It's that High Holiday time of year
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Hillel 5768
Before we go to "next year," there are a few "this year" announcements:
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12 - 5 PM - CARDINAL'S SUITE - ROSH HASHANAH DINNER
A traditional kosher New Year's meal from the matzo ball soup to the noodle kugel to the apple pie. It is totally free. Please join us. Students will be leaving for services after dinner at Emanuel Congregation and Northwestern, for those who would like to go.
THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13 - 6 PM - MUNDELEIN STUDENT LOUNGE-1ST FLOOR - SHOFAR BLOWING
This is a "Hillel first!" Dr. Israel Sandman, one of the new Theology Department instructors of the Judaism course, is coming to Mundelein Center particularly to blow the traditional shofar notes for Loyola students and faculty and staff. It is a real "mitzvah" to hear the shofar blown on Rosh HaShanah, and it is wonderful to have this opportunity right on campus.
Dr. Sandman will blow the shofar and explain the tradition of shofar blowing. After he blows the shofar, he is walking to the lakefront for the traditional ceremony of "tashlich" - the ceremony of symbolically casting one's sins into the sea as you begin the New Year. He would be glad to have anyone join him in tashlich as well.
NEXT WEEK AT HILLEL
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 - MITZVAH OF THE MONTH - MEZZUZAH MAKING!
Hillel's Judaica Committee is trying something new this year - every month Hillel will have some hands-on program related to a mitzvah. The first one is about mezzuzah.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - HILLEL - 201 MUNDELEIN CENTER - Rabbi Zev Drutman will discuss the laws of mezzuzah and how a mezzuzah is made.
4:00-6:00 PM - Hallway outside of Hillel - Danny Goldman, Hillel/Loyola alum, will reprise his famous mezzuzah making class of several years ago. We have the fimo clay, all you need to do is come with your creativity. For those who will put up their mezzuzahs, mezzuzah "clafs" (the parchment that makes a mezzuzah a mezzuzah) are being donated to Hillel. We will also have directions on how to put up your mezzuzah.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBERr 18 - LIFE SCIENCES AUDITORIUM-142 QUINLAN - 4:00 PM
THE JEWISH VOICE IN LATIN CINEMA - "LOS GAUCHOS JUDIOS" (THE JEWISH COWBOYS)
In celebration of Latino Heritage Month, Hillel is sponsoring two Latin films with a Jewish theme. The first, "Los Gauchos Judios," is a drama/comedy/musical telling of the story of the Jewish "cowboys" - the settlement of the first Jews to South America. Subtitles are in English. Marcela Brusa, Hillel Faculty Board Member and Instructor in Spanish, will introduce the film. There will be a kosher taco bar for refreshments!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 - 10 AM-2 PM - DAMEN HALL LOBBY - FIRST HILLEL BAGEL SALE!
Important Shofar Blowing on Thursday
THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13 - 6 PM - MUNDELEIN STUDENT LOUNGE-1ST FLOOR - SHOFAR BLOWING
This is a "Hillel first!" Dr. Israel Sandman, one of the new Theology Department instructors of the Judaism course, is coming to Mundelein Center particularly to blow the traditional shofar notes for Loyola students and faculty and staff. It is a real "mitzvah" to hear the shofar blown on Rosh HaShanah, and it is wonderful to have this opportunity right on campus.
Dr. Sandman will blow the shofar and explain the tradition of shofar blowing. After he blows the shofar, he is walking to the lakefront for the traditional ceremony of "tashlich" - the ceremony of symbolically casting one's sins into the sea as you begin the New Year. He would be glad to have anyone join him in tashlich as well.
Dr. Sandman is walking here all the way from Rogers Park wheeling his little son to do this mitzvah. Don't worry, I did not ask him to do this. He very much wants to do this on his own. I am writing to ask any of you who will be on campus and can be there - to please be there to hear him blow shofar. As I said in the listserve message, this is a mitzvah. But besides that - this very nice man is walking all the way here to do this for our community - and I would hate to have there be only a very few people there.
Once agian, Happy, Happy New Year! I think we have really had a great beginning to the year!
Patti
Sunday, September 09, 2007
A new year is coming...
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Registration is now open for the 
The Beach Party!
I just wanted to let those of you who weren't able to make it to The Beach Party yesterday know that it was a HUGE success! There were so many new faces and some faces we hadn't seen in a while! From what I saw, not one person didn't enjoy themselves! That said, I want to acknowledge some board members who went above and beyond the call of duty!
Danny Wasserman and Kaitlyn Kozlowsky cooked all the meat and recieved many a burn for their efforts! The food was great, than you very much for your hard work!
Julia Bellow came well before the party and helped set everything up. Your help was much appreciated Julia!
Thank you also to Danny and Scott for setting up the chairs and tables, everything looked very nice!
Lastly, big thank you to Laura Lerer for being the Social butterfly that she is, you really helped make the new members feel comfortable and right at home!
For those of you who don't know, the Apples and Honey Table will be set up in CFSU from 10-2:00 on Monday, so please stop by and help run it! Also, if you have any free time, we could still use some people to deliver the Apples and Honey packets to departments!
Enjoy your weekend and Shabbat Shalom!
Esther
Special Hillel Week
Shalom,
Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year 5768, begins this Wednesday evening, September 12 and goes through Friday, September 14. Hillel at Loyola would like to wish you and your families a Sweet, Happy and Healthy New Year and a Year of Peace.
This email will let you know about Hillel's Apple/Honey Delivery, our special "Apples and Honey Table" Monday in the Student Union Lobby, Hillel's Rosh HaShanah Dinner and the area locations where you can attend Rosh HaShanah services. These are free for all students. At the end of the email is an announcement about a new Israeli movie.
DELIVER APPLE/HONEY GIFTS TO JEWISH FACULTY AND STAFF
Last week was very busy as students wrapped apple/honey packages for every Jewish faculty and staff member at the university. If you would like to help deliver them, there are still locations at Lake Shore that need deliveries. Water Tower and the Medical Center have been done. Please stop by the "Apples and Honey Table" on Monday or Hillel on Tuesday to get a location and apples to deliver.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 - "THE APPLES & HONEY TABLE" - CENTENNIAL FORUM STUDENT UNION LOBBY - 10 AM-2 PM
A Hillel at Loyola 20-year tradition to mark a really sweet year! We give out apples and honey, and also melt chocolate and caramel to dip the apples in as well. We do this at a several-table display in the Student Union Lobby. This is a great Hillel event!
Stop by for your New Year treat! If you live at Mertz - all you have to do is come downstairs!!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - "ROSH HASHANAH DINNER" - CARDINAL'S SUITE, 1ST FLOOR-MUNDELEIN CTR. - 5 PM
This year is the first time we are having a Rosh HaShanah dinner on the campus. This will be a traditional, kosher Rosh HaShanah dinner with matzo ball soup, chicken, kugel, great apple pies and more. The dinner is free, but we would like to know if you are coming. Either sign up in Hillel or email Patti Ray at pray@luc.edu. The Cardinal's Suite is a beautiful room near the east end of the hallway on the First Floor of Mundelein Center. There will be students leaving for services from the dinner.
AREA LOCATIONS FOR FREE ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BRING YOUR STUDENT ID. IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER LOCATIONS, PLEASE FIND PATTI RAY AT THE "APPLES AND HONEY TABLE" ON MONDAY OR HILLEL ON TUESDAY OR EMAIL HER AT pray@luc.edu. NEXT WEEK WE WILL PROVIDE DETAILS FOR YOM KIPPUR SERVICES. THIS YEAR YOM KIPPUR FALLS ON SHABBAT - FRIDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21 AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.
FREE ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES - WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12 AND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 & 14
EMANUEL CONGREGATION - check emanuelcong.org
Emanuel is 3 blocks south of Sullivan Center at 5959 N. Sheridan Road.
Wednesday evening at 8 PM, Thursday and Friday mornings at 10:30 AM.
When you arrive at the synagogue, go to the "Will Call" Table, and there are tickets set aside for Loyola students.
If you are going to Emanuel for Rosh HaShanah services, please email Patti Ray at pray@luc.edu. The Congregation likes to know the names of the students that will be attending.
NORTHWESTERN HILLEL - check nuhillel.org
Reform Services - Wednesday evening at 8 PM, Thursday morning at 10 AM
Reform Services are held at Pick-Steiger Concert Hall
Conservative Services - Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM, Thursday and Friday mornings at 9:00 AM
Conservative Services are held at the Norris Center Student Union in the Louis Room
Orthodox Services - Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM, Thursday and Friday mornings at 9:00 AM
Orthodox Services are held at the Northwestern Fiedler Hillel - 629 Foster Street, Evanston, IL
To get to Northwestern Hillel services, take the Purple Line to Foster, walk directly East to the Arts Campus. Pick-Steiger Hall and Norris Center are next to each other on the Arts Campus, which is located on the Lake.
DEPAUL HILLEL
DePaul Hillel conducts services in the DePaul Student Center - 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL 60606 - Room 120 A&B
Wednesday, September 12 - 7:00 PM; Thursday, September 13 - 9:30 AM
For more information please contact Emily at ebriskma@depaul.edu or 773-325-8650
THE MITZIUT JEWISH COMMUNITY OF EAST ROGERS PARK - check mitziut.org
Mitziut is a Jewish spiritual community that is not associated with a particular denomination of Judaism. They meet at 1545 W. Morse Ave. in the 3rd Floor Auditorium. Mitziut can be reached by taking the Red Line to Morse and walking about 2 blocks west.
Wednesday, September 12 - 7:00 PM; Thursday, September 13 - 10:00 AM
NEW ISRAELI FILM "THE BUBBLE" AT LANDMARK THEATER
A taste of Tel-Aviv comes to the Midwest in this story of three young Israelis, two guys and a girl, who share an apartment in Tel Aviv's hippest neighborhood. Trying to put aside political conflicts and focusing on their lives and loves, these progressive 20-somethings are often accused of living in a sort of escapist bubble. But their good times are soon challenged by the harsh reality of the region's ongoing violence.
This film is directed and co-written by Eytan Fox, director of the award-winning Israeli movies "Walk on Water" and " Yossi & Jagger." "The Bubble" has swept awards at numerous recent film festivals. It is being shown at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema, 2828 N Clark St.,(773) 509-4949.
HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Birthright Israel Registration Has Opened!!!
"BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL"
The trip is FREE, the experience priceless.
Hillel's Taglit 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 now! Shorashim is the organization that conducts 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 going to be at least 3 Taglit Birthright 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.
YOUR MOST IMPORTANT ACT IS TO MAKE SURE AND PAY YOUR DEPOSIT WHEN YOU REGISTER!
IF YOU WANT TO GO ON BIRTHRIGHT, 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. MAKE SURE AND DO THIS!
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 Shorashim 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, but it is far more efficient
to do it online.
When will I be interviewed?
If you are going on a Loyola trip, 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, WHICH IS WHY
SECURING YOUR SPACE WITH A DEPOSIT IS SO IMPORTANT.
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 With Apples and Honey Table
Hi,
I hope you are having a good weekend. First, I want to echo everything Esther said about the "Party on the Porch!" It worked out great! We may have begun a new tradition! It was really quite an amazing Hillel happening!
Tomorrow is our "Apples and Honey Table," and Katie is unable to be there, because of her job. Steve is going to help set up, but then he has to leave for classes. Jennie is beginning her Women's Tehillim Group tomorrow at 9 AM. This will meet on Mondays at 9 AM and is an opportunity to say prayers for those who are ill. Jennie has already begun developing a list of names for whom the prayers will be said. She has special books with the prayers in English as well as Hebrew. There are only several such groups as this in Chicago, though this kind of women's prayer for those in need has become an international phenomena in the Jewish community. This is for anyone to attend.
However, Jennie is also one of the Judaica Chairs - which means she will not be able to be in two places at one time - so she will not be able to help set up the "Apples and Honey Table" in CFSU. Anyone that can be there tomorrow morning at 9:15 AM, just go to the CFSU Lobby. Also, if you have any time throughout the day - please be at the table.
Finally - very few Board people have signed up for the Rosh HaShanah Dinner. If you are able to come on Wednesday evening at 5 PM, please sign up in the Hillel office.
I am literally off to New York for my son's engagement party.
See you tomorrow.
Patti