In this edition:
1. Jewish Life on Campus This Week
2. High Holidays information
3. Yom Kippur Ride Board
4. Get the Jewla Card
5. Hebrew Miami T-shirts
6. On Campus with Jeremy
7. Wanted: Big Brothers and Big Sisters
8. Office Hours with Rabbinic Intern Jeff Brown
9. The Israel Campus Beat
10. Volunteers needed to help build a fence for a family with a disabled child
11. Jewish Film Series
12. Campus Interfaith Retreat
13. Great Apartment near Uptown!
14. Looking for a place to live 2005/2006?
15. Do you know a first year Miamian who is not receiving this e-mail?
16. Alumni Newsletter News and Notes
17. Hillel Parking Lot Registration
18. Contact information and building hours
1. Jewish Life on Campus this Week
Mon. Sept 13 11:00 am Jeremy is tabling at Shriver. Sign up for High Holidays. fellow@muhillel.org
7:15 pm Discovering Judaism presented by the Cincinnati Kollel. Dinner and Discussion.
8:30 pm Phoneathon Training. Join our Phoneathon Crew. This monthly gathering makes phone calls to
parents, alumni, and community members who support Jewish Life at Miami. Contact Tugs at
gruenbjs@muohio.edu
Tues., Sept 14 11:00 am Jeremy is tabling at Shriver. He has apples and honey! fellow@muhillel.org
7:00 pm Miami Students for Israel Planning Meeting at Hillel. Contact Noam at schafenm@muohio.edu
Wed., Sept 15 11:00 pm Jeremy is tabling at Shriver. Learn to blow the shofar. fellow@muhillel.org
5:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner at Hillel. Contact muhillel@muhillel.org
7:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service at Sesquicentennial Chapel (across from Shriver, on the corner of
Spring and Maple Streets). Contact Jeff at ravziggy@hotmail.com
Thurs., Sept 16 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Service at Sesquicentennial Chapel. Contact Jeff at ravziggy@hotmail.com
Fri., Sept 17 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Service at Hillel. Contact Jeff at ravziggy@hotmail.com
6:00 pm Shabbat Service followed by Shabbat Dinner. Contact Matt at strausmp@muohio.edu
Sun., Sept 19 9:00 am Voices of Freedom Summer Interfaith Gathering at Peabody Hall. See www.muohio.edu/cawc
12:00 pm Sunday Brunch and Learn with Rabbinic Intern Jeff Brown. Jews and Intermarriage. Come join us
(with open minds!) to explore the issue that has touched all of us in one way or another. Contact Jeff
at ravziggy@hotmail.com
2:30 pm Itzhak Perlman at Millet Hall. Contact Miami Box office for tickets at 529-3200.
2. High Holidays: Hillel sponsors Progressive (a mix of Reform and Conservative traditions) services on campus for High Holidays. Students can rsvp for services at Hillel, on campus when Jeremy is tabling, and at http://www.muhillel.org/HighHolidays2004/HighHolyDays2004.html. Suggested donation to attend all services and meals is $18.00 for students (non-Jewla card holders) and $36.00 for others. Arrangements can be made for those who wish to attend services at the Conservative congregation in Hamilton, OH.
•Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner, Sept. 15 at 5:00 pm at Hillel
•Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Sept. 15 at 7:00 pm at Sesquicentennial Chapel
•1st Day Rosh Hashanah Service, Sept. 16 at 10:00 am at Sesquicentennial Chapel
•2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Service, Sept. 17 at 10:00 am at Hillel
•Erev Yom Kippur and Shabbat Dinner, Sept. 24 at 5:00 pm at Hillel
•Erev Yom Kippur and Shabbat Service, Sept. 24 at 7:00 pm at Hillel
•Yom Kippur and Shabbat Service, Sept., 25 at 10:00 am at Hillel
3. Yom Kippur begins next Friday night! Need a ride home? Do you have space in your car to take someone else home? E-mail muhillel@muhillel.org.
4. Get the Jewla Card! There is no membership required to be a part of the Jewish community at Miami University. However, we encourage active students to become a card holder to help expand Jewish programming on campus. This year we are offering a package which includes some great deals for one flat rate of $54.00. Sign-up for the Jewla Card at Hillel, on campus when Jeremy is tabling, or on-line at http://www.muhillel.org/ParentInfo/PNf04/PNf04N.html. Card Holder Benefits include:
• all mailings and emails
• FREE Hebrew Miami t-shirt
• voting privileges to the Association of Jewish Students
• all High Holiday meals and services
• Brunch on Parents weekend
• Discount on Passover Seders and meals
• additional reduced prices on other activities.
5. Hebrew Miami t-shirts are on-sale at Hillel: $5.00 for students, $8.00 for non-students. Students receive a free t-shirt when they sign-up for the Jewla card. Contact muhillel@muhillel.org
6. Join Jews on Ice, Hillel's co-rec broomball team. We are looking for both guys and girls to play. Contact Ilya at charnai@muohio.edu.
7. All first year students will find out who their Big Brother/Big Sister is by the end of the week. If you are an upperclass student and still have not been in touch with Jeremy about being a Big, be in touch asap! Contact Jeremy at fellow@muhillel.org
8. Office Hours with Rabbinic Intern Jeff Brown: These are designated blocks of time when Jeff will be on campus and available to: answer any/all of your questions about Judaism; privately “talk” about a challenging issue in your life; discuss being Jewish on campus; talk about the upcoming Hillel program you might be planning; just hang out, etc. Most important for you to know is that the time is set aside for YOU! Appointments in advance are recommended, but not required! For questions or appointments, email Jeff at ravziggy@hotmail.com
9. The Israel Campus Beat is a free weekly e-newsletter for students, with top Israel news and analysis, student opinion and campus news from colleges across North America. It is a quick and easy way to learn more about Israel and Israel activities on your campus. Consider spending a few minutes each week skimming the ICB to learn about Israel issues facing campuses across the country, especially as articles written by your friends and classmates are included each and every week. To subscribe go to: www.israelcampusbeat.org
10. Volunteers needed to help build a fence for a family with a disabled child: Member of Hillel's Board of Director who works for the Butler County Board of MRDD as the Early Childhood Support Coordinator is currently working with a family whose youngest child is 4 years old and has Down Syndrome. The family needs to fence in their back yard as this little boy is quite active and tends to "run" from his parents. Funds for such non-essential projects are limited, so she is trying to help the family get this done at minimal cost. As a Hillel board member, I would like to offer the MU students an opportunity to provide a much needed mitzvah. The parents are open to welcoming students any Sunday in October to their home. Instruction in using equipment will be provided. E-mail Amy at director@muhillel.org if you are interested in volunteering..
11. Jewish Film Series (in connection with European Jewish Cinema ENG/ GER / FRE / FST 265). Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.
in 100 ART. Free and open to everyone For more information, contact Professor Erik Rose: roses@muohio.edu
Sept 14: J. Green & L. Trystand ………...A Letter to Mother (A Brivele der Mamen), 1939
Sept 21: Maurice Schwartz…….………...Tevye, 1939
Sept 28: N. Gross & S. Goskind ………..Our Children (Unzere Kinder), 1948
Oct 5: Alexander Ford ……………………Border Street (Ulica Graniczna), 1948
Oct 12: J. Kadar & E. Klos ……………....Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze), 1966
Oct 19: Frank Beyer …………..…….…....Jacob the Liar (Jakob der Lügner), 1974
Oct 26: Peter Lilienthal ………………….. David, 1979
Nov 2: Moshé Mizrahi ……………….…....Madame Rosa, 1977
Nov 9: Martine Dugowson ……………......Mina Tannenbaum, 1993
Nov 16: Mathieu Kassovitz …………….....Hate (La Haine), 1995
Nov 30: M. Verhoeven …….…………...... My Mother’s Courage (Mutters Courage), 1996
Dec 7: Radu Mihaileanu ……...……….....Train of Life (Le Train de Vie), 1999
12. Campus Interfaith Retreat: The Etheridge Center for Reflective Leadership within the Division of Student Affairs, in conjunction with the United Campus Ministries and Hillel, is sponsoring an overnight retreat that focuses on the spiritual groundings of Miami University students scheduled for October 2nd – 3rd. At this retreat, participants will be spending quality time learning and engaging in deep dialogue with others from religiously diverse backgrounds. They will be focusing on the key facets of building community, sharing stories from their personal spiritual journeys, reflecting on taking ownership of faith, and of course, the relationship between spirituality and leadership. In addition, students will provide insight on how InterFaith programming can become a staple for the Miami University community. Please note that this will be an intimate gathering of students, only limited to 15 participants. Contact Jon Kroll if you are interested at Krolljr@muohio.edu or 513-529-6759.
13. NEED A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, ACROSS FROM HILLEL!! WITH A GREAT GROUP OF GIRLS!: One Block from Miami University Hillel. A Queensize Bed in a Beautiful Uptown Apartment. I will be abroad at Hebrew University in Jerusalem for the Fall Semester and will sublease my spot with a fabulous group of senior girls at Miami. Our beautiful furnished apartment is located in an ideal uptown location just a block from the uptown shops and restaurants! I have a new queen bed in a giant oversized room with one friendly roommate. We have a livingroom area, kitchen and great group of girls. You would need to interview with her to see if it would work out for the semester. I will be returning for my final semester. So the "sublease" would only be for the Fall/Winter semester ending in December. Contact Lia at Stonelr@muohio.edu
14. Looking for a place to live 2005/2006? Want to live 2 blocks from the Uptown Phi Delt Gates? Want a clean quiet place to live? If so, I have the apartment right for you. Please contact me at isaacsjm@muohio.edu or 513/703-3690.
15. Do you know first year students who are not receiving this e-mail? We have been meeting many new students, but we know there are more out there! Help us track them down by sending their information to us at muhillel@muhillel.org.
16. Alumni Newsletter News and Notes: The debut edition of our Alumni Newsletter is scheduled to be mailed in the fall. We will be including alumni news, milestones, lifecycles events. Forward your news to Amy at director@muhillel.org
17. Hillel Parking Lot: If you have a car and are planning to drive to Hillel programs and meetings, you MUST register your car with Paula. Unauthorized cars parked in our parking lot will be ticketed.
18. CONTACT INFORMATION and BUILDING HOURS:
Hillel Foundation at Miami University
11 East Walnut Street
Oxford, OH 45056
phone: 513-523-5190
fax: 513-524-3342
General contact: muhillel@muhillel.org
Amy Bebchick, Executive Director: director@muhillel.org
Ann Kravec, President, Association of Jewish Students: kravecac@muhillel.org
Jeremy Block, Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow: fellow@muhillel.org
Jeff Brown, Rabbinic Intern: ravziggy@hotmail.com
Tugs Gruenberg, Development Intern: jsgg81@yahoo.com
Check us out on line at www.muhillel.org
Our two story building housing a tv lounge and game room, computer lab, and library is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm and during program hours.
