Subject: Columbia/Barnard Hillel Announcements
Date: 09/11/2008
Hello Everyone!
My name is Marnina and I am the new program coordinator at Hillel. I am really excited for this year and can’t wait to meet all of you. Please stop by the third floor to say hi!
I hope that everyone has survived the first full week of class. We have some really fabulous upcoming programs at Hillel! Come by to check them out!
Shabbat Shalom,
Marnina Cherkin
Program Coordinator
IN THIS ISSUE:
[Highlights]:
1) Want to go to Israel for FREE??? Register now!
2) Kraft Clothing Pantry Grand Opening
3) Hillel Social Justice Event--This Sunday
4) Opening Meeting of Avanim - Hillel's Literary Magazine
5) LionPAC Advanced Israel Advocacy Seminar
6) "How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less" - Meet Comic Book Artist Sarah Glidden!
[Calendar]
See this week's events
1) Want to go to Israel for FREE??? Register now!
Join Columbia/Barnard Hillel’s Taglit-Birthright Israel trip!
Registration is now OPEN – sign up early.
Never been on an organized peer trip to Israel before? Are you between 18-26 years old? Want to experience Israel with your Columbia/Barnard peers, and make new friends as well? Hillel's Campus Explore Israel Trip is the program for you! This 10-day trip will give you the chance of a lifetime to explore the land and the people of Israel, FOR FREE!
WHEN? Winter Break
WHAT? ISRAEL! For Free!
HOW? Go to www.freeisraeltrip.org and be sure to choose “Campus Explore Israel Trip” – register soon!
Any questions? Email Benjamin at benjamin@hillel.columbia.edu as soon as possible.
And don’t forget to join our Facebook group for updates: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=25981919038
2) Kraft Clothing Pantry Grand Opening!!!
If you'd like to learn how to volunteer with this wonderful community service opportunity, join us for an orientation/tour taking place in the Kraft Center (115th Street between Broadway and Riverside), this Friday from 11:30am-12pm. You will meet the student coordinators and see how the clothing pantry operates.
If you cannot make it then, but are interested in getting involved, please email RuthyAskenazi@gmail.com.
Returnees: please email Ruthy if you can cover a shift this Friday, thanks!
3) Hillel Social Justice Event--This Sunday
Come join us for a Central Park Outing Sunday, September 14th! 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.
Brought to you by Hillel's Social Justice Committee
4) Opening Meeting of Avanim - Hillel's Literary Magazine
Do you love to write? Do you often find yourself writing about things that are close to your heart, such as your Jewish experiences or time you've spent in Israel? Do you express yourself through photography or drawing or painting?
Avanim is a Jewish publication for Columbia/Barnard/JTS students to express themselves through writing and art — a forum where Jewish writers and artists can share their work with other Jewish students, as well as with the Jewish and overall campus community.
Come on out to our first meeting of the year on Sunday, September 14th at 7:30 in Bishop Library on the second floor of the Kraft Center to discuss ways to get involved with this wonderful publication and bounce around program ideas for the upcoming semester.
Check out our latest issue at: http://www.hillel.columbia.edu/avanim2008.pdf
If you have comments or questions, or if you just want to express your enthusiasm for this exciting publication, email Aaron at agr2114@columbia.edu. Looking forward to seeing you!
5) LionPAC Advanced Israel Advocacy Seminar - First Seminar is September 14th so register soon!
LionPAC will be holding an Advanced Advocacy Seminar that will consist of four dinner sessions on Israeli History and advocacy strategies. The program will focus specifically on past, current and future advocacy skills and strategies pertaining to Columbia's campus. If you are new to Israel Advocacy, have always wanted to learn more, or want to solidify your knowledge of the region, this program is right for you. If you are interested in the seminar, please email LionPAC Academic Affairs Director Leora Kanner at lk2325@barnard.edu for more information. Admission will be limited.
6) "How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less" - Meet Comic Book Artist Sarah Glidden!
Date: Monday, September 15, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life, Room 400
Street: 606 W. 115th street, b/w Broadway and Riverside
In 2007, Sarah Glidden traveled to Israel on a Birthright-Israel tour with the intent of writing her first full-length memoir comic about the experience. She self-published the first two chapters of "How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less," after which the work was picked up by Vertigo, a subsidiary of DC Comics. The complete graphic novel will be published in 2010.
Sarah is a contributor to the forthcoming anthologies "Syncopated" and "I Saw You," both being released by Random House in Spring 2009. She draws comics based on reader experiences for MideastYouth.com, a youth-run website devoted to diversity and understanding amongst its mainly Middle Eastern readership. She has been interviewed for Heeb Magazine's online edition and gave a reading at the Stumptown Comics Festival in Portland, Oregon where she was awarded the 2008 Masie Kukoc Award for Comics Inspiration.
Come meet Sarah and learn about the process of creating a comic book!
http://www.smallnoises.com/
7) Message of Condolence
In Loving Memory of Erma Thomas, Grandmother of our very own James Carroll
It is with great sadness that we let you know of the passing of Erma Thomas, deeply beloved grandmother of James, whom you may know as our night and weekend security officer. James is not only a colleague, but a friend and an integral part of the Hillel family, and we stand with him in his time of mourning.
There will be a viewing tomorrow at the Robeson and Brown Funeral Home, 396 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216, between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The internment will be next week in North Carolina.
May James and his family find consolation, and may the memory of Erma Thomas be a blessing.
Sincerely,
Simon Klarfeld
Executive Director
Columbia/Barnard Hillel
David Almog
Campus Rabbi
Columbia/Barnard Hillel
09/11/2008
No public events scheduled
09/12/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
10:00 PM-11:59 PM
Off Campus |
Gayava Shabbat Oneg |
Gayava |
09/13/2008
No public events scheduled
09/14/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Off Campus |
Take on New York: Central Park |
Tzedek/Social Action Va'ad |
3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Off Campus |
Sunday in the Park with Koach |
Koach |
09/15/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
7:30 PM-9:00 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
Sarah Glidden |
Tzedek/Social Action Va'ad |
09/16/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
8:00 PM-9:00 PM
Room 400 |
Book Buddies Information Session |
Project Sunshine |
09/17/2008
Time and place |
Title |
Sponsoring group |
9:00 PM-10:00 PM
5th Floor Auditorium |
In Session |
Wednesday Night Learning Program |
6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Rennert Hall |
Meditation |
Meditation |
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