C O L U M B I A J E W I S H E L E C T R O N I C C A L E N D A R ISSUE #23 FRIDAY, May 7, 1993 16 IYAR 5753 6:00 pm Reform Jews at Columbia (RJC) service, Dodge Room in Earl Hall 7:15 pm Conservative Jews at Columbia (CJC) minyan, 501 Schermerhorn 7:15 pm Yavneh minyan, Earl Hall Auditorium 7:38 pm SHABBAT Candle-lighting 8:30 pm Pick up meal cards for Hewitt Shabbat dinner, Barnard Hall 8:45 pm Shabbat dinner in Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard College List College Shabbat Dinner, MSRH Assembly Room Day 32 of the OMER begins tonight. Count at night: Hayom shnayim ushloshim yom, sh'heim arba'ah shav'uot v'arba'ah yamim la'omer. SATURDAY 5/8/93 Torah Portion: EMOR Vayikra (Leviticus) 21:1-24:23 Haftarah: Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 44:15-31 12:30 pm Shabbat lunch in Hewitt Dining Hall 7:25 pm Yavneh afternoon services - Mincha, Earl Hall 8:35 pm Yavneh evening services - Ma'ariv, Earl Hall 8:41 pm Shabbat ends - Yavneh Havdalah, Earl Hall JSU SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENTS for FRIDAY, May 7, 1993 1) The Israeli Day Parade is SUNDAY. 2) Finals end in one week. I know it seems a year away, but, to para- phrase Gloria Gaynor, "you will survive." Good luck. 3) Yavneh will have services for seniors only NEXT SHABBAT in the Dodge Room at 7:20. Reservations for shabbat meals must be made with Barnard Dining by TUESDAY. 4) Contact Rabbi Sheer if you are interested in a 6 month administrative assistant/receptionist position with United Synagogue. You would assist the person planning the United Synagogue Annual Conference, to take place in sunny Florida. 5) The staff of the Jewish Office and all the JSU leaders wish all gradu- ating seniors a hearty mazel tov. We have really enjoyed and benefited from your participation in our community. Good luck in the future, and send in those checks payable to "The Jewish Campus Life Fund, Inc."! We'll be open throughout the summer, so feel free to drop in and keep in touch. Do call or check the door first, though, to see our varying summer hours. ________________________________________________________ YAVNEH MINYAN SCHEDULE (source: Allen Pollack, Gabbai) Minyanim are usually held in the Earl Hall Auditorium. SHACHARIT MINCHAH MAARIV SUNDAY 8:30 am 7:45 pm 8:45 pm MONDAY 7:30 am 2:30, 4:10 pm 8:15, 10:30 pm TUESDAY 7:45 am 2:30, 4:10 pm 8:15, 10:30 pm WEDNESDAY 7:45 am 2:30, 4:10 pm 8:15, 10:30 pm THURSDAY 7:30 am 2:30, 4:10 pm 8:15, 10:30 pm FRIDAY 7:45 am SUNDAY is LAG B'OMER, the 33rd day of the counting of the omer, also known as the "scholar's festival". This also means Shavuot is barely a couple of weeks away! It is also "Mother's Day". Looking for housing in a fun and friendly atmosphere? We've got it at Beit Ephrayim, Columbia's Jewish Communal residence for graduate and undergraduate students. Spaces are available for this summer and next year. Call Elisabeth for more information: 280-1166. If you know the e-mail address of an alumnus of Akiba Hebrew Academy, in Merion, PA, or have been affiliated with Akiba yourself, please send the e-mail address to mig@columbia.edu to be added to the Akiba Email List. This will most likely be the last edition of the Jewish Electronic Calendar of the semester. Let me know if you will be here during the summer, and if you will be able to check "notes jewish". I would be interested in getting together with the students remaining for the summer for an informal barbeque or picnic, perhaps. Likewise, if you know of something for Jewish students which is going on, please post it to "notes jewish". I want to wish you all the best of luck on finals, and a terrific summer! -Meir Final services officially scheduled for the semester: FRIDAY, May 14 6:00 pm Reform Jews at Columbia (RJC) service, Dodge Room in Earl Hall 7:20 pm Conservative Jews at Columbia (CJC) minyan, 501 Schermerhorn 7:20 pm Yavneh minyan, Earl Hall Auditorium 7:47 pm SHABBAT Candle-lighting SATURDAY, May 15 8:48 pm Shabbat ends - Havdalah I need volunteers to help edit and publish the Jewish Electronic Calendar. If you would like to see something new in this publication, make it happen! Ideas and comments are welcome. Send e-mail to mig@columbia.edu. Make sure all of your group's Jewish events are included in the next calendar! Events for inclusion in this calendar should be submitted to the Jewish Student Union office by Thursday at noon. Specify that you want your event in the Jewish Electronic Calendar, as well as the printed calendars. Jewish Student Union 105 Earl Hall (117th Street and Broadway) Columbia University New York, NY 10027 212-854-5111 If you have any questions about any Jewish activities in the Columbia area or events on this calendar, please feel free to call or stop by the JSU office. Remember, this calendar and its e-mail list are separate from the JSU calendars, mailing and membership lists. Subscribe to the free e-mail distribution of the calendar by sending your request to mig@columbia.edu. The calendar is also posted on "notes jewish" on Columbia's CUNIX systems, and on ColumbiaNet under "4: Calendar, Events & Schedules" (telnet columbianet.columbia.edu). Corrections and comments on its format should be sent to mig@columbia.edu. All comments for discussion should be sent to jewish@columbia.edu, or posted directly to "notes jewish". Be sure to include your name and e-mail address in all messages. If you are using a Barnard free e-mail account, don't forget to send e-mail outside of Barnard's network via the "Internet gateway". For example, e-mail to mig@columbia.edu should be addressed to: INTERNET mig "notes jewish" is an open forum for Jewish-related discussions, on Columbia's cunix systems. If you know of a Jewish event or a rally, post it there. If you add the word "jewish" (without quotes) to ~/.notesrc, cunix will automatically check for new messages in "notes jewish". I hope you enjoyed this edition of the Jewish Electronic Calendar. Shabbat Shalom! Meir Israel Green