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 sign up ASAP.

Have you been on a free Taglit-birthright israel trip? All trip alumni who recruit participants can enter a drawing for a FREE plane ticket back to Israel. For details go to here.

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 you have can choose between a free meal at Hillel (thanks to Cinci Jewish Fed) and going out with the group to BW3s (you are responsible for the cost of your dinner). 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. (Hamantaschen will be enjoyed the next night, Friday, 3/2, see below.) At 7pm we will head over to "You're Fired" to paint some pieces of pottery. Hillel will cover the studio 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, VP of Communication or Diogo Metz, VP of Religion and Culture.

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 Jacob, VP of Programming.

We need your input! We are looking into attending a Reds Game on Saturday, April 7th. If you are interested in attending, please email Andy Bailer, Sports and Wellness Chair.

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

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. Find her to talk about going to Israel this summer on Birthright!

• Wednesday, February 21 3-4:30pm at King
• Friday, February 23 1-3:30pm at Starbucks

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
Join us on Friday, Feb. 23rd 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. This is a special service where we will be honoring and recognizing the pledges of Greek chapters in the Miami community. Everyone is welcome to attend. 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!

Give the Dvar Torah (Sermon) at Hillel at Services
The exec board welcomes anyone who is willing to deliver the Sermon on Friday nights. Please share with us significant life experiences or insights into Torah Passages and Judaism. Looking forward to see you here on Friday Nights. Amy and I are happy to help you to prepare it if needed. If you are interested contact Diogo Metz, VP of Religion and Culture. We look forward to seeing you here for Shabbat.

Intro to Judaism Class
On Thuesday, February 20, 2007 at 8pm at Hillel with our Director & Rabbinic Resource, Amy, Questions? Email or call Amy (523-5190).

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, 2/19. Come learn with Rabbis from the Cincinnati Kollel. This program is open to everyone, no prior knowledge required.

Anti-Semitism Lecture - March 19, 2007
Dr. Jan Gross of Princeton University will speak at Miami on Monday, March 19 at 5pm in Leonard Theater in Peabody Hall. Professor Gross will speak on his recent book, Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz: An Essay in Historical Interpretation. Free dinner will be served at Hillel at 7:30 pm (see RSVP info below). 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 Dr. Gross or his works see the following websites: http://his.princeton.edu/info/e47/jan_gross.html http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7018.html http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8347.html

If you would like to attend the dinner at Hillel at 7:30 pm, you must RSVP to Dorothy Falke, CAWC by March 1st or Amy Greenbaum, Hillel by March 5th.

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.

HSAB Charity Auction
The Honors and Scholars Advisory Board is holding a Charity Auction - proceeds benefit Family Resource Center on Sunday, March 4th from 12:30-3pm in the Shriver Heritage Room. Silent Auction begins at 12:30 p.m Live Auction 1-3 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Family Resource Center - in the past the auction has provided nearly a third of the Center's budget.
Interested in Donating? Donations will be accepted through Sunday, Feb. 25. Contact Douglas Pelsey to arrange pick up of items or call him at (440) 242-1842.

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. 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 Lamda Sigma's 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