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Friday, Feburary 3, 2006 Hey Everyone, There is no way this winter is ever going to end as long as that groundhog keeps seeing his shadow. I don't see any way out of it. He's got to be stopped...And I have to stop him. In this week's e-mail: a) Shabbat Times, etc. b) Yavneh & Koach are going to Lazer Park!!! c) Super Bowl Party! d) Yavneh cookbook/Free shuttle to Fairway e) Dor Yeshorim Presentation f) Yachad Shabbaton g) NYU Battle of the Bands h) Great Pesach Opportunity i) Factoid of the Week j) Joke of the Week ------------------------------------------------- a) PARSHAT BO SHABBAT TIMES: Yavneh- Candle Lighting: 4:57Koach- Friday Mincha: 5:00Hewitt Meals- Friday Night Dinner: 6:30This week’s Dvar Torah will be given by Barnard freshman and color war extraordinaire Yael Steiner. This week Shiur by Your Peers will be given by Hu Nose on the topic of “Bi Tzmi” on the fourth floor of the Kraft Center ˝ hour before Shabbat Mincha. We apologize for the title of last week’s Shiur by Your Peers which was improperly titled “Is it a mitzvah to speak Hebrew?”. It was actually supposed to be titled, “Why Evan Schutzman thinks you should speak Hebrew.” Again, we apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Kiddush this Shabbos is sponsored by Café Nana in honor of its grand opening on the 2nd floor of the Kraft Center. Yasher Koach to everyone who made it happen. Mazal Tov! Kiddush this week and every week is no longer sponsored in part by the Kiddush Fund made possible by a generous alumni donation. This is because we no longer have that alumni donation. In light of this, we ask that you sponsor Kiddush more often and/or ask any alumni you may know to create a new Kiddush fund via a generous alumni donation much like the previous one so that we can all enjoy our weekly post-prayer snacks. Yavneh will also be having its first TISCH of the semester this Friday night. Daniel Friedman promises a good time. Rav Hefter of Midreshet Lindenbaum and the Bat Ayin Yeshiva will be visiting our community this shabbos and speaking both at this tisch and following davening Shabbos morning. There won't be any Bikkur Cholim this week, but feel free to go and visit the sick on your own. Stay tuned, Bikkur Cholim will resume next week: we'll start a new and very exciting project with the Jewish Home (further information in a later email). If you are interested in being on the Bikkur Cholim mailing list, please, email sea2113@columbia.edu with your name! -------------------------------------------- b) Yavneh & Koach are going to Lazer Park!!! Have you ever wanted to shoot your friends with an infrared beam? If so, come join Yavneh and Koach on February 11th (Note the change of date) as we go to Times Square and run around with oversized guns while listening to techno music! The cost will be approximately $20 and we will arrive at Lazer Park at 8pm. To reserve a spot email Eric at eeb2003@columbia.edu by Sunday February 5th. ---------------------------------------------- c) Super Bowl Party! OK, so you don’t know who’s playing, you thought football was on strike or you weren’t sure what sport the Super Bowl was. But you’re still Jewish and that means you like Dougie’s and free stuff. Well, do we have the event for you! This Sunday on the 2nd floor of the Kraft Center, there will be a Hillel-wide Super Bowl party at 6pm complete with free Dougie’s BBQ wings and awesome people. Don’t miss it! ------------------------------------------------- d) Yavneh cookbook/Fairway shuttle We want your recipes! Yavneh will be producing a community cook book and we need your help. E-mail Gaby Rothberger your favorite recipe (or more than one if you have) for anything: kugel, chicken, dessert, cranberry crizzle, etc. It's Shabbos Made Easy and it'll be awesome. Gaby's e-mail address is glr2102@columbia.edu Anyone who is interested in helping out – please e-mail her as well. Anyone interested in purchasing food for Shabbos at Fairway and wants free transportation, please email Gaby as well so that we can get a shuttle to go there and back on Friday mornings. We need a minimum of 10 to take advantage of this great deal so please tell your friends! ------------------------------------------------- e) Dor Yeshorim Dor Yeshorim will be coming to Columbia on February 21st to give an informative presentation on their organization. Stay tuned for more details... ------------------------------------------------- f) Yachad Shabbaton The annual Yachad Shabbaton this year will be taking place on the shabbos of March 3-4. If you are interested in being an advisor for that shabbos or have an empty bed for our visitors or have any further questions about the shabbaton, please contact Taryn at ts2133@barnard.edu. ------------------------------------------------- g) NYU Battle of the Bands NYU is hosting a huge battle of the bands with bands from schools all over the East Coast on Saturday night, March 25th at 8:30pm. If you are interested in this opportunity to show your musical talents in front of many many stunned spectators and representing your school, please reserve your spot by sending an email to Eric at eeb2003@columbia.edu ASAP. ------------------------------------------------- h) YUSSR Still undecided about Pesach Plans? Interested in running a Pesach Seder in Moghilev, Minsk, Baronovitch, Brisk, Polutsk or Slutsk? Join YUSSR's Pesach Experience in the Former Soviet Union and help provide a Jewish Future to a country with a rich Jewish past. *Dates: Sunday April 9th - Sunday April 16th* The program will run for the first days of the chag and you will be back in NY for chol hamoed and the second days. College students and post graduate volunteers coordinate and run community programs for seniors, children and adults. Responsibilities will include koshering kitchens, food preparation supervision, leading two Sedarim, Shabbat Tefillah and educational sessions with the youth. Expand your horizons as part of the global Jewish community. If you are looking for the perfect Pesach activity and you have experience running Jewish/ educational programs you definitely want to apply. Applications can be downloaded directly from the YUSSR website at www.yussr.org. For more information please call (212) 923 7650 or email yussrinfo@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------- i) Factoid of the Week! This week’s factoid is about The Incredible Falk. Aryeh Falk-criminal? klutz? kleptomaniac? Yes, yes and yes. Let me explain: In 5th grade, Aryeh Falk was detained by a police officer for grabbing his gun. He also once dropped a Snapple bottle off a rooftop and almost hit somebody. At one point, he was running track in school and ran head on into a parked car. Although covered in blood from head to toe, his love for Nach took over and he still showed up to class until he was forced to wash himself off and go to the nurse. Many of his classmates can still see this heroic vision of a bloody Falk. As for his tendencies as a kleptomaniac, during NSOP orientation freshman year on Mathematics lawn with NSOP coordinator Allison Sturm, he revealed to his suitemates (Daniel Fridman, Jeffrey Feder, and Eric Bondarsky) that he had an uncontrollable tendency to steal other people’s shampoo. Not only can Falk walk the walk—he can talk the talk. Here are some famous Aryeh Falk quotes and quips: He “strongly, strongly objects” to the use of BBQ sauce on hot dogs when made on a Foreman Grill. When asked what his reaction would be to a great rabbi punching him in the face he responded he would punch him right back because “he is no longer a great rabbi once he punches me in the face.” At a recent shabbat meal, a certain girl was using a fork for her onion rings while Aryeh was insisting she use her hands. Needless to say, she proceeded to drop one on his pants and he responded, “I’m more infuriated by the cause than by the effect.” Finally, this past winter break while skiing in Utah, there were some Mormon missionaries trying to convert Aryeh and he responded, “You’ll have better luck after I’m dead.” I think there were some Mormons found dead nearby with broken Snapple bottles nearby and a big lump on each of their foreheads... ------------------------------------------------- j) Joke of the Week An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two elderly gentlemen were talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a new restaurant, and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly." The other man said, "What's the name of the restaurant?" The first man knits his brow in obvious concentration, and finally said to his companion, "Aahh, What is the name of that red flower you give to someone you love?" His friends replies, "A carnation??" "No. No. The other one," the man says. His friend offers another suggestion, "The poppy?" "Nahhhh," growls the man. "You know the one that is red and has thorns." His friend said, "Do you mean a rose?" "Yes, Yes that's it. Thank you!" the first man says. He then turns toward the kitchen and yells, "Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?" ------------------------------------------------- OK, that’s it for this week. Have a SUPER shabbos! Jeremy, Taryn, Shira, Gaby, and Eric |
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