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, January 16th, to Sunday, January 22nd 2006

In this edition:
• Regular Events
• Jewish Learning Opportunities
• JDAP Events
• Alternative Spring Break with Miami U
• A Note from Your JCSC Fellow
• An Invitation from Your Director
• Tzedek - Make the World a Better Place
• Jewla Card
• Scholarships Available for Israel Trip
• AVODAH
• General Information
• Good & Welfare
• Jewspaper Password Prize
• Contact Us & Building Information
• Need a Ride?



REGULAR EVENTS!
Shabbat services and free dinner: The next Shabbat service and free dinner will be on Friday, January 20th at Hillel.  This is a Shabbat Around the World, so come eat some tasty food from Australia! For questions or to volunteer to help with services email Rosie Landau (landaura@muohio.edu) or Ilya Verzub (verzubi@muohio.edu ). Dinner is graciously supported by a grant from the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Sponsorship of a Shabbat dinner is also available. Please contact Amy (director@muhillel.org ) for more information or to sponsor a Shabbat dinner.

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
Weekly Torah Study – Fridays at 2:30 pm.
Do you want to learn more about the Torah (our Bible) or deepen your connection to it? Great. Join Amy and Jeremy for their weekly informal discussion Fridays at 2:30 pm. All levels and exposures to Torah study welcome. Questions? Contact Amy (director@muhillel.org / 523-5190).
 
Discovering Judaism happens weekly at Hillel at 7:15pm, led by the Cincinnati Kollel. Come for learning, discussion, and free dinner! The next DJ session is January 17th.  Please note that DJ will be on Monday night on 1/30. Please stay tuned for future scheduling.
 
Classes with Amy Greenbaum, our Director & Rabbinic Resource.
Amy offers informal, discussion oriented classes on Jewish topics twice monthly such as: What Happens After we Die? and Judaism and Environmentalism. For topic suggestions or questions, please contact her at Director@muhillel.org.
 
Next classes are:
What Does Judaism Say About Jesus? Do you get questions about Judaism and Jesus? Come learn some answers and discuss approaches to such questions. This class, back by popular demand, will take place on Thursday, January 19th at 6:30pm at Hillel.  Come for a great discussion and a free dinner.
 
The Afterlife, Heaven & Hell – What Does Judaism Say?  Thursday, January 26th will feature a free dinner and discussion of what Judaism says about the afterlife.



JDAP Events (Jewish Dorm Activity Programmers)
The Havighurst Jewau Luau - Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 8:00 pm in Havighurst Basement - Pizza and punch, limbo contest and crafts. Come join in the Hawaiian themed fun! For more info contact Monique Arar at ararma@muohio.edu or (614)580-7677.
 
Mac, Cheese and Fun - Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at 7:30 pm in Peabody Lounge - Come watch the Hebrew Hammer and eat mac 'n' cheese For more info contact Davida Popik at popikhd@muohio.edu or (972)743-3221



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 at 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)



TZEDEK – MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
2nd annual community thrift sale – Thursday, January 26, 2006!
Come by Hillel 11 E Walnut and buy some clothes. All proceeds go to Middletown family services. Interested in helping out or making a last minute donation? Contact jeremy at fellow@muhillel.org or 523-5190
 
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.
 
JEWLA CARD!
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, 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 ).



AVODAH
AVODAH: The Jewish Service Crops is a one-year program combining work for social change, Jewish learning and community building in NYC, Washington DC, and Chicago!  The Jewish Service Corps 2006-2007 application is now available at www.avodah.net!  Or, for more information email info@avodah.net or call (212) 545-7759.  Applications are due February 14th.



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:  Rosie Landau (Jan 23). 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
Rachel Cahn, President, Association of Jewish Students:  cahnrj@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 Rachel Cahn (cahnrj@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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Hillel at Miami University is beneficiary agency of the Ohio Valley Hillel Consortium and is affiliated with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.