|
|
Polarization and its Discontents: Israeli Literature of the Second Intifada
|
|
Lecture and Reading
Lecture on
Israeli Literature of the Second
Intifada
Hear Professor Todd Hasak-Lowy, Assistant Professor
of Modern Hebrew at the University of Florida,
Gainsville, spead about Israeli Literature of the
Second Intifada.
This lecture will take place on Wednesday, October
25, 2006 at 5:30pm in 1 Alumni Hall
Reading
Professor Hasak-Lowy will be reading from The Task
of this Translator: Stories (HarcourtBooks, 2005) on
Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 6:00pm in 40 Irvin
Hall
Todd Hasak-Lowy is an Assistant Professor of Modern
Hebrew Literature at the University of Florida,
Gainesville.
His academic publications include "A Mad Dog's
Attack on Secularized Hebrew: Rethinking Agnon's
Temol shilshom" (Prooftexts 24:2, Spring 2004) and
"Between Realism and Modernism: Brenner's Poetics of
Fragmentation" (Hebrew Studies 44, 2003). As a
creative writer, Todd debuted last year with the
critically acclaimed The Task of this Translator:
Stories (HarcourtBooks, 2005), and is currently
writing a novel, Captives, which will likewise
appear with Harcourt.
|
|
Forum and Discussion on Religious Climate and Diversity
|
|
|
Forum and
Discussion on Religious Climate and Diversity at
Miami University
What do you think of the religious climate on
Miami's campus? Are you happy with it? Would you
like change? What do you think is the role of
religion in the classroom? In your residence? Come
share your thoughts and gather information on
related topics. This event is this Thursday,
October 26, 2006 in the
Shriver Center Heritage Room at 4:30 pm, free
reception beginning at 4:15 pm. (The format
will be brief remarks by the people listed below,
then an open forum for q&a.)
- Moderator: Susan Mosley-Howard, Dean of
Students, Division of Student Affairs
- Facts and Figures--How Diverse are We?
- Survey on relgiion--How Tolerant are We?
- Religious Harassment and Discrimination: a View
from Student Affairs
- Church vs. State, State vs. Church: Religion and
the Constitution
- Religion in the Classroom: Balancing Belief,
Practice, and Pedagogy
- Interfaith Understanding: What are We Doing at
Miami University?
- Promoting Religious Diversity and Respect: a
View from the Outside
Come share
your thoughts on what it is like to be a Jewish
student at Miami. We need Jewish representation at
this event. Thanks.
See you
this Thursday, October 26, 2006 in the
Shriver Center Heritage Room at 4:30 pm, free
reception beginning at 4:15 pm. This program is
co-sponsored by the University Multicultural Council
& the Center for American and World Cultures. For
more information, contact Amy at
Hillel (523-5190) or call 529-8309.
|
|
Parents' Weekend 2006
|
|
|
Parents' Weekend
Events - October 27-29, 2006
Friday Night
We welcome you to join our spirited Shabbat
community for a student-led service at 6pm. The
service will be followed at 7pm by a free
home-cooked Shabbat dinner including Challah and
matzah ball soup!
Saturday
Please join us in our 25th annual Parents' Weeknd
Brunch
- Please stop by any time between 10:30AM-1:00PM
- This is an opportunity to enjoy a nice brunch,
to explore the Hillel building, and to learn about
Jewish life at Miami
- Brunch will include bagels, blintzes, cheeses,
veggies, fruit, pastries, and more!
- Cost per non-student is $10.00
Having trouble finding reservations for dinner in
Oxford? Please join us for a delicious dinner
Saturday Night
- Dinner is from 5:30PM-7:30PM at HIllel, with
plenty of tiem to eat and attend evening events
- Cost per person is $15.00
Sunday
Conclude your time in Oxford with brunch at Hillel.
We will dine and chat from 10:30AM-1:00PM. Cost is
$10.00 per non-student.
Parents' Weekend
Auction at
Hillel
Hillel is pleased to announce that the Board of
Directors is sponsoring a goods and services auction
during Parents' Weekend. Bid on items for your
student, including gift certificates for uptown
businesses, jewelry, a bicycle, an iPod, and many
iPod accessories. If you prefer not to bid or pay on
the Sabbath, please contact the office to participate.
The auction will end Saturday night at
6:45PM.
|
|
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 Monday,
10/23. Come
learn with Rabbis from the Cincinnati Kollel. This
program is open to everyone, no prior knowledge
required.
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 Wednesday 10/25 at
Hillel. This
program is open to everyone, no prior knowledge
necessary.
|
|
HOOKAH-spookah!!
|
|
Hookah & halloween at Hillel
Join Hillel on
Halloween and enjoy hookah outside one last time
this fall before it gets too cold!
We'll have hot apple cider, hot chocolate, snacks,
candy and soup to warm you up inside!
When: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 from 7-9
pm.
Where: the balcony of Hillel.
Show up in your costume before you go out for the
night or come take a study break and still get a
taste of HALLOWEEN! Questions? Call 523-5190,
email Zarra or
IM JCSC Zarra for details.
|
|
Find the Fellow
|
|
Find Zarra...free stuff...good conversation
Find
Zarra!
Come to Kofenya, this Thursday (10/24/2006) from 2-
3:30 pm! The first FIVE people that find Zarra
get whatever they chose from Kofenya for Free!
Questions? Email or call
Zarra (523-5190)
|
|
Association of Jewish Students
|
|
|
Each week the Association of Jewish Students
(Student Board) and Program Board meet at Hillel
Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm. All are welcome
to attend!
|
|
Student Postings and General Announcements from the Miami Community
|
|
|
We welcome all
submissions to the JewsPaper
If you would like your announcement to be
published, please send it to muhillel@muhillel.org
by no later than 10AM Monday morning, and it will be
placed in the JewsPaper for that week.
Broomball is
here!
Come cheer on Flying Chai!
This season we had enough people to form two teams.
Flying Chai B (beginner corec) has its last two games on
Monday,
October 30 at 9:15pm
Wednesday, November 8
at 9:15pm
Flying Chai A (regular corec) has its last 3 games
on
Monday, October 23 at 10:20pm
Sunday,
November 5 at 6:55pm
Sunday, November 19
at 6:50pm
Attention
everyone registered to vote in
Ohio:
If anyone is registered
to vote, did not fill out an absentee ballot, and
cannot make it to their home county on November 7th
(Election Day), Zarra will be driving to Hamilton to
vote provisonally at the Butler County Board of
Elections. You
must bring a form of picture ID with you. To set up
a time to go vote with Zarra, email her at
fellow@muhillel.org.
|
|
|
