SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIE!
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Friday, September 15, 2006
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Interviewing Workshop for Pre-Health
Attention Pre-Health students planning to interview at a health
professional school during the 2006-2007 school year.
The Pre-Health Professions Office will be hosting two workshops to
discuss how to prepare for and handle the health professional school
interview:
Monday, September 18, 5:00-6:00 pm, Damen Hall 735
Thursday, September 21, 5:00-6:00 PM, Damen Hall 735
Similar information will be covered in each workshop, thus it is only
necessary to attend one.
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity!
Wishing you the best,
Pre-Health Professions Office
Monday, September 11, 2006
Hillel around Chicago
WORK-STUDY OPPORTUNITY
LIBRARY AIDE POSITION AT THE IDA CROWN JEWISH ACADEMY
If you are work-study eligible, then in addition to on-campus positions -
there are positions available at area educational institutions.
The Ida Crown Jewish Academy has just formalized such a work-study
relationship with Loyola. ICJA is a co-ed Jewish high school located at
Pratt and California Avenues.
Following is their formal Loyola Work-Study listing. Salaries at
work-study sites off-campus are usually higher than those on-campus.
Because this is a Jewish day school, there is a dress code for working at
the school. If you have any questions about that, please contact Patti
Ray.
The supervisor of this position, Debbie Feder, the school Librarian,is a
former Hillel president at National Louis University.
As indicated in the formal posting of this position, there is flexibility
in the hours based on availability of the work-study student.
The direct link is below:
http://osfa.it.luc.edu/employment.php#11061
Department/Organization: Ida Crown Jewish Academy
Location: 2828 W. Pratt Chicago, Il 60645
Position: Library Aide
Days/Hours: mon- thurs 1-3 or 3-5 (we can work out the schedule)
Duties: The Library Aide will assist the librarian in processing new
materials, shelving materials, supervising students, answering reference
questions, and assist with some of the technology.
Requirements: We would like someone who can work well with teens and who
enjoys a library and school setting. Strong technology skills are
important. Knowledge of Hebrew a plus.
Contact: Debbie Feder / 773-973-1450
Date Posted: 2006-09-05
Job Type: COMMUNITY_SERVICE
JobNum: <11061>
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL REGISTRATION OPEN!
"BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL"
The trip is FREE, the experience priceless.
Hillel's Birthright Israel provides a free ten-day experience for
qualifying applicants. Your adventure. Your birthright.
Want to see the sun rise after scaling Masada? Watch the sun set
over the Mediterranean? Drop a note in the Western Wall?
If you are Jewish, 18-26 years old, and have never been on an organized
peer program before - let your journey begin this winter. Shorashim is the
organization conducting all the Chicago community Birthright trips.
With Shorashim you experience the awesome adventure of Israel through
the eyes and hearts of Israeli peers. Shorashim is the only Birthright
Israel program where all groups travel for 10-days with Israelis.
Leave the tour bus behind; experience Israel the Israeli way!
To register for the Shorashim Birthright Trip go to the link below. The
general e-mail address is www.shorashim.org. There are trips in December
and January for undergraduates, Russian students who want to go on a trip
with other Russian Jewish students, and graduate and young professionals.
If you have any initial questions, contact Patti Ray at Hillel or email
her at pray@luc.edu.
IF YOU WANT TO GO ON BIRTHRIGHT THIS WINTER, APPLY AND PAY YOUR DEPOSIT
IMMEDIATELY! THIS SECURES YOUR SPACE. IF, FOR ANY REASON, YOUR PLANS
CHANGE, YOU HAVE A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD IN WHICH YOUR DEPOSIT CAN BE
RETURNED. HOWEVER, YOUR SPACE IS ONLY SECURED WITH A PAID DEPOSIT.
Detail information follows:
The direct link is:
http://www.shorashim.org/birthrightisrael/register.htm.
The application itself should take you about 20 minutes. If you have any
questions about your eligibility, you should contact us before you fill out the
application.
Below you can find some answers to commonly asked questions.
When will I know if I am accepted?
Applications are reviewed almost every day, so within several days, you
should receive e-mail notification of your "pending" acceptance into
the program. Of course, if you have any questions before then, you can
feel free to contact us at this email or by phone at the number below.
What do you mean by "pending" acceptance?
Acceptance means that you are eligible for a spot based on
availability. You will be notified once we know how many spots are
available and can confirm your space. In order to be considered for a
space you must complete the following steps:
1. You need to submit the confirmation form along with your deposit
and the waiver form.
2. You need to be interviewed.
Where do I get these forms, and how do I pay the deposit?
The forms are available on our web site in the "Forms" section. In
addition to the confirmation and waiver forms, which need to be
submitted right away; you can also download the medical and emergency
contact forms, to be submitted after your space is confirmed. Please
do not send in any deposits or forms until you have registered.
Your deposit can be paid online by credit card at the same location
(click the "Buy Now" button). You can also mail a check or money order
along with the forms to the address on the forms.
When will I be interviewed?
If you are a Loyola University student, once you have registered, please
contact Patti Ray to be interviewed. Your acceptance cannot be confirmed
without an interview. Patti can be reached by email at pray@luc.edu or by
phone at Hillela at Loyola - 773-508-2193.
I heard that there may not be enough spaces for everyone?
While we hope to accommodate everyone who wants to go, it is true that
the response to recent programs has been overwhelming. It is very
likely that there will be more applicants than spaces available.
We are really looking forward to these programs and promise you an
amazing adventure. If you have any questions at all, feel free to
e-mail or call Shorashim directly.
773-342-3868 - fax-773-442-0494 - www.shorashim.org
HELP DELIVER ROSH HASHANAH FOOD BASKETS
SPECIAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY! DO A GREAT MITZVAH!
HELP DELIVER ROSH HASHANAH FOOD BASKETS TO NEEDY JEWISH FAMILIES
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 - 9:00-11:30 AM
The annual Rosh HaShanah Food Delivery is conducted by Maot Chitim of
Greater Chicago. www.maotchitim.org. More than 5,000 packages need to be
delivered, more than 12,000 people are assisted by these gifts. Delivering
these food baskets is a great mitzvah.
There are three options for the Loyola community to help. Pick the one
that suits your best.
OPTION ONE:
If you can drive to the Warehouse Location in Niles, Illinois -
7500 N. Caldwell Ave. Exact directions on www.maotchitim.org. Click on
Volunteers and then on Location.
Drive to warehouse, tell them how many packages you want to deliver and in
what area. They have recipient families divided by location. You do
not have to return back to warehouse. The whole process from pick-up to
delivery will not take more than 2 hours. You can deliver in an area near
your home. You receive cards with the names and address of families.
They are home waiting for these deliveries. You are able to personally
wish them a Happy Rosh HaShanah.
There should be at least two people per car for delivery. Leave room in
your car for the food boxes.
OPTION TWO:
For those who live on campus, some volunteers will drive food baskets to
Hillel, and we will deliver them in the area around Loyola. If you want
to help deliver, sign up in Hillel or email Patti Ray at pray@luc.edu. If
you can drive to the Warehouse and bring packages to Loyola, also sign up
in Hillel or email Patti Ray.
We will meet in front of Mundelein at 10:30 AM.
OPTION THREE:
For Russian speaking students, help is needed across the street at the
Babushkin Dom. There are so many residents there who receive food
baskets, a truck comes to deliver; and volunteers are needed for that
process between 9-11:30 AM.
If you are interested in helping that morning at the Babushkin Dom, please
sign up in Hillel or email Patti Ray at pray@luc.edu.
It will make your New Year better to participate in helping make the Rosh
HaShanah of others better.
Hillel This Week! Pizza, Beach, Whirlyball!
Shalom,
The Hillel Board has prepared yet another week filled with very diverse
activities from an Israeli filmmaker to a dorm pizza party to our annual Beach
Party to "Whirlyball" on Saturday night.
We hope you will join us some time this week. The details follow!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - 4:00 PM - HUSSEY LOUNGE, DAMEN HALL-10TH FLOOR
"Filmmaking in Israel"
Israeli filmmaker, Yair Lev, will lead this discussion. He is visiting
Chicago from Israel as part of the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema
(www.chicagofestivalofisraelicinema.org) that is being held at the Webster
Place Theaters in Chicago and the Landmark Rennaisance Theater in Highland
Park from September 7-17.
Yair Lev is a flimmaker and teaches Filmmaking and Theory of Cinema in Israel
at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School and the Bezalel Academy of Art
and Design.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 - 9-10 PM - SIMPSON MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
"Dorm Pizza Party!"
A Hillel first! Since there are so many Jewish students and their friends
living in the dorms this year - we are hosting a pizza party with deep dish
kosher pizza from Slice of Life. This pizza has won awards even in the
non-kosher world! We hope you will join us!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - 4-7 PM - HARTIGAN BEACH - ALBION AND THE LAKE
"Hillel's Annual Beach Party!"
For more than 15 years Hillel has hosted this end of summer celebration with
sand volleyball, music, food, games, and some other surprises!
Hartigan Beach is now Loyola's only lakefront beach, on Albion Avenue, which is
just one street north of Loyola Ave. There is a small path/alley that runs
right behind the Wellness Center, which is a short-cut to the beach.
We think the weather will be great! But, if by chance it is not - the party
will move to Hillel, on the second floor of Mundelein Center. In that case, we
lose the beach volleyball!
We hope to see you on Thursday at the beach!
SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 16 - 10 PM-MIDNIGHT - 1880 W. Fullerton
"WHIRLYBALL"
"Whirlyball" is the perfect fusion of bumper cars, lacrosse, basketball and
madness - really!
On a basketball court, there are two teams of 5 bumper cars each. The games
are 3 minutes long, so people have many opportunities to play. Instead of
basketball hoops, there are holes in the backboards; and instead of
basketballs, there are wiffle balls and lacrosse scoops.
You have to see it to believe it!
Hillel has its own party room on the side of the Whirlyball court, with sliding
glass window/walls, so you can see all the action on the court. If you are not
from Chicago, you have probably not experienced Whirlyball!
The cost is $10, paid when you arrive. Refreshments and beverages will be
provided by Hillel.
TRANSPORTATION/DIRECTIONS
If you are driving - "Whirlyball" is at 1880 W. Fullerton. Exit the Kennedy
Expressway at Fullerton East and go just 3 blocks east on Fullerton between
Elston and Clybourn on the north side of the street. Free Parking. Phone at
"Whirlyball" - 773-486-7777.
You can also get to "Whirlyball" by taking Lake Shore Drive to Fullerton and go
west on Fullerton for about 20 minutes.
IF YOU LIVE ON CAMPUS, HILLEL IS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO WHIRLYBALL.
Either sign up in Hillel or email Patti Ray at pray@luc.edu to arrange a ride.
If you have a car and can drive from campus, please let us know by signing up
in Hillel or emailing Patti Ray at pray@luc.edu.
This Saturday night is "Selichot," which falls on the Saturday night
before Rosh HaShanah and takes its name from the daily penitential prayers
said from Saturday night until Rosh HaShanah. If you are interested in
going to Selichot services after Whirlyball, please contact Patti Ray.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
MAIMONIDES LEADERS FELLOWSHIP
EXPLORE YOUR JEWISH HERITAGE, BECOME A JEWISH LEADER AND EARN $400!
This will be the 3rd year that Hillel at Loyola has hosted the Maimonides
Program on our campus. The Maimonides Leaders Fellowship has been a very
important source of the "basics of Jewish thought and practice" for many
of Loyola's Jewish students.
FALL 2006
MONDAYS: BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 18TH, 7.00 - 9.30 P.M. AT LOYOLA
UNIVERSITY. CLASS WILL MEET IN 531 DAMEN HALL.
APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.MFELLOWSHIP.COM
This unique Fellowship program was established to enable Jewish
university students, despite a full load of classes, to use their free
time to experience, explore, and learn about their Jewish heritage,
helping to shape confident and knowledgeable Jewish leaders of the
future.
GEARED TO JEWISH STUDENTS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADULT FORMAL JEWISH EDUCATION.
LIMIT 20 PARTICIPANTS.
STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE $400 STIPEND FOR THEIR INVESTMENT OF TIME IN
THIS INTENSIVE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND TO COMPENSATE FOR NOT TAKING A
PART-TIME JOB.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.JETEAM.COM OR EMAIL RABBI ZEV KAHN AT
ZEVKAHN@JETEAM.COM.
The Fellowship is open to Jewish students from all Chicagoland
campuses, and will be run on DePaul, Loyola, Northwestern and UIC
campuses. The program will include classes, trips, and meetings with
many Jewish leaders.
The time commitment is two and a half hours of classes every Monday
evening, two Shabbatons and a Sunday trip which includes graduation,
upon completion of the course. In addition, students are asked to
submit a one or two page journal (via e-mail) following each class or
trip, covering their reflections and feedback on the program.
A completed application and interview with Rabbi Kahn will be
required for all applicants.