Subject: Columbia/Barnard Hillel Announcements
Date: 11/30/2007
Hello everyone!
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving break and that you're ready for Hanukkah, which starts this Tuesday night! Lots of great programming happening in the next week here at Hillel, so take a look below and stop by!
Shabbat shalom,
--Karen Plotkin
Senior Director of Programming
IN THIS ISSUE:
[Highlights]:
1) Special Hanukkah Announcements!
2) Nana Nights Presents...Indian Jewish Communities and Rituals
3) Kraft Clothing Pantry's Clothing Sort
4) First Night, First Light
5) Lalekhet Event
6) MASA Alumni Hanukkah Dinner
[Calendar]:
See this week's events
[Save the Date]:
1) Limmud NY
2) Alternative Spring Break in the South: Exploring Shared Legacies of Social Justice
3) Call for Artists!
1) Special Hanukkah Announcements!
Menorahs on sale at Hillel:
Hanukkah is coming! Menorahs and candles are on sale at the Hillel Office (3rd floor of the Kraft Center) during business hours. A menorah by itself is $1.50 and candles are $2.00. A set (menorah plus candles) is only $3.00!
Menorah Lighting at Kraft:
Students are welcome to come light menorahs in the lobby of the Kraft Center at 606 W. 115th Street each night of Hannukah starting Tuesday evening at 5:15pm (4:00pm on Friday).
Lighting in Residence Halls:
Due to fire safety policies, students are not permitted to light in their rooms or suites. The following Residence Halls will have a designated area in a lobby or lounge to light at 5:15pm. Carmen, EC, Wallach, Sulzberger, 600, and 616. Volunteers will be needed to sit with the candles. Please e-mail rabbi@columbia.edu if you can volunteer.
All other Columbia Campus Residence Halls require the selection of a volunteer suite to host candle lighting for their residence hall. If your suite can host candle lighting, please e-mail rabbi@columbia.edu.
If you have any questions about your Residence Hall, or you are in a Barnard Res Hall other than the ones mentioned above, please e-mail Rabbi Dave.
2) Nana Nights Presents...
Indian Jewish Communities and Rituals: A talk by Rabbi Joshua Kolet of Bombay and a Taste of his Tradition
Interested in how Jews are living on the other side of the world? Come hear about the 2,000 year old Indian Jewish community, take part in a ceremonial Thanksgiving ritual, and watch a live classical Indian dance performance by Columbia's TAAL!
Rabbi Joshua Kolet of Bombay, the only ordained Indian rabbi still living in India, will be speaking about the history of the Bene- Israel Jewish Community of India, their customs, and the influence of the cultures around them.
Sunday, December 2nd
7:30-9:00pm at Cafe Nana
Kraft Center (Hillel) 2nd Floor, 606 115th Street btw Broadway and Riverside
This event is being sponsored by Hillel's Sephardic Club. For more information contact sephardicclub@hillel.columbia.edu
3) Kraft Clothing Pantry's Clothing Sort
Sunday, December 2nd
1-4 pm
The Kraft Center, 606 W. 115th street
Whether you are available for ten minutes or an hour we could use your help. Every Friday people from the local community who are in need of clothing come to the pantry. Right now the KCP is backed up with clothing that needs to be sorted. The more we sort, the more people we clothe. Please come and lend some of your time, and maybe your folding abilities. Pizza will be provided.
Contact 917.324.4765, or clothingpantry@hillel.columbia.edu
4) First Night, First Light
WHAT: 2 Hours of Hanukkah Fun: free food, prizes, songs, and more. Don't miss Israeli Dancing at 8:00pm!!!
Bring ANY and ALL friends for an awesome study break and kick-off to the Hanukkah season!
WHEN: Tuesday December 4th, 7:00pm-9:00pm
WHERE: Rennert Lobby, Kraft Center (115th between Broadway and Riverside)
FMI: D'ror Chankin-Gould, jic2110@columbia.edu
5) Lalekhet Event
Halakhic Organ Donation Society
Monday, December 3
8:00pm, 5th Floor Kraft Center.
Lalekhet will be hosting Robby Berman, founder and director of HODS (Halakhic Organ Donation Society), who will be speaking to the community about Organ Donation, and related issues in Jewish Law and tradition. This is a very important and informative event that will be of interest to all involved.
Co-Sponsoring this event is Yavneh, the Beit Midrash Committee, and the Tzedek Va'ad
For more information, contact lalekhet@hillel.columbia.edu
6) MASA Alumni Hanukkah Dinner
If you spent a semester or year in Israel, then you're invited to:
MASA Alumni Hanukkah Dinner!
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Cafe Nana (in the Kraft Center)
* Learn about MASA's new "Friends Bringing Friends" program, and how you can earn El Al gift certificates ($300-$1000).
* Reconnect with friends from your Israel program.
* Enjoy a wonderful free dinner at Cafe Nana, including pita, chummus, salads, sandwiches, drinks and dessert!
To RSVP, indicate you're attending on Facebook or email masacolumbia@yahoo.com
If you know anyone at Columbia/Barnard/JTS who has spent a semester or year in Israel, please invite them!
11/30/2007
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Bishop Library (2nd Floor) |
Discussion with Amira Oren |
Israel Va'ad |
5:45 PM-7:45 PM
C555 |
Dinner |
Koach |
12/01/2007
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
12:30 PM-2:30 PM
Room 400 |
Opening Shabbat Lunch |
Meditation |
12/02/2007
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
Bishop Library (2nd Floor) |
Sort |
Kraft Clothing Pantry |
7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Cafe Nana (2nd Floor) |
Nana Nights |
Cultural/Education Va'ad |
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
Hanukkah Party! |
Gayava |
12/03/2007
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
College Walk |
Tabling |
LionPAC |
8:00 PM-9:00 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
Halakhic Organ Donation Society Lecture |
Lalekhet - Jewish Law and Modernity |
12/04/2007
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
7:00 PM-8:45 PM
Rennert Hall |
First Night/First Light |
J.C.S.C |
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
College Walk |
Tabling |
LionPAC |
9:00 PM-9:45 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
Yavneh Candidates Forum |
Yavneh |
12/05/2007
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
9:00 PM-10:00 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
In Session |
Wednesday Night Learning Program |
12/06/2007
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
8:30 PM-10:00 PM
Rennert Hall |
Winter Concert |
Smadar |
7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Cafe Nana (2nd Floor) |
Thursday Night Live Music at Cafe Nana |
Cafe Nana |
Save the date:
1) Limmud NY
Love all things Jewish? Want to meet other young, hip Jews? Come to Limmud NY?Jan. 17-21, 2008
Limmud NY is a weekend filled with learning, performances, food, and discussions with a community of over 800 Jews of all ages, backgrounds & lifestyles. Customize your own experience by choosing from over 300 event offerings that include song, text study, film, hands-on workshops and more!
Register online by going to: www.limmudny.org. There is a Limmud NY Fellowship for college students, significantly reduces the cost. The fellowships are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply early!
Contact Chanel Dubofsky cd2303@columbia.edu or Shira Berenson sbb2108@columbia.edu for more information.
2) Alternative Spring Break in the South: Exploring Shared Legacies of Social Justice
March 16th-23rd, 2008
The CC/SEAS Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Columbia/Barnard Hillel have partnered to provide a unique opportunity for students from all identities, cultures, and backgrounds to participate in a service learning project during Spring Break with a special focus on the intersections between People of Color and Jewish communities. More than two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf coast of the United States; the political, social and economic ramifications of this storm have been far reaching and have challenged all of us to examine issues of justice and inequality within the United States and abroad.
This intercultural service learning project is aimed at building community between Jewish Students and students of color on Columbia's campus. Through this project two delegates of students, one from the Columbia/Barnard Hillel and one from the Office of Multicultural Affairs/Intercultural Resource Center will participate in a semester long training program which will culminate in a trip to New Orleans during Spring Break to assist with the Katrina Relief Effort. During this semester long project, students will examine the historical and contemporary significance of "social justice" within Jewish and People of Color communities, explore the legacy of the Civil Rights movement as it pertains to the relationship between these communities, and look at the political and social implications of Hurricane Katrina within this context.
Please email Maya at Maya.Lentz@Columbia.edu for an application. Applications must be completed NO LATER THAN FRIDAY DECEMBER 7th AT 2PM.
3) Call For Artists!
Are you an artist? Do you want to be one?
Please submit works for the Barnard/Columbia Hillel Spring 2008 Art Show: "All Actual Life is Encounter" (Martin Buber). Submissions are due by the first week in February. All Barnard, Columbia, JTS, TC students are encouraged to apply for this juried show! Here's a chance to promote the arts, show off your creative side, spread diversity, and help beautify the Kraft Center! (Please note, you do not need to be a member of Hillel to participate).
Email: artshow@hillel.columbia.edu for more info.
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