavneh Mincha-Maariv
10:00pm-11:00pm Kesher Simchat Torah & Ice Cream in Rennert

Thursday 10/4
9:15am Yavneh Shacharit
10:00am Koach Shacharit
6:15pm Yavneh Mincha
8:15pm Koach Maariv
9:00pm Hillel Hakafot in Roone-Arledge
~11:30pm Last Hakafa at Sundial/Low Plaza

Friday 10/5
8:45am Yavneh Shacharit
9:30am Women's Tefillah
9:30am Koach Shacharit
10:30am Women's Hakafot
6:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services:
-Kesher (Reform): 4th floor
-Koach (Conservative): 5th floor
-Yavneh (Orthodox): Rennert

Saturday 10/6
9:15am Yavneh Shacharit
10:00am Koach Shacharit
5:40pm Koach Mincha
5:55pm Yavneh Mincha
(Mincha is followed by Seudah Shlisheet in Rennert, and by separate Maariv and Havdallah services.)


10/03/2007


Time and place

Title

Sponsoring group
10:00 PM-11:00 PM
Rennert Hall
Sundaes for Simchat Torah Kesher

10/04/2007

No public events scheduled

10/05/2007

No public events scheduled

10/06/2007

No public events scheduled

10/07/2007

No public events scheduled

10/08/2007


Time and place

Title

Sponsoring group
8:00 PM-9:00 PM
Bishop Library (2nd Floor)
meeting Progressive Jewish Alliance

10/09/2007


Time and place

Title

Sponsoring group
9:30 PM-11:30 PM
Room 569
Fiesta! Social Va'ad

Save the date:

Register NOW for Mission Possible!

Join New York area college students for a day of community service and activism, followed by a party at the Knitting Factory!

Volunteer Organizations Include:  The Urban Justice Center, Project Sunshine, DOROT, the Jewish Home and Hospital, ASPCA, Riverside Park Conservancy and Women in Need.

Sunday, October 14th
11-6pm

Sign up at http://www.hillel.columbia.edu/template.php?name=missionpossible

 

Additional information:


Kraft Center for Jewish Life
606 West 115th Street  New York, NY 10025
T (212) 854-5111  F (212) 854-3012
hillel.org