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The JewsPaper Nov. 13 - Nov. 19, 2006
News and Info. from Hillel at Miami University
November 13, 2006
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Ladies' Night
 
Let's Go Beading!!

Ladies' Night Dinner and Activity
Meet at Hillel at 6pm for dinner and then head up to Central Bead with us on Wednesday, November 15th! For more information talk to Elizabeth.


Hillel Proudly Announces Participants in our FREE Taglit birthright israel:Hillel Trip this Winter
 

The Following Miami Students are Going to Israel for FREE this Winter Break with Hillel:
Rosie Landau, Leah Price, Lenny Buller, Becca Klein, Liza Abramson, Stefanie Kushner, and Rachael Locke

Hillel at Miami also congratulates Shaina Rood and Jesse Manders who are participating in Hillel's Winter Israel Experiences!

Are you going to Israel this winter for FREE with another Taglit group? If so, we can still answer questions about your trip. We have post-Israel programs at Hillel and you are welcome to participate! Please email or call Zarra to let her know how excited you are to go to Israel for FREE!

Do you want to go to Israel for FREE this summer, next winter, or sometime during college? Anyone who is Jewish, between 18-26 years old who has not been on a peer trip to Israel qualifies. If interested, email or call Zarra


Date Auction Update
 

Date Auction Update
The AJS Charity Date Auction has unfortunately been canceled. We're very sorry to all of those who agreed to participate, or were planning on attending the event. The Date Auction has been a very successful event in the past, and we hope to bring it back again in the future, so keep your eyes open! We look forward to seeing you at other Hillel/AJS events!


Association of Jewish Students Information
 

Each week the Association of Jewish Students Student Boards (Executive Board and Program Board) meet at Hillel Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm. All are welcome to attend!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Progess is underway for the first ever campus/community-wide Holocaust Remembrance Day. We need as many people as possible to help pull this off. If interested, please come to Hillel on Wednesday, November 15th at 4:15pm and be prepared to start working on various tasks. For more information email Jenny Jacob.

The Walking Theater Project will be holding a workshop sometime during the next month to help generate ideas for their presentation about the Holocaust. They would like everyone to come prepared to just talk about being Jewish and life at Miami. If you have any Holocaust survivors in your family, please come in honor of them. For more information, talk to Jenny. The day and time are TBD, so currently we are just trying to generate interest.


Shabbat - FREE Dinner & Services
 

Shabbat Around the World: American Thanksgiving
Join us on Friday, November 17th for student-led services at 6:00 pm and FREE 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!


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, 11/13. Come learn with Rabbis from the Cincinnati Kollel. This program is open to everyone, no prior knowledge required.


Community Events
 

Human Rights Fair
Come to the Human Rights Fair on Wednesday, November 15th from 9am-4pm in the Shriver MPR.

Brazilian Lecture and Dinner
Our resident ethnomusicologist, Professor Tom Garcia, will be presenting a multimedia presentation on Carnaval in BRAZIL on November 28 at 5:30 p.m. in MMH 212. It is entitled, "Carnaval in Rio: Race, Class, and Nationality in Samba School Competition".

This will be FOLLOWED by a Brazilian meal (free) in Shriver. In order to attend the dinner, though, you MUST attend Dr. Garcia's lecture, and, since seating is limited, we need to know in advance how many people will be attending. We will be issuing tickets at the Carnaval lecture, which will entitle you to the dinner. (Dr. Garcia will also provide us with an explanation of the dinner menu, making this a fully sensory educational experience). Tickets will be issued first come, first serve at the event. RSVP to Dorothy Falke at 9-8309.

The Future of Islam
Reza Aslan will present "The Future of Islam: Toward the Islamic Reformation" during the Intersecting Lives: Globalization is Diversity in the 21st Century Lecture Series. The presentation will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the Shriver Center Heritage Room. This event is sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures with support from the Etheridge Center for Reflective Leadership.

Speaking Opportunity for Women:
Would you like to speak at the Women of Color luncheon on Wednesday, March 7, 2006 at 11:00am? If so, please contact Amy.

G l o b a l R h y t h m s
Starry Nights in Bombay

Global Rhythms is a combination of traditional and non-traditional music from all over the world. The group utilizes an eclectic blend of Middle Eastern, Caribbean, Indian, African, Brazilian, Latin, Australian, and Western instrumentation to produce its own unique sound. Come see what all the global recognition is about!

This event will take place on Saturday, November 18th, 8:00 pm @ Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $5 - admission or $10 - with dinner. Tickets must be purchased from the Miami University Box Office. Sponsors: Center for American & World Cultures and Department of Music


Announcements
 

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.

Relay For Life
There will be an Open House for Relay for Life will be held on Wednesday night, November 15th at 8 PM in Laws Hall. The meeting will include information about Relay, team building, fundraising, dressing up and lots of FUN! Refreshments will also be available.

Broomball is here!
Come cheer on Flying Chai! Flying Chai A (regular corec) has its last game of the season on Sunday, November 19 at 6:50pm

Scholar Leader Program
Each Scholar Leader is granted a one-year scholarship and a beautiful room in Stoddard or Elliott Hall. As a member of the esteemed Scholar Leader Community, you can develop your leadership abilities and work with students who are involved and motivated to create lasting change on Miami's campus and throughout the surrounding community. Scholar Leader allows you to live on campus in a great location surrounded by a varied and talented group of peers. Where better to spend your sophomore, junior or senior year? The last info sessions is NOVEMBER 15 at 9:00pm in Tappan Hall Basement or 9:00pm in Elliott Hall Living Room.
For more information or to apply online go to: http://www.units.muohio.edu/saf/reslife/scholarleader/ -or- http://www.units.muohio.edu/saf/MLC/Living_Groups.htm

Urban Leadership Internship Program
Open to all sophomores and juniors with a GPA of not less than 3.3. Applicants need not be part of the Honors Program. $3500.00 stipend is provided for 10 weeks of full-time work in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus or Chicago. Applications available at Bishop Hall 96 or at www.honors.muohio. edu/honors/urban .Additional information also available at Warfield 18, or by contacting Katie Egart, egartmk@muohio.edu , 529-3389.

Leadershape
What is Leadershape? Leadership Miami is 6 days of non-stop self-discovery and learning from practical experiences that build leadership abilities. It is interactive, energizing, fun, and truly unique experience that builds leadership skills in a related learning environment.
If interested contact Janet Fink , Office of Diversity Affairs at 513-329-6504 or email her.

Shakespeare's All's Well that Ends Well
Saturday November, 18 at 8pm in the CPA being put on by the students in the theater department. Student tickets are $6 dollars and there will be food before and probably a reception at Kofeyna afterwards. All welcome!

Hillel will be closed from Tuesday, November 21st at 6pm until Sunday, November 26th due to Thanksgiving Break. Have a great Turkey break!



We look forward to seeing you soon!


Hillel at Miami University

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