Latin Dance Returns!

To those new to Loyola, this will certainly let you know how diverse our Hillel is.  Where else would you have two pre-med Russian students teaching Latin Dance at a Jesuit school and have it be one of the most enjoyable programs of the Jewish student group!!

Konstantin Garabashvili and Jane Shmelkov are National Competitive Dance Award Winners, and they are returning to teach the basics of Latin Dance in Coffey Hall.  (Coffey Hall is the dorm right on the Lake just east of Mundelein Center, across the little garden.)

These classes are FREE and open to everyone!  You do not have to be an expert dancer; this can be your first dance class.  Konstantin and Jane are amazing at making each class interesting and fun and easy to learn.


HILLEL LATIN DANCE CLASS - CLASS BEGINS TOMORROW!

WEDNESDAYS - 2:30-3:30 PM - MCCORMICK LOUNGE, COFFEY HALL

OCTOBER 3, 10, 17, 31 and November 7, 14

Konstantin and Jane look forward to seeing you!

Partying in the Sukkah

Shalom,

This week is the end of the holiday of Sukkot, and we have a lot planned in the Hillel Sukkah in the next two days.  Just to remind you - the Hillel Sukkah is located on the south side of Mundelein Center.  If you walk or drive on Sheridan Road, you cannot miss the big, blue Hillel Sukkah!

We hope you can join us for some of our Sukkot programs!


MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 - IN THE HILLEL SUKKAH - SOUTH SIDE OF MUNDELEIN CENTER

11:30 AM - "PIZZA IN THE HUT" - Rabbi Zev Drutman will explain the traditions and rituals of the holiday of Sukkot.  And, we will serve pizza in the sukkah for lunch.

2:30 PM - "BABUSHKAS VISIT THE SUKKAH" - The Devon Sheridan Residence houses many Russian Jewish senior citizens - in Russian the term is "babushka."  In what has become a Hillel tradition, we invite these residents to the Hillel sukkah as guests for tea and traditional Russian sweets.  You do not have to be Russian to join in this wonderful volunteer program.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 - IN THE HILLEL SUKKAH - SOUTH SIDE OF MUNDELEIN CENTER

Noon-4 PM - "HILLEL AT LOYOLA SUKKAH OPEN HOUSE" - Our yearly invitation to the campus at large to visit our sukkah and enjoy some apple cider and brownies.  Bring your friends and your teachers.

7-10 PM - "HOOKAH IN THE SUKKAH!!"  - What has become one of Hillel's biggest parties.  We turn the sukkah into a Mideastern hookah bar with Mideastern music, and we feast on delicious kosher BBQ food on the Mundelein Center Porch on the east side of the building.


WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE HILLEL SUKKAH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY!!

Columbia/Barnard Hillel Takes Action Against Ahmadinejad

Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life   The Columbia/Bernard Hillel helped organize protests and educate the community. (Photo: Channtal Fleischfresser.) Dear Friends,   I write to you just days after the appearance of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University to share my pride in the work of our student activists and professionals at Columbia/Barnard Hillel. With little time to prepare, Columbia/Barnard Hillel played a leading role in shaping events on campus. The result: Columbia/Barnard Hillel helped form a campus-wide student coalition which coordinated the major rally at the heart of the campus. The rally was co-sponsored by a wide range of political, cultural and religious organizations. Thousands of students attended this rally featuring speakers from over 25 student organizations and including several keynote speeches from Hillel students. Hillel students were at the forefront of the protesting against Ahmadinejad throughout the day on Monday, ensuring that he did not have a free ride during his time on campus. On the Sunday before the speech – and the morning after Yom Kippur – Columbia/Barnard Hillel was a hive of activity, sponsoring a day of advocacy training and preparation for Ahmadinejad's arrival. Thanks to a partnership with the Israel on Campus Coalition, many major Israel advocacy organizations provided our students with the tools necessary to effectively voice their opposition to the Iranian President. Workshops such as "Up-to-the-Minute Analysis on Iran" to "Making Monday Matter – The Skill of Arguments and Counter-Arguments" empowered our students with the content and know-how to help them feel confident at the rally and in their opposition of Ahmadinejad. Hillel students worked around the clock designing and distributing materials to inform and mobilize the campus community in preparation for the student rally and protesting to take place during Ahmadinejad's speech. You may have seen Hillel-designed posters in news accounts, or their distinctive black t-shirts with the famous quote from Edmund Burke: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." While non-Columbia students and personnel were prohibited from entering the campus on the day of the Iranian President's visit, Hillel students and professionals from across the New York region participated in a rally at the United Nations sponsored by the Ad Hoc Coalition for Justice.  Josh Rosner, student president of Columbia/Barnard Hillel, addressed the rally along with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, members of Congress and other dignitaries. All of our students who spoke that day were articulate and impassioned and a credit to us all. I encourage you to read some of the press following these activities on Hillel's Web site .   When the world's attention fell on Columbia University, our students and professionals rose to the challenge and helped to focus the debate on the Iranian president's despicable policies. Barnard/Columbia Hillel is a model for all of us in the Hillel movement.  Please consider supporting Columbia/Barnard Hillels efforts to counter Ahmadinejad and his message of hate.  In this way, we can all share in the success of this moment.   Best wishes for a joyous Sukkot and Simchat Torah and a happy, healthy new year.   Thank you again for your ongoing support.   Wayne Firestone President   PS – If you have not yet signed Hillel's petition against the Iranian regime or shared it with your friends and family, please do so here . www.hillel.org | Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Donate About | On Campus | Jewish Resources | Social Justice | Careers | Israel | Conferences

Sunday: Golem rocks @ Schuba's in Lakeview

September 26, 2007                KFAR Jewish Arts Center: Stimulating, promoting and producing the next generation of Jewish expression
THIS SUNDAY: 9/30 9pm Golem @ Schubas, Belmont and Southport in Lakeview Rock out on Succot with GOLEM!  Contrary to popular belief, Golem is neither a towering Jewish Frankenstein who defended the Jews of 17th Century Prague, nor a creature from Lord of the Rings.  Golem is a 6 piece Eastern European folk band that musically marries the rich immigrant past of the Lower East Side to its hipster present with a combination of over-the-top theatricality and a punk ethic. Balkan rhythms meet melodies found in Kosher bakeries, and lyrics scribbled on the backs of labels peeled off bottles from too many nights in Polish taverns with Gypsy musicians. Golem's JDub REcords debut, FRESH OFF BOAT, is available now. Produced by Emery Dobyns (Patti Smith, Antony and the Johnsons, the Battles) and featuring Mike Gordon of Phish, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, and Lenny Kaye of Patti Smith's band! "Stellar! A wild edgy approach with a reverance for Old World tradition." New Yorker Magazine "Golem produces the sort of music you'd expect if the shtetl were filled with punks instead of peasants." Washington Post "Not your father's klezmer band…unless of course Sid Vicious was yourfather…" NY Jewish Week
Annual Campaign: As we announced last week, a generous donor has offered to match every dollar KFAR raises this fall.  A gift of $180 turns into $360! Thanks to your generosity, we have rapidly met one-fifth of our target for this challenge, but if you haven't yet sent in your donation, or if you've been waiting for the right time- this is that time! Your donation instantly doubles under this challenge, so send it in soon so it can still qualify. The 'Tekiah Gedolah' has sounded, but KFAR Jewish Arts Center is the small voice that ensures our community has great music events throughout the rest of the year. Help KFAR do it with a tax-deductible New Year's contribution. Help nourish our community with a donation to KFAR and bring our signature brand of contemporary Jewish cultural vibrancy to Chicago. Here's how to support Jewish culture in Chcago! 1. Make your tax-deductible check out to: Foundation for Jewish Culture 2. Jot KFAR Jewish Arts Center in the memo line 3. Mail it to: KFAR Jewish Arts Center, 3921 N. Janssen #2s, Chicago IL 60613 4. An acknowledgement and tax-lettter from FJC and KFAR will follow Conversations Series: KFAR is starting a series of informal "Conversations on Culture."  Participate and meet others interested in culture, or help us plan the series itself.  To get involved, email conversations@kfarcenter.com Bring KFAR to your Congregation? We're working to do just that.  If you're interested in your Synagogue or organization augmenting its offerings with contemporary Jewish cultural programming, email adamrdavis@kfarcenter.com. Address Update: We're updating our database.  Please send us your most current information, including address and phone.
11/11 7pm Aharit HaYamim @ Wild Hare, 3530 N Clark St., in Lakeview Aharit HaYamim is an Israeli reggae and world-beat sensation whose groove is rooted in love of Zion they share with their Rastafarian brethren. They proclaim love for "Yerushalayim" and "Holy Mount Zion" in tight harmonies layered over thumping basslines. Their music has attracted mixed multitude of followers, comprised of rastafarians, jam band fans, dissillusioned children of Oslo and Haredi Hilltop youth. "Aharit Hayamim is here to wake you up and spread the message of unity, love and Israel," says the band. Wearing brightly colored, home-sewn, hemp clothing with tzitzit, Aharit HaYamim delivers a heady musical mix perfect for party people or spiritual seekers. "Lush instruments flow through the songs with clarinets, flutes, mandolins and more exotic instruments making appearances… Jamaican icon Bob Marley's musical and philosophical themes also show up in the band's repertoire – albeit with a Jewish twist." Israel National Radio

KFAR Jewish Arts Center is an independent, non-denominational organization presenting contemporary Jewish arts presentations and programs in Chicago that simultaneously enrich and celebrate our culture. KFAR is dedicated to stimulating, promoting and producing the next generation of Jewish expression. Visit our website at www.kfarcenter.com

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