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.

The Executive Board meets each week at 6:30pm Sundays at Hillel. The board meetings are open to everyone to attend.

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.

Megillah Reading and Purim Party at Beth Israel Synagogue
Hear the megillah read, enjoy a meal and participate in the customs of enjoying Purim to the fullest with Beth Israel Synagogue in Hamilton. Amy will be coordinating rides, leaving Hillel on Saturday, March 3rd at 6:00 pm. Please RSVP to Amy (523-5190) by Friday, March 2nd. Let's enjoy Purim so much that we aren't sure of the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordechai"!

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 last game of the season is:

• 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!

• Tuesday, February 27 2-3:30pm at King Cafe
• Thursday, March 1 11:30-1:00pm at Starbucks

Shabbat Services and FREE dinner
Join us on Friday, March 2nd 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.

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, 2/26. 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.

Women's Center Read In
The Women's Center and the Miami University Libraries are pleased to announce the first annual Women's Read In. It will be THIS Thursday, March 1, 2007 from 11am - 2pm in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC) of King Library. Please join us to celebrate the literary works of women by selecting a 2-4 minute passage to share. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to bring any work written by or about women. This is also a wonderful opportunity to share your original work. Poetry, prose, letters, or portions of a novel - anything is welcome! If interested in children's literature, you may find a selection in the Girls Voice Literature Database: http://staff.lib.muohio.edu/GirlsVoices. There is also a display of girl-positive books in the IMC you are welcome to check out. Feel free to ask IMC Librarian Frances Yates for assistance.
At the Read In there will be a drawing every half hour for a gift giveaway and refreshments will also be provided. We ask that reading participants return the information below to assist us in planning this event.

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.
Contact Douglas Pelsey or call him at (440) 242-1842 for more information.

"What did the Ancient Irsaelites Really Believe?"
Dr. Richard S. Hess, Professor and Chair of Old Testament and Semantic Languages at the Denver Seminary will be at Miami on Saturday, March 24th for a dinner and lecture. The dinner costs $28 per person ($20 for students) and will be in the 1809 room at 6pm. The lecture is free and will be immediately after dinner in 115 Shideler. For more information or to RSVP, email Amy.

David's Voice
(from the website) At David's Voice, you can connect to others in the community by posting opportunities to get together in the 'Meet-Up' section, or missed encounters in the 'I Saw You' self post section.

David's Voice is created by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and the Manuel D & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation in partnership with the many wonderful institutions in the community who support and serve community members. This website was created to connect Jewish young adults, families, and all individuals living in the Cincinnati area to the Jewish community and to partner individuals to issues and organizations of interest.
Go to www.davidsvoice.com to check it out!