Israel at 50 & Beyond, a weeklong celebration of the founding of the state of Israel, is finally here! Join in one or all 17 programs including Rav Yehudah Amital, Ambassador Dore Gold, a
David Broza Concert, a Middle Eastern Friday night dinner, 7 brown bag lunch sessions, a Panel on the Peace Process & so much more. Keep your eyes out for our posters & emails & come to the Jewish Office for more information. Be part of JelLO - the Jewish Life Orientation. Applications available
in the Jewish Office Orientation box. Advisors will shape the exciting first Jewish experience for anxious first years. Applications are due Monday, March 30th. Talk to A
ndy Halpert, Yehuda Kurtzer, Ilana Garber or Chani Bloom with questions. Passover at Columbia: Watch for our big ad in Monday’s Spectator. Community Seders - an informal, singing, traditional Seder for
Columbia students will be on Friday 4/10 & Saturday 4/11nights. Advance registration is necessary ($12 per Seder) in 105 Earl Hall by Tuesday 4/7. We are looking for someone to h
elp lead the Seder. If you are interested, contact Rabbi Charles Sheer. Home Hospitality - Would you like to invite a student to your
Seder? Would you like to attend a family Seder? Come to 105 Earl Hall by Tuesday 4/7 at noon. Passover Meals - Barnard Dining Services will serve Passover
food throughout the holiday. You must pre-order these meals in the Hewitt Dining Office. Wednesday, 4/8, 5PM is the deadline for intermediate days’ meals (Monday 4/13-Thusday lu
nch). Wednesday, 4/15, 5PM is the deadline for holiday meals (Thursday night 4/16-Saturday). Breakfast will be in Hewitt Dining Room South Lunch & Dinner will be in James Room, Barnard Hall Shabbat Meals will be in Hewitt Dining Room South Women's T’fillah & the Oneg Committee welcome everybody to a discussion with Deena Aranoff tonight in Schapiro Lounge at 9:30. Come to the Project for the Homeless Bagel Brunch 3/29 at 11AM in Wein Lounge. Current & new volunteers welcome. How much Cholent can you eat? Find out Sunday at the Third Annual Intercollegiate Cholent Olympics at 2PM in Schapiro Lounge. Bring a cholent or just come to taste. Cost is $2 with CUID, $3 without. Contact Andrew Jakobovics for more details. Join Bikur Cholim to visit the elderly for one hour at 3:15 this Sunday. Meet at Columbia gates. Mel Salberg, Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations will speak on "The Jewish Condition at the Turn of the Millennium", Monday 3/30 at 4PM. Call the Dept. of Public Affairs at JTS for more info. Rabbi Linzer, Rosh Kollel in Florida, will be delivering a men’s Gemara shiur Monday night- 6pm. Rabbi Linzer is planning on giving a shiur at Columbia next year. For more info, contact David Gillers, Yossi Levine, or Yehuda Kurtzer. Join the Yiddish Club and 'Iggrot Ha'Ari' for a panel discussion on "What is secular Jewishness?" Thurs., March 26th at 7:00PM in the Dodge Room of Earl Hall. Check out the new feature on the Jewish Office website on our home page, click on "Upcoming Events," and see our new weekly visual calendar. Thanks to Yair Hakak! http://www.columbia.edu/cu/jsu
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The Hartley Deli is open
from 11-8 Monday-Friday. Come in for soup, knish or a sandwich. See Chaya Baskin for catering & employment opportunities. There’s a men’s Gemara Shiur, taught by Dov Weiss, given Sundays in 326 IAB & Tuesdays in 401 Hamilton from 7:15-8:30PM. The Jewish Meditation group meets Fridays 4pm in 901 IAB. All are welcome. No previous meditation experience necessary. Wednesday Night Learning every Wednesday at 8:30PM in Earl Hall. For a partner, contact Natalie Stein. Israeli dancing every Monday evening from 7:30-11:30 PM. The Jewish Office has listings posted on the bulletin board for Israel study, internships, job opportunities, travel, etc. Come by & check them out in Carolyn’s new binder system. Earl Hall would like to remind students that the building closes at 11 PM. Please cooperate. If you are a new student, have a room, phone, or e-mail change or want to get the weekly announcements, please fill out a JSU card in the Jewish Office. We now have ~1600 students in our database & want you to be a part of the JSU too. Mazal Tov to our former JSU President Sarah Beirman upon her engagement! SHABBAT TIMES:
Shabbat lunchtime: 12:30 p.m.
Afternoon services:
Columbia Jewish Information: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/jsu/