Hey Everyone!

Welcome back from Fall Break! I hope everyone is refreshed and excited to enjoy an awesome November at Hillel.   We have art tours, new classes, challah baking and much more!  Be on the look out for information about Hillel's LASER TAG EXTRAVAGANZA and other exciting upcoming programs.

Shabbat Shalom

Marnina Cherkin
Program Coordinator

1)   Hillel Elections!
2)   New Classes this week at Hillel
3)   First Year Fall Fest
4)   Free Chagall Exhibit Tour
5)   Save a Child's Heart Event – Sunday, November 9th
6)   Holla for Challah - Free Challah Baking Class at Hillel
7)   Interdenominational Shabbat Services next Friday Night, November 14th!
8)   Hillel Presents DeLeon in Concert
9)   Guatemala for Spring Break?
10) Hillel's LASERTAG EXTRAVAGANZA
11) Panel Discussion - The Student Struggle For Soviet Jewry
12) First Year Dinner

Calendar:
See this week's events!

1) Hillel Elections!
For all students interested in running and/or applying for Hillel Executive Board positions, there will be a MANDATORY interest meeting on Sunday, November 16 at 7:30pm in Room 400 of the Kraft Center.  If you have any questions about the elections process, please contact us at elections@hillel.columbia.edu.  Be on the lookout for another announcement with more details about each Executive Board position.

Your Elections Commissioners,
Lauren Steinberg and Alex Port

2) New Classes this week at Hillel
This week, Hillel kicks off its second round of 4-week classes! These classes are completely free and are a great way to learn about unique and interesting topics without overloading your schedule! Just to highlight some sweet classes, we are offering classes like "Understanding Shabbat Services" and "Starbucks and Spirituality." Check below for a full description of all the classes! If you miss the first class, not to worry, you can drop by for the second, third, and/or fourth class!
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail Sarah at culted@hillel.columbia.edu

3) First Year Fall Fest
Hang out around a bonfire, eat S'mores, drink hot chocolate and catch up with your friends!
Saturday, November 8th, 8:30-10:30 pm
Everyone is welcome
Van Am Quad
*Rain location is Carmen lounge*

4) Free Chagall Exhibit Tour
Ever wonder what all those green goats and flying people are supposed to mean in Chagall's art?  Wonder what made a Jewish artist from a Hasidic background become one of the most prolific Crucifixion painters of the modern era? Come on an informal, guided tour of the Museum of Biblical Art's new exhibition, "Chagall's Bible:  Mystical Storytelling" with Dr. Aaron Rosen, the new post-doctoral fellow at Columbia's Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies.

Sunday, November 9. Meet in the Hillel lobby (606 W. 115th between Broadway and Riverside) @ 3:15 PM on Nov. 9 to take the subway to Museum, or meet at Museum (Broadway at 61st) @ 4:00 PM.  To RSVP email Marnina@hillel.columbia.edu - we just need to know if you are coming so we will wait for you!

5) Save a Child's Heart Event – Sunday, November 9th
An event to benefit: Save a Child's Heart!!
Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 7 PM
Lerner E569
Featuring: Food! Auction! Casino Night!
Admission fee: $5.00
Advanced Sign up before Sunday: $3.00, please email dlabaton@gmail.com, orenbenzaquen@gmail.com or sarah.j.brafman@gmail.com for information!

Save a Child's Heart is an organization that sends medical representatives around the world to perform extensive pediatric heart surgery for children,  regardless of race, ethnicity, religion. The organization  sends representatives to developing countries, brings children to Israel, arranges  heart surgery for them, and provides a place for recuperation for 6 months. In addition, the organization also trains people from these developing countries to perform medical procedures on their own.

6) Holla for Challah - Free Challah Baking Class at Hillel
Learn how to bake challah from scratch on Friday, November 14th at 11 AM. Join us as we start off our weekend on a wonderful note! The class is BYOB, bring your own bowl, so just bring yourself and your big bowl, and you will be set to go! Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP to Sarah at culted@hillel.columbia.edu. See all you bakers next Friday!
 
7) Interdenominational Shabbat Services next Friday Night, November 14th! 
Next Friday Night, November 14th, the Hillel Interdenominational Committee will be hosting Interdenominational Shabbat Services.  The services will commence at 4pm in the Earl Hall Auditorium with a Reform style Kabbalat Shabbat with guitar accompaniment.  At 4:30pm we will transition into a Conservative style Kabbalat Shabbat without guitar, which will be followed by a D'var Torah by the Interdenominational Comittee's very own Marley Weiner.  Services will conclude with an Orthodox style Ma'ariv service.  There will be three seating areas (non-gender specific, male, and female) to accommodate the various needs of the greater community.  Prayer booklets with translations, transliteration, and explanation will be available.  If you have any questions regarding specifics of the service please feel free to contact a member of the Interdenominational Committee.This service will be a great opportunity for students from various Jewish backgrounds to come together and share a Shabbat experience.

8) Hillel Presents DeLeon in Concert
On Sunday, November 23, Hillel is bring an emerging new indie group from Israel to Columbia - DeLeon! DeLeon has an amazing beat and is fantastic in show. Visit their myspace page to hear their unique music! http://www.jdubrecords.org/press/deleon/

Tickets are $2 and all proceeds will be donated to charity. Visit the Lerner Box Office or go to www.tics.columbia.edu to purchase tickets. Space is limited so purchase your ticket ASAP

9) Guatemala for Spring Break?
Want to have a meaningful spring break? Join Hillel and the American Jewish World Service for an alternative break to Guatemala. Application deadline is November Friday, November 21st at 5pm. Please go to: http://www.hillel.columbia.edu/template.php?name=asb for more information. Have questions: email Marnina marnina@hillel.columbia.edu

10) Hillel's LASERTAG EXTRAVAGANZA
Save the Date: Thursday, November 20th, LASERTAG is taking over the Hillel building!!
Keep an eye out for food, fun and free stuff!

11) Panel Discussion - The Student Struggle For Soviet Jewry
Do you want to hear to about how Columbia students were involved in the student struggle for Russian Jewry? Come join us for educational evening with author Phil Spiegel, our own Executive Director Simon Klarfeld, and maybe even Hillel board members and alumni. Wednesday, November 19 in Room 400 at 6:30

12) First Year Dinner
Enjoy a free Friday night dinner with other first year students.
Friday, November 21, 7pm.
Details (and theme!) to come. Please RSVP to Benjamin (benjamin@hillel.columbia.edu) by 10am on Thursday, November 20.

11/06/2008

No public events scheduled

11/07/2008

No public events scheduled

11/08/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
8:30 PM-10:30 PM Van Am Quad	First Year Fall Fest Bonfire Bash	JelLO

11/09/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
3:15 PM-6:00 PM Off Campus	Free Chagall Exhibit Tour at the Museum of Biblical Art	Hillel General
7:00 PM-9:00 PM Lerner	Save A Child's Heart	Tzedek/Social Action Va'ad
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Room 400	Taking it 'literally' vs. taking it 'seriously'	Beit Midrash Program

11/10/2008

No public events scheduled

11/11/2008

No public events scheduled

11/12/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
7:00 PM-8:30 PM 5th Floor Auditorium	The Remarkable Unfinished Exodus of the Ethiopian Jews of Israel	LionPAC
9:00 PM-10:00 PM 5th Floor Auditorium	In Session	Wednesday Night Learning Program
7:00 PM-9:00 PM Other space	Gay Parenting	Gayava
7:45 PM-8:45 PM Room 400	New Insights About Akeidat Yitzchak	Beit Midrash Program

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