| In this edition:
Good and Welfare
This Week at Hillel
Next Week at Hillel
Broomball Game Schedule
Association of Jewish Students Elections
Volunteer Opportunity: Super Tzedakah Sunday
Upcoming Israel Programs at Ohio State University
Israel for Free: birthright israel. Let us know if you are already signed up!
Singers and Musicians Wanted
Essay Contest
Kesher Convention
Roommates/Apartments Wanted
Job Opportunity
Hillel has new e-mail addresses!
GOOD AND WELFARE: We wish Rachel Biars a speedy recovery from her broken ankle. She got this injury during last week's Jews on Ice Broomball game. We won, thanks to Rachel's skillful maneuvering, and hope she recovers in time for next season!
Mazal Tov to Sarah Landis, current religious committee co-chair for the the Association for Jewish Students, on her recent engagement!
THIS WEEK AT HILLEL:
Tuesday, (11/4): Discovering Judaism, 7:30 pm at Hillel, dinner included.
Friday, (11/7): Shabbat Services and Dinner, beginning at 6:00 pm
Sunday, (11/9): Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)
NEXT WEEK AT HILLEL
Tuesday, (11/11): Miami Students for Israel Dinner and Discussion with Dr. James Rubenstein. 6:00 pm in Macmillan Hall. RSVP to Noam schafenm@muohio.edu
Friday, (11/14): Kollel Shabbaton. Join members of the Cincinnati Kollel for a traditional Shabbat Service followed by dinner and discussion.
BROOMBALL GAME SCHEDULE: Come cheer on the team! Jews on Ice will be playing on November 4 at 11:40pm and Nov 22 at 6:15 pm. For questions or more information about Jews on Ice, contact Ilya at charnai@muohio.edu
ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH STUDENT (AJS) ELECTIONS: Save the date! Elections for the Executive Board of the AJS will take place on Wednesday, December 3 at 8:00 pm. Applications for the elected Executive Board and the appointed Programming Board will be available shortly on our website. Contact Amy at director@muhillel.org if you have any questions.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The Cincinnati Jewish Federation will hold its Super Tzedakah Sunday Phone-a-Thon on Sunday, December 7, 2003. Join the Miami Hillel Team for the 12:45 - 3:30 pm calling shift as we give back to a community that has given us so much. (In 2004 all of the FREE Shabbat Dinners that we offer will be generously funded by the Cincinnati Jewish Federation.) We will leave Oxford at 12:00 pm. RSVP to Sarah at kollersb@muohio.edu
UPCOMING ISRAEL PROGRAMS AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: Ohio State has invited us to join some of their exciting pro-Israel events to show our commitment to Israel and our support for our fellow students in light of the upcoming Palestinian Solidarity Movement conference. Israel Shabbat with Guest Speaker Avraham Infeld, Friday, November 7th at 6pm: Celebrate Shabbat in the atmosphere of Israel! Enjoy a special dinner of all the best Israeli tastes and scents of Jerusalem, and find out how you can celebrate Shabbat in Israel this summer for FREE! Avraham Infeld, Interim President of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, will talk about the identity of Israel in the 21st century. RSVP to muhillel@muhillel.org so we can coordinate rides. Also, check out Ohio State's new pro-Israel website with fantastic information: www.buckeyesforisrael.org .
ISRAEL FOR FREE: There's nothing like your first time...do it with Hillel! http://israel.hillel.org.
SINGERS and MUSICIANS WANTED: Faith Lutheran Church is organizing a community choir to perform during the Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 23 at 7:00 pm. Contact Julia Froude at 523-3808 if you are interested.
THE GUILD OF TEMPLE MUSICIANS ANNOUNCES ITS 15TH YOUNG COMPOSERS AWARD: The YCA competition is the only competition offering an opportunity for Jewish musicians to create new music for Jewish religious services. Eligibility is not confined to a single interpretation of Jewish musical expression. The Young Composers Award is one of the few competitions which includes a cash prize ($1800) for the winning work, a live performance of that composition, transportation and housing for the winning composer to attend the premiere performance, and the possibility of publication of the composition. The purpose of the YCA is to encourage the work of young Jewish composers, to add to the repertoire of good synagogue music for worship and concert, and to inspire the religious experiences of congregations and communities. Jewish musicians are eligible to enter if they were born on or after January 1, 1969, and who will be at least 18 years of age by the deadline for submitting an entry. For 2004 the YCA criteria (which focus on a different type of composition each year) request a set of three pieces with a total duration time of ten to twelve minutes. The music should be written for a cantor with a medium or high voice, accompanied by piano and one other instrument. The texts should be related by source or topic, should be in Hebrew, and should be drawn from Jewish liturgy, biblical sources, or Jewish commentary. The pieces should be postmarked for submission no later than January 9, 2004. There is no required entry fee. Inquiries and a complete description of the 2004 assignment should be requested from Ben Steinberg, YCA Competition Chairman, via e-mail at ben@templesinai.net, by phone at (416) 487-4161, by fax at (416) 487-5499, or by writing to: Ben Steinberg, Composer-in-Residence, Temple Sinai Congregation, 210 Wilson Ave., Toronto, ON M5M 3B1, Canada.
ESSAY CONTEST and WRITING CONTEST: "The Jerusalem Report" and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life are accepting submissions for the Jerusalem Report-Hillel Essay Contest. Essays may be 650-850 words in length describing one's Jewish experience on campus. This can relate to Israel, religion, Tzedek (social justice) work, or any other way one connects to Judaism on campus. Essays must be submitted by February 29, 2004 and first place includes a free trip to Israel and publication in "The Jerusalem Report." For more information about the contest, visit http://www.hillel.org/Hillel/NewHille.nsf/studentlife/essay. Students may e-mail submissions to jreportessay@hillel.org.
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: 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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