This Week at Hillel Around Chicago

In this issue... Oakton Cultures Week Purim Around the City Coffee Talk Goes Downtown Shabbat at DePaul Oakton Hillel Meeting Sushi Dinner at Oakton Hubbard Street Dance Chicago March Dishing Israeli Mock Elections Women's Programming Paid Internship Calling All Artists- Deadline to Submit Work Extended Our Sponsors This Week at Hillel Check it Out... March 2006 Shalom! Hi All, It's March and Spring is in the air. We have some major events coming up including Film Festivals, Shabbatons, Art Gallery Events, and more... Read on and be a part of the action. -Emily Oakton Cultures Week March 6-10th Oakton Community College Cultures Week will be filled with dancing, music and lots of food. Be sure to check out the klezmer performance on Mon. Mar. 6th at 6:30. Also-be sure to stop by the Hillel tables on Mar. 7th at Skokie and Mar. 8th at DesPlains. Check out the Schedule Online Purim Around the City Check out what's happening at your school! Purim Baskets at NEIU Make sure you bring any canned goods or wrapped candy you have Tues. Mar. 7th Room 3003 Classroom Building 1:40-2:40p.m. Contact Sharyn for more info Purim Table at DePaul FREE HAMANTASHEN! Wed. Mar. 8th 10-3p.m. DePaul Student Center Atrium Contact Eliana for more info NEIU Purim Party Thurs. Mar. 9th Classroom Building Room 3003 1:40-2:40p.m. Contact Sharyn for more info Columbia College Purim Party Mon. Mar. 13th 6:30p.m. Residence Center 731 S. Plymouth Ct. Student Lounge 1st Floor Conta ct Debbie for more info Coffee Talk Goes Downtown Being American in the IDF??? Come to our third installment of Coffee Talk. We've got Ryan Weiss, an American who spent time in the Israel Defense Forces. Are you thinking of joining the IDF? Come get Ryan's perpective on what life is like as an Israeli soldier. You bring your questions and we'll provide the FREE drinks! Wed. Mar. 8th 7:00p.m. Panera Bread Co. 525 S. State Street Contact Jessi for mroe info Shabbat at DePaul come relax with Hillel It's our third and final Shabbat service of the quarter and we know you need it! Join us for services and snacks. Fri. Mar. 10th DePaul Student Center 2250 N. Sheffield Room 316 6:30p.m. Contact Brian for more info Oakton Hillel Meeting we need you Come on out to Oakton Skokie and become a part of the action. We need all you ideas and talents! See you there! Tues. Mar. 21st 11:00a.m. Room TBA Contact Avi for more info Sushi Dinner at Oakton what could be better? We decided it was time for a little fun at OCC! We're having an awesome Sushi Dinner just for YOU. Enjoy some food and some great conversation with all your friends! Thursday Mar. 23rd Skokie Campus 7:00p.m. Room TBA Contact Avi for more info Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Sublime Sentiments On Saturday Nite, March 25, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago , will present Sublime Sentiments at the Harris Theatre for Music and Dance. There are 15 tickets available on a first come-first serve basis at $10 DEADLINE ON MARCH 15 . Only students and young adults who have not received yet received Brookstone tix are eligible. To reserve "Gordon Brookstone Cultural Fund" tickets to , RSVP with your Name: Address: Phone Number and Email Address Name of School, Year in school Number of tickets requested (maximum 2) You will be contacted to make arrangements to pick up and pay for the tickets. For more info email Misha at mishazilbermint @juf.org. Harris Theater for Music and Dance (Millenium Park) 205 E. Randolph Sat. March 25th 8:00p.m. E-mail Misha March Dishing what's going on with Israel? Come find out about the current events in Israel. We'll talking, shmoozin, and learning. It's free for first timers and $3 for return guests. Thursday Mar. 16th 6:30p.m. Slice of Life (private dining room) 4120 W. Dempster Contact David for more info Israeli Mock Elections be a part of history Ever wanted to vote in the Israeli Elections? Here's your chance to join thousands of other college students doing exactly the same thing across the country. All you have to do is come out to the Student Center and cast your vote. We'll have all the information you'll need to make an informed decision! Mon. March 27th Student Center Atrium 10a.m.-5p.m. Contact Eugene for more info Women's Programming Paid Internship get paid to plan Hillel is looking to hire a female student to help research and create educational materials. This internship will require about 30 hours total and will pay someone to design a brochure on women's leadership development in today's work place. For more information or to apply contact Michelle at 312- 673-2352 or michellelevine@juf.org. E-mail Michelle Calling All Artists- Deadline to Submit Work Extended artMITZVAH LAST CHANCE to submit your artwork at the Hillel artMITZVAH event. Hillel is hosting an arts howing of your talent to raise money for charity. Please email your submission no later than March 10 to Emily at emilybriskman@ju f.org Event Date: Sat. April 8th 9-11p.m. 372 W. Ontario, 4th Floor E-mail Emily Hillels Around Chicago Jewish United Fund/Federation Hillel International About Us Hillels Around Chicago: Multi-Campus Center, a partner in serving our community is supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life email: hac@juf.org phone: 312-673-2350 web: http://www.hillelsaroundchicago.org