Hillel at Miami University & The Association of Jewish Students invite you to participate in the following events. Click the links within the informational areas of this email newsletter and become more informed on programs and opportunities - including FREE trips to Israel!
Association of Jewish Students Information
The first meeting of this term will be on Thursday at 7pm at Hillel. Meetings are open to everyone!
For more information contact Rebecca Silverman, AJS Executive Program Director.
Help Pick The Next Name for the JewsPaper!
It is time to pick a new name for our weekly email newsletter, the JewsPaper.
To submit a new name, please email muhillel@muhillel.org. Entries are due by Sunday, February 3rd.
Martin Luther King Day Activities
10:00 AM - MARCH begins at Uptown Parks 11:30am - SERVICE - Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 25 Walnut Street, Oxford, 513-523-7559
"The Influence of Dr. King in my Life" - Reflections from various perspectives
Date/Time:
Monday, January 21, 2008 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Approximate duration of 2.5 hour(s)
Game Night
Come and enjoy a fun night filled with games like Poker, Texas Hold 'Em, Apples to Apples, Grey's Anatomy Trivia and more while schmoozing with all your friends! Refreshments and snacks will be provided in the TV Room at Hillel this Thursday at 8:00 PM Hope to see you there
Shabbat Experience at Miami
FREE Dinner & Services Every Week You are invited to our weekly Shabbat experience. Student led services begin at 6 pm and FREE dinner is at 7 pm. All are welcome for either services, dinner or both.
See your friends, enjoy free food, and celebrate Shabbat! This week's theme is Welcome Back Shabbat. Come enjoy.
Questions? Do you want to participate in sevices? Email Rachel Rothstein, Shaliach Tzibur.
The Shabbat Experience is generously supported by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.
New Hillel T-Shirts
Only $5 for students
$8 for non-students
Purchase the NEW Hillel at Miami University t-shirt at Hillel. Sizes are XS-XL.
The shirt is charcoal gray with red and white lettering.
Letter to Request Excused Absences During Passover
Miami University provides a mechanism for students who need to miss classes for Jewish holidays, including Passover. The policy (Miami University Policy and Information Manual
section 10.1 on page 117) states,
"There are no University-recognized excused absences
except for religious observances that require absence from a class session and
other required class activities.Students must give written notification to their instructor within the
first two weeks of class of the religious event that prohibits class attendance
and the date that will be missed if officially known.Instructors will, without prejudice, provide
such students with reasonable accommodations for completing missed work.However, students are ultimately responsible
for material covered in class, regardless of whether the student is absent or
present."
The University requires that you ask the professor during the first 10 days of class (by 1/28/08). We provide you with a letter to facilitate this process which you can download from http://muhillel.org. Contact Amy or Dave at Hillel (email addresses with name or call 513-523-5190) and they will meet you to sign the letter or answer any questions.
Posen Lectures in Modern Jewish Culture
When: Thursday, January 24th at noon in 40 Irvin Hall
The lecture is free and open to the public. This lecture will be presented by Julie Klein (Philosophy, Villanova). The topic is "Spinoza and Us: the Question of Radical Enlightenment."
Additional lectures for this semester are as follows:
Tuesday, February 5th- "The French Revolution and the Jews" (Ronald Schechter, William and Mary)
Thursday, February 28th- "New Old Land: Herzl and the Zionist Utopia in Historical Perspective" (Eran Kaplan, UC)
Tuesday, March 11th- "Marx's 'Real Jews' and the Invention of the Proletariat" (Sven-Erik Rose, Miami University)
Thursday, March 27th- "Secularization, Sexuality, and the Rise of Modern Jewish Literature" (Naomi Seidman, Graduate Theological Union)
Tuesday, April 24th- "Hannah Arendt at the Movies: Charlie Chaplin and the Hidden Tradition of Jewish Culture" (Liliane Weissberg, University of Pennsylvania)
Be a HAWKS Peer Health Educator
HAWKS* Peer Health Educators is currently recruiting for the 2008-2009 staff.
HAWKS is located in the Office of Health Education in the Health Service Center. We provide discussions and interactive presentations on a wide variety of health related topics including alcohol education, sexual health and decision making, nutrition and body image, disordered eating, relationships, mental health, and more. Previous experience is not necessary, and it is open to all majors.
Applications are available in 102 Health Service Center and are due by Friday, February 1, 2008.
Bertha Anolic Memorial Award for Visual Arts
This award enables Jewish college students who have a particular interest in the visual arts, as related to Judaism or Israel, to explore this interest through independent study.
Deadline for application is March 15, 2008
Applications are open to all juniors, seniors, and graduate students studying in a Jewish Studies college program or Department of Fine Arts.
If answer yes to any of those questions or if you would like to go out for some FREE coffee or ice cream with Dave (our amazing JCSC Fellow), contact him at 523-5190, email, or IM him at JCSCatMU.
Valid anytime
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Hillel at Miami University The Association of Jewish Students, Jenny Jacob President ____________________________________
The Association of Jewish Students & Miami Students for Israel are proud members of the Diversity Affairs Council of Associated Student Government. Hillel at Miami University is partially supported by the Ohio Valley Hillel Consortium.
Only $5 for students
