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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!
Parent Event Review
Harrisburg and Philadelphia parents and alumni- it
was so nice to meet many of you, and we can't wait to
come back next semester! Thank you to the Wexler's
and the Adelmann's for the incredible hospitality.
Email Laura
Conrad, Director of Alumni and Parent
Relations, if you would like to get involved in our next
event.
For you parents who are also alumni
, check out our CMU Carnival
Weekend "Wine and Fondue" reception on April
20th!
Send More than Birthday Wishes
It’s their special day and they are so far away-
more than a message you may want to relay.
Instead
of a card, no need to work hard, just give us
a call
and we’ll do it all!
Shabbat Birthday Bash: For your $100
gift to
the
Hillel JUC, your child will get a Shabbat
Birthday
Bash including a cake, birthday decorations, and
happy birthday song at the Shabbat dinner
that week.
Full Birthday Package: For your $180
gift, your
child will receive the full birthday celebration
including a cake, card, and singing “happy
birthday”
telegram delivered to their dorm on their big day.
day.
To send a birthday package, email Laura Conrad.
Parents of Seniors
If you are looking
for a special way to honor your childs' time
at CMU or Pitt, want to give them a
meaningful graduation gift, and make their
contributions to the Hillel JUC permanent,
email Laura
Conrad, Director of Alumni and Parent
Relations. Parents of seniors- mazal tov! In
just a few short
months your child will become a Hillel JUC alum.
The leadership of the past 4 years has
transformed
our Hillel into what it is today, and we would
like
to honor this incredible graduating class.
Please
consider a Shabbat dinner sponsorship or
"leave a
legacy" on our new senior wall in honor
of your
childs' time here. For details contact Laura
Conrad,
Director of Alumni and Parent Relations.
Chai Wire: High School Introduction to Hillel
If you have a child in high school, introduce
them
to Jewish life at college early on! Check out
Hillel
International's new Chai
Wire newsletter. See how
cool Judaism can be with highlight interviews by
Jewish celebrities, popular Jewish websites, pop
music by Jews, and more!
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Shalom!
Happy Passover! Post Passover, come visit Pitt and see
the "VoKols," the Hillel JUC's a capella group make
their debut on April 14th.
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| Upcoming Parent Events |
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NY, DC, Allentown... The Hillel JUC is
ready
to come to YOU! If you would like to help
promote
Pittsburgh Jewish campus life email Laura
Conrad to help!
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| Student Program Review |
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As finals get closer, 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 to be 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 create song singing throughout campus in memory
of the 11
million Jews, gays, handicapped people, and others
who lost their lives in the Holocaust and to teach
Darfur awareness.
Play time or leadership development ? Students
"Improved with
Improv" this month 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 a capella 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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| Parents' Circle & "The Chicken Soup Hotline" |
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Many of you have already joined the hundreds of
parents who are members of the Hillel JUC
Parents'
Circle. If you are not yet a member, here is
what it
entails:
Basic Circle For a donation of $100 your
student
receives a free Hillel JUC tee shirt, drawstring
backpack, Hanukkah package, and Passover Seder.
Chai Circle For a donation of $180
your child
will
receive everything in the Basic Circle plus a
Hillel
JUC umbrella and the chicken soup hotline,
chicken
soup delivery whenever your child id sick!
Full Circle For a donation of $360
your child
will receive everything in the Chai Circle plus a
Hillel JUC sweatshirt, a Passover survival
basket, a
Purim basket, and an end of the semester finals
basket.
It's never too late to sign up- help us look
out for your son or daughter while
they are at school and join the Parents'
Circle! To
join, contact Laura
Conrad.
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