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 Issue #54               FRIDAY October 28, 1994             23 CHESHVAN 5755
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   FRIDAY
      5:38 pm  Hadlakat Nerot (Candle-lighting)
               SHABBAT - Parashat HAYEY SARAH
               Mincha, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv:
      5:40 pm  - Koach (CJC): 501 Schermerhorn
      5:40 pm  - Yavneh: Earl Hall Auditorium
      6:15 pm  - Reform Jews at Columbia (RJC): Dodge Room at Earl Hall
      7:15 pm  Shabbat dinner: Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard
      9:30 pm  Oneg Shabbat, John Jay Lounge

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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

   This Sunday, October 30th, is the beginning of Eastern Standard Time.
   After 1:59:59 am, turn your clocks back to 1:00 am.

   The Balfour Declaration, issued on November 2, 1917, was the first
   recognition by a modern nation (Britain) of the Jewish claim to
   the area called Palestine as a national homeland.

   Friday, November 4, is Rosh Chodesh Kislev.

   Don't forget to check "notes jewish" (Available only with an account on
   cunix.columbia.edu) for the latest Jewish information.

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

   At tonight's Oneg at 9:30 in John Jay lounge, Rebecca Bardach will talk
   about Bosnian Refugees and their relation to the Jewish community.

   If you are interested in doing Bikur Cholim, visiting the sick, at St.
   Luke's Hospital on Shabbat afternoon.  Meet in Hewitt Dining Hall after
   lunch around 2pm.

   The Homeless lunch program cosponsored by AEPi, the JSU and Hewitt Dining
   Hall will meet Sunday at 12:30 in the faculty dining room in Hewitt to
   make and deliver lunches to the homeless.  Contact Howie Teitelman or Ari
   Moses for more information.

   Get ready for the 1st organizational meeting of CSI(Columbia students for
   Israel) Tuesday night Nov. 1st at 9:30 in Carman lounge.  Come and give
   your input for future activities and elections of a representative for
   this imperative group.

   More free ice cream at the post-midterm study break on Tuesday Nov. 1st in
   Carman lounge.

   Hillel of New York is sponsoring a fabulous Winter Mission to Israel for
   $600.  Check it out in the Jewish Office.

   The ever popular Chug Aliya Shabbaton is approaching on November 11-12th.
   Stop by the Jewish Office for your application.

   Planning is underway for the annual Intercollegiate Jewish Arts Festival.
   Committee members are greatly needed in many ways.  Contact Naomi Bloom if
   interested.

   There is an elderly, visually impaired man who would greatly appreciate a
   student helping him out who can read Hebrew or Yiddish.  Please
   participate in this mitzvah.

   The JSU is establishing a social committee to plan study breaks, parties
   and trips off campus.  If interested contact Steve Furer.

   If interested in helping organize 2 Chanukah Casino nights, please contact
   Beth Silver or Steve Furer.

   The JSU is taking part in a city-wide toy drive. Please bring used or new
   toys of no more than $5 in value to the Jewish office or to the Israel
   Programs Fair on November 16.  If you have any questions, see Evan Serpick
   or Carol Kohn.
 
   The JSU is currently sending out a calendar of events and will soon be
   holding JSU elections.  In order to receive a calendar and to vote you
   must put your name on the mailing list, so please come in and do it.

   CALENDAR CORRECTION - RJC(Reform Jews at Columbia) holds weekly Friday
   night services at 6:15 in the Schiff Room.

   At 7:00pm students eating on meal plan must go to Barnard Hall to pick up
   a meal card which gets you into Hewitt and the dining room.

   Shabbat Dinner is at 7:15pm.			
   Shabbat Lunch is at 12:30pm.			

   Please note that the time of our Mincha services have been changed
   slightly:
   KOACH - 5:15   YAVNEH - 5:30		

   Ma'ariv will be at 6:35pm.
   Havdalah is at 6:38pm.

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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".

   Below info & more!    lynx   http://www.columbia.edu/~mig/jewish.html
   Jewish Information    gopher jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il
   Israel Information    gopher israel-info.gov.il
   NYSERNET              gopher israel.nysernet.org

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

   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.

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

   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


Disclaimer

Meir Green,
October 28, 1994.