Columbia/Barnard Hillel - Announcements

Subject: Columbia/Barnard Hillel Announcements
Date: 03/12/2009

Hey Everyone!

I know this week rough with midterms, so you should all enjoy your Spring Break! Hillel has a lot going on when you get back, including the Hillel Formal. Remember to buy your tickets ahead of time, space is limited! Also, if you are interested in being a Jewish Life Orientation coordinator or leader, the application deadline was extended until next Sunday, March 22nd at midnight. I hope you apply!

Enjoy your time off! Have a great Spring Break!

Marnina Cherkin
Program Coordinator

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IN THIS ISSUE:
Highlights

1) Apply to be a Jewish Life Orientation Coordinator or Leader
2) Hillel Formal
3) Yom Hashoah Commemoration Planning Committee
4) Yom Hazikaron Commemoration Planning Committee
5) Garin Lavi Study Break
6) Grappling with Sexual Assault as a Community: Empowering Ourselves
7) Free showing of Faces of Israel Comes to Campus!
8) Interfaith in Action CCO

CALENDAR:
See this weeks events!

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1) Apply ASAP to be a Jewish Life Orientation Coordinator or Leader
The application deadline has been extended until Sunday, March 22 at midnight.
Do you want to meet the incoming first year class? Do you want to be part of their first experiences at Columbia/Barnard Hillel? If so, you can apply now to be part of the JelLO leadership team! This is great opportunity to introduce Columbia and Barnard to the class of 2013! The 3 coordinators plan the entire orientation experience for the first years, plus first year programs through the year. The 20 leaders are required to help out with the JelLO weekend specifically. Please look at the JelLO applications for more specifications.
Go to: www.hillel.columbia.edu/jelloapps to access your application today. Questions? Email Marnina marnina@hillel.columbia.edu (by Friday, March 13 - Marnina is going on Alternative Spring Break)

2) Hillel Formal
A Red Carpet Event! Hillel's annual formal will be on Thursday, March 26 from 9-12 in Rennert Hall (Hillel - 606 W115th Street). There will be a DJ, great food, and lots of fun decorations! Buy tickets online today at http://cuarts.com/calendar/view/type/4/event_id/1819 at the Lerner box offfice, or on the 3rd floor of Hillel.

3) Yom Hashoah Commemoration Planning Committee
Interested in getting involved in planning the Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration and other related programming? Please email Michal at education@hillel.columbia.edu to join the committee.

4) Yom Hazikaron Commemoration Planning Committee
Interested in helping to plan Hillel's Yom HaZikaron ceremony? Yom HaZikaron is Israel's memorial day, when we come together to remember those soldiers who gave their lives fighting for Israel. This year, Hillel's ceremony will be on the evening of April 28 in Rennert Hall (606 W 115 Street). If you are interested in helping to plan this important event or want to participate, please e-mail Brandon Hammer, our Israel Coordinator, at israel@hillel.columbia.edu.

5) Garin Lavi Study Break
On Tuesday, March 23, Garin Lavi will be hosting the weekly Hillel Study Break!
Do you love Israel? Have you ever thought about moving there? Come to the Garin Lavi study break, and meet other people who love Israel. Israeli food will be served.
Tuesday, March 23 at 9:00pm - 3rd Floor of Hillel

6) Grappling with Sexual Assault as a Community: Empowering Ourselves
How does sexual assault affect the Jewish community? How can we as a community be more supportive of survivors among us? What gets in the way? How can we empower ourselves? Come to a conversation facilitated by a peer educator from the Rape Crisis/Anti Violence Support Center who is a member of our communit and a Hillel staff member.
Tuesday, March 24th
5th floor, Hillel Building
7:00 pm
Hosted by the Hillel Social Justice Va'ad

7) Free showing of Faces of Israel Comes to Campus!
When: Wednesday, March 25, 9 pm
Where: Satow Room, Lerner Hall
Join the Israel Vaad, Religious Life Vaad and Wednesday Night Learning Program as we see the fascinating documentary Faces of Israel: A Discussion About Marriage, State and Religion in the Jewish Homeland. The film has received acclaim from a diverse range of Jewish leaders, and poses a series of questions about what it means to live in both a Jewish and democratic state. A discussion will follow. Check out the trailer at www.facesthemovie.com .

8) Interfaith in Action CCO
Every year, different student groups create their own group for Columbia Community Outreach. Now there's a new and exciting way to be a part of this very special day. Join Interfaith in Action's group, and be a part of a group with students of many different faiths. In addition to volunteering with the rest of the Columbia community, we will have a very special discussion led by a member from interfaith collective. Go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/outreach/register.html to register, and choose interfaith in action!
The day begins on Low Plaza on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 9:00am. Volunteers check in, get a volunteer t-shirt and eat breakfast. At 10:00 there is an opening ceremony with public speakers and school officials. In 2007, our keynote speakers were Congressman Charles B. Rangel and City Councilwoman Melisa Mark Viverito, CC '90. Once the ceremony has ended volunteers are sent out to various service projects throughout New York arranged by the CCO members. All volunteers are given bagged lunches, Metrocards for traveling, and any supplies they will need for the project site. The day is spent working at volunteer sites, and at the end of the day, when they return to campus, CCO provides pizza, drinks and ice cream for all the volunteers who participated.

03/12/2009