The MU Jewspaper
This weekly publication of Hillel at Miami University is filled with all the happenings of Jewish life on campus. As always, contact Hillel (muhillel@muhillel.org or 513-523-5190) if you need a ride to a program or with any questions. REMINDER: SHABBAT SERVICE AND DINNER ARE AT DORSEY HALL THIS FRIDAY!
Thank you!
Thank you to Miami Students for Israel for planning and coordinating last week's outstanding presentation by Herb Keinon, diplomatic correspondent for the Jerusalem Post. To read Herb Keinon's articles on an ongoing basis check out www.jpost.com. For more information about MSI and their upcoming programs contact Noam Schafer at schafenm@muohio.edu
In this edition:
• Jewish Life on Campus This Week
• Save the Dates and Program Notes: Isolationist and Anti-Semitic American Hero Charles Lindbergh defeats FDR for presidency in 1940?. . .Dinner and Discussion on Philip Roth's new book The Plot Against America; Hebrew Hammer; Association of Jewish Students Elections; Now accepting applications for the Jewish Business Mentoring Program; Accepting Applications for J-DAPS; On Campus with Jeremy; Office Hours with Rabbinic Intern Jeff Brown
• Israel Travel and Information: Israel Campus Beat; Birthright Israel; Hillel Israel Missions; MU Interfaith Israel Trip
• Campus Programs: Jewish Film Series; Common Ground: An all female interfaith spirituality retreat
• Volunteer Opportunities: Pledge a Meal for Charity; Alternative Spring Break Interfaith Community Service Trip to San Francisco, Ohio Voter Protection Program; Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Choir Members Needed
• Conferences: Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism to speak in Dayton; Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to speak in Cleveland, Kesher Convention 2004 in Chicago
• Jobs, Careers, and Graduate School Opportunities: The Workum Summer Intern Program
• Awards, Grants, and Competitions: National Foundation for Jewish Culture Invites Entries for Emerging Visual Artist Prize; Guild of Temple Musicians Young Composer Competition; Koret Young Writer of Jewish Themes Award
• Ride Board: Rides needed to the Airport for Thanksgiving
• Housing and Roommates: Great Apartment near Uptown!; Looking for a place to live 2005/2006?
• Hillel Contact and building information
JEWISH LIFE ON CAMPUS THIS WEEK
Pledge a Meal for Charity all week: Volunteers are needed to help sign-up students to take part in a campus-wide Pledge a Meal Program for charity. Through the Pledge a Meal program, students are asked to voluntarily give up dinner or the value of dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Funds raised are donated to local charities that address issues of hunger and homelessness. Last year the program raised $2000. Volunteers are needed for two hour shifts during lunch and dinner from Sunday, Oct 31- Friday, Nov. 5. Also, the night of November 16th, there is a Writers Harvest reading (creative writing professors) to raise money to fight hunger. Half the funds raised will go to the FreeStore FoodBank in Cincinnati. The rest of the money will be donated based on student volunteer interest. Contact fellow@muhillel.org to volunteer your time to this important project.
Mon., Nov. 1 at 7:00 pm at Hillel
Ladies Night! The masks we wear: Its not easy being a girl. Have fun and meet other Jewish Miami women. Contact Jess at willia22@muohio.edu
Mon., Nov. 1 at 7:15 pm at Hillel
Discovering Judaism: Have fun learning about Judaism with the Cincinnati Kollel.
Mon., Nov. 1 at 9:00 pm at Goggin Ice Arena
Jews on Ice! Come cheer for your friends on this amazing broomball team! Contact Ilya at charnai@muohio.edu
Tue., Nov. 2 at 7:00 pm at Hillel
Election Night Special! Democrats and Republicans: Jewish Politics in America. Come together for a spirited discussion about why Jews are stereotypically associated with both political parties, and what makes a political issue Jewish. Afterwards, plan on staying at Hillel to watch the election returns. Contact Jeff at ravziggy@hotmail.com
Wed., Nov. 3 at 11:00 am at Shriver
Jeremy is tabling!! Sign up to help with the Pledge a Meal Program, or just come and hang out! Contact him at fellow@muhillel.org
Thurs., Nov. 4 at 11:00 am at Shriver
Can't make it on Wednesday? Don't worry! Jeremy is also going to be at Shriver on Thursday! Come hang out with Jeremy or donate a meal for a good cause!
Fri., Nov. 5 at 11:00 at Shriver
Come Visit Jeremy Today at Shriver! Any questions about Hillel, Miami, or life in general? Come talk to Jeremy! Learn about the Pledge-a-Meal Program! Sign up to donate a meal.
Fri., Nov. 5 at 6:00 pm at Dorsey Hall
Shabbat service and dinner at Dorsey Hall. Join us as we take our Shabbat on the road. Contact Mike Bromberg at brombema@muohio.edu. (Shabbat service and dinner are generously supported by a grant from the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Residence Hall programming is generously supported by a grant from The William Z. and Judith Canowitz Brown Testamentary Endowment Fund of the Columbus Jewish Foundation.)
SAVE THE DATES and PROGRAM NOTES
Isolationist and Anti-Semitic American Hero Charles Lindbergh defeats FDR for presidency in 1940? Come to this dinner discussion with Dean Steven DeLue about Philip Roth’s new book The Plot Against America as we kick off our new Arts and Culture Series. November 11 at 6pm. Contact Dr. Erik Rose roses@muohio.edu
Dinner and a Movie: The Hebrew Hammer. November 18 at 7pm at Hillel. Contact Jeff at ravziggy@hotmail.com
Association of Jewish Students Executive Board Elections are on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 8:00 pm. The Executive and Program Boards of the Association of Jewish Students (AJS) consist of the outstanding student leaders of the Jewish community at Miami University. The positions of President, Vice President of Programming, Vice President of Communications, Vice President of Religion and Culture, and Vice President of Finance will be elected on Tuesday, November 30 at 8:00 pm at Hillel. Program Board positions of First Year Students of Hillel Chair, Greek-Jewish Chair, Social Action Chair, Social Chair, Sports Chair, United Jewish Communities Chair, Women's Group Chair, and Shabbat Dinner Coordinator will be appointed by December 7. Applications for Program Board positions will be accepted until November 30, 2004. For more details about AJS elections and applications visit our website at www.muhillel.org.
Now accepting applications for Jewish Business Mentoring Program: Do you want a mentor in the business world? Someone who is a Miami grad? Who is Jewish? If you are a Jewish undergraduate student in a business related major, we have your connection. Do you need a mentor, a connection, someone to guide you, help you along into the working world? The Jewish Business Mentoring Program, A Family Affair will pair 20 qualified Miami students with mentors according to their fields, goals, and locations. Also hiring an intern to coordinate the program. Contact Jeremy at fellow@muhillel.org for an application.
Now accepting applications for J-DAPs Hillel is seeking outgoing and creative students to plan programs, serve as liaisons to students living in residence halls, and build partnerships with campus organizations. Approximately 35-40 hours per semester, stipends provided along with training and supervision. Contact Jeremy at fellow@muhillel.org.
On Campus with Jeremy! Want to get involved or have something on your mind. . .Jewish-wise or otherwise? Come find Jeremy during tabling hours or contact him at (513) 523-5190 or fellow@muhillel.org.
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
ISRAEL TRIPS AND INFORMATION
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
birthright israel: Hillel at Miami University is organizing a campus-based birthright israel trip in May/June. If you are 18-26, have never been to Israel on a peer group trip, identify with the Jewish people, and are interested in traveling to Israel with birthright during winter break go to www.israel.hillel.org to register.
Register for Hillel's Winter Israel Missions: Hillel is once again offering its premier Winter Israel Mission this December! Get ready for one week of packed activity, learning and fun; the chance to meet Hillel leaders from around the country; the Steinhardt Shabbaton; a new Global Israel Showcase and more. This year's Israel Mission will offer three tracks: Advanced Advocacy, Pluralism, and Tzedek. Visit http://cms.hillel.org/Hillel/Israel/Trips+and+Opportunities/leaders_mission/default.htm for more information. There will be limited space, and choices will be based on each track's specific criteria as well as recommendations from campus professionals.
Miami University Interfaith Israel Trip during Winter Break: My name is Jon Kroll and as part of my graduate studies program (College Student Personnel), I am coordinating a MultiFaith (InterFaith) Experience to Israel from December 26 to January 5. The overarching goal of this Experience is to unite students, staff, and faculty in an experiential activity that will allow for a better understanding of various faith perspectives. It is a hope that this Experience will encourage the participants to return to Miami and work towards creating a more welcoming environment for members of our University Community from all faith perspectives. I am currently working on garnering funding support to curb expenses for participants on this experience. If you are interested in participating, please do hot hesitate to call me at 9-6759.
CAMPUS EVENTS OF INTEREST
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
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
Common Ground: An all female interfaith spirituality retreat. Saturday, January 29, 2005 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at Western Lodge. Contact Bethany Weber, (513) 330.0740, weberbh@muohio.edu.
Alternative Spring Break Interfaith Community Service Trip to San Francisco: Join other Miami students as we assist some of the neediest and most challenging communities in the San Francisco Bay area. March 11-March 20. Contact Jeremy at fellow@muhillel.org.
Pledge a Meal for Charity: Volunteers are needed to help sign-up students to take part in a campus-wide Pledge a Meal Program for charity. Through the Pledge a Meal program, students are asked to voluntarily give up dinner or the value of dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Funds raised are donated to local charities that address issues of hunger and homelessness. Last year the program raised $2000. Volunteers are needed for two hour shifts during lunch and dinner from Sunday, Oct 31- Friday, Nov. 5. Also, the night of November 16th, there is a Writers Harvest reading (creative writing professors) to raise money to fight hunger. Half the funds raised will go to the FreeStore FoodBank in Cincinnati. The rest of the money will be donated based on student volunteer interest. Contact muhillel@muhillel.org to volunteer your time to this important project.
The Ohio Voter Protection Program is a non-partisan coalition of organizations (including the Ohio NAACP, Ohio League of Women Voters, Ohio Urban League, People for the American Way) formed to ensure that, unlike in Florida last election, every vote cast in Ohio this year counts. We are looking for volunteer voter advocates to be stationed at the polling places for the Cincinnati precincts that have historically had the most disqualified votes. The advocates will monitor the process and assist any voters who encounter difficulties in voting. We will provide training for all volunteers and all volunteers will be connected to a team of lawyers that will be ready to take immediate action in the event any irregularities occur. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Alexandra at alexschimmer04@hotmail.com or 614-297-0223 x 246.
Choir members needed for Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Faith Lutheran Church on November 21, 2004. Contact 523-3808.
CONFERENCES
Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington, DC to speak during Shabbat services at Temple Israel in Dayton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 12. Rabbi Saperstein will discuss "Religious Tolerance vs. Religious Extremism at Home and Abroad." Following services, students are invited to stay for an Oneg Shabbat Reception and Songfest. The services and songfest are part of the Union for Reform Judaism's Northeast Lakes Council Regional Biennial, which will bring more than 250 delegates from Reform congregations in fives states to Dayton for a weekend of study, worship, entertainment and workshops. Contact Amy at director@muhillel.org to sign up and coordinate transportation.
The United Jewish Communities General Assembly(GA), November 12-16, 2004 Cleveland. The United Jewish Communities General Assembly is the annual gathering of the organized Jewish community. This conference typically attracts 5,000 participants including Jewish lay leaders, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students. Special student programs are held which provide opportunities to network with other students from around the world as well as Jewish community leaders from a variety of Jewish and secular professions. The GA is also an opportunity for people to gather and discuss issues in their communities relating to Jewish identity, community relations, policy and current trends in the Jewish community. If you are a journalism student, you might also consider registering for Do The Write Thing, http://www.wzo.org.il/en/dtwt/default.asp, sponsored by USD/Hagshama. Contact Amy at director@muhillel.org
IT COULD BE YOU @ KESHER Convention 2004! This November, 200 Reform Jewish college students will take the windy city by storm- and YOU could be there! Take part in KESHER Convention, where you will be challenged through interactions with the energetic faculty, motivated by your peers, and inspired through worship and song. You'll also experience the Chicago nightlife and the campus of Northwestern University. Upon your return, your renewed passion and newly acquired skills will help build Reform Jewish life on your campus. And there's more! Through YOUR participation in KESHER Convention, the Reform Movement's leadership For more information, contact Rose Kowel, Ph. (212) 650-4038, Email rkowel@urj.org or AOL IM: rlk633
JOB, CAREER, AND GRADUATED SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES
The Workum Summer Intern Program is an eight-week paid position during the summer. Interns are placed at Jewish communal agencies in the Greater Cincinnati area. Our goals are to encourage our best and brightest youth to choose Jewish communal service as a career and/or to support and participate in the Jewish community as adults. Please check our web site at www.workum.org for more information. Also, the students can download an application from our web site. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (513) 683-6670 or e-mail me at intern@workum.org. Nancy Seltz, Administrator Workum Summer Intern Program
GRANTS, COMPETITIONS, AND AWARDS
National Foundation for Jewish Culture Invites Entries for Emerging Visual Artist Prize. The Ronnie Heyman Prize for an Emerging Jewish Visual Artist has been established by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture (http://jewishculture.org) to recognize and support an emerging visual artist who is creating a body of work that reflects the Jewish experience. Proposals will be accepted from an artist who has a body of work that has been publicly exhibited and reflects the Jewish experience or addresses issues in the Jewish community. Work will be accepted in the disciplines of painting, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, photography and multimedia, and is restricted to artists who have been working no more than 10 years in the field. The artist must be a U.S. citizen, and the deadline is Nov. 4. The prize includes a grant of $2,500. For an application and more information, visit http://jewishculture.org/visual_retreat/visual_arts_ronnie_heyman.html.
Apply for Koret Young Writer of Jewish Themes Award. The Koret Foundation invites applications for the third annual Koret Young Writer on Jewish Themes Award. One writer whose work contains Jewish themes will be awarded $25,000 and will spend three months in residence at Stanford University. Applicants must be 40 years or younger and have published no more than one book at the time of application. This award is for fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Scholarly work will not be considered. Non-U.S. residents are invited to apply, provided they meet the eligibility requirements. The deadline is Nov. 15, 2004. Details regarding the application process are available at www.koretfoundation.org.
15th Guild of Temple Musicians Young Composers Award: In its continuing effort to provide opportunities for young composers to create compositions which will enhance Sabbath liturgy and inspire the religious experiences of congregations, the Guild of Temple Musicians (an affiliate of the American Conference of Cantors) announces the fifteenth Young Composers Award. The competition is open to any Jewish musician born on or after January 1, 1970, and submissions are sought for a suite (a group of two or three movements) for solo instrument and piano. the submitted composition should have a duration of 10-12 minutes in length, and should be based on Jewish materials. Suggested ideas will be included in the information which applicants may obtain by contacting the competition chairman, composer Ben Steinberg.The competition is unique in that it is the only competition of its kind to include for the winner a cash award ($1800), a travel subsidy which will enable the composer to attend the premiere performance, and the submission of the composition for possible publication. Deadline for submission of entries, either received or postmarked, is January 7, 2005. For further information applicants should contact Ben Steinberg, (c/o) Composer in residence, Temple Sinai Congregation, 210 Wilson Ave., Toronto, ON M5M 3B1, Canada; or by e-mail: ben@templesinai.ne, or by phone: 416-487-4161, or by fax: 416-487-5499.
Ride Needed to Cincinnati Airport for Thanksgiving: I am flying out of Cincinnati Nov. 23rd at 2:40pm and returning to Cincinnati Nov. 28th at 7:40pm. Would love a ride on either end if anyone is going. Contact Sam at shweissb@muohio.edu
HOUSING AND ROOMMATES
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
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.
CONTACT and BUILDING INFORMATION
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. 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.
Hillel at Miami University is beneficiary agency of the Ohio Valley Hillel Consortium.
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