Sukkot Around the City

In this issue... Sukkot Around the City Free Trip to Israel Check It Out... This Week at Hillel: Sukkot Edition October 2006 Shalom! Sukkot is here and that means we've got a whole week of awesome events planned for you! Stop by the Sukkah closest to you any time! Lincoln Park Sukkah DePaul University: St. Vincent's Circle just East of the quad behind Richardson Library at 2350 N. Kenmore Loop Sukkah DePaul Center 25 E. Jackson 11th Floor Patio Hillels Around Chicago Sukkot Around the City check out the week's events Sundaes in the Sukkah Lincoln Park Sukkah Mon. Oct. 9th 12-2p.m. What could be better than ice cream in the middle of a Monday? Come chill out in the Sukkah! Israel at Heart Lincoln Park Sukkah Tues. Oct. 10th 6:00p.m. Come meet the real people who live in Israel. Students your age travel the world to talk about what their lives are really like. Don't miss your chance to connect! Check them out at http://www.isra elatheart.org/ Pizza in the Hut: Loop Style Loop Sukkah Wed. Oct. 11th 6:00-7:30p.m. Every fall there is this strange Jewish holiday when Jews erect huts and eat or live in them for a week. It's called Sukkot (the name for the huts and the holiday). But..... WHAT DOES IT MEAN? IS IT JUST A MEMORY OF HARVEST FESTIVALS PAST? DOES HAVING GUESTS BRING A SPIRITUAL DIMENSION TO SUKKOT? HOW DOES SUKKOT PROMOTE PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE WORLD? These questions and more will be answered! Shabbat Under the Stars Lincoln Park Sukkah Fri. Oct. 13th 6:00p.m. It is a major mitzvah to host guests in the Sukkah- help us fulfill that mitzvah and join us for Shabbat services in the Sukkah. Dinner will follow in Hillel Room 340 (2250 N. Sheffield) at 7:00p.m. It's family weekend so bring your family and share Shabbat with us! In case of rain we'll hold services in Hillel. PLEASE RSVP TO EMILY AT EBRISKMA@DEPAUL.EDU OR 773-325-8650. If you have any questions about these events or need directions please contact Emily at ebriskma@depaul.edu or 773-325-8650. The addresses of both Sukkahs are located at the top of the newsletter. Both Sukkahs are open for use. Please feel free to eat your meals or enter the Sukkahs at any time. We also have the lulav and etrog available in Hillel at the Lincoln Park campus. Call Emily or stop by Hillel if you would like to use them. Click Here to RSVP for any or all of these events Free Trip to Israel registration closes Oct. 12th Taglit-birthright israel is a FREE 10-day experience of a lifetime. If you are Jewish, 18-26 years old, and have never been on an organized peer program before - let your journey begin this winter! With Shorashim you experience the awesome adventure of Israel through the eyes and hearts of Israeli peers. Shorashim is the only Taglit-birthright israel program where all groups travel for 10-days with Israeli friends. Leave the tour bus behind; experience Israel the Israeli way! If you have any questions please contact Emily at ebriskma@depaul.edu or 773-325-8650 Click Here to register Hillels Around Chicago Hillel International JUF/JF About Us Hillels Around Chicago: Multi-Campus Center, a partner in serving our community is supported by The Hillels of Illinois, the Jewish United Fund/ Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life email: hac@juf.org phone: 312-673-2352 web: http://www.hillelsaroundchicago.org