5 day reminder! Kedma of Chicago

Kedma of Chicago would like to invite you to its annual Shabbaton -

this year being held at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24-26 - PARSHAT SHEKALIM/MISHPATIM

We are being hosted by the Orthodox Minyon of the U of I Hillel.  The
Orthodox Rabbi at U of I is Rabbi Yitzhak Falk, and members of Kollel
Torah MiTzion will also be joining us.

Cost:

The cost of the Shabbaton is $25 to be paid at Registration or Motzei
Shabbat.  However, you need to let us know by WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 if
you will be coming to the Shabbaton.

Transportation:

carpool!

 When you RSVP, we will send back directions to Hillel, which is where Registration f or the Shabbaton will begin at 2 PM. 

 

If you can drive others or if you need a ride, please e-mail
KedmaofChicago@yahoo.com. 

 

Shabbat begins in Champaign at 5:21 PM.

Housing:

If you have friends at the University of Illinois, they please stay
with them.  If you need housing, please let us know. 

Otherwise Girls will stay at Hillel with Patti. And Guys will stay at U of I Chabad.

 

*** Students from U of I do not pay for the Shabbaton.  They just
pay for their Shabbat meals as usual to U of I Hillel.

Shabbaton w ill be the U of I Hillel Foundation at
503 E. John St., Champaign, IL 61820.   That is where we will be
davening, eating and learning. 

 

Of course, Friday night we will have Kedma's
famous Shabbaton Oneg Shabbat with games, great food, great people!
 

**** If you are a vegetarian please let us know when you reply****

Saturday Night Options:

BOWLING AND BILLIARDS - U of I Student Union
Billiards - $7.50/hour, Bowling - $4.75/person/game, Cosmic Bowling
(after 8 PM - $5.95/person/game)

HOCKEY GAME - FIGHTING ILLINI vs. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
UI Ice Arena - 7 PM - $6
More information? - http://www.illinihockey.com/tickets.htm

LUCKY BOYS CONFUSION CONCERT
Canopy Club - 9:15 PM - $10 in advance, $13 day of show ETIX

***LBC will not be on stage till around 11- so get your tickets in advance and you can walk in any time before then!
More information? - http://www.canopyclub.com/can2/QuickCalendar.cgi
The Canopy is an 18 and over establishment.

AGAIN, IF YOU PLAN ON COMING YOU MUST REPLY BY FEB. 15TH!

We hope you can join us at the Shabbaton! 

Tell your friends!

 

 Any questions?  Contact
KedmaofChicago@yahoo.com.

Kedma of Chicago- The Cross-Campus Orthodox Program of the Hillels of Illinois

Executive Board: Debbie, Rachel, Leah, and Mazel
Faculty Advisor: Patti Ray

For more information about Kedma-email KedmaofChicago@yahoo.com

HILLELENTINE'S DAY BASH!

HILLELENTINE'S DAY BASH!
Everyone knows that Valentine's Day is February 14th, but from now on
we're making sure that February 11th is our own Jewish version of the
infamous tribute to St. Valentine...
IT'S HILLELENTINE'S DAY!!

For the first time ever, the Levine Hillel Center is going to be helping
all of those who are looking for love...and even those who aren't. On
Saturday, February 11th we'll be hosting an evening mixer at the Hillel
Upstairs. We will have:

- Sushi Buffet
- Live Jazz Music
- Cash bar with drink specials
- Fun conversation starters and other icebreakers

Saturday, February 11
7:30 pm until whenever
At the Levine Hillel Center
$5 with RSVP, $10 at the door
Sushi included in the price, drinks are extra

To RSVP contact Elie at esaltz1@uic.edu or 847.682.8132
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ComedySportz/UIC Hillel Parties

You have two amazing opportunities to party with Hillel this SATURDAY
NIGHT, FEBRUARY 11.

Below is the announcement for both!

Several months ago our Hillel decided upon ComedySportz as our Saturday
night social party for the semester, and reserved tickets for the 10:30 PM
show.  More recently UIC Hillel organized a creative fun party at UIC
Hillel starting at 7:30 PM Saturday night.   We want to let you know about
both!

In theory you could make it to both - and if you go to the UIC HIllel
party and RSVP - then it is only $5, otherwise it is $10.  If you do that,
and then want to come to ComedySportz for the 10:30 PM show, you will only
have to pay $5 instead of $10 for your ticket.  Hillel at Loyola wants to
help support UIC Hillel's great party!  We are sorry both ComedySportz and
the Hillelentine's Bash are on the same night.


HILLEL AT LOYOLA COMEDYSPORTZ THEATER PARTY!

SECOND SEMESTER THEATER PARTY - SIGN UP NOW!  SAVE THE DATE!

SATURDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 11 - COMEDYSPORTZ! - 10:30 PM - SEATING AT 10 PM

TICKETS ONLY $10!  These are $17 tickets, but they are being subsidized by
Hillel.  Tickets are limited, so you need to sign up to insure you get a
ticket.  You pay at the theater.

ComedySportz is Chicago's premier improv theater.  "Put your game face on" and
enjoy a hilarious night of "improv comedy with a competitive edge!"

ComedySportz is located at 2851 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL. 60657 - 773-549-8080.

Theater is 1 block north of Diversey on Halsted.  The Diversey El stop is
located 4 blocks west of the theater, where you can board the Brown and Purple
Lines.  Theater parking lot is located just south of theater building and costs
$8.

If you need a ride from campus, e-mail Patti Ray - pray@luc.edu.

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HILLEL LATIN DANCE WORKSHOP

HILLEL LATIN DANCE WORKSHOP - REALLY!

THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 - 7-8 PM - MUNDELEIN CENTER STUDENT LOUNGE - 1ST
FLOOR

Led by National Latin Dance winners and finalists Konstantin Garibashsvili
and Jane Shmelkov.

Come alone or bring a partner!  An opportunity to learn the basics of Lain
competitive and social dancing.

We are very fortunate to have at Loyola these two outstanding dancers who
are graciously offering to do this Dance Workshop for Hillel students and
their friends.  This is certainly a Hillel first!  And, if there is
interest, Konstantin and Jane will return for further workshops.
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Dialogue response, Sweatshirts, Tzedakah boxes, and ComedySportz!

Hi,

A reminder first about your hoodies.  If you ordered them and did not yet
pick them up - please do so.  If you picked them up and did not yet pay -
also please do so.

For those that were not there, please know that the Dialogue was excellent
tonight with 60 people attending!

Tomorrow through Thursday we are making tzedakah boxes.  It would be good
if all the creative people on the Board would help.  Saturday night is
ComedySportz.  Please sign up to attend.

See you around...


Patti

DIALOGUE ON THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT

DIALOGUE ON THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT

A reminder that the first session of our 4-session Mideast Dialogue will
meet this afternoon, Monday, Feburary 6 at 5:00 PM for a Mideastern Dinner
and from 5:30-7:00 PM for the Dialogue in the Mundelein Center Student
Lounge, 1st Floor.

The Dialogue is being coordinated by Hillel and the Muslim Students
Association.
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Get "Crafty" With Hillel!

MAKE YOUR OWN TZEDAKA BOX AND "KEEP THE CHANGE!"

TUESDAY-THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7-9, 11 AM-4 PM, THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF HILLEL,
MUNDELEIN CENTER, 2ND FLOOR

Hillel's Jewish United Fund (JUF) Campaign Committee is sponsoring this
fun and practical "hands-on" project.

We have all the art supplies and the boxes!  All you need to provide is
your own creativity to make your own tzedaka box to collect "tzedaka"
(money to be given for charitable purposes) throughout the next two
months.

Hillel's JUF Campaign is the week of April 3rd, and we hope you will bring
in your tzedaka box to donate what you have collected.  There will be a
prize for the most money turned in and a prize for the most creative
tzedaka box.

The Jewish United Fund Campaign on our campus has a two-fold purpose - to
educate students about the many organizations in the United States and
throughout the world that the JUF supports and to raise funds to support
those efforts.

We hope you will stop by Tuesday-Thursday to make a tzedaka box!

The Hillel at Loyola JUF Campaign Committee is:  Lisette Zaid, chair,
Brett Cohen, Kevin Gafni, Alana Kinarsky, Hadleigh Vining.
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMMING

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMMING

Hillel at Loyola is involved with planning programs for Women's History
Month, to be held in March after our Spring Break.

One of the programs will be a panel of representatives from different
religious and ethnic communities who are part of organizations dealing
with abuse in their respective communities.

Another program is the visit of an Argentinian Jewish woman writer who is
being brought to campus by the Department of Modern Languages and
Literature.

Hillel is also thinking of sponsoring another Jewelry-Making program in
preparation for the holiday of Purim and "dressing up like Esther!"

Finally, we would like to assemble a committee of women interested in
working on Hillel programs for or about Jewish women.

If you are interested in any of these programs or in being part of such a
committee, please contact Patti Ray at pray@luc.edu .

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DECONSTRUCTION ZONE '06

DECONSTRUCTION ZONE '06

Hillel was an integral part of this unusual and creative program last
Spring that is being organized again under the leadership of Residence
Life.  It will again take place in the basement of Coffey Hall,
which is transformed into a "tunnel of oppression."  Please read the
description below.  Hillel is helping to coordinate the first information
session this Wednesday afternoon from 4-5 PM.  If you are interested in
participating and cannot come to that session, please e-mail Patti Ray at
pray@luc.edu and go to the other session, if that is possible.


"DECONSTRUCTION ZONE '06"

Discrimination*Hate*Violence*Ignorance*Oppression* - these are ugly words
and actions that exist in our society.  The "Deconstruction Zone" is a
student production created and performed by LUC students and staff.  It is
a diversity awareness project designed to fight ignorance and oppression
through education.  The participants physically move through a series of
sensory experiences/scenes pertaining to different kinds of oppression.
After traveling through the "Zone" in silence, a guided group discussion
is held to consider the impact of the "tour of oppression" and how it
relates to our community.

If you as an individual or part of an organization would like to
particpate in creating, performing in, or facilitating the "Deconstruction
Zone," there are two Information Sessions:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 4-5 PM - STUDENT LOUNGE, MUNDELEIN CENTER - 1ST FL.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 4-5 PM - MERTZ, WEST LOUNGE, 2ND FLOOR

We look forward to having you join us at one of these meetings and to your
participation in the "Deconstruction Zone."  The actual days of the
program will be April 24-26 from 5-9 PM each evening (times may vary
slightly).
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Hillel Social Justice Projects

Hillel at Loyola would like to thank the Judaica Committee members,
Brett Cohen, Carrie Rosen and Hadleigh Vining for the amazing Chinese
Shabbat Dinner on Friday night!