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Student Highlight of the Month
Our student highlight of the month is... Panthers
and Tartans for Israel. While Israel may be
thousands of miles from Pittsburgh, these groups
bring Israel to campus! This month, their Israel
week included an Israeli Shabbat with local
teens, an Israel advocacy training day, Israeli
films, speakers, and partnerships with iconnect,
the Pittsburgh United Jewish Federation Israel
branch. These students have truly brought a taste of
Israel to campus and deserve a yishar koach, well done!
Alumni Event Review
If you weren't around for
homecoming, you definitely missed the fun! Many
alumni joined us for Shabbat dinner and the
bagel brunch & omelette bar for Pitt and CMU
Homecoming weekends. Don't be a
stranger - check out the next event in your
area!
Greek Round-Up!
Were you in AEPi,
AEPhi, ZBT, SDT, APhiO, DPhiE, or
another
strongly Jewish fraternity or sorority? Want to
reconnect
with fellow Jewish Greeks? The Hillel JUC is
building an
Alumni
Council-
email Laura
for
more details on how YOU can be involved and connect
with
current Greek life!
L'Chaim! Make a Toast to the
Hillel JUC for 5
years of
incredible
growth
in the Jewish University Center Joseph Stern Building.
"To Life" Toast: a donation of $72, to
represent $18
for each of
your 4 years in school, will help send a student to
a national
leadership conference.
"Chai" Toast: a donation of $180 will sponsor
a Hillel
JUC
Jewish education program.
"Full Chai" Toast: a donation of $360 will
sponsor a
day of Holocaust Memorial Week programming.
"Chai Society" Toast: a donation of $1800
will allow
students
to bring in a major Israeli speaker, to give Israel
a voice on
campus.
To play your part in Jewish campus life email Laura Conrad.
Simchas
Mazal tov to Noam and Debbie Gilboa (CMU '92)
on the
birth of
their baby boy, Oren Barak.
Mazal tov to Inna Aronzon, CMU class of 2005,
on her
engagement to Uri Natanel of Israel.
The wedding will be March 29th in Israel.
Mazal tov to Adam Donnell, a Senior at the
University of
Pittsburgh, for his recognition at the Annual
Meeting of the
United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh (UJF) as one
of the
community’s Volunteers of the Year. This is the
first time in
the history of the award that a college student has
received
this honor.
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Shalom!
This month's alumni highlight: Join the Hillel JUC
Alumni Network and network socially and
professionally with other Jewish alumni throughout
the country! Email Laura Conrad to be part
of this new network on the Hillel JUC website (to
be launched this winter) and get connected with Jewish
alumni and students!
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| Upcoming Alumni Events |
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Philadelphia Hanukkah Happy Hour Meet up
with other alumni in the Philadelphia area for our
1st Hillel JUC Philadelphia Alumni Council Hanukkah
Happy Hour. Monday, December
11th, 6-9 PM at "Tonic on Main," 4221 Main St. in
Manayunk. Nosh and your 1st drink is on us! Email Laura
Conrad to RSVP by Dec 4th!
DC Hanukkah Happy Hour Meet up with fellow
young alumni in the DC area for our 1st Hillel JUC
DC Alumni Council Hanukkah Happy Hour. Sunday,
December 17th at Gazuza Bar and Lounge, 1629
Connecticut Ave., Dupont
Circle, 7 PM. Nosh and your 1st drink is on us!
Email Laura
Conrad to RSVP by Dec 10th!
Be PART of Pitt!
Join the Pitt Alumni Recruiting Team and
help
recruit Jewish students to Pitt!
NY Happy Hour coming in January... If you are
interested
in helping to plan the event or would like to attend,
email Laura
Conrad. Spaces will be limited, so RSVP now!
LA Networking Night February 25th at the home
of Rhonda and Evan Finkle, Tarzana CA. If you are
interested in helping to plan the event or would like
to attend,
email Laura
Conrad. Spaces will be limited, so RSVP now!
Harrisburg Networking Night coming in
March... If you are
interested in helping to plan the event or would like
to attend,
email Laura
Conrad. Spaces will be limited, so RSVP now!
San Francisco Networking Night coming in
March... If you are
interested in helping to plan the event or would like
to attend,
email Laura
Conrad. Spaces will be limited, so RSVP now!
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| Student Program Review |
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October was a month of incredible mitzvahs! Our
2-day blood drive brought in over 50 blood
donors,
while our
weekend of Israel advocacy training taught
students,
high school students, and community members about the
work of many Israeli human rights organizations.
The annual trip to the US Holocaust Memorial
Museum
had a new twist - over 40 students were joined by
survivor Fritz
Ottenheimer for a truly meaningful day of Holocaust
education and memorial. Also that week, an
interfaith
program co-sponsored by the Hillel JUC and the
Lutheran Student Fellowship brought awareness to
over 50 students about Dietrich
Bonhoeffer, a young German theologian who offered
one of the first clear voices of resistance to Hitler.
And the ultimate mitzvah of the month... Students
connected with community members for
"speedsitting,"
helping local parents find babysitters! If you are
local and missed out, email Sahar Oz for
details!
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| Student Program Preview |
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And the mitzvahs continue this month...
Jewish Genetic disease screening, a $2000 procedure,
will be available for all students for FREE on
December 4th! If
you would like to support the students in this effort,
contact Laura
Conrad. The Sisterhood group also continues to
explore issues of women's health and identity with
its "Of Mind and Body" series, as the Brotherhood group
learns more new recipes in "Jewish Cooking for Men."
As the men cook, the Jewish education group will bring
the spirituality of Hanukkah to the forefront as
part of its 3-level Jewish learning initiative.
With programs for the very beginners all the way to
the Torah scholar, students hope to make Jewish
learning accessible to all.
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| Networking Opportunities: get connected, stay connected |
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Social and professional networking opportunities for
Jewish
alumni and students! The Hillel JUC will be
launching a
new
website this fall that will include a networking
section
for alumni and current students. Many alumni have
already submitted biographies- if you would like
to connect
with fellow alumni and students also, contact Laura Conrad
to see
how YOU
can be involved!
Check out the Pitt Career Network
or the CMU Alumni Career
Advisor Network to see where your fellow alumni are and
don't
forget to include "Hillel" in your profile to
connect
with Jewish students!
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