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J-BaGeL Shabbat Dinner!
Submitted by: Matt Feczko on November 13, 2009


J-BaGeL GREEN Potluck Shabbat Dinner (this Friday!)
Cooking Class- 3:00pm @ TBD
Potluck Shabbat Dinner- 7:00pm @ the LGBT Center (3907 Spruce Street)

Have you ever wondered if a "green" Shabbat dinner is possible? We have the solution! Join J-Bagel and the Penn Vegetarian Society for a cooking class and vegan Shabbat dinner this Friday, November 8th at 7:00pm. The Cooking Class will take place at 3:00pm at a kitchen TBD on campus. The list for the class includes vegan-kosher Matzo Ball Soup, Mun Cookies, and Kugel. After the class, we will break and reconvene for our regular potluck Shabbat dinner in the LGBT Center. It will be vegetarian this week (so no meat.) The point of this dinner is not to influence veganism or a carnivore diet, but to have a fun time cooking Jewish foods in an earth friendly way. RSVP is required for the cooking class, and usual for the dinner. Please do so as soon as possible to Jason Goodman at gja@sas.upenn.edu. We hope to have you with us for a great green queer shabbatfest!




Bnei Akiva Habitat for Humanities trip!
Submitted by: Daniel Bendavid on November 13, 2009


Bnei Akiva Mission to South Carolina with Habitat for Humanity, January 3r - January 10th:

Do you want to build a house with your own hands from start to finish?
Do you want to help those who cannot afford to buy a house?
Do you want to roadtrip with your friends for a week down to SC?
Do you like using power tools?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions, you should us on our mission to South Carolina! We will team up with Habitat for Humanity as we volunteer our manual labor and construction skills to build an actual house! The work will be meaningful, collaborative, and most importantly fun. We will drive from New York to South Carolina on Sunday (1/3), work from Monday through Friday (1/4-1/8), spend a rockin' Shabbat together (1/9), and then drive back on Sunday(1/10). We will have group discussions every day about topics relevant to the trip in order to supplement our daily physical activity with some intellectual growth as well. The group will be no larger than 20. Good times will certainly be had by all!

All are encouraged to apply, even those with no construction experience or affiliation with Bnei Akiva. Applications can be accessed at http://jotform.com/form/92994700503. Please apply by November, 20th. For any questions or comments, please contact Daniel Bendavid at 201-543-1376 or dbendy@gmail.com.




Jewish Educator fellowships
Submitted by: Aliza Rabinovich on November 04, 2009


Are you looking to?

Inspire Jewish youth while advancing your career? Teach at a Jewish Day School in North America? Join a cohort of other like-minded young professionals? Give Back to the Jewish Community in a meaningful way?

Then apply to one of our Jewish Educator Fellowships today to explore or actively pursue a career in the field of Jewish education.
Our Fellowships include:
One and two year fellowship tracks
Placement at a Jewish day school in North America
Opportunity to receive a full tuition scholarship to the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration
Mentoring from on-site master teachers and extensive professional development from YU

To learn more about the different fellowship opportunities visit us on the web at www.yu.edu/schoolpartnership or contact the fellowship coordinator, Joey Small, (212-960-5400 ext. 6944 or jefellowships@yu.edu) for more information or an application.

Applying to one of our Jewish Educator fellowships is your chance to join a cohort of dynamic Jewish educators who are ready to energize and impact the field of Jewish education. These groups of talented graduates come together to teach both formally and informally in Jewish day schools across the country. They will lead, give back, learn and teach while inspiring a myriad of Jewish youth.




ISRAELI AND IDF ETHICS IN THE ERA OF HAMAS, HIZBALLAH, AND AHMADINEJAD
Submitted by: Brian Finkel on November 03, 2009

ISRAELI AND IDF ETHICS IN THE ERA OF HAMAS, HIZBALLAH, AND AHMADINEJAD
Effie Eitam, former Member of Knesset and IDF Brigadier General, speaks

When: Thursday night, November 5th at 7pm
Where: Hillel 2nd floor auditorium
What:Effie Eitam, a former member of Israel's Knesset (parliament), a Brigadier General in the Israel Defense Forces, and the current Campus Ambassador for the Netanyahu Administration, is coming to speak at Penn on Thursday night!

Mr. Eitam will tackle the numerous controversial and contentious issues surrounding the ethics and morality of Israel and her army as she battles her many adversaries throughout the Middle East.

Discussion topics will include:

-The ethics of the IDF in the aftermath of the Operation Cast Lead (the Gaza War) and the U.N. Goldstone Report
-The battle with Hizballah in 2006 and its effect on the IDF
-The morality of defending Israel against a nuclear Iranian threat
-Israel's rights to security, self-determination, and defense against its enemies

Mr. Eitam will also engage with students in a Q&A session following his speech.

It should make for a thought-provoking, educational evening. We hope to see you there!




Apply Now to Alliance and Understanding!!
Submitted by hannah on October 21, 2009

Apply (now!) to Alliance and Understanding: Explore the partnership between Jews and Blacks during the Civil Rights Era while making amazing friendships!
Spend your Spring Break in the South with your new friends, walking where history happened!
As an Alliance and Understanding (AU) participant, you will become part of a small, diverse, and interesting group of roughly 30 people. Together, you will hear amazing speakers and participate in interesting discussions, culminating in a spring break trip to the South (Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Selma, AL; Montgomery, AL). The goal of the program is to foster understanding between the two communities on campus and to educate the larger campus on Black and Jewish issues and on this important partnership in American history.

All we ask is a genuine interest in the topic, a willingness to learn and a desire to meet and build new and unique relationships. In addition, you must be available to attend a short afternoon retreat in November, four to six lectures/discussions between November and March (less than 2 hours each), and the Spring Break trip from March 7-12, 2010!!!

This program is open to ALL interested Penn students, and has had participants from a diverse array of cultural backgrounds.

Alliance and Understanding is a moving, fun, and fascinating program where you get to develop friendships with new people. There are many ways that U.S. history could have unfolded from the 1950's and we explore some of the things (from boycotts and marches, to religion, to key figures like MLK jr.) that allowed history to develop to where it is today.


There is a short online application (more information is also available on the website): http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic/auapp.php

Please refer all questions to Valerie DeCruz at decruz@pobox.upenn.edu

Fall Application Deadline is this Sunday





Uri L'Tzedek Shabbaton
Submitted by: Uri L'tzedek on 10/13/2009


Join Uri L'Tzedek for our Second Annual College Shabbaton! The shabbaton will be November 20-22^nd at Columbia University. We will gather together for a weekend of programming, learning, networking, and action with Jewish social justice leaders and student activists from college campuses around the country. On Sunday, participants will participate in a Yom Iyun and take action as you hit the streets to support Uri L'Tzedek's Tav HaYosher.  click here!





Charles London Book Discussion and Q&A

Submitted by Arielle Kane on October 14, 2009

We invite you to please join Hillel this Wednesday, October 21, for what promises to be a unique and enlightening book discussion and Q & A with author Charles London, where he will discuss his new book Far From Zion, and his quest to find Jewish communities throughout the world ? observing Yom Kippur in Burma, visiting a Jewish-run hospital that serves mainly Muslim patients in Iran, celebrating Chanukah with the "Wal-Mart Jews" of Arkansas, interacting with the Jewish communities in Uganda and Bosnia, and finally landing in Israel, where he makes stops at the Kotel and the West Bank.

Books will be on-sale at Hillel for purchase, and a dessert reception will follow.

Hope to see you there!




Khaled Abu Toameh

Submitted by Rachel Baker on October 14, 2009

Hillel Israel Dialogue presents
as a part of the WHAT ISRAEL MEANS TO ME lecture series

KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian Society under Fatah and Hamas:
Speaking out against a lack of free speech and press

Thursday, Oct. 15th
7:00 pm
Hillel, 2nd floor library

Khaled Abu Toameh is an Israeli Arab journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is the West Bank and Gaza correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and U.S. News and World Report, and has been the Palestinian affairs producer for NBC News since 1988. His articles have appeared in The Sunday Times, Daily Express and the New Republic.

Sponsored by: The David Project, Hasbara Fellowships, MASA, ZOA, CAMERA, and the Legacy Heritage Fund


StandWithUs - Women in the Israeli Army
Submitted by Thalia Shamash on October 12, 2009


ICC Event: StandWithUs - Women in the Israeli Army

Tuesday, October 13
6-8:30 PM
SHDH 109

The Israel Cultural Committee, through StandWithUs, is bringing in two Israeli female soldiers to discuss women in the military and the educational system in Israel.  All are welcome for this discussion on religion, politics, society and gender. 



Hakafos Shmini Atzeres
Submitted by Rabbi Levi on October 09, 2009


Hakafos Shmini Atzeres, for Israelis for those who have the minhag for those who need a warmup

10pm at Chabad after dinner, 4037 Pine

See: Sefer Chemdas Yamim (1732-1731) & Minhag Yisroel Torah

-- Rabbi Levi Haskelevich
Lubavitch House at Penn
Jewish Heritage Programs
4037 Pine Street
Philadelphia PA, 19104
Online: www.LubavitchHouse.com
Lubavitch House at Penn - "Where every Jew is Family"




All Girl's Oneg
Submitted by: Ariella Meisel + Melissa Ohlmann <ariellameisel@yahoo.com>

Hey guys, this Friday night at 10 pm there is an all girl's oneg at 4105 Spruce.  PLEASE come!!




J-BaGeL: Dessert and Dialogue with Rabbi Mike

Submitted by: Matthew Feczko <matt.feczko@gmail.com>

J-BaGeL: Dessert and Dialogue with Rabbi Mike
"Does the Jewish Community Victimize? It's probably not just you."
Date: Friday, October 9th
Time: 9PM - 10PM
Location: Berkowitz Living Room, 1st Floor Hillel

J-BaGeL invites you to our Dessert and Dialogue on "Does the Jewish Community Victimize? It's probably not just you." Rabbi Mike Uram is the Associate Director of Penn Hillel and Director of the Jewish Renaissance Project. He is an energetic speaker who is very excited to give talk to us on the intersection of modern Judaism and the LGBTQA community. All are welcome. This informative and engaging event will feature a delicious assortment of baked goods, chocolates, and fruit. Kosher food will be available. We hope to have you with us on Friday!



Khaled Abu Toameh

Submitted by: Rachel Baker <rbake@sas.upenn.edu>

Hillel Israel Dialogue presents as a part of the WHAT ISRAEL MEANS TO ME lecture series

KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian Society under Fatah and Hamas:
Speaking out against a lack of free speech and press
Wednesday, Oct. 15th
7:00 pm
Hillel, 2nd floor library

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