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    Jewish Electronic Calendar Issue #153

    Serving the Jewish Community of Columbia University in New York, NY

    Friday, January 22th - 5 Shvat 5759

    Friday:
    Candlelighting: 4:42 pm
    Mincha:
    Yavneh: 4:45 pm in the Earl Hall auditorium
    KOACH: 4:40 pm in 312 Math
    KESHER: 6:15 pm in the Schiff room of Earl Hall

    Please join the new JSU Executive Board and the oneg committee for an Oneg Shabbat honoring the old board. Tonight 9:00 pm. John Jay Lounge.

    Is Jewish mysticism your secret interest? Torah study your practice? Justice your passion? Yiddish your curiosity? Come to the Jewish Office & check out our new extra-curricular classes & workshops. Over a dozen offered at all levels & interests. Registration begins Monday. Questions? Speak to Rabbi Rosenn.

    The Blauner Lecture Presents: Divided We Stand; Three Faces of Judaism in America on Sunday February 7th. Leaders from each of the three major movements will speak on the ideologies and core values of their movements. Rabbis Ismar Schorsch, Walter Wurzberger and Sheldon Zimmerman will teach individual classes at noon and speak together in a forum at 1pm in IAB. All students are invited to come & learn about these major Jewish movements. Anyone who would like to help with the program, please contact Eliav Bock at eb248.

    Don't worry, you can still join the Shabbat meals committee. Come to a meeting Tuesday January 26 at 7 pm in 407 Hamilton. Help run Shabbat meals & plan the next theme dinner.

    Have you not yet been to the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC? Join Jewish & African American students on March 14th to visit the museum. Sponsored by Hillel of NY. Space is limited. Come by the Jewish Office for more information.

    We are bringing back the weekly Study Break with exciting new programs & even more fun! This Tuesday from 9 to 10 pm in Shapiro lounge. For the first Study Break will have FREE PIZZA! Be there or be square.

    If anyone is interested in helping with Study Breaks this semester send an e-mail to Shira Tropp at srt14.

    Come to the 'Iggrot ha'Ari Brown Bag Lunch in Jewish Scholarship with Professor of Jewish history, culture & society Yosef Yerushalmi. He will speak on "Searching for a 17th century Marrano: and Autobiographical Account" Wednesday January 27 in 513 Fayerweather from 12:30-1:30pm. Bring your own lunch, we will provide drinks & dessert. Contact Chelsea Wald ctw8 for more info.

    Interested in helping to plan the Purim celebration? Contact Shira Brafman (sb549) early next week.

    There are JSU T-shirts available for sale in the Jewish Office for $5 each. Size and quantity are limited.

    Update on the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life:
    As you know this past summer the construction of the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life began at 115th street between Broadway and River Side Drive.
    At the current time, excavation of the sight is completed and the steel structure is now starting to go up. We invite you to take a look and watch our home being built.


    Shabbat Morning
    Yavneh services: 9:15 a.m. in the Auditorium.
    Koach services : 10 am in the Dodge Room.

    Rabbi Sheer's class: 11:30 am in the Schiff Room.

    Shabbat Afternoon
    WTG services: 4:15 pm
    Koach services: 4:15 pm
    Yavneh services: 4:25 pm

    Havdalah: 5:46 pm


    Shabbat Shalom!
    Scott Susser

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    Copyright © 1998 Scott Susser, email: sas104@columbia.edu.

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