A publication of Hillel at Miami University.  Send submissions to muhillel@muhillel.org. As always, contact Hillel muhillel@muhillel.org /513-523-5190) with any questions.

For the week of Monday, December 12th, 2005-Sunday, December 19th, 2005

GOOD LUCK ON FINALS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL T HOSE GRADUATING!!!

This Week’s events at Hillel

In this edition:
• Schahet-Hillel Scholarship (All Jewish students at Miami may apply!)
• Special Events
• Regular Events
• Jewish Learning Opportunities
• Wanted: Students for regular baby sitting and Jewish education in Spring 2006
• Spending Winter Break in Florida? Come to a Party!
• Tzedek – Make the World a Better Place (Includes Hurricane Katrina & Rita Relief Efforts)
• Alternative Spring Break with Miami U
• A Note from Your JCSC Fellow
• An Invitation from Your Director
• JEWLA Card
• Scholarships Available for Israel Trip
• General Information
• Good & Welfare
• Jewspaper Password Prize
• Contact Us & Building Information
• Need a Ride?



SCHAHET-HILLEL SCHOLARSHIP (All Jewish students at Miami may apply!)
The Schahet-Hillel Scholarship provides tuition/room and board scholarships to Jewish students currently attending Miami University. The scholarship is awarded based on financial need, demonstration of leadership qualities, and involvement in Hillel and its groups (Association of Jewish Students, Miami Students for Israel, Business Mentorship Program and others) that facilitate Jewish life on campus. Applications are due on January 10, 2005 and may be downloaded from the Hillel website. All Jewish students at Miami are encouraged to consider applying.



SPECIAL EVENTS
WELCOME BACK POST-CHANUKAH LATKE PARTY- Monday, January 9th, 2006 at Hillel at 6:30pm.  Come celebrate Chanukah with us, eat latkes, and play Chanukah games.


REGULAR EVENTS!
Do you need a quiet place to study? Hillel is available to you for studying anytime on any day of the week. You can contact any member of our exec board who can let you into the building with a few hours notice.



JEWISH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Discovering Judaism happens every Tuesday night at Hillel at 7:15pm, led by the Cincinnati Kollel. Come for learning, discussion, and free dinner! The last DJ session of the semester is 12/13.  [Jewspaper Password for 12/12-18 break is shekel]

Classes with Amy Greenbaum, our Director & Rabbinic Resource.
Amy offers informal, discussion oriented classes on Jewish topics twice monthly. There are no sessions remaining this semester. Sessions planned for next semester include: What Judaism says about Jesus? (By popular request, this class will be repeated), What Happens After we Die?, Judaism and Environmentalism. For topic suggestions or questions, please contact her at Director@muhillel.org.



WANTED: STUDENTS FOR REGULAR BABY SITTING AND JEWISH EDUCATION IN SPRING 2006.
We are looking for one or two students who wish to baby sit for our 4 and 6 year old children one or two afternoon's per week (Tuesdays and/or Thursdays) in the spring at our home in Oxford.  A portion of the time baby sitting would be spent on Jewish education topics: Hebrew language, Jewish holidays, Jewish-related arts and crafts, etc.  There is a possibility that there would be a couple more children for the Jewish education part of the afternoon (for more pay).  Your own transportation is preferred but not required.  Please contact Rob Abowitz at abowitrn@muohio.edu to express your interest or get more information.



SPENDING WINTER BREAK IN FLORIDA? COME TO A PARTY!
Will you be in Florida during Winter Break? You are invited to an awesome Chanukah party with Hillels of Palm Beach and Broward County on Tuesday the 27th of December. You can get all of the information by calling Joel Marcovitch at 561 503 7431.



TZEDEK – MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
Help with Katrina relief: we have Mardi Gras beads to sell on campus. The profit will go to helping with the relief effort. Want to help by buying or selling? Are you part of another organization that might want to help? Contact Jeremy at 513 523 5190 or fellow@Muhillel.org
Hillel is working with local and national agencies to provide the most effective assistance to those affected by Hurricane Katrina in the Jewish and non-Jewish communities. Our Hillel is joining with Hillels across the country to raise funds to assist the relief effort as well as doing short and long-term volunteering. Email or speak with Amy (director@muhillel.org / 523-5190) for more specifics on how you can help.



ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK with MIAMI U
ASB is an organization that has trips to various cities in the states where you do about 25 hours of service the week, but there is also a lot of free time to go and explore the area.  This year we are planning on traveling to Texas, not sure yet which city, possibly San Antonio or Austin, and also to New Orleans.  The previous spring break a group of students went to New Orleans and this year we are going to go and help with hurricane relief. We are not yet sure of the cost of the trip, probably around $100 - $150 and the rest is covered through the organization.  It is a fun time to work with others and the trip is designed by the people going, you choose the service and other activities you want to do.  Email me back and let me know if you are interested in participating in one of the trips or have any questions.  After the break we will start meeting and figuring out the trip.  Thanks!
Megan Brinker
President -Alternative Spring Break
brinkeme@muohio.edu
Mike Dean
Vice President -Alternative Spring Break



A NOTE FROM YOUR JCSC FELLOW
Jeremy says: It’s my job to figure out what the Jewish community and the Miami community at large wants to see happening on campus. If you don’t know me yet, or even if you do, I want to take you out for coffee or ice cream to meet, catch up, and just see what’s going down. Send me a line at 513-523-5190 or email me a Fellow@muhillel.org and let me know what’s best for you.



AN INVIATION FROM YOUR DIRECTOR
It would be my pleasure to take you to lunch. If you would like to have lunch, email me and let me know what days/times best fit your class schedule. I look forward to having lunch soon! Your director, Amy Greenbaum (513-523-5190, director@muhillel.org)



IT'S JEWLA CARD TIME!
The JEWLA Card is back!  This year the card is being offered for a flat-rate of $54.00.  Card holder benefits are: all mailings/emails, free t-shirt, voting privileges to the Association of Jewish Students, all high holiday meals and services, brunch of Parents’ Weekend, discount on Passover seders and meals, and additional reduced prices on other activities throughout the year.  To sign up either fill out a form at Hillel or print it online and mail it in.



SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ISRAEL TRIP
Are you from Cincinnati? Do your parents live in Cincinnati? If so, there is a significant amount of funding available for you to go to Israel (even if you have been before). The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati offers college students who graduated from Cincinnati area high schools (or whose parents reside in the Cincinnati area) grants of $3,000 for travel to Israel. Peer programs are covered, including a variety of programs from ulpans to ARMDI to Magen David to semester abroad studies. Contact Barbara Miller at the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati for more information (513-985-1528, bmiller@jfedcin.org ).



GENERAL INFORMATION
Want to see yourself on the Hillel website??? It’s time to update the pictures on the website.  If you have any pictures of you and your friends from any Hillel-related program that has taken place this year, please email them to Jacobjs@muohio.edu. Include the program the picture is from and a small caption naming everyone in the picture.



GOOD & WELFARE
Shira Moskowitz, now studying in Israel, is looking for roommates for next year (06/07). If anyone out there is looking for someone to fill a room contact here at moskowse@muohio.edu
 
Happy Birthday to:  Rachel Cowen (dec 18), Ethan Karp (jan 2), and Elizabeth Garternberg (jan 8). Send us your birthdays and other good news so we can acknowledge them in the JewsPaper. Send submissions to Admin@muhillel.org.



JEWSPAPER PASSWORD PRIZE
Email this issue's password to admin@muhillel.org to be in the first drawing of the second semester.  
Thank you to Bob and Debby Jacob for sponsoring the Password Program.



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
Check us out online at www.muhillel.org

Amy Greenbaum, Executive Director & Rabbinic Intern:  director@muhillel.org
Jeremy Block, Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow (JCSC):  fellow@muhillel.org
Shira Lazebnick, President, Association of Jewish Students:  lazebnsz@muohio.edu

Our two story building housing a TV lounge and game room, computer lab, free wireless internet access, and library is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm and during program hours. If you would like to utilize the building at any other time, please contact Hillel (523-5190, muhillel@muhillel.org) or AJS President Shira Lazebnik (lazebnsz@muohio.edu). 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.

Need a ride?
-For directions to drive, take the bus, or walk to Hillel go to middle of the web page here
-If you would like a ride to a Hillel event call 513-523-5190 or email us at muhillel.muhillel.org and we will find one for you. (Advance notice appreciated but not necessary.)


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