| Get PAID to Engage Your Classmates! |
The Hillel JUC is now offering dedicated students internship opportunities. For more info contact Jackie.
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| Rocking Work Opportunity!!! |
Interested in working for The Hillel JUC? If you want a fab job with flexible hours, contact Olivia.
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| Want to Keep Shabbat Dinners FREE and Win a FREE Ticket to Israel? |
Yes it's that easy! For more info contact Miriam or David.
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| Teaching and Leadership Opportunities |
Temple Sinai, a Reform synagogue in Squirrel Hill, is looking for an experienced song leader, preferably with guitar skills, and people interested in teaching Sunday school K-7 and Hebrew. For more info contact Debbie.
Adat Shalom, a Conservative synagogue in suburban Pittsburgh, seeks instructors for its religious school (Tuesdays 4:15-6:15pm fourth grade, Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm ninth grade), and also a youth advisor for a high school age youth group. For more info contact Yaier.
Temple David, a Reform synagogue in Monroeville, seeks an instructor to teach Israel and Current Events to students in grades 8-9 on Sundays, 10:30am-12:30pm. For more info contact Harold.
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| Female Student needed for PAID Driving Duties |
Local Jewish family seeks a female student to drive two daughters (ages 12 and 15) to their after-school activities, M-F 3-6pm, flexible schedule. No car necessary, driving would be in Squirrel Hill, Oakland, and Shadyside. For more info contact Susan.
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| Winter Break Trip to Jewish London - $399 |
Join Aish on a special trip to Jewish London, December 18th-28th, only $399 for Pittsburgh students. For more info and to apply, click here or contact Rabbi Fleshel.
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| Pizza and Parsha |
Come together to discuss the meaning and relevance of the weekly Torah portion while enjoying fresh, hot pizza. Every Tuesday, 6-7pm in The Hillel JUC Library. For more info contact Chabad.
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| Keep Your Parents in the Loop! |
Are your parents constantly wondering what's going on in Pittsburgh and at Hillel? We have a monthly parent email update, so send your parents' email address(es) to Laura to add them to the list, and your parents will be thrilled. It will save you explanation time, too!
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October Opportunities @ The Hillel Jewish University Center
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October 9, 2006
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The Hillel JUC has a week rich with a variety of
exciting events as we proceed toward celebrations
for Simchat Torah. Don't miss out on your
opportunity to dance with the Torah!
Activities this week include TAG Sangria and Salsa
in the Sukkah (@ Rodef Shalom Congregation),
a Brotherhood Badass Movie, Israel @ Heart at
both CMU and Pitt, CMU's General Body Meeting,
Judaism 101, Sisterhood Whine and Cheese: How to
Survive the 2nd Half of the Semester, Cafe Israel,
and Shmini Atzeret Shabbat services and FREE dinner.
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Happenings @ The Hillel JUC
Monday, October 9th It's a special night of
Sangria and Salsa for Twentysomethings And Graduates
(TAG) in the sukkah 7pm @ Rodef Shalom
Congregation, 4905 Fifth Avenue. For more info
contact Jenn.
Monday, October 9th Join Brotherhood for
one Badass movie: Boondock
Saints. If you liked Reservoir Dogs
or Layer Cake, you'll love Boondock
Saints! 8pm @ The Hillel JUC. For more
info contact Justin.
Wednesday, October 11th Hey ladies, remember
what Gloria Gaynor sang about surviving? Sisterhood
invites you to Whine and Cheese: How to Survive
the 2nd Half of the Semester. Come laugh, cry,
complain, joke, and have a blast with the girls over
delicious food. 7:30pm @ The Hillel JUC. For
more info contact Michelle or Hillary.
Thursday, October 12th Join Tartans for
Israel at Cafe Israel, a new relaxed forum to
explore the Israel you love and want to get to know
better. Topics of discussion include Israeli music,
sports, technology, art, and politics. 8pm @ The
Hillel JUC. For more info contact Hannah.
Friday, October 13th Come spend Shmini
Atzeret Shabbat with friends @ The Hillel JUC.
Services begin at 6pm, followed by
FREE dinner at 7pm. For more info
contact Sahar.
Saturday, October 14th Come join The Hillel
JUC for a fun, exhilarating night of Simchat Torah
festivities. Eat, laugh, sing, and dance with the
Torah! 7pm @ The Hillel JUC. For more info
contact Sahar.
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Coming 2 U @ CMU
Monday, October 9th Tartans for Israel are
hosting 3 special guests from Israel @ Heart and
then showing Operation Thunderbolt at this
week's meeting, 7:30pm in MMCH 103 Breed Hall
(first floor of Maggie Mo). The 3 Israeli
guests, all in their 20s, include a native Ethiopian
and graphic design student, a woman who worked with
the foreign press through the IDF Spokesperson's
Unit during the war with Lebanon, and an ambitious
high-tech entrepreneur.
Following the discussion with the Israelis, enjoy
the thrilling, acclaimed Israeli film, Operation
Thunderbolt, about the most famous hostage
rescue in history: Israel’s 1976 operation in
Uganda. For more info contact Hannah.
Tuesday, October 10th Come share your ideas
at the CMU General Body Meeting. Your suggestions,
thoughts, and concerns matter to us. Please come and
let others hear what's on your mind. 5pm @ UC
Danforth. For more info contact Jenn.
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Programing Up @ Pitt
Monday, October 9th Panthers for Israel are
hosting 3 special guests from Israel @ Heart at this
week's meeting, 8:30pm in WPU 827. The 3
Israeli guests, all in their 20s, include a native
Ethiopian and graphic design student, a woman who
worked with the foreign press through the IDF
Spokesperson's Unit during the war with Lebanon, and
an ambitious high-tech entrepreneur. Come connect
with them this Monday! For more info contact Nina.
Tuesday, October 10th Want to know the ins
and outs of Sukkot? Explore this joyous holiday with
friends through Judaism 101. 7pm @ the Pitt
Sukkah by the Union. For more info contact Jackie.
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Winter in Israel for ONLY $180 - Choose Your Track!
Hillel International is delighted to offer its
premier Winter Israel Experiences this December and
January. This season, Hillel is sending three
exciting tracks, and each will last approximately 10
days and cost $180 per student. While requirements
for each track vary, all
participants must have had prior Israel experience.
The track dates are:
Jewish Pluralism and Peoplehood: December
26th-January 4th
Green: Israel and Global Environmentalism:
December 25th-January 3rd
Leading Up North - Tzedek (Social Justice):
December 25th-January 4th or January 1st-11th
The application will close on October 16th, so
apply now here.
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Coming 2 U soon...
Save the date!!! Oct. 18th: Daniel
Pearl Music Day, Oct. 19th: The War in
Lebanon: Win, Lose, or Draw - A Reporter's
Perspective, Oct. 20th:
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Shabbat, Oct. 22nd:
Brotherhood trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
Oct. 22nd: Pitt Parents Omelette Brunch. More
details coming soon...
Thursday, October 19th Join the University
Lecture Series, Tartans for Israel, and The Hillel
JUC as we cosponsor The War in Lebanon: Win,
Lose, or Draw - A Reporter's Perspective.
Veteran journalist Elli Wohlgelernter, television
reporter for IBA (Israel Broadcasting Authority)
English News in Jerusalem, will offer an inside look
at the war he covered, and where the political
process goes from here. An extended
question-and-answer session will follow the lecture.
4:30pm in 136A Baker Hall @ CMU. For more
info contact Sahar.
Elli Wohlgelernter has previously worked as an
editor at Haaretz and The Jerusalem
Post. Prior to moving to Israel in 1991,
Wohlgelernter was Managing Editor of the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency and worked for major print
and television news organizations on both US coasts.
Tuesday, October 31st Join the Jewish
Studies Program and the Film Studies Department at Pitt
as they bring you The Journey of Vaan
Nguyen, with a special appearance by the
film's Israeli director, Duki Dror. Dror explores
the experiences of a Vietnamese family that found
refuge in Israel after the fall of Saigon and the
family's recent efforts to return to its homeland.
4pm in Cathedral of Learning G13. For more
info contact Professor Alex
Orbach.
To discover more opportunities
through the Jewish Studies Program, click here.
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Get Your Jew On (weekly Torah portion)
This week's Torah portion is Bereshit.
Learn more
here.
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