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     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 #59               FRIDAY December 9, 1994                 6 TEVET 5755
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       FRIDAY
          4:09 pm  Hadlakat Nerot (Candle-lighting)
                   SHABBAT - Parashat VAYIGASH
    
          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: John Jay Lounge
    
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       JEC ANNOUNCEMENTS
       To add an announcement, send electronic mail to mig@columbia.edu
    
       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).
    
       Come join the fun and festivities at tonightÕs Oneg sponsered by Yavneh
       at 9pm in John Jay Lounge.  Refreshments will be served.
       
       Congratulations to Shira Katz and Noah Leibowitz who have been selected as
       Israel Action Coordinator and Vice President of Programming respectively.
       
       There will be a special Oneg Shabbat [on] the first Friday of the Spring
       semester in honor of the outgoing board as well as welcoming in our new
       officers.
       
       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.
       
       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.
       
       Please join us on Monday at 7:30pm in the Schiff Rm. for a Shir on women
       as Dayanim(judges) with Malke Bina, founder of Matan, a womenÕs Yeshiva
       in Israel sponsered by the Jewish WomenÕs Coalition, Yavneh and
       WomenÕs Tefillah.  Contact Elissa Swift for more details.
       
       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.
       
       Any of our student leaders who are due reimbursement from the Jewish
       Office please come in Monday or Tuesday to collect it.
       
       This Tuesday is the fast day of Asarah BÕTevet, the tenth of Tevet,
       commemorating the day when the Babylonians began their siege of Jerusalem
       in 586 BCE.
       
       Please take note that the Jewish Office will be closed on Thursday for a
       staff retreat.
       
       Pick up meal cards at 6:15pm
       Shabbat Dinner is at 6:30pm.			
       Shabbat Lunch will be at 12:30pm.		
    
       Mincha:   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
    

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    Meir Green, December 9, 1994.