Subject: Columbia/Barnard Hillel Announcements
Date: 02/21/2008
Hello everyone!
Check out all that is going on around Hillel in the upcoming week! Need a study break? Stop by the Kraft Center and you'll certainly find something fun to do!
Shabbat shalom,
--Karen Plotkin
Senior Director of Programming
IN THIS ISSUE:
[Highlights]:
1) Idol and Ice Cream
2) One Jewish Family?
3) Torah the Explorer: Secrets of a Mystical Life!
4) Free Summer Trip to Israel: Register Today!
[Calendar]
See this week's events
[Additional information]
Hillel Leaders Scholarship for Study in Israel
1) Idol and Ice Cream
WHAT: Wanna watch American Idol with other fellow fans while eating ice cream? Eat ice cream and ogle at other people's obsessions? Join us for an awesome time.
WHERE: Kraft Center, 606 W. 115th St., 3rd Floor
WHEN: TONIGHT, Thursday February 21st 8:00pm
FMI: jic2110@columbia.edu
2) One Jewish Family?
Wondering what those photographs around Hillel are? Wondering what they say about being Jewish? Wondering what it means to be Jewish?
Join us for this special reception of the new Kraft Center art exhibit, a collection of provoking photos entitled One Family? relating to that core question: "What is Jewish identity?" Hear from the gallerist about the artist's take on how so many unique individuals are connected in one Jewish family.
Join us for this unique opportunity to contemplate questions of Jewish identity as captured in this beautiful exhibit. The program is part of a greater project to create a space for dialogue about Jewish identity within Hillel and greater communities.
Delicious cheese and fruit will be provided.
Thursday, February 28, 7:00-8:00pm in Rennert Hall (basement level), the Kraft Center (606 West 115th Street, between Broadway and Riverside, across from Schapiro).
3) Torah the Explorer: Secrets of a Mystical Life!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to embark on a mystical journey?
Well, come to this shiur and find out!
Eitan Rubenstein of Maalei Gilboa and JTS will be teaching a very obscure, very esoteric and very little-studied text revealing the secrets of a mystical life!
As always, FREE DINNER!!!!!!!
WHEN: Monday, 7 pm
WHERE: Hillel, Rm. 400!
4) Free Summer Trip to Israel: Register Today!
WHAT: 10 free days of summer-time exploration in Israel! Camel rides, swimming in the Dead Sea, entering Jerusalem for the first time, exploring religion, politics, culture, and more. And it?s actually free! To be eligible you need to be an 18-26 y/o Columbia/Barnard student, Jewish (one parent on either side will do just fine), and this needs to be your first peer Israel trip.
WHERE: Israel!
WHEN: mid May (post finals)
FMI: D?ror Chankin-Gould, jic2110@columbia.edu; Chanel Dubofsky, cd2303@columbia.edu
REGISTER: http://www.hillel.org/israel/travel/bri_hillel/brim.htm
02/21/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
8:00 PM-9:30 PM
3rd Floor |
Idol and Ice Cream |
J.C.S.C |
02/22/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
8:00 PM-11:30 PM
Cafe Nana (2nd Floor) |
Oneg |
Social Va'ad |
02/23/2008
No public events scheduled
02/24/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
John Jay |
Bagel Brunch |
Social Va'ad |
02/25/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
8:00 PM-9:00 PM
Bishop Library (2nd Floor) |
Shiur with Rav Berzon |
Beit Midrash Program |
02/26/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
10:00 PM-11:30 PM
3rd Floor |
Study Break |
Social Va'ad |
7:30 PM-8:30 PM
Room 404 |
Nefesh B'Nefesh Aliyah Information Session |
Garin Lavi |
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
Rabbi Leibtag |
Beit Midrash Program |
02/27/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
Cafe Nana (2nd Floor) |
Israel Non-Stop |
Cafe Nana |
Save the date:
Additional information:
Hillel Leaders Scholarship for Study in Israel
At The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, men and women of diverse backgrounds and belief systems encounter the most compelling and challenging texts of Jewish tradition. Through havruta study (partner learning) under the guidance of dynamic teachers, Pardes aims to provide skills for in-depth Jewish learning, encourages students to grapple with the relevance of ancient texts and the modern world, and increases students? knowledge of their Jewish heritage.
We offer our students a unique experience of intellectual openness, rigorous textual analysis and opportunities for personal spiritual growth. Pardes offers Year, Educators, and Advanced Scholars learning programs for university graduates as well as a Summer Program, for both university students and grads. For more information about our programs, or to find out more about our HILLEL LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP, contact info@pardesusa.org.
APPLY NOW: Preferential treatment is given to those who apply to the Year Program by March 31, 2008.
