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 *** Serving the Jewish Community of Columbia University in New York, NY ****
 Issue #47             FRIDAY September 9, 1994                4 TISHRI 5755
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   FRIDAY  9/9/94
               Mincha, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv:
      6:00 pm  - Reform Jews at Columbia (RJC): Dodge Room at Earl Hall
      6:56 pm  Hadlakat Nerot (Candle-lighting) SHABBAT
      7:00 pm  - Conservative Jews at Columbia (CJC): 501 Schermerhorn
      7:00 pm  - Yavneh: Earl Hall Auditorium
      8:30 pm  Shabbat dinner: Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard

   SATURDAY  9/10/94
   SHABBAT SHUVAH
   Torah reading:  Parashat VAYELECH
     12:30 pm  Shabbat lunch: Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard
      6:45 pm  Yavneh afternoon services - Mincha: Earl Hall Auditorium
               Se'udah Shlishit: Earl Hall Auditorium
      7:50 pm  Evening services - Ma'ariv: Earl Hall Auditorium
      7:55 pm  Shavu'a Tov - Shabbat ends
               Havdalah: Earl Hall Auditorium

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   JEC ANNOUNCEMENTS
   To add an announcement, send electronic mail to mig@columbia.edu
   To subscribe, send electronic mail to mig@columbia.edu

   The Jewish Electronic Calendar is now on the World Wide Web!
   Type "~mig/pub/ksh/www" then select "Jewish" or, using Mosaic or another
   WWW browser, open URL:  http://www.columbia.edu/~mig/jec.html

   Holidays and Candle Lighting Times (correct for New York City only):
     Wednesday 9/14  6:47 pm  Yom Kippur Candles
     Thursday  9/15           Yom Kippur and Yizkor (Memorial Services).
     Friday    9/16  6:44 pm  Shabbat candles
     Saturday  9/17           Shabbat Haazinu
     Monday    9/19  6:39 pm  Sukkot candles 1st Day
     Tuesday   9/20           Sukkot - 1st Day
     Tuesday   9/20  6:41 pm  Sukkot candles 2nd Day
     Wednesday 9/21           Sukkot - 2nd Day
     Thursday  9/22 ->        Chol Hamoed Sukkot continues

   I hope to meet many of you this year.  Please volunteer to help
   with this calendar (e-mail mig@columbia.edu).  If there is no interest,
   then the project will surely die by the time I graduate. :-)

   May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year.

   JSU SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENTS   -   September 9, 1994
   To add an announcement or find out more, contact the JSU (info below).

   This Tuesday night at 8:30 is the first Wednesday night Learning Program
   in Earl Hall.  Fill out a form so that our committee can match you up with
   a study partner.

   There are still some rooms available at the Bayit, the Jewish communal
   house.  For info call the Jewish Office.

   Come in to the Jewish Office for a free Jewish calendar, to order a lulav,
   to buy a mezuzah and to put your name on our mailing list (this applies to
   returning students as well).  Wednesday, the lulav orders will be going in,
   so hurry!

   Join Dorot as we deliver High Holiday packages to homebound senior
   citizens of the Upper West Side.  Meet at the Columbia Gates on Sunday at
   10:00am or see Evan Serpick for info.

   For Yom Kippur, Yavneh will be sponsoring a Learners Service in John Jay
   Lounge, CJC will be having services at the Jewish Theological Seminary,
   and RJC services will be in the Earl Hall Auditorium.  Come by the Jewish
   Office for more information.

   Pizmon will be holding tryouts this Sunday from 6-10pm and Mon. & Tues.
   8-10pm.  All tryouts will be held in 306A Barnard Hall.

   You can now call the Jewish Office voice mail anytime during the week to
   find out the Parsha & Shabbat candle lighting time.

   Congratulations to Rachel Newman and Michael Ganz on their recent
   engagement to each other.

   There is a work-study position for a student who can read Yiddish through
   the Anthropology Dept.  Contact the Jewish Office for more info.

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   JEWISH INFORMATION

   NB: All times are now in Eastern Daylight Savings Time
   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.

   "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".

   For a list of Jewish discussion e-mail lists, e-mail the word "list" to
   listserv@jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il.

   Jewish Information    gopher jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il
   Israel Information    gopher israel-info.gov.il
   Columbia University   gopher gopher.cc.columbia.edu
   NYSERNET              gopher nysernet.org

   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 (JSU)
         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 Office of Student Life, telephone number 212-678-8839.

   The Jewish Electronic Calendar (JEC) is a free weekly electronic schedule
   of the events relevant to the Jewish community of Columbia University.
   The Jewish Electronic Calendar and its e-mail list are separate from the
   JSU, its calendars, mailing and membership lists.  Although the JSU
   Shabbat announcements are provided through the cooperation of the JSU
   staff, the JEC is published for free as a public service to the Jewish
   community, and receives no funding.

   I welcome any volunteers, funding, and ideas about the future direction of
   the Jewish Electronic Calendar.  With more support, it might be possible
   to prepare the calendar sooner, publish some copies on paper, offer
   mailbox distribution, and include more information or, perhaps, a D'var
   Torah for the week or an electronic mailing of Columbia Perspectives
   magazine.  Let me know what you think and, especially, if you can help
   out!

   The Jewish Electronic Calendar needs YOU to help gather information,
   prepare, edit, and distribute the Calendar.
   If you would like to see something new in this publication, make it
   happen!  Learn computer skills and help out your community.
   YOUR help is needed!  Please email mig@columbia.edu or call 222-2718.

   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.

   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).

   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 

   I hope you enjoyed this edition of the Jewish Electronic Calendar.

                                                    Shabbat Shalom!
                                                    Meir Israel Green