| 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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| FREE Ehud, Eldad, and Gilad! |
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They're Jewish, in their 20s, and their families and friends miss them. They were kidnapped by terrorists while serving their country inside Israel's borders.
Advocate for the safe return of these kidnapped Israeli soldiers by signing a petition urging Ban Ki-moon, the incoming Secretary General of the UN, to demand the release of Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev, and Gilad Shalit.
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| Going to Israel for 5-10 months? Get a $2,000 Masa scholarship! |
If you go on one of over 100 approved programs, you automatically qualify to receive a $2,000 scholarship from Masa Israel Journey. For more info contact Sahar.
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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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| Hebrew School/Judaics Employment |
Adat Shalom, a Conservative synagogue in suburban Pittsburgh, seeks a ba'al koreh who can read on Shabbat mornings using the Triennial Cycle (i.e., approx. 1/3 of the regular Torah portion). For more info contact Yaier.
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| Shabbat Morning Services |
A growing number of friends and neighbors come together weekly for Conservative and Orthodox Shabbat morning services 10am @ the Hillel JUC. Join them! For more info contact Benji or Jesse.
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| Winter Break Trip to Israel (only $199!) |
Join Aish on a special trip to Israel, December 17-31, only $199 for Pittsburgh students. For more info and to apply, click here or contact Rabbi Fleshel.
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| Weekly Cardio Kickboxing @ the Hillel JUC |
Want to burn calories? Need to relieve some stress? Make new friends and frighten any foes every Thursday. Work out weekly with cardio kickboxing, brought to you by two nice Jewish girls, 6:30pm @ the Hillel JUC. For more info contact Galit.
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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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November/December News @ The Hillel Jewish University Center
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November 27, 2006
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One of Pittsburgh's most famous sons, Andy Warhol,
declared that "In the future everybody will be
world-famous for 15 minutes." Your fame can begin
this week with CAMPUS SUPERSTAR!
Is your
singing worth the $5,000 first-place prize? 2nd and 3rd
place winners each get a $1,000 prize.
Full-time students from any college or university
can audition at the location and time most
convenient for them:
Pitt - William Pitt Union, Lower Lounge * Nov.
27, 3-6pm
CMU - The Hillel JUC * Nov. 28, 4:30-8:30pm
Point Park - JVH Auditorium * Nov. 30,
4:30-8:30pm
For more info contact Linda.
Add a whole week of opportunities and 1 weekend
with a FREE Shabbat dinner, a MASSIVE late-night CMU
pajama party, mocktails & manis for the ladies, and
a HUGE Hanukah bash, and Hillel is hot this
winter! Other great programs through Dec. 3
include: Faces of Homelessness, AEPhi's Spaghetti
Dinner to support pediatric AIDS treatment and
research, Pitt Hillel Student Board elections,
Brotherhood's Jewish Cooking for Men, Hebrew School
Dropout, and Sisterhood's Mental Health and Wellness
evening.
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Happenings @ The Hillel JUC
Monday, Nov. 27 The Hillel JUC and the
National Coalition for the Homeless invite you to
connect directly with Faces of Homelessness
and learn how you can make a difference. 8:30pm
in the Kurtzman Room @ the William Pitt Union.
For more info contact
Meredith or Jackie.
Tuesday, Nov. 28 The sisters of AEPhi are
holding a special spaghetti dinner to benefit the
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Delicious food for an important organization that
serves so many children and families! The cost is
just $6, and the dinner will be 6-9pm in Dining
Room A @ the William Pitt Union. For more info
contact Naomi.
Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 28-29 Pitt Hillel
Student Board election speeches for all offices
other than President and Vice President will be held
8:45pm on Tuesday @ the Hillel JUC. Following
the speeches and through 10pm on Wednesday, come
vote for your new Board officers @ the Hillel JUC.
For more info contact Jackie.
Wednesday, Nov. 29 Gentlemen, come flex your
culinary muscles at Brotherhood's Jewish Cooking
for Men, 6pm @ the Hillel JUC. Shatter the
stereotypes
and create a delicious meal! Space is limited, so
contact Justin
to confirm your spot.
Wednesday, Nov. 29 Adam & Steve? What does
the Torah really say about homosexuality? You might
be surprised. Come find out at Hebrew School
Dropout, 7:30pm @ the Hillel JUC, with special
guest, Rabbi Danny Schiff. For more info contact Jackie.
Thursday, Nov. 30 Sisterhood’s Of Mind and
Body Series continues with a program on mental
health and wellness, 7:30pm @ the Hillel JUC.
While you discuss these important topics with the
ladies, enjoy delicious fondue! For more info
contact Michelle, Hillary, or Jackie.
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Dynamic December Weekend!
Friday, Dec. 1 Join friends and neighbors for
Shabbat services (5pm) and a FREE delicious
dinner (6pm) @ the Hillel JUC. We will be joined
for dinner by a speaker from the Victor Center for
Jewish Genetic Diseases at the Albert Einstein
Medical Center of Philadelphia. For more info contact Sahar.
Saturday, Dec. 2 Here's a formula everyone
can enjoy: (Jews + CMU + Party) / (FREE Food +
Gaga + Twister + Zoolander) = PAJAMARAMA!
Together with UC Late Night, the Hillel JUC invites
you to the party of the semester, and you're
encouraged to come in your favorite pajamas!
9pm-1am in the UC Kirr Commons. For more info
contact David or Sahar.
Sunday, Dec. 3 Sisterhood invites the ladies
to take a break before finals, relax, and paint your
nails! Mocktails and Manis is your chance to
chill and enjoy before exams bring on the "oy!"
1pm @ the Hillel JUC. For more info
contact Michelle, Hillary, or Jackie.
Sunday, Dec. 3 It's the Hillel JUC's annual
Hanukah Bash, with food, games, hookah, and live
music! Come get lit 7:30pm @ the Hillel
JUC! For more info contact Benji or Jackie.
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Jewish Studies Program Events
Monday, Dec. 4 The Jewish Studies Program and
the Department of Religious Studies will host
Professor Moshe Maoz, of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, in a lecture titled Islam in the West:
Clash or Dialogue, 4pm in 115 Mervis Hall
(Pitt). Prof. Maoz is a visiting scholar at
Robert Morris
University. For more info contact Professor Alex
Orbach.
Thursday, Dec. 7 The United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum (USHMM), the C.F. Reynolds Medical
History Society, and the Jewish Studies Program
present "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master
Race," a lecture by Dr. Susan Bachrach,
Curator of Special Exhibits at the USHMM. 6pm @
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room #6 (Pitt). For more
info contact Professor Alex Orbach.
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Beyond the Campus
Sunday, Dec. 3 Open Stage Theatre (OST) will
host a martini & hors d’oeuvres reception
(non-alcoholic martinis also available) as the
first of several events to celebrate its 15th
anniversary season. Come learn about the theatre and
meet the guest of honor, Councilwoman Tonya Payne.
5-7pm @ OST, 2835 Smallman Street. $5-10
donation at the door; for more info contact OST.
Sunday, Dec. 10 Come and play BINGO for a
great cause! Pittsburgh's Jewish community is coming
together to raise funds to meet the growing needs of
the Squirrel Hill Kosher SuperPantry, our
community’s resource for those who would otherwise
struggle with hunger. 12:30-4pm @ the JCC Katz
Theater on Darlington Road in Squirrel Hill.
Lunch available, and BINGO board sets start at
$10/set. For more info contact Becky Abrams: (412)
421-2708.
Now through Dec. 30 The
Framery proudly presents "Pure Faith," the
latest collection by Israeli ethnographical
photographer Harel Stanton. Don't miss this stunning
visual exploration of faith around the world. Check
out Harel Stanton's website.
The Framery is located at 4731 Butler Street in
Lawrenceville.
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Coming 2 U soon...
Save the date! Dec. 4: FREE screening
for Jewish genetic diseases, Dec. 5: Judaism
101, Dec. 8: Camp Shabbat services and
dinner, Dec. 16: TAG (Twenty-somethings And
Graduates) Vodka & Latke Party @ Shadow Lounge. More
details coming soon...
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Get Your Jew On (weekly Torah portion)
This week's Torah portion is Va'Yetze.
Learn more
here.
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