------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J E W I S H E L E C T R O N I C C A L E N D A R Serving the Jewish Community of Columbia University in New York, NY Issue #38 FRIDAY February 11, 1994 30 SHEVAT 5754 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROSH CHODESH ADAR 5:06 pm Hadlakat Nerot (Candle-lighting) SHABBAT 5:10 pm Mincha, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv - Conservative Jews at Columbia (CJC): 501 Schermerhorn - Yavneh: Earl Hall Auditorium 5:15 pm Learner's Service: 302 Earl Hall 6:30 pm Pick up meal cards for Shabbat dinner: Barnard Hall 6:45 pm Shabbat dinner: Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard SATURDAY 2/12/94 SHABBAT SHEKALIM - ROSH CHODESH ADAR Torah reading: Parashat TERUMAH, Shemot (Exodus) 25:1-27:19 Bemidbar (Numbers) 28:9-15, Shemot (Exodus) 30:11-16 Haftarah: Malachim Bet (II Kings) 11:17-12:17 12:30 pm Shabbat lunch: Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard 4:55 pm Yavneh afternoon services - Mincha: Earl Hall Seudah Shlishit: Earl Hall 6:05 pm evening services - Ma'ariv: Earl Hall 6:08 pm Shavuah Tov - Shabbat ends Havdalah: Earl Hall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JSU SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENTS We will be most happy to see you when you stop by our office at 105 Earl Hall to find out about all of the following info: The Fourth Annual Jewish Collegiate Festival of the Performing Arts will held on Sunday, February 13 at the Feinberg Auditorium, JTS (122nd & Broadway). The performance will begin at 2:00 PM; tickets available at the door. Bikur Cholim (Visiting the Jewish sick) will take place at St. LukeÕs this Shabbat afternoon. For details, please speak to Israel Kochin. If you're interested in visiting the sick next Friday, a Bikur Cholim group will be meeting at the Jewish Office on Friday, February 18 at 11:30 am to visit Lenox Hill Hospital. Contact Benny Berkowitz for more information. The Jewish Office will be closed during the mornings of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 14-16, as Rabbis Sheer and Oren provide an orientation for our new staff members -- Laurie Schussel and Christena Thodt. The office will open at 1:00 PM on each of these days. We regret any inconvenience these shortened hours may cause and we look forward to your visits during the afternoons as you plan upcoming events, hang out, and come in to meet our new staff! Regular office hours will resume on Thursday. In addition to his many other roles, Rabbi Sheer is now a grandfather! On Thursday evening, his son and daughter-in-law, David and Bonnie Sheer became parents of a baby girl. Everyone is well, and our community wishes mazal tov to the entire Sheer family. Everyone is encouraged to register for one of our 15 Jewish study classes. Come to the Jewish Office for details and course descriptions. The Homeless lunch program is on Sunday at 12:30 in Hewitt Dining Hall. Come join us to pack and distribute lunches to homeless persons living in our neighborhood. A Barnard (and JSU) alumna who currently lives in Israel will be speaking about aliyah opportunities this Monday, February 14 at noon. Contact Barnard Career Services, the program's sponsor, for details. Mrs. Miriam Baumel, mother of Zachariah Baumel, an Israeli soldier who is missing in action, will be speaking about the current status of her son on Monday, February 14 at 7:00 pm in 602 Hamilton. See Tova Mirvis for more information. The JSU is sponsoring a petition to the Columbia Senate to postpone the first day of classes which currently coincides with Rosh Hashanah. The Education Committee of the University Senate has invited Columbia students to write letters to them informing them of their opinions on this matter. It would be appropriate for parents to write as well. All letters must be received by the Education Committee by Thursday, February 17. Contact the Jewish Office for details. A variety of programs will be taking place in Israel this summer; for information about travel and study, and about special scholarships available for people who have never been to Israel, contact the Jewish Office. The JSU is planning to publish a cookbook. Contact Sarah Bronson to help with all aspects of this great project. Purim is coming. If you would like to work on the planning committees for our Purim Party or traditional Chagigah, please come to the Jewish Office. Anyone interested in reading the Megillah for Women's Tefillah please contact Adina Shoulson. We have received an urgent call from many Hillels in the Los Angeles region which suffered different types of damages from the recent earthquake. Students throughout the country are being asked to contribute whatever you are able, to help these Hillels re-establish their operations. Contributions are being taken at the Jewish Office. Rabbi Sheer has written an article called "Multiculturalism on Campus: Is it Good for the Jews?" for the publication Sh'ma: a Journal of Jewish Responsibility. Copies are available in the Jewish Office. Horizons is a new series of extracurricular mini courses sponsored by Columbia. Rabbi Sheer will be giving two classes on Monday Afternoons, a poetry reading and discussion of Robert Frost's poems and a 3 session class on science and religion entitled "Genesis, Galileo, and the Big Bang Theory". Come to the Jewish office for an application. A Hebrew musical production of "Peter Pan" will be performed at J TS on Wednesday February 23 at 7pm, February 26th at 8pm, and February 27th at 2pm. Advance discount tickets can be purchased from cast members or at the JTS Student Life Office. Todah rabbah, many thanks to Benny Berkowitz and Jeff Wechselblatt for their good work chairing the election and selection commissions. Mazal tov to the 1994 JSU executive board: Israel Kochin president Jason Shames v.p. programming Ed Rosenfeld treasurer Steve Furer social outreach coordinator Beth Silver culture/education coordinator Evan Serpick social service coordinator Ilan Weinglass Israel action coordinator Lauren Winner religious life coordinator For Yavneh: We received a wonderful call from the family of a Barnard alumna who has been undergoing a bone marrow transplant. A special collection of funds was made by Yavneh for this family. They were deeply touched by your efforts and sentiments. Please stack all chairs on the casters! Shabbat Shalom! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NB: The Jewish day begins at sundown of the previous secular day. Ex: PURIM is Feb 25 so it begins the evening of Feb 24 and ends Feb 25. WEDNESDAY is the last day to sign up for Shabbat meals in Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard. WEDNESDAY NIGHT EGALITARIAN SERVICE: 8:00 pm, JSU Office in 105 Earl Hall WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEARN IN: 8:30 - 9:30 pm, Earl Hall Auditorium Over 150 students fill the Earl Hall Auditorium to study Jewish Texts, Hebrew, etc. You choose the topic, we provide a study partner amd light refreshments. No charge. FRIDAY and SATURDAY, February 11 and 12 ROSH CHODESH ADAR - Mi-she-nichnas Adar marbin be-simchah! February 25th (FRIDAY) is PURIM! SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20, 7:30 pm - Yugntruf, Youth for Yiddish, lecture IN YIDDISH: "What is the difference in historical significance between Purim and Hanukkah?", by David Weiss-Halivni, prof of religion at Columbia: Deutsches Haus, 420 West 116 Street. Homentashen and other refreshments will be served. Yugntruf members $3, non-members $4, all students $1.50. For further information contact: Beatrice Lang, telephone 212-280-1166. Check out the "Jerusalem One Gopher" of Jewish information! Type "gopher jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il" (without the quotes). To view the Jewish Electronic Calendar there, select: " 4. Events/ " Also check out the NYSERNET gopher: "gopher nysernet.org". For a list of Jewish discussion e-mail lists, e-mail the word "list" to listserv@jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il. "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". You can also post there by sending e-mail to "jewish@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. JTS events are coordinated through the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, telephone number 212-678-8839. 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For example, e-mail to mig@columbia.edu should be addressed to: internet mig I hope you enjoyed this edition of the Jewish Electronic Calendar. Shabbat shalom! Meir Israel Green