Pitt students may be on spring break, but CMU is pushing forward a few more days until the Tartan vacation begins later this week. Can't wait that long?
Then put down studying for midterms for a couple of hours and join us and CMU's improv group, No Parking, for the grand opening of the Hillel JUC's Jew CREW (Come Relax Every Week)!

It's going to be a blast; No Parking is hilarious! This is an event you don't want to miss...TONIGHT, Mar. 6, 6:30-8:30pm @ the Hillel JUC. For more info contact Ateret or Rachel.

Due to spring break in successive weeks at Pitt and CMU, there will be no Shabbat services or dinner @ the Hillel JUC on March 9. You can come for Shabbat services and FREE dinner at a local student's apartment or at a local family's house. If you're interested in attending or hosting such a dinner (with financial assistance from the Hillel JUC), contact Sahar.

Wednesday, Mar. 7 Want to maintain your Hebrew and/or EARN EXTRA CREDIT for your Hebrew course at Pitt? Then HEBREWORLD is for you, 8pm @ the Hillel JUC. Come for a casual conversation about various topics you choose, ALL IN HEBREW! If you’re currently taking a Hebrew course @ Pitt, you earn extra credit by coming to Hebreworld! For more info contact Sahar.

Thursday, Mar. 8 Israel on Campus presents this month's Isramovie: Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi, 7:30pm screening (7pm pizza) in 2210 Doherty Hall. This acclaimed and charming hit film centers on 16-year-old Shlomi, who lives with his restless mother, soldier brother, and ill grandfather. Though struggling in school, Shlomi is a gifted cook and takes care of most household chores. One day, the school's principal discovers Shlomi may be a genius better suited for another curriculum, but Shlomi is more interested in taking care of his family and his new love interest, the beautiful girl next door. For more info contact Israel on Campus.

Wednesday, Mar. 21 The Matthew B. Ridgway Speaker Series presents Robert Dreyfuss, National Security Correspondent, Rolling Stone, and author of Devil's Game: How the U.S. Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam. Mr. Dreyfuss will discuss "ISLAMISM VS. NATIONALISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST: How the Bush Administration Is Encouraging the Former by Fighting the Latter," 12pm in 3911 Posvar Hall.

For nearly 15 years, Robert Dreyfuss has worked as an independent journalist who specializes in magazine features, profiles, and investigative stories in the areas of politics and national security. In 2001, he was profiled as a leading investigative journalist by the Columbia Journalism Review, and two of his articles have won awards from The Washington Monthly. In 2003, Dreyfuss was awarded Project Censored’s first prize for a story on the role of oil in U.S. policy toward Iraq.

Based in Alexandria, Virginia, Dreyfuss writes for Rolling Stone and currently covers national security. He is a contributing editor at The Nation, a contributing writer at Mother Jones, and a senior correspondent for The American Prospect. His articles have also appeared in The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and Newsday. Online, Dreyfuss writes frequently for TomPaine.com and produces a popular blog called The Dreyfuss Report. He has appeared on Fox News, C-Span, CNBC, MSNBC, Court TV, and National Public Radio. Dreyfuss is a graduate of Columbia University.

36th Annual National Seminar for Student Journalists
March 28-30 in New York City
Register here TODAY!

The staff of New Voices magazine and the Azure Student Journals project of the Shalem Center are thrilled to announce the 2007 National Seminar for Student Journalists in New York City. Located in the intellectual and political center of the American Jewish community, the seminar will bring together the best and brightest young Jewish writers with the most prominent writers and thinkers shaping public opinion and policy today.

This year, New Voices is teaming up with journals at Columbia, Brandeis, Harvard, UPenn, Michigan, Toronto, and Princeton to build a community of young Jewish Americans engaged in the world of ideas and writing.

COST IS ONLY $100; scholarships and travel aid are available; housing and meals included.

Featured Events and Panels:
- Screening of Arguing the World: The Legacy of the New York Intellectuals, round table discussion, reception
- Tours of The New York Times, The Nation, Harper's
- Journalistic Ethics: What are they? What is the history of the concept? Are the obligations different for The New York Times than for The Jewish Week?
- The Politics of Human Rights Coverage
- The Critics: How do critics become critics? What is the role of the critic? How do they have authority?
- Jewish Peoplehood: Does it exist? To what end?
- Inside the Editorial Board Room: How do decisions get made? How are ideas generated? Why does opinion journalism matter?
- Covering Israel: The good, the bad, and the ugly
- History of Jewish Student Journalism and the Current State of Affairs

Tentative and confirmed speakers include:
Sam Freedman - The New York Times writer, author of Jew vs. Jew, Columbia Journalism School
Daphne Merkin - critic, novelist, The New York Times and The New York Times Book Review contributor
Yossi Klein Halevi - senior fellow at the Shalem Center, The New Republic Contributing Editor, Jewish student journalism veteran
Larry Cohler-Esses - The Jewish Week Editor-in-Chief
Alisa Solomon - co-editor with Tony Kushner of Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Victor Navasky - publisher of The Nation
Alana Newhouse - Arts and Culture Editor of The Forward
Bret Stephens - Opinion Editor at The Wall Street Journal
David Hazony - Editor-in-Chief of Azure: Ideas for the Jewish Nation

Registration is now open for this summer’s Hasbara Fellowships Activism Training Program in Israel! Past programs have included meetings with Israeli leaders such as Shimon Peres, Natan Sharansky, Dore Gold, and Binyamin Netanyahu. Through this acclaimed program, you will acquire effective Israel activism training, learn from fellow activists from campuses across North America, meet top Israeli politicians and leaders, and discover specific programming ideas and campaigns to bring back to your campus. Come explore Israeli and Middle Eastern history and politics, and sharpen your activism skills!

Program dates are May 28-June 12 and August 5-21. Also this summer, Hasbara Fellowships is conducting its first ever trip to Poland and Israel, June 17-July 3! Top pro-Israel university activists from across North America are invited to APPLY NOW for this summer's programs.

Teacher's Aide (internship) A local Jewish family seeks a student to intern on a regular basis as a teacher's aide one-on-one with a young student in the classroom at a private school in Squirrel Hill. Ideally, this aide is studying toward a degree in education, speech and language or occupational therapy. For more info contact Dana.

Student Aide (some Hebrew knowledge required) A local Israeli family seeks a student for a part-time job (4 hours a day, a few days each week) to sit in class in a Squirrel Hill school and aid a boy who has special needs. For more info contact Moti.

Jewish Day Camp and Travel Camp Staffing The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh is seeking staff for its J&R Day Camp (Pre-K through Grade 5) and its Noar/Bogrim Travel Camp (Grades 6-9) for summer 2007. Staff week runs June 11-15, Session One runs June 18-July 13, and Session Two runs July 16-August 10. You have a terrific opportunity to join an excellent organization and work with children while getting a healthy tan, so for more info and to apply TODAY, e-mail or call Liza: 412-521-8011 x241.

Sunday morning Teacher / Song-Leader A Reform synagogue in the North Hills seeks a teacher for a 9th grade class on "a basic review of key teachings of Judaism," Sunday mornings, from 9:15am or 10am. Also, the synagogue seeks a song-leader for its monthly "Tot Shabbat;" dinner and salary included. For more info contact Art.

Part-time Position @ Kosher Restaurant Milky Way, in Squirrel Hill, seeks someone to work as a cashier/server, and students are encouraged to apply. For more info contact Aaron or Ari via (412) 421-3121.

Government Fellows Program Internship The Menachem Begin Heritage Center is excited to announce this new long-term program in Israel! The Government Fellows Program is an excellent opportunity for students from around the world to take their first steps in a government career by interning at one of Israel's ministries. The program includes a wide variety of activities for exploring Israel, as described here.

There are significant scholarships available toward this program. For more information contact Hadasa Greenberg-Yaakov.

This week's Torah portion is Ki Tisa. Learn more here.