[Jewish] Fwd: [Soref-newsletter] Soref Initiative Monthly--Jan. 04
Lexi Light
adl02 at hampshire.edu
Mon Jan 5 23:57:18 EST 2004
some JSUites had asked yo be forwarded a copy each month, until i figure
out just who they were, you're all seeing it. Hope everyone had a good
hanukah and all the best in this new year!
-Lexi
also, who is around for jan term shabbst dinners? is there an interest?
> 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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> January 2004 Tevet 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. SOREF SALUTATIONS
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> 2. EYES ON CAMPUS
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> 3. SPITZER FORUM ON PUBLIC POLICY
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> 4. SOREF ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
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> 5. GRANTS
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> 6. JOBS
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> 7. JEWISH LEARNING
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> 8. EVENTS CALENDAR
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> 9. SUBMISSION AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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> 1. SOREF SALUTATIONS
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> Dear Soref Community,
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> Happy New Year!!!
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> We hope that you all had a beautiful Hanukkah and that
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> the New Year brings you much happiness and prosperity!
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> When you make your new year’s resolutions, resolve to
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> make your Jewish communities just a little happier, a
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> little more lively, and a little more important in your
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> lives—you will be surprised what a difference it can
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> make!
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> Shawn and I have a new year’s resolution. We want to
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> know you better. If you haven’t spoken to us in a
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> while, give a call or send an email. We would love to
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> get to know you and find out what you need from us!!
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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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> 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. EYES ON CAMPUS
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> Biana Shilshtut fromNorth DakotaStatewrote the
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> following about their Hanukah party. It’s definitely
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> worth reading!
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> “Have you ever seen students' eyes while telling you
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> that during 10 years inFargo, this is their first
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> Hanukkah with Jewish people and not just with a cat?
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> Have you ever seen students' eyes while telling you that
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> during the last 3 years inFargo, when the holidays time
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> approached and they knew that no way to go home to
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> celebrate holidays with their families, they just tried
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> to keep themselves even busier than necessarily in order
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> to avoid thinking that this is Hanukkah and they don't
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> do anything special… Some of them really couldn't
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> believe that they [could] celebrate Hanukkah inFargo…
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> I saw this. A saw their eyes and I need to tell you,
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> that it was a great feeling just to realize that
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> although we didn't do much, everything that we did was
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> very meaningful for them.”
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> Franklin & Marshall Hillel students now enjoy the newly
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> renovated Hillel Levin Kosher Kitchen.
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> http://www.hillel.org/hillel/newhille.nsf/abouthillel/Soref9Dec03
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> 3. SPITZER FORUM ON PUBLIC POLICY
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> The Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer B’nai B’rith Hillel
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> Forum on Public Policy is a three-day conference for
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> 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.
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> 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
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> activists.
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> The conference is held fromFebruary 22-24, 2004at the
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> Boston Park Plaza Hotel. For more information, contact
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> Michelle Lackie, mlackie at hillel.org.
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> 4. SOREF ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
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> National Soref Alternative Spring Break inUtica,
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> Mississippi
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> The Soref Initiative for Emerging Campuses, Kesher,
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> and spark: Partnership for Service are partnering to
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> create a National Soref Alternative Spring Break in
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> Utica,Mississippi. This is a fantastic new opportunity
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> for approximately 75 students from campuses served by
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> the Soref Initiative. The experience features hands-on
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> community service and the opportunity to explore the
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> Jewish connection to action and advocacy during the week
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> of March 14-21.
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> For more information, contact Shawn Laing, Soref
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> Director, at slaing at hillel.org or (202) 449-6593.
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> 5. 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
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> 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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> 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.
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> All of this information, the grant application, and much
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> more are available at www.soref.hillel.org. Please
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> 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 Grants Now
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> Available
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> THE “INTERNATIONAL JEWRY” GRANT
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> Deadline for grant submission:February 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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> March)
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> There are Jews everywhere and no one knows this more
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> than those of us within the Soref Initiative. We’re the
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> Jews inMontana,Alaska, andAlabama! But, there are
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> also Jews inChina,Mexico, andIndia. January is the
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> month to celebrate these Jews!
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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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> *Have a salsa music dance party to raise money for the
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> Jews inArgentina, hit hard by economic crisis.
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> *Make your Shabbat dinners themed Shabbats with Indian
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> or Middle Eastern food, and some information about Jews
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> in those countries.
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> *Partner with the Asian group on campus to have “Jewshi”
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> to make sushi and learn about each others cultures.
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> (Did you eat Chinese food on Christmas? See, already a
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> connection!)
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> For some fascinating information on International Jewry,
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> go to www.kulanu.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
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> organizations; and are new or a variation of an existing
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> program are eligible to receive up to $500. For more
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> information Please visit:
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> http://www.hillel.org/hillel/NewHille.nsf/0/7AF176A3E424BCC285256D890068BBC6?
> OpenDocument
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> Who plays Harry Goldenblatt on HBO’s Sex and the City?
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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.
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> Maximum award is $1,000. For more information please
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> visit:
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> http://www.hillel.org/Hillel/NewHille.nsf/FCB8259CA861AE57852567D30043BA26/
> 8AD9A7DA12002FBB85256B3C00581F6D?OpenDocument
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> Encouragement Grants andIrvingand Sarah Pitt Campus
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> Creativity Grants
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> These grants help provide funding for innovative campus-
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> 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
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> 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 January 12
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> (decision notification on February 6).
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> 6. JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES
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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
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> 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
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> Jewish life.
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> 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
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> growth, and enhances their future careers.
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> Fellowships at Hillel's International Center in
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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
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> unique opportunity to work with Hillel professionals
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> while contributing to a leading international non-profit
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> agency. Hillel Fellows must possess excellent written
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> and oral communication skills, demonstrated leadership
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> potential, the ability to manage multiple tasks, and a
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> deep commitment to the Jewish community.
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> 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.
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> For more information, please contact:
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> Jill Goldwater
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> Director of Human Resources
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> Tel. 202.449.6558
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> jgoldwater at hillel.org
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> Jewish Professional Scholarship
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> Interested in continuing in the field of Jewish
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> leadership? The United Jewish Communities can help those
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> interested in pursuing a career in Jewish professional
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> leadership through FEREP (Federation Executive
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> Recruitment Education Program). FEREP offers graduate
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> school scholarships
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> to some of the "best and brightest" individuals
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> interested in pursuing a career in the Jewish community
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> through the Federation. Scholars attend some of the
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> country’s most prestigious universities, professional
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> conferences and receive career guidance in exchange for
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> a two- to three-year commitment to work in the Jewish
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> federation system. The application deadline, February 1,
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> is quickly approaching. For more information, log on to
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> www.ujc.org/ferep or contact Amy Wagner, the FEREP
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> Scholarship director at amy.wagner at ujc.org.
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> Program Assistant
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> The B’nai B’rith Youth Organization is looking for a
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> staff member to provide programmatic support to the
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> programming department. Program assistant will organize
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> summer program registration materials; maintain and
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> administer program waiting lists; analyze participant
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> recommendations; maintain attendee forms; run the camp
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> office; and update content on the Web site and take
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> action on e-mails. This position will be staffed for two
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> months each summer at camp. Please submit a resume/cover
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> letter to sabrams at bbyo.org or fax to (202) 857-6568.
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> Summer Internships inNew York
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> Collegiate Leadership Internship Program (CLIP) offers
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> competitive, paid summer internship opportunities for
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> New Yorkarea college students through the Hillels of
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> New York. Participants will develop effective leadership
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> skills, expand their professional horizons and learn
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> about the dynamic nature of the organized Jewish
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> community on campus and in theNew YorkJewish
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> community. CLIP offers 50 internships over the summer
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> in a variety of fields (from Jewish communal service to
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> law and business - and a lot more). CLIP interns
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> participate in day-long weekly seminars on topics of
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> interest in the Jewish community and a mid-summer
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> Shabbaton. For more information and an application,
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> please visit www.hillels-ny.org/clip.html or contact
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> Orlee Guttman, CLIP coordinator at clip at hillels-ny.org
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> 212-279-6300 x19.
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> JDC Jewish Service Corps
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> Would you like to live abroad for a year and work with a
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> Jewish community? The JDC sends self-starting,
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> creative, college graduates to work and live in
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> international Jewish communities for one year
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> placements. Volunteers work on a variety of programs
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> including Jewish education, community outreach, and
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> often welfare/relief projects. The JDC provides
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> housing, a monthly stipend, health insurance and covers
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> all work-related expenses. This opportunity offers
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> participants a cross-cultural experience and a chance
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> to enhance professional and life skills. Positions are
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> available for fall 2004 inSlovakia,Romania,Turkey,
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> India,Poland,Vienna, and for health and welfare work
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> inEthiopia. There is also an immediate opening in
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> Bucharest,Romania. Visit
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> http://www.jdc.org/how_volunteer.html or contact Hannah
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> Engle at (212) 885-0874, or volunteer at jdc.org.
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> 7. JEWISH LEARNING
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<File attached>One of Julie’s favorite holidays in January is not a Jewish holiday at
all—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It’s not Jewish, but there are many
connections that can be made to Jews. Many Jews were involved in the
civil rights campaign. In his day, King received vigorous support King
received from such Jewish leaders as Morris Abram and Abraham Joshua
Heschel. There was Jewish participation in the historic march fromOne of
Julie’s favorite holidays in January is not a Jewish holiday at all—
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It’s not Jewish, but there are many
connections that can be made to Jews. Many Jews were involved in the
civil rights campaign. In his day, King received vigorous support King
received from such Jewish leaders as Morris Abram and Abraham Joshua
Heschel. There was Jewish participation in the historic march
fromSelmatoMontgomery. Likewise, King gave his assistance to the
struggle against Soviet repression of Jews.
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> Hillel’sMeyerhoffCenterhas created a beautiful text study after King’s
> “I Have a Dream” Speech. It can be found at
> http://www.hillel.org/hillel/NewHille.nsf/669e75f27e96d8a1852567d9005462b1/
> dd1a512141de035d85256a84004e27ff?OpenDocument
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> For programming ideas, check out Hillel’s program exchange and type in
> key words like Martin Luther King and civil rights.
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> 8. Upcoming Events
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> KOACH Kallah:February 26-29, 2004at theUniversityof
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> Southern California, Los Angeles.
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> Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh: In Search of Spirituality
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> Register at www.KOACH.org for learning, hands-on social
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> justice projects, an update on the current situation in
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> Israel, workshops on campus issues and visits to some of
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> the area’s famous sites and entertainment. This year,
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> the scholar-in-residence is Rabbi Brad Artson.
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> New YorkStateHillel Convention at SUNYOswego
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> Come join the first annual SUNY Oswego Hillel Conference
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> February 6 - 8 inOswego,N.Y. Fee of $40 includes
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> hotel lodging, programming and meals. ContactLawrence
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> Nadel at nadel at oswego.edu for application materials. The
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> application deadline has been EXTENDED to January 11.
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> For more information, call 315-312-4520.
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> 9. SUBMISSION AND SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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> SUBMISSIONS: Submissions of 100 words or less will be
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> accepted for each month’s issue. A contact name, phone
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> number, and e-mail address must be included for all
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> listings. Send ALL submissions to jfishman at hillel.org.
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> TO SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE: Please send an e-mail to
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> jfishman at hillel.org with your full name, e-mail address,
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> and “SUB SIU” or “UNSUB SIU” in the body of the message.
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> If you have any questions or comments, contact Julie
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> Fishman, Samuel and Helene Soref Fellow at 202.449.6594.
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> Soref Initiative Monthly is published by Hillel: The
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> Foundation for Jewish Campus Life,800 Eighth Street,
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> NW,Washington,DC20001-3724as a courtesy to the
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> programs, activities, or resources, should not be
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> construed as a Hillel endorsement of philosophy or
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> Edgar M. Bronfman, Chairman, International Board of
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> Governors
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> Lynn Schusterman, Co-Chair, International Board of
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> Governors
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> Michael Steinhardt, Co-Chair, International Board of
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> Governors
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> Neil Moss, Chairman, Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
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> Board of Directors
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> Avraham Infeld, Interim President
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> Shawn Laing, Director, Soref Initiative for Emerging
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> Campuses
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> Julie Fishman, Samuel and Helene Soref Fellow
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> Julie Fishman
> Samuel & Helene Soref Fellow
> Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
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