Ace of Cakes, Worldly Expansions and more!

www.hillel.org Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life September 20, 2007 Hillel Moves on Campus in FSU The hip-hop music was the same, as were the Israeli flags, the "boker tov" wake-up call and the close-knit, friendly atmosphere born of years spent together in Jewish summer camps. But a recent Hillel leadership conference in this northern suburb of St. Petersburg differed from similar gatherings in North America in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. (PHOTO: Hillel Directors from the former Soviet Union. ) IN THIS ISSUE: • Former Soviet Union • Editor's Column NEWSMAKERS: • Duff Goldman • Amanda Bynes FEATURES: • Rosh Hashanah with Hillel • Hillels in Israel • Taglit-birthright israel • Engagement Institute • Help Hillel Start the Year • Taglit-birthright israel Sweepstakes • Summit 2008 • Newsbites • Israel Climate on Campus • Yom Kippur Coach Hillel I've played many games.  Board games, word games, video games, etc.  But the game I love to play the most is Jewish Geography.  Jewish Geography is a game that is played with the purpose of seeing how many people two or more Jews, usually meeting for the first time, know in common.  Individuals who are unfamiliar with Jewish Geography are often bemused by this game and how easy it is for connections to be made.  Of course, given the relative smallness of the Jewish community, it should not be much of a surprise. When it comes to this game, Hillel could almost be considered a coach or trainer.  Between the continuing expansion of Hillel in the former Soviet Union, campus-based, the opening of three new Hillel centers in Israel, national and specialty Taglit-birthright israel trips, High Holy Day services, community dinners and more, Hillel is helping Jewish students all over the world build their networks and become "champions" of Jewish Geography. Go team! Aviva Perlman Acting Editor, Hillel Campus Report Duff Goldman: On the Sweet Fringe Duff Goldman, otherwise know as the Food Network's Ace of Cakes, is the owner of Charm City Cakes, a Baltimore-based bakery where he creates out-of-the-ordinary, extreme cakes in unconventional ways. Amanda Bynes: All Grown Up Amanda Bynes is an actress who has literally grown up in front of the camera with her own TV show on Nickelodeon. She is currently making the transition to more mature roles in film and television. Students Mark the New Year With Hillel Last week, thousands of Jewish students worldwide celebrated Rosh Hashanah with their campus Hillels.  See how some of these Hillels brought in the Jewish New Year. Hillel to Open Three New Centers in Israel Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life will make its first foray into Israel's growing regional college system with the opening of three new centers. Registration and Sweepstakes Open for Taglit-birthright israel: Hillel trips Registration for Winter and Spring 2008 trips is now open at www.freeisraeltrip.org! To accompany registration, we're excited to announce our online "Wii Rock Israel!" Sweepstakes. Students who register for a Hillel trip or tell their friends to register are automatically entered to win an iTunes gift card or a Nintendo Wii game console. See www.freeisraeltrip.org for details. We're thrilled to once again be offering national trips for both the January and March cycles! Students can spend spring break on the beaches of Eilat with old and new friends from campuses across the country. Just remind your students to select the national trip option when registering at www.freeisraeltrip.org . Hillel Interns and JCSCs Get In Gear at Engagement Institute Over 200 Hillel interns and young professionals gathered at Camp Ramah Darom in Clayton, Georgia, last month for Hillel's first Engagement Institute. Help Hillel Start the Year Off Right Hillel is about half way towards its High Holiday campaign goal of $30,000.  You can make a gift to support local Hillel activities or to support Hillel's national and international programs.  You can also make a gift by sending a tribute card in honor or memory of someone.  Remember, the campaign ends with Yom Kippur – so get your gift in before the books close. Save the Date for The University and Jewish Community: Summit 2008 The 2008 Summit will bring together renowned leaders and thinkers in academia, journalism, philanthropy and the Jewish community to explore the role of the university in developing leaders and imagining a more civil society. Co-chaired by Tufts University President Lawrence S. Bacow, David M. Cohen of New York City and Bea Mandel of Los Angeles, the summit will take place from March 24-26, 2008 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. For more information please visit www.hillel.org/summit or e-mail summit@hillel.org. Newsbites:  What's Been Happening at Hillel this Month Kosher dining goes mainstream at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...Rutgers University Hillel welcomes first-year students...The University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hillel celebrates the first day of school...Hillel at the University of Central Florida throws a bar mitzvah party. College 101: You Can Shape the Israel Climate on Campus With anti-Israel activity continuing to take place on college campuses everywhere, the Israel on Campus Coalition provides tips on how students can empower themselves to have significant affect on the the Israel climate on their campuses. Learn Something Jewish: Yom Kippur While we buy back-to-school supplies and enjoy cooler weather, we also take stock in ourselves and the paths we're on.  Back to Top www.hillel.org | Donate | Subscribe to this Newsletter | Forward This Email to a Friend >> About | On Campus | Jewish Resources | Social Justice | Careers | Israel | Conferences

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Board Touch Base

Hi,

I need to touch base with you on several matters:

First - we should all be very proud of Esther, who spoke beautifully yesterday offering greetings on behalf of Hillel at the Turkish Intercultural Club iftar.

Next - just yesterday Alana was asked by David Brinn, the Insrael Intern supervisor, to join him in going to Washington, DC for a protest at the UN on Sunday against the President of Iran.  When Alana told me yesterday, I did not realize that it was Ahmadinejad.  I did not know he was coming to the US.  Let's be clear - this is the "wipe Israel off the face of the earth" guy.  This is the "Holocaust is a myth" guy, who sponsored the Holocaust denial conference in Iran last year.  This is the guy who sent the sophisticated weaponery to Hezbollah and Iranian military personnel to show them how to use it against Israel in the Lebanon War.  This is the " I love nuclear weapons" guy.

We should all be very proud we have a representative going to this protest.  I think this is going to be a pretty amazing experience.

Next - as Board Members, you all need to support the Judaica Committee, who has, by far, the most responsibility in these holiday weeks:

Saturday night is the Break the Fast at Hillel at 7:45 PM.
Monday and Tuesday we are decorating the sukkah.  Every Board member needs to take time to help do this next week.  Today, you should take a minute to look outside Mundelein, since for the very first time ever - the university Facilities staff is putting up our sukkah this morning from 10 AM on.  I will be outside "supervising," and it would be good for Hillel Board members to stop by and say thank you.

Finally, about Yom Kippur - tonight I am going to send a reminder email on the listserve about services, the Break the Fast, etc.

I still do not know who can come to Hillel at 7:15 PM to meet any students who want to go to the 8 PM Yom Kippur service at Emanuel on Friday night.  Caitlin said she would do this, but she really wants to go to Northwestern, instead.  And, I think she should go there.  Lindsey, are you going to Emanuel?  Carrie, are you going to be coming to Emanuel for Yom Kippur?  Can you do this?

Steve and Katie are going to be at Hillel at 6 PM to meet with any students who want to attend services at Mitziut.  That is the funky, spirtual, aspects of traditional service that they went to on Rosh HaShanah that meets on Morse Ave.  Services there start at 6:30 PM on Friday evening.  We have offered to "the Mitziut community" to use our sukkah on days we are not having programs in it.  They are going to have a Havdallah in the sukkah on the Saturday night of Sukkot (next Saturday night) followed by a drum circle - to which our students are invited.  That will be in next week's listserve.

OK - I wanted to touch base with you on these things.

Take care,

Patti

Cafe Hillel ---NEW---

From Hillel's Israel/Culture Committee about a new and different initiative -

Hello Hillelians,

So, the new year is well on its way and that brings the idea of reflection to the forefront. Every secular new year we
make resolutions which we painfully try to abide by. For the Jewish new year, we wanted to try something new....

(Drum roll please.....)

CAFE HILLEL!

(are you excited yet)

Come to Alana Kinarsky's house next week (Tuesday, September 25) and lets drink a cup of coffee (and chow down on some great, free Israeli food) while we talk about Israel and its connection to the Jewish people, or the connection the Jewish people have to Israel? This will be a jump off point...

During the second meeting we will continue to talk about this connection by looking at some Israeli song lyrics, hearing some of the music...

So here are a few more details -
There are two meeting times which we would like to you commit to, September 25th and October 30th from 7-8:30 pm both times. We promise there will be warm kosher meals provided and a very comfortable cushion for your tush.
Anything else?

So listen, we hope you will join us, we would love to have you! Email Amy Galanter ASAP if you can come, agalant@luc.edu,  so we can figure out who is cool and who isn't. She will give you the address of Alana's apartment.  Bring some original thoughts and pick up two short articles to read for the first meeting.  The articles are on the counter in Hillel!

Love,
Amy, Konstantin, and Alana

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Help Hillel Start the Year Off Right

Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life   Dear Student, Help us reach our goal of raising $30,000 by Yom Kippur Just a couple of days ago, tens of thousands of students celebrated Rosh Hashana with their local Hillels.  This was a great start to the year!    Right now, local Hillel Foundations are addressing a key question: where do we go from here?  Hillel professionals across the country have been planning for a busy and fun-filled year.  We need your help now at the beginning of this year to help make these activities a reality!   Choose your school and make a New Years gift today.   Local Hillels need to raise over 50% their budgets each year.  Your support enables them to engage the students on campus who came to services, as well as to connect with thousands more who did not.    Hillel's mission is to enrich the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.  Local Hillels are dedicated to creating a pluralistic, welcoming and inclusive environment for Jewish college students, where they are encouraged to grow intellectually, spiritually and socially.    Be our partner in these efforts and support a local Hillel!   You can also support some of the national and international programs provided through Hillel's Charles and Lynn Schusterman International Center, including leadership missions and other travel to Israel, Taglit-birthright israel follow-through programming, and Alternative Break programs to continue rebuilding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast – impacting thousands of students each year.     Click here to support these important experiential programs.   Help us reach our goal of raising $30,000 online by Yom Kippur.  Best wishes for a sweet, healthy and fulfilling new year.   Keith Krivitzky PS – if you have already made your gift through the mail or directly to a local Hillel Foundation – thank you!  Your support is very much appreciated. www.hillel.org | Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Donate About | On Campus | Jewish Resources | Social Justice | Careers | Israel | Conferences