Yom Kippur Information
This Week at Hillel: Jewish Awareness Month Programming
Broomball Sign-up
Upcoming Events
Parents Weekend
Conference, Concert, and Colloquium
Roommates/Apartments Wanted
Job Opportunities
Hillel has new e-mail addresses!
YOM KIPPUR BEGINS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 2003: If you are going to be in Oxford for Yom Kippur, join the Miami University community for services and break the fast. The schedule is below. Please sign-up in advance by coming to Hillel. Each service is $5.00 for students and $10.00 for community members. Blue and Gold Card holders do not have to pay for services. (Please remember to come by Hillel and pay for your blue and gold cards.)
If you would like to participate in any of the services--English or Hebrew reading, open the doors of the ark, serve as an usher, etc., please e-mail us at muhillel@muhillel.org so that we can include you.
Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre)
Sun. 10/5 at 7:00 pm at Sesquicentennial Chapel
Yom Kippur
Mon. 10/6 at 10:00 am at Sesquicentennial Chapel
Yizkor, Neila, Break the Fast
Mon. 10/6 at 6:30 pm at Hillel
Home Hospitality for the Holidays: Ohav Shalom Congregation, a conservative congregation in Cincinnati, has generously offered to host students for meals and services during the High Holidays. If you are interested contact Rabbi Meirovich at 513-489-3399.
THIS WEEK AT HILLEL: JEWISH AWARENESS MONTH:
Monday, September 29, Happy Jew Year, Ladies Night, 7:15 pm at Hillel
Tuesday, September 30, Miami Students for Israel Elections and Opening event, 6:00 pm at MacMillan 27
Tuesday, September 30, Discovering Judaism, 7:30 pm at Hillel, dinner included
Thursday, October 2, What Does Judaism Mean to You?, 7:00 pm at Hillel, snacks provided
Friday, October 3, Shabbat Service, 6:00 pm at Hillel, followed by kiddush
Sunday, October 5, Kol Nidre, 7:00 pm at Sesquicentennial Chapel
Monday, October 6, Yom Kippur, 10:00 am at Sesquicentennial Chapel
Monday, October 6, Yizkor, Neila, Break the Fast, 6:30 pm at Hillel
Wednesday, October 8, PB JAM, 11:00 - 3:00 pm outside of Shriver
Thursday, October 9, Mel Brooks Movie Night: Blazing Saddles, at Hillel
Friday, October 10, 12:00 pm at Hillel, Lunch with Rose Kowel, program assistant for KESHER (the Reform Movement's College organization).
BROOMBALL SIGN-UP: If you want to be a part of Jews on Ice, sign up at Hillel or e-mail Ilya at charnai@muohio.edu
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Lunch with Rose Kowel, program assistant for KESHER (the Reform Movement's
College organization). Friday, October 10, 12:00 pm at Hillel. She'll fill
you in on the national events that are coming up this fall, such as KESHER
Convention at the UAHC Biennial, and birthright israel. She'll brainstorm
ways to pump up Reform programming at MU's Hillel, hear your needs for
Jewish life on campus, and to give you the scoop on KESHER's many helpful
resources.
Parents Weekend Brunch, October 11, (see information below)
Seniors and Grads: Wine and Cheese in the Sukkah, October 13
Hookah in the Sukkah, October 14
Sushi and Spaghetti in the Sukkah, October 15
Fall Break Trip to Atlanta, October 16
PARENTS WEEKEND: Parents Weekend is October 10-12, 2003. If your parents still need a place to stay, Hillel offers a Bed and Breakfast service in partnership with the Jewish community of Oxford. The cost is $50.00 per night per person and is a donation to Hillel. Beds are offered on a first come, first served basis, so have your parents sign-up early! Contact Amy at director@muhillel.org or have your parents call (513) 523-5190 for more information. Don't forget about our Parent's Weekend Brunch on Saturday, October 11, 2003 from 10:30 am - 2:00 pm at Hillel. Bring your parents and join us for the blintzes, bagels, and all the fixings. The brunch costs $7.50 per non-student person if you sign-up in advance and $10.00 per non-student person at the door. Contact Amy at director@muhillel.org or call (513) 523-5190.
CONFERENCE, CONCERT, and COLLOQUIUM:
Seeds of the Sun, the renowned Israeli Jazz Ensemble, returns to Cincinnati for a concert at Rockdale Temple on Sunday, October 26 at 7:30 pm. The concert is FREE. Contact muhillel@muhillel.org if you are interested in attending.
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's Fall College Colloquium
is October 10-12, 2003. The theme of the Colloquium is "Just Another Manic Movement?: Reform Judaism in the 21st Century" Contact the youthprograms@huc.edu for more information.
Register now for KESHER Convention 2003! This year's convention will take place at the UAHC Biennial, November 6-9, 2003, bringing 150 KESHER participants together with 5,000 Reform Jewish activists at the largest event of its kind. For more information and registration, check out www.keshernet.com The early-bird deadline is October 3, 2003. Questions? Contact kesher@uahc.org.
ROOMMATES/APARTMENTS WANTED:
I'm looking for fun, easy-going people to live with next year off campus- possibly oxford commons. If you're at all interested, or know someone that might be, please email me! They need not be Jewish, and gender doesn't matter. Contact Monique at ararma@muohio.edu.
I am looking for residence for Tues & Wed nights because I live 45 min from campus and I don't want to travel in the winter months. My days on campus are Tues/Thurs and I may want to spend one night here and there like a Friday evening. So I am seeking to rent a room for two-three nights a week during winter months. E-mail Sharon at Sharonlouallen@aol.com.
JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Hillel at Miami University is looking for a systems analyst on a temporary, part-time basis. Approximately 5 hours per month. E-mail Amy at director@muhillel.org.
Beth Israel Congregation in Hamilton is looking for a Sunday School teachers. Contact 868-2049 for more information.
Make money while having fun! Work with Jewish youth in Cincinnati leading monthly activities at the Cincinnati JCC for Young Judaea. For details, contact Rachel Warach at 847-492-9602 or Kim Streiffer at 513-761-7500 x. 249. Young Judaea is Sponsored by Hadassah.
HILLEL HAS NEW E-MAIL ADDRESSES!
We can now be reached at:
General e-mail address: muhillel@muhillel.org
Amy Bebchick, director's address: director@muhillel.org
Skip Edwards, administrator's address: admin@muhillel.org
Check us out on line at www.muhillel.org!
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