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 Issue #58               FRIDAY December 2, 1994               29 KISLEV 5755
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   FRIDAY
   5th Day of HANUKKAH
               Kindle 6 HANUKKAH lights before you light the Shabbat candles.
      4:09 pm  Hadlakat Nerot (Candle-lighting)
               SHABBAT HANUKKAH - Parashat MIKETZ

      Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv:
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      4:10 pm  - Koach (CJC): Schermerhorn?
               - Yavneh: Earl Hall Auditorium
      6:15 pm  - Reform Jews at Columbia (RJC): Schiff Room at Earl Hall
      6:30 pm  - Learners' Service: 302 Earl Hall

      6:15 pm  Pick up meal cards for Shabbat dinner: Barnard Hall
      6:30 pm  Shabbat dinner: Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard

      9:00 pm  Oneg Shabbat by Lights in Action: John Jay Lounge

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

   Menorahs and candles will be made availabe for anyone at the Health
   Science Campus at the Bard Hall Operations Desk. The cost is $1.

   Candles have also been available at the JSU for $1.
   Happy Hanukkah!

   NB:  The JEC was not published last week.

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

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   JSU SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENTS
   These announcements are read at JSU Shabbat services on Friday evening.
   To add an announcement or find out more, contact the JSU (info below).

   We are pleased to announce and congratulate the following individuals who
   were elected or selected to the JSU Executive Board: Steve Furer,
   President
   					Will Norman, Treasurer
   					Tzvi Fisher, Social Outreach
   Coordinator
   					Jill Jacobs, Religious Life
   Coordinator
   					Aaron Levy, Social Service
   Coordinator
   					Avi Orlow, Culture/Education
   Coordinator.
   We will like to explain that Evan Serpick, elected to the Vice President
   for Programming position has been designated Editor of the Editorial Page
   at Spectator and, according to SpectatorÕs guidelines, is unable to
   serve on the Executive Board.  Any student with good programming and
   coordinating skills who would like to run for the position of Vice
   President for Programming must submit an application available in the
   Jewish Office by Monday at 5 p.m.  The Selection Committee has not yet
   appointed the Israel Action Coordinator.  If you would like to apply for
   that position, come in next week as well.  The heads of all JSU groups and
   the Board will select the new positions on Tuesday.
   
   Also, would like to thank Ezra Robison and his Elections Committee for all
   their hard work in coordinating elections.
   
   We would like to thank Carol Kohn for coordinating the Toy Drive.  
   
   TonightÕs Oneg will be at 9pm in John Jay Lounge and will feature an
   intra-Jewish discussion sponsored by Lights In Action.  Please come.
   
   If you are interested in doing Bikur Cholim, visiting the sick, at St.
   LukeÕs Hospital on Shabbat afternoon.  Meet in Hewitt Dining Hall after
   lunch around 2pm.
   
   Join Dorot in delivering Hanukkah packages to the elderly.  Meet this
   Sunday at 10:30am at the Columbia gates to go as a group.
   
   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.
   
   Come celebrate the month of Tevet with the WomenÕs Rosh Chodesh Group
   on Sunday at 8pm in the Schiff room.  Share in discussion, spirituality,
   and food.
   
   Make your pro-Israel voice heard at NYSIPACÕs Political Action Party on
   Sunday, December 4th in Hartley lounge at 7pm.  Non-alcoholic wine and
   cheese will be served.  Call Paul Gelb.
   
   Starting Sunday night the special prayer for rain, VÕtain Tal
   UÕmatar, is to be said.
   
   The new Torah Learning Forum, Columbia Learning Group Experiment is having
   its second meeting this Monday at 8:30 p.m. in 511 Hamilton. To join just
   show up or call Avi Orlow.
   
   Fun and free food at the JSU Study Break, this Tuesday at 11 pm, Carman
   Lounge.
   
   Now that youÕve read Perspectives - itÕs time for you to write!
   There will be a meeting Wednesday, at 9:30pm in Earl Hall lounge area to
   discuss articles for the winter issue.  Contact Karen Rosenberg.
   
   Pizmon is having auditions for male parts.  Call the Jewish Office to make
   an appointment or for more information.
   
   Rabbi Sheer has received calls from a few parents with sons or daughters
   studying in Israel who will be coming to Columbia in the spring.
   TheyÕre looking to find roommates who are kosher and Sabbath observing.
   Please inform Rabbi Sheer if you have any suggestions.
   
   Pick up meal cards at 6:15pm
   Shabbat Dinner is at 6:30pm.			
   Shabbat Lunch will be at 12:30pm.		
   Please note that the time of our Mincha services have been changed
   slightly. 
   KOACH - 3:45pm		YAVNEH - 4:00pm		
   MaÕariv will be at 5:15pm
   Havdalah is at 5:14pm   

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   JEWISH INFORMATION

   NB: All times are now in Eastern Standard 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