Bone Marrow Drive
There will be a bone marrow drive with the Gift of Life Foundation on February 12th from 5-8pm and February 13th from noon-3pm. Both days will be in 212 MacMillan.
Come get swabbed for the bone marrow registry- no blood draw needed.
Volunteers are needed to help with the bone marrow drive. If interested, contact Sarah Wolff.

Travel to Israel for FREE this summer!
Would you like to travel to Israel for FREE this summer? You may be eligible for a free trip with Taglit-birthright israel: Hillel. Spaces on our Hillel trip after classes end fill fast, so put the sign-up date on your calendar - February 15th at 9am.

Israel Food & Music at Hillel Thur. 2/15
Come to Hillel between 11 and 3 this Thursday 2/15 (a.k.a. Israel trip sign up day!) for free falafel and more! Everyone welcome, people registering for the trip, trip alumni, friends and anyone who would like a free taste of Israel. See you at Hillel on 2/15 between 11-3!
Do you have questions about the trip? Call (523-5190) or email Zarra.

Greek Pledge Shabbat
Hillel will honor all of the Greek pledges from all Fraternities & Sororities during the Shabbat service on Friday, February 23rd. Afterwards, we will have a special kiddush upstairs and then head to BW3s for dinner (Hillel will also be offering a dairy shabbat meal). For more information, talk to Jesse Manders, Greek Life Chair.

Pottery Night!
Come to Hillel on Thursday, March 1st for a special pottery event. We will meet at 6pm for dinner and Hamantaschen making. At 7pm we will head over to "You're Fired" to paint some pieces of pottery. Hillel will cover the pottery sitting fee. For more information, talk to Elizabeth Gartenberg. This program is open to everyone.

Purim Shabbat
Mark your calendars because Friday, March 2nd is Purim Shabbat. Come to Hillel dressed as your favorite Purim character. We will have a costume contest, festive holiday decorations, and hamantaschen! For more information talk to Marissa Sims or Diogo.

Time is running out for AJS to apply for funding for programs. If you have any ideas you would like to see AJS put into action for this year, email Jenny.

We need your input! We are looking into attending a Reds Game on Saturday, April 7th. If you are interested in attending, please email Jenny.

Broomball!
Come play broomball with us! No experience necessary.

The schedule for the rest of the season is:

• Sun Feb 25 9:35 AM
• Sat Mar 3 5:15 PM

Love Muffins in Swing Hall
Come to Swing Hall THIS Tuesday, Feb. 13th at 8pm for Love Muffins! We will be showing the movie Hitch, which will be raffled off at the end. There will be delicious muffins and other Valentine's Day food. After the movie, we will be playing condom bingo.

Find the Fellow
Find Zarra this week to chat, find out about a free trip to Israel and for a free drink for the first 4 people to find her each day. Zarra will be tabling in Shriver from 11:30-1:30pm on each of the following days. Find her to talk about going to Israel this summer on Birthright!

• Monday, February 12
• Wednesday, February 14

Are you wondering what to do after graduation? Apply to be a JCSC
Applications for the 2007-2008 Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellowship are now being accepted. All seniors who are creative, entrepreneurial, and self-aware leaders are encouraged to apply.
Are you interested? Talk with Zarra or click on the link below. Applications are due February 23.

Shabbat Services and FREE dinner
You are invited to spend Shabbat with Amy in her home this week, Friday, February 16, 2007 at 6 pm for dinner and services. RSVPs required by Wed. 2/14. Rides available, all welcome.
Join us on Friday, Feb. 24th 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 Diogo Metz or Hillel, by phone call Hillel (513-523-5190). We look forward to seeing you there. All welcome!

Anti-Semitism Lecture in March
Dr. Jan Gross of Princeton University will speak at Miami on Monday, March 19 at 7:30pm in Peabody Hall. Professor Gross will speak on his recent book, Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz: An Essay in Historical Interpretation. This program is co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures and the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education with support from the College of Arts and Science.
For more information about Jan or his works: http://his.princeton.edu/info/e47/jan_gross.html http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7018.html http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8347.html

David Project Center for Jewish Leadership!
The David Project is pleased to announce its Summer 2007 Campus Fellows Seminars, a nationally-recognized five-day intensive Israel-advocacy and leadership training program. The Campus Fellows program provides students with the highest level of scholarship, strategies and skills which define effective Israel activism on campus.
The David Project Center for Jewish Leadership is an educational organization that provides programming, speakers, materials, and hands-on support for Israel advocates on campuses, and in high schools, synagogues, and churches. Our approach enables students to understand the complexities of the Arab-Israeli conflict by promoting critical thinking, historical accuracy, moral decision-making and activism. Seminar participants strengthen our network of informed campus leaders who can confidently and courageously stand up to the ideological assault against Israel. Students have the opportunity to meet, network and learn with other pro-Israel students in a friendly and exciting environment.
Please help us by sharing this information with students committed to supporting Israel on the college campus and in the community. The Campus Fellows flyer is attached to this email.
The David Project Center for Jewish Leadership Campus Fellows Seminar will take place Sunday evening, August 5 - Thursday, August 9 at Boston University!
All expenses paid: Transportation to Boston, lodging & meals (upon acceptance, participants will be required to pay a $100 non-refundable registration fee). Sessions Eligible applicants include incoming college Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, as well as Graduate Students. All applications are to be submitted by April 1, 2007. To apply, visit our website

The Princeton Summer Institute
This is a 10 day all expenses paid summer journalism program held in August at Princeton University for students from under researched financial backgrounds. All application materials are available online. The application must be postmarked by February 15th. You must meet the following qualifications: you must be entering your junior or senior year of high school in fall 2007, you must have at least a 3.0 GPA (out of 4.0), you must have demonstrated an interest in journalism and you parents must meet an income requirement.

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.

Be a part of the Government Fellows Program, under the auspices of the Menachem Begin Heritage Center
Age: 21 - 30 with a Bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution. Language: fluent English, as well as a fair level of spoken and written Hebrew. For non-native English speakers, an English fluency test will be administered. Experience: (Preferred) previous experience in public and community involvement with a desire to continue in the field of public and community affairs. Skills: Good inter-personal communication, positive outlook and personal initiative, computer literate in a variety of applications. For more information go online or email.

Be a Dubois Card Rep!
Students will go around to businesses and sign them up for the new card (create a card of your own/follow the existing card). He will be coming in town in the next month and will train the students on how to go about doing everything. Also...CDC offers representatives exposure to facets of business such as management, finance, and sales. As a representative, you will be able to earn good money while gaining valuable hands-on business experience that future employers are looking for on your resume.You will work about 10 hours a week and get paid around $500 a month to do it. If interested email Bruce Twersky or apply on the website.

Looking for Spring Break Plans?
The Lambda Sigma Society at MU is seeking participants in a Spring Break Service Trip to Mississippi to build homes for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. We are able to keep the cost for the trip to only $100 per student plus some meals and minor expenses.
Read all about the trip, the details, the Civil Rights Tour in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the day of R&R in Nashville, TN on the way back to Oxford and how to sign up for the trip by going to our website. Click on the Spring Break Service Trip logo for all of the details. E-mail Jenn Mouch if interested ASAP.

Steiner Internship in Yiddish Studies
The Steiner Summer Program for College Students at the National Yiddish Book Center selects 18 students for eight weeks of immersion in Yiddish culture. Interns study the Yiddish language, the Jewish culture of Central and Eastern Europe, and work with the Yiddish Book Center's comprehensive collection of Yiddish literature.
Each intern is awarded a stipend and provided with free housing; university credit for two upper-division courses is available at no extra charge. The Steiner Internship is open to all full-time university students and runs from June 3 to July 27, 2007. Applications are due by March 1, 2007.

The Israel Project's Summer Media Fellowship Program
The World's Most Exciting Israel Advocacy Paid Summer Internship in Journalism & Strategic Communications
This summer, The Israel Project (TIP) is offering its premier pro-Israel leadership program for up-and-coming journalists, political scientists and pro-Israel advocates.
For nine intensive weeks, 20 of the best and the brightest college students and recent graduates will work with TIP in one of two locations: * Washington, DC * Jerusalem, Israel
Since the media is the number one source of information on Israel, this program teaches participants how to reduce anti-Israel sentiment and enable people to more fully understand Israel's current and future challenges.
TIP Media Fellows will benefit from this unique opportunity by gaining the broad, out-of-classroom experience that is vital for securing serious post-graduate career opportunities.
In both exciting media-concentrated locations, The Israel Project Media Fellows will learn cutting edge skills in strategic communications, journalism and public relations.
For more information visit the website.

Dig in Israel
June 4th - July 6th
REL 499/599 6 credits

In this 5 week summer field course, students will participate in the Lahav Research Project IV, an archaeological dig in southern Israel. We will excavate the material remains of an Iron Age II city (ca. 700-586 BCE) to understand ancient Near Eastern history, daily life activities, gender and society roles, space utilization, town planning, trade, political relations, and the development of the religious traditions of ancient Israel.

No previous archaeological training is necessary; students will learn the techniques and methods of modern Near Eastern archaeology including field excavation, pottery analysis, laboratory processing, and the recording and interpretation of artifacts. Daily lecture, workshops, and organized weekend trips to archaeological, historical and religious sites will be lead by professional archaeologists and scholars. Students will live in a kibbutz guesthouse (2-3 to a room) with dig participations from other US and international universities.

Enrollment in the field course is limited to 25 students with the director's permission. Students will earn 6 credits (graduate or undergraduate) in Comparative Religion which can also be applied towards the Jewish Studies minor.

Costs:
$1375 for Room, Board, Dig Fee, and transportation to/and from airport to dig site in Israel.
Plane fare to Israel
Miami tuition for 6 credits = Approx $2400

Contact: Julye Bidmead
bidmeaj@muohio.edu
513 529-4309