Hey Everyone!

It might be cold outside, but its really warm in Hillel! Registration for summer Birthright starts in a couple of weeks - be on the lookout for information.  There is an exciting Tu Bishvat (New Year for Trees) Friday night hangout happening tomorrow night at Hillel and then lots of programs next week, including a facilitated discussion on Gaza and Israel on campus.
Have a great weekend and Shabbat Shalom!

Marnina Cherkin
Program Coordinator

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IN THIS ISSUE:
Highlights

1) Extra-Special Friday Night Hangout for Tu Bishvat!
2) Register Soon for a FREE trip to Israel!
3) PJA Interest Meeting
4) Perspectives on Conflict, Perspectives on Peace: A community conversation on the recent conflict in Gaza and Southern Israel
5) Café Ivrit (Hebrew Hangout)
6) Israeli Election Debriefing
7) A Taste of __________  Activism
8) Office of University Chaplain Scholarship Fund

CALENDAR:
See this weeks events!

Additional Information:

1) The Collegiate Leadership Internship Program (CLIP)
2) American Jewish World Service Summer Interships
3) Jewish Theological Seminary Summer Sessions 2009
4) Upcoming Events at the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
5) Film Screening: In Search of Bene Israel
6) The Israeli-Jewish Collective Memory of the Israeli-Arab/Palestinian ConflictDeterminants, Content and Consequences

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1) Extra-Special Friday Night Hangout for Tu Bishvat!
Come out for a specially enhanced Friday night hangout this week to mark the Jewish environmental holiday of Tu Bishvat.  We'll have fruit, Israeli snacks and info about Israel, the environment and the holiday.  Sponsored by E-board, Koach and LionPAC.   Friday Night, February 6, 8:30 pm to Midnight in Cafe Nana (2nd floor of Hillel).

2) Register soon for a FREE Israel trip!
Do you want to go to ISRAEL for free this summer?
Are you a Jewish Columbia or Barnard student age 18-26?
Be on the lookout - - Registration opens FEBRUARY 19th!
(Columbia/Barnard Hillel’s Taglit-Birthright Israel: Hillel summer trip will be in May or June).
Questions? Email Chanel at cd2303@columbia.edu, or visit http://www.hillel.org/israel/travel/bri_hillel/default.

3) PJA Interest Meeting This Sunday
The Progressive Jewish Alliance  will be having a general interest meeting where you can find out who PJA is, get involved in a cause, and raise any issues you feel PJA should address. This is YOUR chance to get involved in progressive Jewish activism and meet others who share your views. Whether this is your first PJA meeting or your hundredth, COME!! Better yet, BRING FRIENDS!! Everyone is welcome.
This Sunday, at 8:30pm in room 400 of the Kraft Center  (606 W 115 St). 

4) Perspectives on Conflict, Perspectives on Peace: A community conversation on the recent conflict in Gaza and Southern Israel
Join us as we come together as a community to explore our convictions, understand our peers and work towards a new conversation on the recent conflict in Gaza and southern Israel.
When: Tuesday Feb. 10, 8:30pm
Where: Earl Hall Auditorium 
Refreshments will be provided (Kosher/Halel options available)
Sponsored by CIRCA, CU College Democrats, Hillel Israel Committee, Office of the University Chaplain, CU College Republicans, Turath
Facilitated by ROOTEd.

5) Café Ivrit (Hebrew Hangout)
When: Every Tuesday at 7:00 P.M.
Where: Café Nana (2nd Floor of Hillel, 606 W 115 Street)
Want to practice, improve, or just speak some Hebrew? Come to the second floor of Hillel on Tuesday nights at 7 PM for a casual conversation in Hebrew, whether you're a beginner, experienced, or fluent. No commitment necessary—drop in anytime. Free coffee and dessert will be provided!!
Questions? email israel@hillel.columbia.edu

6) Israeli Election Debriefing
When: Wednesday, 2/11, at 6:30 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.
Where: 5th Floor of Hillel Building (606 W 115 Street)
Israel is having parliamentary elections on Tuesday, February 10. The results will have an impact on everything from Israel's economy to the peace process and America's relationship with the Middle East. Join the Hillel Israel Committee and the CU College Democrats and hear visiting Professor Alberto Spektorowski discusses the implications of the results. Dinner will be provided.
Questions? email israel@hillel.columbia.edu

7) A Taste of __________  Activism
Queer. Progressive. Community. Jewish. New York. Yours.
Come join Gayava and PJA (Progressive Jewish Alliance) for our beginning of the semester dinner on Friday, February 13! Enjoy some delicious kosher Indian food and stick around for an informal dinner-table panel discussion about the intersections of different types of activism, including, but not limited to, queer and Jewish activism.
The dinner will start at 7:30, followed by the discussion at 8:30.
All are welcome regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, religious background or belief.

8) Office of University Chaplain Scholarship Fund
The Office of the University Chaplain is accepting applications for co-sponsorship from recognized student groups for programs taking place between February and May 2009.
The deadline for application submission is Noon, February 13. Recognized Barnard and Columbia University undergraduate, graduate, and professional student groups are encouraged to apply.
The OUC Co-sponsorship fund provides administrative and/or financial support to programs that focus on religion, spirituality, race, ethnicity, sexual identity, gender, social justice and community service. Priority will be given to new initiatives that focus upon issues of faith and spirituality.
For a copy of the application, visit our website at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/earl/. For additional information, contact us at commonmeal@columbia.edu or call 212.854.4194.

02/05/2009

No public events scheduled

02/06/2009

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
8:30 PM-11:59 PM Cafe Nana (2nd Floor)	TuBishvat Celebration	Religious Life Va'ad
9:00 PM-11:59 PM Beit Midrash	Tea & Torah	Beit Midrash Program
6:16 PM-10:00 PM 5th Floor Auditorium	Shabbat Dinner	Koach

02/07/2009

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
7:30 PM-8:45 PM Gottlieb Terrace	Havdahookies	Kesher

02/08/2009

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
8:30 PM-9:30 PM Room 403	General Interest Meeting	Progressive Jewish Alliance

02/09/2009

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
11:00 AM-2:00 PM Low Steps	Israel Elections 2009	Israel Va'ad

02/10/2009

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
7:00 PM-8:00 PM Cafe Nana (2nd Floor)	Cafe Ivrit	Israel Va'ad
9:00 PM-10:00 PM 3rd Floor	Study Break	*GENERAL SOCIAL PROGRAMS

02/11/2009

Time and place	Title	Sponsoring group
6:30 PM-8:00 PM 5th Floor Auditorium	Israeli Election Debriefing	Israel Va'ad
9:00 PM-10:00 PM 5th Floor Auditorium	Learning Session	Wednesday Night Learning Program

Save the date:

Additional information:

1) The Collegiate Leadership Internship Program (CLIP) is a competitive, paid, summer internship experience in New York City.  CLIP matches interns with meaningful and engaging internships at a variety of for-profit, non-profit, and Jewish communal organizations.  Participants also engage in weekly seminars in a dynamic, peer-driven experience.  To learn more about the program, participant eligibility, and how to apply, please visit www.nyu.edu/bronfman/clip.  APPLY TODAY - applications due February 20th, 2009.

2) American Jewish World Service Summer Internship Opportunity
American Jewish World Service is currently accepting applications for the 2009 summer internship program. This 10-week program (from June 8 to August 14, 2009) is an opportunity to work alongside AJWS's staff, experience the many mechanisms that come together to create an effective nonprofit organization, gain exposure to the progressive Jewish community and learn about Jewish perspectives on global justice and international grassroots development.
For more information on the program, including directions on how to apply, please go to www.ajws.org/internship.

3) Jewish Theological Seminary Summer Sessions 2009 – New York City Bible, Talmud, Midrash, Jewish Literature, Philosophy, Education, History, and Hebrew. Session I (5/17-6/05) is for undergraduates only. Session II (5/26-6/25), Session III (6/30-7/28), and Intensive Hebrew Language Program (5/26-7/28) are open to all undergraduate and graduate students, as well as individuals not currently enrolled in a degree program. www.jtsa.edu/summer.sessions, summerschool@jtsa.edu, tel (212) 678-8886

4) INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL & JEWISH STUDIES presents:

ADAM KIRSCH Senior Editor, The New Republic in a lecture on Lionel Trilling and Allen Ginsberg: Liberal Father and Radical Son
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
The Frieda & Milton Rosenthal Auditorium
Schermerhorn Hall (Room 501)
Columbia University
New York City

BENJAMIN SOMMER, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America in a lecture on The Book of Psalms: Hasidic or Mitnaggedic?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
The Frieda & Milton Rosenthal Auditorium
Schermerhorn Hall (Room 501)
Columbia University
New York City
 
5) Kevorkian Center, Visual Culture Series: Film Screening: In Search of Bene Israel (2008, 36 minutes)
February 6 Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Kevorkian Center, 50 Washington Square South (at the corner of West 4th and Sullivan Streets)
Returning to her Jewish Grandmother's birthplace in India, director Sadia Shepard discovers the story of Bene Israel, a tiny Jewish community in Bombay.  Her colorful documentary is a journey to reconnect with a group of Jews who believe they are descended from one of the lost tribes of Israel, shipwrecked in India 2,000 years ago.  Cosponsored with the Center for Religion and Media. 

6) International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, Teachers College: The Israeli-Jewish Collective Memory of the Israeli-Arab/Palestinian ConflictDeterminants, Content and Consequences
February 19
Time: 12:00 1:00pm
Location: Gottesman Library, Room 306
Contact: icccrdb@tc.edu
The collective memory of intractable conflicts usually shapes the identities, emotions, attitudes and behavior of the conflicting parties in a manner that keeps the conflict alive. This is true also regarding the Israeli-Jewish collective memory of the Israeli-Arab/Palestinian conflict. Notwithstanding, to date there is no real data regarding the content of this memory.
This presentation explores this memory for the first time, based on a public opinion survey conducted in Israel in summer 2008. The findings explore, first, the content of this memory regarding various major events of the conflict, from its beginning about a century ago to recent times. Second, the findings explore various factors that determine the content of this memory. And lastly, the consequences of this memory are discussed (e.g., regarding political attitudes/emotions towards the rival parties). These findings are relevant in the Israeli context as well as to collective memory of conflicts in general.