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Student Highlight of the Month
Our student highlight of the month is...
the CMU CREW. While some already call
the Hillel JUC home, "come relax every
week (CREW)," is a the new weekly hang out
time at the Hillel JUC started by freshmen
Rachel Hoesly and Ateret Reisner. Rachel
and Ateret, along with some friends, decided
that it was time to start hanging out at the
Hillel JUC, so they kicked off CREW with a
successful improv class. Other events included a
movie night
and a pre-Passover chametz fest. CREW is now
moving
on to jazz cafes, movie nights, cooking
parties, and more. CREW hopes to make the
Hillel Jew Crew a real destination!
Alumni Event Review
Our Greek Alumni Shabbat was the talk of the town in
March, and for good reason! Over 25 enthusiastic
AEPhis, AEPis, ZBTs, and DPhiEs joined us for a
Shabbat filled with good food, great friends, and real
nostalgia. With alumni from the 1950's all the way up
to 2006 it was a great night with friends- stay posted
for the next Greek Alumni Shabbat in the fall.
"Campus Superstar" was the place to be last
Thursday
night. With the Carnegie Music Hall filled, American
Idol's Elliott Yamin guest emceed as our 10 finalists
gave us a run for our money. Winner Nick Cosgrove,
a
freshman at CMU, won our hearts with "I'll be", by
Edwin
McCaine, with runners up Rob Kurth, Duquesne, and
Alyssa Thatcher, Pitt, close behind.
Simchas
Mazal tov to Milton and Sarita
Eisner(Pitt '53) on the Bat Mitzvah of
their granddaughter Carly.
Mazal tov to Melissa Shapiro(Pitt '05)
on her engagement to Nicholas Burkett
(Duq '02). They are planning a 2008 wedding.
 Pitt students at the AIPAC
Policy Conference.
Living in Pittsburgh? Join us for a
Shabbat dinner or any of the many programs we
have here and see the Hillel JUC in action!
Email Laura
Conrad to RSVP!
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| Upcoming Alumni Events |
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CMU Carnival CMU Jews! Whether
you are
looking for a classy carnival or just a flash
back
to college, stop by the Hillel JUC on Friday,
April
20th at 5:30 PM, for a wine and fondue
reception. Catch up with old friends, start off your
night, and reminisce with old photo albums!
Suggested donation $18,
Shabbat services and dinner
will follow at 7:30. Stay to see what Shabbat is
really like
at the Hillel JUC!
Be PART of Pitt! Join the Pitt Alumni
Recruiting Team and help recruit Jewish
students
to Pitt!
CMU Alumni- Get
connected with other alumni. The CMU
Office of Alumni
Relations wants to help YOU network with
fellow alumni- check it out!
We want to visit YOU! If you would like
reconnect with
friends from the past and hear about current Hillel
happenings, email Laura Conrad,
Director of Alumni and Parent Relations today!
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| Student Program Review |
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As finals near, students are ending the year with a
bang here at the Hillel JUC. Weekly "Hebreworld"
sessions, conversational Hebrew hang outs, CREW
events, Sisterhood, and Brotherhood events
continue strong.
Our student led Passover Seder served close to
200
students, while hundereds of other students held their
own seders or were placed with families.
The annual CMU Holocaust name reading
had a
new twist this year. Not only did students, faculty, and
staff remember the children who perished in the
Holocaust,
but students also partnered with Amnesty and
cmuOUT
to place signs throughout campus in memory
of the 11
million Jews, gays, handicapped people, and others
who lost their lives in the Holocaust while also raising
awareness about Darfur.
Play time or leadership development? This past
Shabbat students "improved with
improv" with
Brian Fox, a workshop that offers improvisation
theatre techniques to
help students improve their communication in
interviews, internships,
and the workplace.
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As I'm sure you all remember, Passover can be
hard on
campus- what to you do without mom's
cooking? Beyond the "Kosher Korner" on campus,
students are bringing matza brei night to the CMU
University Center along with a few other kosher for
Passover options.
Post Passover we're celebrating Israel- fabulous at
59! Our 2nd annual "iFest," a
celebration of Israeli culture, democracy, and
pluralism, will bring falafel, Israeli style
house music, and hookah.
What goes perfectly with Passover and Israel? The
VoKols! Our very own acapella group will have
their
1st solo concert on April 14th, and they are ready to
rock.
As the year comes to a close, we will say mazal tov and
good luck to our wonderful Pitt graduating seniors this
month, and CMU next month.
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| Support Jewish Life on Campus |
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Many of you have already joined the hundreds of
alumni who support Jewish life in Pittsburgh.
Join
us in continuing the incredible growth we
have seen in
the past 5 years!
Your support allows us to provide the
resources for
a variety of Jewish life on campus, from
religious
to social, cultural to political programming.
Email
Laura
Conrad,
Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
to make
a donation.
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