Hey Everyone!

There are some amazing upcoming events at Hillel.  We have a great concert coming up on November 23rd.  DeLeon is a really cool new band that plays music connected to Sephardic rhythm.  Their beat is awesome!  There is also Challah Baking, Interdenominational Services and much more. Check out the blurbs below!

Remember to apply for Alternative Break to Guatemala for spring break - the deadline is next week. Also, if you are interested in being a part of the Hillel E-Board, remember to attend the mandatory election meeting this Sunday.

Have a great weekend and Shabbat Shalom!

Marnina Cherkin
Program Coordinator

IN THIS ISSUE:
Highlights:

1)    Have you been craaaving a CONCERT?
2)    Alternative Spring Break to Guatemala! Deadline is Approaching!
3)    Hillel Elections!
4)    Nana Nights Presents: Avanim!
5)    Great Class! One Israeli, One American: The Writing of Etgar Keret and Nathan Englander
6)    Holla for Challah - Free Challah Baking Class
7)    Interdenominational Shabbat Services this Friday Night!
8)    Come to the Shalhevet Fall Study Break!
9)    Social Change in Israel Fair
10) Panel Discussion - Student Struggle For Soviet Jewry
11)  Hillel's LASERTAG EXTRAVAGANZA
12) First Year Dinner

Calendar:
See this week's events!

1) Have you been craaaving a concert? ...a Jewish cultural INDIE ROCK musical experience?
If so, you are in luck! DeLeon, an emerging Israeli band that plays 15th century Spanish Indie Rock is coming to Columbia!!
When: Sunday, November 23, 2008
Doors Open 7pm, Show starts 8pm
Where: Roone Arledge Auditorium, Lerner Hall
Contact Info: ag2651@barnard.edu
Tickets are $2, Purchase them at the Lerner Box Office or online at tic.columbia.edu.
Buy Tickets ASAP – Space is Limited!
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/event.php?eid=45029324697&ref=mf
http://www.myspace.com/ilovedeleon

2) Alternative Spring Break to Guatemala! Deadline Approaching!
Want to have a meaningful spring break? Join Hillel and the American Jewish World Service for an alternative break to Guatemala. Application deadline is 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
Please Apply ASAP! Space is limited!

3) 2009 Hillel Executive Board Elections
INTERESTED IN RUNNING AND/OR APPLYING FOR A POSITION ON THE HILLEL EXECUTIVE BOARD?
There will be a mandatory Candidate Interest Meeting this Sunday, November 16th, at 7:30pm in Room 400 of the Kraft Center.  Interested  students must be sophomores or juniors in good academic standing.  
Please review the elections packet prior to the meeting for more specific details on Executive Board positions [download packet by clicking http://www.hillel.columbia.edu/elections2009.doc].
Feel free to email your elections commissioners Lauren Steinberg and Alex Port at elections@hillel.columbia.edu.

4) Nana Nights Presents: Avamin
This Sunday, November 16 at 8:00pm Nana Nights series is excited to present a poetry + fiction reading brought to you by Avanim, the Jewish literary magazine of Columbia/Barnard. Come enjoy (free!) coffee/tea/desserts in the lovely atmosphere of Cafe Nana while listening to the literary stylings of your fellow students.

We are also looking for people to participate by reading either their own work (poetry or short fiction) or any published work they would like to share. If you are interested in reading, please email either Aaron Rotenberg at agr2114@columbia.edu or Alisha Kaplan at ak2706@columbia.edu.
Questions? About this event? About Avanim? About poetry in general? Feel free to email either Aaron or Alisha
We're looking forward to listening/reading with you!

5) Great Class! One America: Israeli, One American: The Writing of Etgar Keret and Nathan Englander
We’ll be looking at the insightful, moving and sometimes eccentric writings of two young Jewish writers-Israeli Etgar Keret (The Nimrod Flip Out, The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be Gd) and American Nathan Englander (For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, The Ministry of Special Cases.) Both have fascinating views on what it means to be Jewish, both are deeply affected by war, nationalism, identity and culture.

In our first session, we’ll look at Keret’s (very short) fiction and talk about what experiences we bring to the texts and how they impact our relationship with Israel and with our Judaism.
Come to both sessions or just one. EVERYONE is welcome!
Sunday, November 16th, 1.00-2.30 pm, Bishop library in the Kraft Center.

6) Holla for Challah - Free Challah Baking Class
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 on Friday!
 
7) Interdenominational Shabbat Services this Friday Night!  
This 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) Come to the Shalhevet Fall Study Break!
Take a break from work and come see your favorite Israeli dance troupe perform their latest dances from this semester!
This Sunday Nov. 16, 9 PM in Rennert Hall.
No admission fee, but we'll be collecting canned goods to donate locally.

9) Social Change in Israel Fair
Are you interested in Social Justice? Do you want to fight poverty, end global warming, build homes, work towards civil rights, or help trauma victims? Does pursuing these opportunities in an exotic and richly historical country appeal to you?
Israel has TONS of organizations that do this type of work and more. Come to the Social Justice in Israel Fair and find out about social justice organizations in Israel who you can work or volunteer for, in paid or unpaid internships. Ask representatives how you can get involved, and hear Sivan Borowich, founder of Jewish Heart for Africa, talk about the importance of Social Justice to Israeli society. This is a great way to work for social justice and explore a new and exciting country.

Tuesday, November 18th, 7:00 pm
5th floor of Hillel
606 W115th St. btw Broadway and Riverside

10) Panel Discussion - 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 Siegel, our own Executive Director Simon Klarfeld, and Hillel board members and alumni. Wednesday, November 19 in Room 400 at 6:30pm.

11) 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!

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.

11/13/2008

No public events scheduled

11/14/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Bishop Library (2nd Floor)	Holla for Challa....Challah Baking Class	Cultural/Education Va'ad

11/15/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
7:30 PM-8:45 PM Gottlieb Terrace	Havdahookies	Kesher
1:00 PM-2:30 PM Room 400	Shabbat Lunch and Learn	Koach

11/16/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
7:30 PM-9:00 PM Room 400	Mandatory Interest Meeting for Hillel Elections	Hillel General
11:00 AM-3:00 PM Off Campus	Social Justice Walking Tour	Tzedek/Social Action Va'ad
8:00 PM-9:00 PM Cafe Nana (2nd Floor)	Nana Nights presents... Avanim Coffee House!	Cultural/Education Va'ad
1:00 PM-2:30 PM Bishop Library (2nd Floor)	Keret/Englander, session 1	Cultural/Education Va'ad
9:00 PM-10:00 PM Rennert Hall	Shalhevet Fall Study Break	Shalhevet

11/17/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
7:00 PM-8:00 PM 5th Floor Auditorium Lobby	Guest Lecture	Beit Midrash Program

11/18/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
7:00 PM-9:00 PM 5th Floor Auditorium	Israel Social Justice Fair	Israel Va'ad
9:30 PM-11:00 PM Room 404	Yavneh Candidates Info Session	Yavneh

11/19/2008

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
8:30 PM-10:00 PM Dodge Hall	Noam Bedein	LionPAC
9:00 PM-10:00 PM 5th Floor Auditorium	In Session	Wednesday Night Learning Program

Save the date:

Additional information:

Joyce Antler
You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother, Brandeis University Talk, book signing & reception.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 7:30; 614 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University
RSVP required 212.854.3060 akj2104@columbia.edu
Dietary Laws observed.
http://iijs.columbia.edu/events/antler.pdf

Ada Rapoport-Albert
Prophertess to Madwoman: Jewish Women's
Spirituality at the Beginning of the Modern Era
Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Room 310, Fayerweather Hall, Columbia University