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The JewsPaper Oct. 3 - Oct. 8, 2006
News and Info. from Hillel at Miami University
October 3, 2006
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Go to Israel for FREE! - Signup ASAP!
 
Yes, you read that correctly - a free trip to Israel!

FREE trip to Israel!
Are you Jewish? Do you want to go to Israel for free? If you answer yes to these questions, than Taglit-birthright israel: Hillel is for you. All Jews between the age of 18-26 who have not been to Israel on a peer trip qualify for this amazing gift. Sign up for trips over winter break has already begun. Space will fill very quickly, priority given to those who are able to complete all of the application, including the deposit. To register or learn more go to this website. Come with us to Israel for FREE!


Ladies Night
 
all ladies are welcome to attend!

Chick Flick: A League of Our Own"
Hey ladies, come bbq and watch "A League of Their Own" on Thursday, 10/5 at 6pm at Hillel. Dinner FREE! See you there! Questions? Please email Elizabeth Gartenberg or contact Hillel by phone (523-5190) or email.


Shabbat Services and FREE Dinner
 

BRING A BUDDY SHABBATand Erev Sukkot Shabbat Services and FREE Dinner
Join us for on Friday, October 6th for student-led services at 6:00 pm and dinner at 7:00. All are welcome for services, dinner or both. Dinner is free, kosher and has vegetarian options. Come connect with old friends, meet new friends and enjoy great food! Hillel gratefully thanks the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati for sponsorship of the Shabbat Dinner Program. Questions? Via email send a message to Rosie Landau or Hillel, by phone call Hillel (513-523-5190). We look forward to seeing you there. All welcome!

Special Arrangements for Shabbat of Fall Break
Are you going to be in Oxford on Friday night of Fall Break (10/13)? Want a free shabbat dinner? Amy, our Direcor, is hosting shabbat services and dinner at her house. RSVP is REQUIRED by Wed. 10/11. Please RSVP to Amy via email or phone 523-5190 and she will arrange for you to have a ride to her house.


Senior Wine and Cheese in the Sukkah
 

Senior Wine and Cheese in the Sukkah
All seniors are invited to this fun and festive event to come taste wine and cheese in Hillel's sukkah at 9pm. This event is free. We hope to see all senior there! Questions? Email Amy.


Other Sukkot Events - including Hukkah!
 

Hukkah in the Sukkah
Come enjoy hukkah in the company of other Jewish students on Tuesday, 10/10 at 8pm in the East Quad sukkah. This program is co-sponsored by Hillel, Association of Jewish Students, FYSH, AEPi, SAM, and Sigma. Questions? Email Zarra or call 523-5190.

Pizza in the Hut
Come and enjoy pizza in the East Quad sukkah.Thursday, 10/12 from 6-8pm. Dinner is free. Question? Email Zarra or call 523-5190. Question? Email Zarra or call 523-5190.

Lunch in the East Quad Sukkah
Bring your lunch to the sukkah on East Quad and enjoy brownies and chips on Hillel. This event is weather permitting.Wednesday, 10/11 from 11am-1pm. Keep an eye out for a Facebook Event for the events in the sukkah. Question? Email Zarra , IM her (JCSC Zarra) or call 523-5190.

The sukkah on East Quad is there for you all week. Please feel free to hang out, study, and eat in there. The sukkah is located in front of Dennison Hall.

Senior Schmooze & Free Dinner
The topic for the night is: How to get the most out of your senior year. All seniors are invited to hang out and eat dinner at Hillel on Thursday, 10/12 at 7pm. Dinner is free.

Help Build the Sukkah!
Help build the sukkah on campus (near McBride, Dennison & Collins)! Come help build the sukkah on Thursday 10/5 at 11 am. Meet Zarra in front of Dennison, do a good deed (a mitzvah) and have fun at the same time. Question? Email Zarra , IM her (JCSC Zarra) or call 523-5190.


Jewish Learning
 
Curious about Judaism? Join us for some fun, informal learning and FREE food.

Discovering Judaism
This weekly free class and free dinner will be every Monday beginning at 7:15 pm at Hillel. The next session will be next Monday, Monday, 10/9. Come learn with Rabbis from the Cincinnati Kollel. This program is open to everyone, no prior knowledge required.
Please note: There will be no DJ this week due to Yom Kippur.

Lunch & Learn
Join Amy, our Director and Rabbinic Resource, for an informal discussion and free lunch every other Wednesday from noon to 1 pm. Join us for a delicious free lunch next Wednesday 10/11 at Hillel. This program is open to everyone, no prior knowledge necessary.


Ramadan Break-Fast: Breaking the Fast, Building Community
 

Ramadan Break-Fast
This event, taking place on Wednesday, October 11th at Hillel at 7:30PM is to honor the fact that this year the holy months of Tishrei (Judaism) and Ramadan (Islam) fall within the same lunar month. Please join us for a free kosher/hallah meal of traditional foods. Brief presentations will be presnted from representatives of the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities about Tishrei and Ramadan as well as fasting within Christian traditions. Everyone is welcome!


General Announcements and Student Postings
 

Broomball is here!
Come cheer on Flying Chai! This season we had enough people to form two teams. Flying Chai B (beginner corec) has a game on Wedneday, October 11th at 9:45pm.

Flying Chai A (regular corec) has a game on Wednesday, October 4th at 9:15pm. and Tuesday, October 10th at 8:35pm.

Help Wanted:
Two people needed to assemble Sukkah by October 4. Job should take 2-3 hours with two people working. Must be available also to take it down some time after Sukkot. That will also take 2-3 hours. Hours flexible but must coordinate with each other. Pay negotiable. For more information email marcusfj@muohio.edu or call 513-330-3089.

See the Cavs play the Tel-Aviv Maccabi's. Travel to Cleveland to see the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Tel-Aviv Maccabi's on Tuesday, October 17th. Questions? Email Amy or call 523-5190.


Announcements from the Miami Community
 

Women's Center Weekly Resource Consultations have begun
Every Thursday from 12:00 to 1:30pm in the Women's Center Community Room (MacMillan 210). Dr. Jennifer Browne will be available on Thursdays to provide information about personal issues including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, sexual assault recovery, and eating disorders as well as information on campus and community resources. Consulting with Dr. Browne at the Women's Center is confidential but does not constitute a counseling relationship. Rather, it is intended to provide information and help you get connected to campus and community resources.

Languages of the Middle East: Introducing Hebrew and Arabic
2006-2007 Linguistics Speakers Series Presented by the Linguistics Program in the English Department at Miami University, Co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Studies.
GREAL instructors Rachel Rachovitsky and Saleh Yousef will discuss the languages they teach in terms of structure, history, community use, and their relationship to culture in the region.
Please join us for lively linguistic discussion afterwards, over Middle Eastern food! This program will take place on Wednesday, October 4th, 6-8 PM in the Bachelor Reading Room.

Inklings
Miami's Literary and Art magazine, Inklings, is currently accepting submissions. So whether it be poetry, prose or art - we're interested in your work! Visit our website at www.muohio.edu/inklings.
Our deadline for the fall issue is Friday, October 20th. Please send any Art questions or submissions to me at: delonglm@muohio.edu.
Writing questions/submissions to Kyle: wonserkv@muohio.edu

"Where Do We Go From Here in the Middle East"
Dr. Shibley Telhami will speak on this subject on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 7:00 PM in 100 Laws Hall. Dr. Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, and non-resident senior fellow at the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution. The lecture is presented by the Grayson Kirk Lecture Series and sponsored by the International Studies Program.



We look forward to seeing you soon!


Hillel at Miami University

Phone: 513-523-5190
Fax: 513-524-3342
 
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