April 15, 2008
A Publication of The Edward and Rose Berman Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh
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CRAM JAM!
PASSOVER!!
GRADUATION!!!
 
If you are interested in joining a Squirrel Hill family seder for Passover, please contact Seth at sethp@hilleljuc.org
We will set it up for you, just let us know what denomination you
prefer and if you have any food restrictions. 
 
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Barbara Weiss and her husband have offered to open their home to 3 - 4 students or a family of 3-4 for April 19th or 20th.
 
221 Lingrove Place
Pgh, PA 15208 (Point Breeze)
(412) 362-6102
 
 
 
This week's Torah Portion is
METZORA For Commentaries on the Parsha, click HERE.
 
 
 

 
Contact Us:
The Edward and Rose Berman Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh
The Joseph Stern Building
4607 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
(412) 621-8875





Cram Jam!
red bull
DE-STRESS BEFORE FINALS WEEK AND Get pumped for the m.s. walk! 
             The best study break you'll ever take!
FREE Redbull
FREE Pizza
FREE Stress-ball making
FREE Playdoh
FREE massages

Live WPTS  Radio broadcast 

Raffle to win "Finals Relief Basket"

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 6PM-8:30PM

WILLIAM PITT UNION LAWN
Raise money for the Hillel M.S. Walk team!
Bring your voluntary donations.
And sign up to walk with Hillel's "ACTION PACKED!" on April 20 @ 9 a.m.!
 
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Senior Shabbat At The Hillel JUC!
Services: 6:30PM
Dinner: 7:30PM
Come honor the Graduating Seniors!
 
It is official, from now on, for the rest of the semester, services will ALWAYS be at 6:30PM, followed by 7:30PM dinner.
 
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happenings
 
ARE YOU READY FOR PASSOVER!?!?!
 
Come get your Matzah on at the Hillel JUC on
Saturday, April 19
Seder Begins at 9PM
Tickets are $5
You can come by Hillel and buy your tickets
any day this week or next!
 
If you have any questions, contact Nikki at nma18@pitt.edu
 
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CMU will have their own Seder
The Hillel JUC, Chabad House, and CMU will Co-sponsor
the only Seder in Pittsburgh during Carnival!!!
The Seder will start at 9PM in the
Connon Room in the University Center
 
to RSVP email Jonathan Kroll at jkroll@andrew.cmu.edu
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Kesher will also be having its annual Chocolate Seder during the Second Night of Passover.
Sunday, April 20 at 6:30PM
Come to CMU's Campus in the Mckenna/Peter Room
$5 At the door.
RSVP by April 10 to nma18@pitt.edu
or for questions, also contact Nikki at nma18@pitt.edu
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Sell Your Hametz Online With KOACH
Careful with those hamantashen...you might make crumbs...and Pesah is just around the corner. But don't worry! KOACH is here to help. Click here
<http://koach.org/hametzsale.htm>  to learn more about how to prepare for Pesah, why this year is different from all other years and sell your hametz.
 

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Back by popular demand, we will again be having "Hillel Study Hall" at the JUC!!!
 

 
 
During Exam Week (April 22-25), the Hillel JUC will be open extended hours for students who want another place to study.
 
We will have designated quiet study areas in the building, along with non-study areas, complete with food, movies, and cool new games on our brand new wii and PS3, plus plenty of space to just kick back and chill!!! 
 
If you have questions, contact sethp@hilleljuc.org
 
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008   8PM                

Tree of Life Congregation

5898 Wilkins Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa 15217

 

Special student price (with valid ID) - $10

 

Meet Rabbi Kushner!  7PM

Patron Reception (includes signed book)        

Tree of Life

 

 From the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People comes an inspiring presentation, based on his bestseller, that puts human feelings of guilt and inadequacy in perspective - and teaches us how we can learn to accept ourselves and others, even when we and they are less than perfect.

How Good Do We Have to Be? is for everyone who experiences that sense of guilt and disappointment. Harold Kushner, with his customary generosity and wisdom, shows us how human life is too complex for anyone to live it without making mistakes, and why we need not fear the loss of God's love when we are less than perfect.

Drawing on modern literature, psychology, theology, and his own thirty years of experience as a congregational rabbi, Harold Kushner reveals how acceptance and forgiveness can change our relationships with the most important people in our lives and help us meet the bold and rewarding challenge of being human.

Reservations: Call (412) 521-6788 

or

Send check payable to Tree of Life

5898 Wilkins Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa 15217

 

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