[Jewish] Fwd: [Soref-newsletter] Soref Initiative Monthly--February '04
Lexi Light
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Wed Feb 4 14:06:11 EST 2004
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> Welcome to....
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>
>
> THE SOREF INITIATIVE MONTHLY:
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> The Online Newsletter All About the Soref Initiative
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> and the Campuses It Serves
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> February 2004 Sh’vat 5764
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> THE SOREF INITIATIVE MONTHLY is an electronic newsletter
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> reaching Hillel students, faculty, advisors,
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> professionals, volunteers, and lay leaders dedicated to
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> working with the Soref Initiative for Emerging Campuses
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> to build Jewish life in communities with small Jewish
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> populations and limited resources. Your contributions
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> and feedback are welcomed. Please e-mail them to
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> soref at hillel.org.
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> 1. SHALOM, SOREF!
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> 2. ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
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> 3. CHAGGIM (HOLIDAYS) SOREF-STYLE
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> 4. GRANTS
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> 5. CONFERENCES
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> 6. EYES ON CAMPUS
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> 7. JOBS, INTERNSHIPS & STUDY OPPORTUNTIES
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> 8. JEWISH LEARNING
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> 9. SUBMISSION AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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> 1. SHALOM, SOREF!
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> Shalom, Soref Community! Hello!
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>
>
> Last month, many of you spent an amazing 10 days inIsraelon Hillel’s
> birthrightisraelexperience. If you missed the winter trips, stay tuned
> for more trips in the late spring or early summer. In this email,
> you’ll read about other amazing opportunities to participate in through
> the Soref Initiative.
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>
>
> There isinformation below about the Charlotte B. and
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> Jack J. Spitzer B'nai B'rith Hillel Forum on Public
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> Policy, the Soref KESHER/Alternative Spring Break trip,
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> Hillel Fellowships, and Soref Grants, plus much much
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> moreinformation from the Soref Initiative for Emerging
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> Campuses.
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>
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> This month we have an all new Special Incentives Grant!
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> Check in out the in grants section of this SIM. Be sure
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> to look for the HIDDEN trivia question: get it right and
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> receive an extra $25 on your next grant application!
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>
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> Let us know what you’re up to! We love to hear from you!
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>
>
> All the best,
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> Julie & Shawn
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> 2. SOREF ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
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> Register Now for the KESHER-Soref Initiative Alternative
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> Spring Break!
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> Give a week, gain a rewarding, fulfilling spring break
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> experience. The Reform Movement's KESHER college
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> programs and Hillel's Soref Initiative for Emerging
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> Campuses are joining together to offer this unique
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> program. Hosted at URJCampJacobsinUtica,
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> Mississippi, participants will have the option of
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> working with underprivileged kids at a week-long day
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> camp; transforming a factory into a social service
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> agency; working with the local Jewish community and/or
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> doing environmental clean-up projects. This
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> program offers an in-depth opportunity to engage in
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> Jewish service learning - simultaneously working to
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> serve the community while learning about our Jewish
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> mandate to do so. One of the only programs of its kind
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> for individuals to sign up on their own, special
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> priority will be given to students who come from
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> campuses served by the Soref Initiative or from a Reform
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> background. Register now at
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> http://www.hillel.org/Hillel/NewHille.nsf/9B4B4D68D93131B38525688500751782/
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> 3. CHAGGIM (HOLIDAYS)
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> TU B’SHEVAT
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> On Tu B'Shevat we celebrate a New Year for the Trees,
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> rejoicing in the fruit of the tree and the fruit of the
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> vine, celebrating the gifts of the natural world.
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> Tu B'Shevat marks the beginning of spring inIsrael.
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> To mark this moment, school children plant trees. Often
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> these trees have been provided by the contributions of
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> Jewish students abroad through the Jewish National Fund.
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> For Jews outside ofIsrael, Tu B'Shevat is a celebration
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> of the renewal of vision and awareness, a celebration of
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> connections and connectedness--to our own inner-selves,
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> to the social world of human beings, and to the natural
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> world and its Source. If you’d likeinformation about
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> running a Tu B’shevat seder or about planning a Tu
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> B’shevat program, please visit Hillel’s website on Tu
>
> B’shevat at:
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> http://www.hillel.org/Hillel/NewHille.nsf/fcb8259ca861ae57852567d30043ba26/
> f31926fb5da8bc648525686c00805e05?OpenDocument
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> PURIM
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> The festival of Purim is known as the festival of hidden
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> miracles. Based on the Biblical Book of Esther, Purim
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> celebrates the profound reversal of fortune when the
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> Jewish community ofPersiawas rescued by the heroic
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> intervention of Esther and Mordecai. It is a holiday
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> that is known for its pageantry, frivolity and
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> generosity to friends and the needy.
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> There are four requirements for celebrating Purim:
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> 1. We hear the story of Esther as recounted in the
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> Bible.
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> 2. We have a festive meal with more wine than
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> usual.
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> 3. We deliver two different kinds of food to
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> friends and neighbors.
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> 4. We give gifts to the poor.
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>
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> For more Purim programminginformation, visit
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> http://www.hillel.org/Hillel/NewHille.nsf/FCB8259CA861AE57852567D30043BA26/
> 59F076F93A22DCE985256B4C005481BC?OpenDocument
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>
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> A RECIPE for Hamamtashen:
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> You'll Need:
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> 4 eggs
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> 4 cups flour
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> 4 tsp. baking soda
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> 1 tsp. Salt
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> 1 cup sugar
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> 1 orange (grated rind and juice)
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> 1 tsp. Vanilla
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> ¼ cup water
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> For filling:
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> Solo makes wonderfully appropriate fillings for
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> hamantashen. The traditional one is poppy seed, but
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> young children generally prefer raspberry or apricot. If
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> you want to be inventive, you can use chocolate chips.
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> Here's how:
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> Sift dry ingredients together. Cream margarine and
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> sugar. Beat eggs-add orange, water, vanilla, and eggs.
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> Add butter or margarine to mixture alternately with dry
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> ingredients. Refrigerate overnight. Roll out a little
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> at a time on a well-floured board. Cut in rounds, fill,
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> pinch three corners together. Brush with beaten egg.
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> Bake 375 degrees, approximately 25 minutes.
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> What is the name of the Israeli Radio station managed by
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> the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces)?
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>
>
> A GREAT RESOURCE:
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> To find some great programming ideas for these holidays
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> and more (Passover is coming soon—April 6!) check out
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> the Jewish Resources section of Hillel’s Website at
> http://www.hillel.org/Hillel/NewHille.nsf/fcb8259ca861ae57852567d30043ba26/
> f48d982aa7626d3b852567d3006955fa?OpenDocument
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> 4. GRANTS
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> RECEIVE UP TO $1200 FOR YOUR CAMPUS
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>
>
> The Soref Initiative has special funds for programs, up
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> to $500 for an individual program, up to $1200 per
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> campus per academic year. Grant applications are on the
>
> Web at www.hillel.org. Click on grants (under
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> resources) on the sidebar.
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>
>
> Grant applications must be for a program that has NOT
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> already occurred and applications must be student
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> written. Programs that will be considered for funding
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> will be NEW to campus and will not be a program that has
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> been previously funded. Partnering with another campus
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> or national organization will oftentimes earn applicants
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> more funding.
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>
>
> All Soref grant applications MUST be received no later
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> than one month prior to your program. If you cannot
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> meet this deadline, please contact either Julie or Shawn
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> ASAP.
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>
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> For your convenience, all Soref grants will be reviewed
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> and applicants will be notified within one week of
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> submission.
>
>
>
> All of thisinformation, the grant application, and much
>
> more are available at www.soref.hillel.org. Please
>
> contact Julie at 202-449-6594 or jfishman at hillel.org
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> with any questions or concerns.
>
>
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> New Soref Special Initiative Grant Now Available
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>
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> THE “CELEBRATEISRAEL” GRANT
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> Deadline for grant submission:March 15, 2004
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> Earn up to $500!
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> (for programs to take place until the middle of
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> April)
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>
>
> This winter, hundreds of Soref students applied and
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> participated in trips toIsraelthrough Hillel Missions
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> and birthrightIsrael. What better way to return the
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> gift than with a program telling others about the beauty
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> ofIsraeland about ways for them to get there!
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>
>
> All creative ideas are welcome! Here are a few to get
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> you thinking:
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>
>
> *Hold a fundraising dance with falafel and Israeli pop
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> music to raise money for Magen David Adom,Israel’s Red
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> Cross.
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> *Make your Shabbat dinners Israeli themed. Put Israeli
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> flags around, teach Hatikvah (the national anthem),
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> serve chicken schnitzel (or as Jackie Farber from
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> BradleyUniversitydid— cook your Shabbat chicken with
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> rosemary brought straight from the holy land!)
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> *Hold a photo gallery or contest and let everyone from
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> your campus show off their pictures ofIsrael.
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> *AND BE SURE TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT BIRTHRIGHT!
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>
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> For more programming suggestions andinformation about
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> trips toIsraelgo to www.israel.hillel.org
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>
>
> Tzedek Hillel-Mazon Hunger Grant
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>
>
> Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger provides funding for
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> campus grants, by Tzedek Hillel, for hunger-related
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> programs. Programs that address hunger issues;
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> demonstrate Jewish content; include co-sponsorship with
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> other campus groups, university departments or community
>
> organizations; and are new or a variation of an existing
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> program are eligible to receive up to $500. For more
>
> information Please visit:
>
> http://www.hillel.org/hillel/NewHille.nsf/0/7AF176A3E424BCC285256D890068BBC6?
> OpenDocument
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> Hillel-AOL Digital Divide Grant
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>
>
> Join Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life and
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> AOL Time Warner Foundation in an exciting grant
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> opportunity available for all campuses. These grants
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> will enable Hillel Foundations, Hillel Program Centers
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> and Hillel Student Organizations to create programs that
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> help narrow the Digital Divide in your community. The
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> Digital Divide is the gap between communities/people who
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> do not have the capability or the knowledge to use new
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> technology such as computers and those
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> communities/people who do have access to new technology.
>
> Maximum award is $1,000. For moreinformation please
>
> visit:
>
> http://www.hillel.org/Hillel/NewHille.nsf/FCB8259CA861AE57852567D30043BA26/
> 8AD9A7DA12002FBB85256B3C00581F6D?OpenDocument
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>
> Encouragement Grants andIrvingandSarahPitt Campus
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> Creativity Grants
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>
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> These grants help provide funding for innovative campus-
>
> based Jewish programming. Grants are awarded by the
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> Student Initiatives Committee, which is composed of
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> Jewish student leaders and volunteers from around North
>
> America. Grant allocations are decided based on the
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> quality of the projects, while taking into consideration
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> the specific factors that exist on each campus. The
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> Student Initiatives Committee encourages students to
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> design creative and unique projects that extend beyond
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> the confines of traditional Jewish programming (examples
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> can be found here). The majority of the grants given are
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> Encouragement Grants. The next deadline is February 16.
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>
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> 5. CONFERENCES
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>
> The Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer B’nai B’rith Hillel
>
> Forum on Public Policy is a three-day conference for
>
> Jewish students interested in social justice work
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> through political activism and grassroots organizing.
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> Issues explored may include education, literacy,
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> environment, health, poverty and more.
>
>
>
> Students from around the world will: participate in
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> skill building workshops, meet with experts on social
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> justice issues, learn how the Jewish community is
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> responding to these issues, network with other campus
>
> activists.
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>
>
> The conference is held fromFebruary 22-24, 2004at the
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> Boston Park Plaza Hotel. SOREF STUDENTS GET SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP!!
> Register online NOW at www.hillel.org!
>
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>
>
> Last Chance to Register for NUJLS2004!
>
>
>
> The NationalUnionof Jewish LGBTIQQ (Lesbian, Gay,
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> Bisexual, Transgender, Intersexed, Queer, and
>
> Questioning) Students is proud to announce NUJLS2004 in
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> Washington,DCfrom February 13th through the 15th of
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> 2004. Hosted by Yad B’Yad, an LGBTIQQ Jewish Student
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> group serving the schools in the metropolitanWashington
>
> area, this conference will be the biggest one to date!
>
>
>
> Forinformation and a schedule, visit www.nujls2004.org.
>
> You can register and pay online; travel subsidies and
>
> conference subsidies are available. A copy of our poster
>
> is available by clicking this link:
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> www.nujls2004.org/nujls2004/nujlsposter.pdf .
>
>
>
> NUJLS is a nation-wide, pluralistic, student-run
>
> organization that strives for all Jews of any level of
>
> religious involvement to feel welcome at our conferences
>
> and events. Please email Nathan at nujls2004.org or
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> Sharon at nujls2004.org with any questions or concerns.
>
> Kosher meals will be served. Housing within walking
>
> distance available upon request.
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>
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>
>
> 2004 KOACH Kallah
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>
>
> "Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh: In Search of Spirituality" is
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> the theme of the 2004 KOACH Kallah. Registration is now
>
> open! The Kallah will be held Feb 26-29 at the
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> UniversityofSouthern Californiain LA. Rabbi Bradley
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> Shavit Artson, Dean of theZieglerSchoolof Rabbinical
>
> Studies, will be the scholar-in-residence and the
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> weekend will include small group study, community
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> service and an incomparable Shabbat. Visit www.koach.org
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> for details and registration; contact Rich Moline, KOACH
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> Director, moline at uscj.org.
>
>
>
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>
> AIPAC'sMidwestIsraelSummit
>
>
>
> ThisSummit, taking place inChicago,Illinois, on Sunday February 29,
> will bring together 600 campus and community activists from across
> theMidwest(Minnesota,Iowa,Missouri,Wisconsin,Illinois,Indiana,Michigan,Ohio,
> andWestern Pennsylvania). Featured speakers include Alan Dershowitz,
> Daniel Gordis, and Howard Kohr, and we will also facilitate workshops
> on impacting legislation, electoral campaigns, the media, and campus
> debate.
>
>
>
> This event is entirely cost free for students and campus professionals.
> Transportation, hotel accommodations, meals, andSummitregistration will
> be covered by AIPAC. Contact Brian Jaffee atbjaffee at aipac.org
>
>
>
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> 6. EYES ON CAMPUS
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> =============================================
>
> Mt.Holyokeis bringing tzedek and Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) into
> Shabbat with theirBook Swap Shabbat. Prior to services, students will
> place two books on a table. They will be able to take one book from
> the collected pile. The remaining books will be donated.
>
>
>
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>
> TheUniversityofTennessee—Knoxvilleis organizing a baby shower for a
> residential treatment program for teenage mothers that have nowhere
> else to stay. They are helping them by bringing gifts and the types of
> things they will need for their babies after they are born: diapers,
> car seats, clothing and blankets. This program is being done in
> conjunction with Golden Key International Honor Society and is also
> part of the Knoxville Jewish Community Mitzvah Day.
>
>
>
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> 7. JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
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> =============================================
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> Hillel's Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps (JCSC)
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> is a one- to two-year, paid fellowship for recent
>
> college graduates. Steinhardt JCSC Fellows work on
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> campuses throughoutNorth Americaand inIsrael, sharing
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> their passion for Jewish living by engaging first-year
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> students, members of fraternities and sororities,
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> graduate students, and others not typically involved in
>
> Jewish life.
>
>
>
> JCSC Fellows utilize their creativity and imagination to
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> provide meaningful Jewish experiences to thousands of
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> students who might be unfamiliar with or intimidated by
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> traditional activities. JCSC Fellows benefit from
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> extensive supervision and ongoing training that develops
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> their leadership skills, encourages their professional
>
> growth, and enhances their future careers.
>
>
>
> Fellowships at Hillel's International Centerin
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> Washington,DC, are awarded annually to several
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> outstanding Hillel activists selected from a pool of
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> recent college graduates. These Fellowships provide a
>
> unique opportunity to work with Hillel professionals
>
> while contributing to a leading international non-profit
>
> agency. Hillel Fellows must possess excellent written
>
> and oral communication skills, demonstrated leadership
>
> potential, the ability to manage multiple tasks, and a
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> deep commitment to the Jewish community.
>
>
>
> Updated openings, as well as Fellowship applications,
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> are posted on Hillel’s Web site:
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> http://www.hillel.org/hillel/newhille.nsf/employment/jobs.
>
>
>
> For moreinformation, please contact:
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> Jill Goldwater
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> Director of Human Resources
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> Tel. 202.449.6558
>
> jgoldwater at hillel.org
>
>
>
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>
> OTZMA is a 10-month volunteer/leadership program inIsraelthat combines
> social action, civil rights and community building with people who
> share your values and commitment. Spend 3 months in an absorption
> center learning Hebrew, 3 months doing community service and using your
> skills in a development town and 3 months working for a
> non-governmental organization on social action issues or on a kibbutz!
> Check out our website at www.projectotzma.com to learn more and
> download an application! Contact Reina Cohen, Recruitment Coordinator,
> for moreinformation at 877-GO-OTZMA (466-8962).
>
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> BE A SOREF CAMPUS COORDINATOR
>
> Do you love to write and report? Would you like to get
>
> news and perspectives from your campus out to a national
>
> audience? Do you want to connect with other Jewish
>
> students across the country? Would you like to bring a
>
> student-written source of Jewish news and culture to
>
> your campus? Then apply to be a Soref Campus
>
> Coordinator.
>
>
>
> The Jewish Student Press Service and New Voices Magazine
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> are seeking Campus Coordinators from Soref Campuses to
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> work as reporters and distributors for New Voices.
>
> Campus Coordinators will have two roles: they will
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> distribute New Voices on their campuses, giving their
>
> fellow students access to a free, high-quality Jewish
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> publication written by their peers. Coordinators will
>
> also contribute news and perspectives for New Voices’
>
> online “Campus Beat,” a new section of the New Voices
>
> web site (www.newvoices.org). The Campus Beat will
>
> feature reporting from students around the country and
>
> will be edited and published by student web editors in
>
> New York. As a Soref Campus Coordinator, you will
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> regularly contribute news and perspectives from your
>
> campus, and will work with New Voices’ web editors to
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> publish your reporting on the web.
>
>
>
> To Apply: Send an email saying why you’d like to get
>
> involved, plus one writing sample, toMiriam Felton-
>
> Dansky, Director, Jewish Student Press Service, at
>
> director at newvoices.org. Or mail them to:
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> New Voices/Jewish Student Press Service
>
> 114 W. 26th St., Suite 1004
>
> New York, NY 10001
>
>
>
> Questions? Check out New Voices’ web site at www.newvoices.org. Or
> call us at 212-675-1168.
>
>
>
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>
>
> Jewish Professional Scholarship
>
>
>
> Interested in continuing in the field of Jewish
>
> leadership? The United Jewish Communities can help those
>
> interested in pursuing a career in Jewish professional
>
> leadership through FEREP (Federation Executive
>
> Recruitment Education Program). FEREP offers graduate
>
> school scholarships
>
> to some of the "best and brightest" individuals
>
> interested in pursuing a career in the Jewish community
>
> through the Federation. Scholars attend some of the
>
> country’s most prestigious universities, professional
>
> conferences and receive career guidance in exchange for
>
> a two- to three-year commitment to work in the Jewish
>
> federation system. The application deadline, February 1,
>
> is quickly approaching. For moreinformation, log on to
>
> www.ujc.org/ferep or contact Amy Wagner, the FEREP
>
> Scholarship director at amy.wagner at ujc.org.
>
>
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>
>
> Program Assistant
>
>
>
> The B’nai B’rith Youth Organization is looking for a
>
> staff member to provide programmatic support to the
>
> programming department. Program assistant will organize
>
> summer program registration materials; maintain and
>
> administer program waiting lists; analyze participant
>
> recommendations; maintain attendee forms; run the camp
>
> office; and update content on the Web site and take
>
> action on e-mails. This position will be staffed for two
>
> months each summer at camp. Please submit a resume/cover
>
> letter to sabrams at bbyo.org or fax to (202) 857-6568.
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>
>
> Summer Internships inNew York
>
>
>
> Collegiate Leadership Internship Program (CLIP) offers
>
> competitive, paid summer internship opportunities for
>
> New Yorkarea college students through the Hillels of
>
> New York. Participants will develop effective leadership
>
> skills, expand their professional horizons and learn
>
> about the dynamic nature of the organized Jewish
>
> community on campus and in theNew YorkJewish
>
> community. CLIP offers 50 internships over the summer
>
> in a variety of fields (from Jewish communal service to
>
> law and business - and a lot more). CLIP interns
>
> participate in day-long weekly seminars on topics of
>
> interest in the Jewish community and a mid-summer
>
> Shabbaton. For moreinformation and an application,
>
> please visit www.hillels-ny.org/clip.html or contact
>
> Orlee Guttman, CLIP coordinator at clip at hillels-ny.org
>
> 212-279-6300 x19.
>
>
>
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>
> Earn Up to Nine Credits in Six Weeks
>
>
>
> SiegalCollegeinCleveland,Ohio, will offer three
>
> undergraduate courses this summer, each earning three
>
> credits. The courses will run from June 2nd to July 8th.
>
> Courses offered: Confronting the Holocaust, The Jewish
>
> Holidayand Life Cycles and Modern Hebrew. Siegal
>
> College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
>
> and is a member of the North Central Association of
>
> Colleges and Schools. Forinformation contact: Linda
>
> Rosen, Director of Student Services Siegal College
>
> (formerly the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies) 26500
>
> Shaker Blvd.Cleveland,OH44122, (888) 336-2257,
>
> enroll at siegalcollege.edu
>
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>
>
> JDC Jewish Service Corps
>
>
>
> Would you like to live abroad for a year and work with a
>
> Jewish community? The JDC sends self-starting,
>
> creative, college graduates to work and live in
>
> international Jewish communities for one year
>
> placements. Volunteers work on a variety of programs
>
> including Jewish education, community outreach, and
>
> often welfare/relief projects. The JDC provides
>
> housing, a monthly stipend, health insurance and covers
>
> all work-related expenses. This opportunity offers
>
> participants a cross-cultural experience and a chance
>
> to enhance professional and life skills. Positions are
>
> available for fall 2004 inSlovakia,Romania,Turkey,
>
> India,Poland,Vienna, and for health and welfare work
>
> inEthiopia. There is also an immediate opening in
>
> Bucharest,Romania. Visit
>
> http://www.jdc.org/how_volunteer.html or contact Hannah
>
> Engle at (212) 885-0874, or volunteer at jdc.org.
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> Announcing the Eugene Ribakoff Fellowship in Jewish
>
> Communal Service!
>
>
>
> Applications are still being accepted for the Hornstein
>
> Program in Jewish Communal Service, a Master's degree
>
> program atBrandeisUniversity! This year, we are
>
> particularly pleased to be able to consider all
>
> applicants to the Hornstein Program for Ribakoff
>
> Fellowships. These generous fellowships, awarded to two
>
> applicants based on merit and need, entitle the
>
> recipients to full tuition scholarships plus a living
>
> stipend for their two years in the Hornstein Program! To
>
> learn more about the Hornstein Program and the Eugene
>
> Ribakoff Fellowship in Jewish Communal Service, visit
>
> our Web site at http://www.brandeis.edu/jcs or contact
>
> us at hornstein at brandeis.edu, 781-736- 2990 or toll
>
> free: 800-666-1636.
>
> ______________________
>
>
>
> Interested in paid Jewish opportunities in service and
>
> social change?
>
> AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps is a one-year program
>
> that combines front-line anti-poverty work inNew York
>
> City orWashingtonDCwith community building and Jewish
>
> study. Want to know more? Visit the AVODAH website at
>
> http://www.avodah.net or contact AVODAH directly by
>
> phone (212) 545-7759 or e-mail info at avodah.net.
>
>
>
> AVODAH is a full-time paid program, student loan
>
> deferrals are available during your year of service.
>
> Upon completion, AVODAH corps members receive an
>
> AmeriCorps Education Awards voucher of up to $4,725 for
>
> continued education or repayment of student loans.
>
> Applications dueMarch 1, 2004.
>
> ______________________
>
>
>
> Development Coordinator
>
>
>
> The Jewish Women's Archive is a national non-profit
>
> organization that uncovers, chronicles and transmits the
>
> legacy of North American Jewish women. Responsibilities
>
> include: Assist Director of Outreach in planning "Women
>
> Who Dared" dinner series, including maintaining attendee
>
> lists in GiftMaker database. Take and manage
>
> reservations for various events in GiftMaker database.
>
> Maintain JWA's mailing lists, and send mass e-mails from
>
> GiftMaker. Answer the phone in a professional and timely
>
> manner. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree; At least one
>
> year working in an office environment, with a focus on
>
> communications and database tracking; Ability to multi-
>
> task in a busy office environment: Excellent computer
>
> skills including MS Word, Excel, and Outlook. To apply,
>
> please submit a resume and cover letter to: Debka Janak
>
> djanak at jwa.org Jewish Women's Archive; 68 Harvard
>
> Street;Brookline,MA 02445
>
>
>
> =============================================
>
> 8. JEWISH LEARNING
>
> =============================================
>
> This d’var torah (word of Torah) was written by Soref
>
> studentSarahBrodbar-Nemzer and is from Exodus (which
>
> we are currently reading). This parasha (weekly
>
> portion) is called Bo. For a d’var torah each week, go
>
> to www.hillel.org and look in the Jewish resources
>
> section.
>
>
>
> The Israelites, immediately after Pharaoh dramatically
>
> grants them freedom from bondage, are immediately told
>
> to begin to develop meaningful programming! The mandate
>
> is given to hold a festival, complete with what to eat
>
> (Matzo!) and what to do (“And you are to tell your child
>
> that day, saying…” Exodus, 13:8). It sounds like the
>
> ideal program (target population, food, engaging
>
> activity). But, the instructions don’t end there…
>
>
>
> What follows is the commandment to make a “sign on your
>
> hand and as a reminder on your forehead” (13:9) and it
>
> is from this verse that the Rabbinic tradition teaches
>
> the daily commandment to wear T'fillin. Another
>
> programmatic lesson from the Torah!
>
>
>
> Whether the purpose of the program is fun or
>
> educational, it should not be a compartmentalized
>
> moment. Every program is part of a larger picture. Some
>
> of the best programs have a take-away component. The
>
> participants should walk away from a program with
>
> something, whether that is an actual object or a new way
>
> of thinking. On campus, we may or may not use T’fillin,
>
> but we can keep our Jewish identities on our minds
>
> through building community and holding meaningful
>
> programs.
>
>
>
> I see the relevance of this passage also in relation to
>
> my role as a student leader. We all lead for different
>
> reasons, a love of the Jewish people, or a love of God,
>
> or of learning , or of community…whatever our reasons
>
> for doing what we do, it will be all the more meaningful
>
> if we bind them to us always.
>
>
>
>
>
> SarahBrodbar-Nemzer is currently pursuing a degree in
>
> Philosophy and Contemporary Studies at the University of
>
> King’s College inHalifax,Nova Scotia. In addition to
>
> serving on Hillel’s national Soref Student Leadership
>
> Committee, she is a board member of the National Havurah
>
> Committee (which she loves and you should all ask her
>
> about) and currently has a very cute cat on her lap.
>
>
>
> =============================================
>
> 9. SUBMISSION AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
>
> =============================================
>
> SUBMISSIONS: Submissions of 100 words or less will be
>
> accepted for each month’s issue. A contact name, phone
>
> number, and e-mail address must be included for all
>
> listings. Send ALL submissions to jfishman at hillel.org.
>
>
>
> TO SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE: Please send an e-mail to
>
> jfishman at hillel.org with your full name, e-mail address,
>
> and “SUB SIU” or “UNSUB SIU” in the body of the message.
>
>
>
> If you have any questions or comments, contact Julie
>
> Fishman, Samuel and Helene Soref Fellow at 202.449.6594.
>
>
>
> *********************************************
>
>
>
> Soref Initiative Monthly is published by Hillel: The
>
> Foundation for Jewish Campus Life,800 Eighth Street,
>
> NW,Washington,DC20001-3724as a courtesy to the
>
> Hillel community. Information regarding non-Hillel
>
> programs, activities, or resources, should not be
>
> construed as a Hillel endorsement of philosophy or
>
> content. Hillel reserves the right to edit all
>
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>
>
> Edgar M. Bronfman, Chairman, International Board of
>
> Governors
>
> Lynn Schusterman, Co-Chair, International Board of
>
> Governors
>
> Michael Steinhardt, Co-Chair, International Board of
>
> Governors
>
> Neil Moss, Chairman, Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
>
> Board of Directors
>
> Avraham Infeld, Interim President
>
> Shawn Laing, Director, Soref Initiative for Emerging
>
> Campuses
>
> Julie Fishman, Samuel and Helene Soref Fellow
>
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