Subject: Columbia/Barnard Hillel Announcements
Date: 04/03/2008
Hello everyone!
Hillel is buzzing with programs every night of the week - from study breaks, to Friday Night Hangouts, to film screenings and more! Check out details below...
--Karen Plotkin
Senior Director of Programming
IN THIS ISSUE:
[Highlights]:
1) Journeys from Ethiopia: A Two-Part Series on Ethiopian Immigration to Israel and America
2) Friday Night Hangout
3) Pizmon
4) New Film Screening and Meet the Director!
5) "Paper Clips" Screening
6) FREE Passover Seder - Register now!
7) Take on New York: Central Park
8) [study] break it down is doing it NYPD-style!
9) The Swastika: A Dual Perspective
[Calendar]
See this week's events
[Save the Date]
1) 3 Rabbi Panel at Hillel: An Orthodox, Conservative, Reform Rabbi walk into Hillel
2) IndepenDANCE!
1) Journeys from Ethiopia: A Two-Part Series on Ethiopian Immigration to Israel and America
This two part series begins with the screening of internationally acclaimed film "Live and Become", and continues with a panel of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel.
Part 1. "LIVE AND BECOME" Screening:
Synopsis: "Live and Become" is the magnificent, epic story of an Ethiopian boy who is airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel in 1984 during Operation Moses. Schlomo is plagued by two big secrets: He is neither a Jew nor an orphan, just an African boy who survived and wants, somehow, to fulfill his Ethiopian mother's parting request that he "go, live, and become." Buoyed by a profound and unfaltering motherly love ? both in his memory and in the arms of his adoptive mother ? he ultimately finds an identity and a happiness all his own.
THURSDAY April 3rd 7:00 pm
Rennert Auditorium
Part 2. SPEAKERS PANEL:
Sirak Sabahat, STAR of "Live and Become"
Zion Uness, Ethiopian Immigrant to Israel
Additional speakers TBA
MONDAY, April 7th 8:30 pm
Lerner Cinema
2) Friday Night Hangout
Cookies, tea and friends--what more could you want??
Come hang out every Friday night at Hillel (2nd Floor, 115th St between Broadway and Riverside, across from Schapiro)
Stay for as long or as little as you want, the food will be there from 8pm until midnight!
3) Pizmon
On Friday, April 4th, Pizmon will take part in the weekly spirited and unique Kabbalat Shabbat at Romemu, New York's inspirational, Kabbalistic, transdenominational congregation. See www.romemu.org for details.
Afterwards, Pizmon is heading down to 88th to B'nai Jeshurun for the Tze'irim 20's and 30's Shabbat Dinner. Go to www.bj.org, and click on the link for Tze'irim. The dinner begins at 8:45pm and is $10 for BJ members/$15 for non-members - Limited spaces are available, and the dinner is first-come first-serve so contact yhammerman@bj.org with any questions.
At 10PM, there will be a concert for the entire B'nai Jeshurun community. No reservations necessary.
4) New Film Screening and Meet the Director!
Join Arts on the Move for a rough cut screening of new documentary Four Hundred Miles to Freedom, the story of co-director Avishai Mekonen?s kidnapping by slave traffickers in Sudan, and his journey to freedom in Israel and the US. This fascinating movie explores the issue of multiple and sometimes conflicting identities throughout the Jewish community. Q&A with directors Avishai and Shari Mekonen (Columbia MFA) to follow.
Sunday April 6th, 6:00 pm
Kraft Center (across from Schapiro), 5th floor
To learn more about Arts on the Move, visit www.avodaarts.org. To learn more about the movie, visit www.fourhundredmilestofreedom.com.
5) "Paper Clips" Screening
Ever Tried to Count 11 Million?
"Paper Clips" the Documentary
7:30 PM Lerner Cinema, in Alfred Lerner Hall
Sunday, April 6th
In trying to teach a lesson about tolerance middle school students from rural Tennessee started a project to commemorate the atrocities of the Holocaust. They began to collect one paperclip for each life lost in the Holocaust. Each paperclip has a story, remembering the life of the each Jew, homosexual, gypsy, and mentally disabled person whose life was cut short. What began as an classroom lesson grew into something greater. A compelling documentary about the Holocaust and modern day tolerance.
There will be a opening remarks by Professor Midlarsky, an expert in Holocaust Studies at Teachers College who was the victim of a hate crime earlier this year.
Can't wait until Sunday? See the trailer at: http://www.paperclipsmovie.com/trailer.php
Questions, e-mail Sarah at smw2134@columbia.edu
6) FREE Passover Seder - Register now!
Passover is almost here...and you're invited to Columbia/Barnard Hillel's FREE Passover Seder!
When: Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 8:45pm
Where: Kraft Center (606 W. 115th Street)
Cost: FREE for CU/BC/JTS students, $40 for guests
With: Rabbinic Intern Karen Perolman
How: Sign up by Friday, April 11th at the Kraft Center (606 W. 115th Street, between Broadway and Riverside) - Mon-Thurs, 9:00-5:00pm, Fri 9:00-1:00pm, or sign up online at www.hillel.columbia.edu/passover
Stay tuned for more information such as sign up for regular Passover meals, sale of chametz, and other fun Passover details!
Any questions? Email rabbi@hillel.columbia.edu.
(This seder is being sponsored through the generosity of The Kurt and Rose Stanger Charitable Trust, established by the late Kurt and Rose Stanger, Holocaust survivors who cared deeply about the Jewish people.)
7) Take on New York: Central Park
Come join us for a Central Park Outing! Highlights will include: A scavenger hunt extravaganza, an insider's look at Central Park, a scrumptious picnic lunch on the Great Lawn, a new perspective on the environment, New York, and you!
Bring your MetroCard and your competitive side--we're taking on the park!
Meet at the 116th gates on Broadway at 11 am
Sunday, April 6, 2008
11:00am - 2:00pm
8) [study] break it down is doing it NYPD-style!
Come munch on doughnuts and coffee and unleash your inner law enforcement officer!
As always, Tuesday night at 10pm in the squad car parked on the 3rd floor of Hillel (115th St between Broadway and Riverside, across from Schapiro)
9) The Swastika: A Dual Perspective
The Swastika was once a symbol with auspicious connotations in Dharmic religions. How did this symbol which originally had holy connotations become one of spite and hatred? For the past 70 years, Western culture has viewed the Swastika almost exclusively as a symbol of racism and hatred.How was the symbol altered by Hitler's misappropriation? Can Jews appreciate the symbol as more than a sign of hate?
Wednesday April 9, 7:00 pm. 5th floor of Hillel (115th between Broadway and Riverside, across from Schapiro)
Come to a discussion with the Hindu Students Organization and the Hillel Inter-cultural committee concerning two accounts of the Swastika. Come, learn, and have an open conversation about the dual meaning of the symbol and its place in our culture today.
Kosher Indian food will be served.
Please direct any questions to vpi@hillel.columbia.edu or hso@columbia.edu.
04/03/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
Rennert Hall |
Live and Become |
Israel Va'ad |
4:00 PM-7:00 PM
College Walk |
Global Justice Fair |
Tzedek Hillel Council |
04/04/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
9:30 PM-11:30 PM
Cafe Nana (2nd Floor) |
Friday Night Hangout |
Social Va'ad |
04/05/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
12:30 PM-3:30 PM
Room 400 |
Cholent Lunch |
Koach |
04/06/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
5:00 PM-8:30 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
Film and Speaker - Judaism and Race |
Hillel General |
6:00 PM-10:00 PM
Lerner Cinema |
Paperclips (Documentary) |
Holocaust Commemoration Committee |
04/07/2008
No public events scheduled
04/08/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
10:00 PM-11:30 PM
3rd Floor |
Study Break |
Social Va'ad |
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Room 400 |
Israeli Secular Rabbi |
Cultural/Education Va'ad |
04/09/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
9:00 PM-10:00 PM
3rd Floor |
Idol and Ice Cream |
J.C.S.C |
9:00 PM-10:00 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
In Session |
Wednesday Night Learning Program |
7:00 PM-8:30 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
The Swastika: Dual Perspectives |
VPI |
Save the date:
1) 3 Rabbi Panel at Hillel: An Orthodox, Conservative, Reform Rabbi walk into Hillel
What is the difference between these movements? We'll be asking the difficult questions in search of understanding. What are the varying beliefs on gay marriage? What is the role of prayer? Do the three movements cause greater divide than unity? An elucidating night to be had by all.
Featuring:
Rabbi Stephen Friedman from Congregation Ramath Orah
Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky from Congregation Ansche Chesed
Rabbi Ruth Gelfarb, former Director of Services for American World Jewish Service
Moderated by our own Rabbi David Almog
Sunday, April 13th, 8:00 PM in Rennert (Kraft Center - 606 W. 115th Street between Broadway and Riverside).
Dinner to be served.
2) IndepenDANCE!
Israel's hottest 60th birthday bash, at Columbia University!
All star Israeli performance featuring
Members of top Israeli band Shotei Hanevuah
ISRAEL'S 60TH INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!
Wednesday, May 7th 9:00 pm
Roone Arledge Auditorium
Information on ticket sales to follow.
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