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Friday, Feburary 17, 2006 Hey there, I was just checking over my calendar and I noticed it will be Presidents’ Day this Monday. How come I wasn’t notified? This has got to be the most poorly publicized holiday in history. Anyway, a special happy birthday to George and Abe, I guess... Here's the rundown: a) Shabbat Times, etc. b) Yavneh & Koach are going to Lazer Park!!! c) Social Justice Shabbos d) Genetic Disease Program w/ Dr. Mowshiwitz e) Yavneh Rosh Chodest Chagiga f) Hillel Carnival g) Cafe Nana Study Break h) Yachad Shabbaton i) Yavneh Cookbook j) Factoid of the Week k) Joke of the Week ------------------------------------------------- a) PARSHAT YITRO SHABBAT TIMES: Yavneh- Candle Lighting: 5:14Koach- Friday Mincha: 5:15Hewitt Meals- Friday Night Dinner: 6:45This week’s Dvar Torah will be given by proud 3-2 member Dovid Wildman. 3-2 represent! This week Shiur by Your Peers will be given by Deena Katz on the topic of “Chukat Akum” on the fourth floor of the Kraft Center ½ hour before Shabbat Mincha. Kiddush this Shabbos is sponsored by friends of Jon Lauer and Shari Gross in honor of their first shabbos in Columbia since their engagement. 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. Bikkur Cholim will meet this week at 3:30pm at the gates of 116th street and Amsterdam, in order to be at the Jewish Home around 3:45. Be there! If you are interested in being on the Bikkur Cholim mailing list, please, email sea2113@columbia.edu with your name. -------------------------------------------- b) Yavneh & Koach went to Lazer Park!!! Yavneh and Koach found out what Dr. Evil was talking about when he mentioned a giant “laser.” The teams were supposed to pit Jeffrey Feder (rhymes with better) against Alan Feder (rhymes with later). The stipulation was that the loser would change the pronunciation of his last name to the opposite pronunciation. However, due to some technical difficulties, Lazer Park put them on the same team. Since that team lost 4 out of the 5 games played, they will both have their pronunciation changed for the next 2 weeks. Please refer to them as such or you will not be invited to the special screening of “Feder on the Roof.” Special congrats to Shira Irwin and Chuck Rosenberg on having the most high scores on their respective teams. ---------------------------------------------- c) Social Justice Shabbos National Jewish Service Shabbat Oneg -Eat yummy food -Learn about Jewish service (in Central America, Mississippi and Chicago) -Join in discussion and text study -Learn how to get involved in social justice campaigns 9:00 on February 17th in Rennert Hall Sponsored by Jews for Social Justice, Tzedek Hillel, Social Va'ad, Yavneh, Koach and Kesher. ------------------------------------------------- d) Genetic Disease Program Special Speaker: Dr. Mowshowitz, Director of Undergraduate Program and Laboratories in the Biological Sciences Department ***100% of Ashkenazi Jews are carriers for a genetic disease*** ***95% of affected families have no previous family history*** Yavneh is proud to bring a program on the PREVENTION OF JEWISH GENETIC DISEASES, an important issue for ANY Jew of Ashkenazi descent to learn about. Spread the word and save the date - TUESDAY FEB 21, 8 PM. Presented by the Dor Yeshorim committee for prevention of Jewish genetic diseases. ------------------------------------------------- e) Yavneh Rosh Chodesh Chagigah The Yavneh Rosh Chodesh Adar Chagiga will take place a week from Tuesday, on February 28th from 7pm-9pm in Rennert Hall. There will be pizza and we will be giving out fun. Double the Rosh Chodesh=double the fun! ------------------------------------------------- f) Hillel Carnival The Hillel pre/instead of-Purim carnival will take place Thursday March 2nd at 7:30pm in Rennert Hall since Purim falls out on Spring Break this year. There will be a costume contest with prizes. ------------------------------------------------- g) Café Nana Study Break Café Nana is offering a special deal for Yavneh members! They will be hosting a Yavneh study break on March 5th and you can get 20% off! All you need is a special coupon from one of the Yavneh members to capitalize on this amazing deal. ------------------------------------------------- h) 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. ------------------------------------------------- i) Yavneh Cookbook You don't win friends with salad! But you can contribute to the Yavneh cookbook with your salad recipe. E-mail Gaby Rothberger your favorite recipe (or more than one if you have) for anything: chummus, soup, challah, chicken, 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. ------------------------------------------------- j) Factoid of the Week! This week’s factoid features Barnard Senior Yocheved Schwartz. Now, I know what you’re thinking the first time you see the name Yocheved Schwartz: How the heck do non-Jews pronounce that name? Good question. Her African dance teacher, unable to pronounce her name, called her Yasheev'd. In response to the comment, "Your name is a mispronunciation waiting to happen," Yocheved responded, "It didn't wait very long." As an out-of-towner, Yocheved has really embraced Manhattan life. Specifically the subway system. She is a big believer in not sitting down in a seat on a non-empty subway due solely to feelings of guilt. She is also against holding the poles on the subway because they don’t meet her hygienic standards. I guess she doesn’t want to soil them with her dirty hands. She has also taken a liking to the rats which often call the subway their home. Although she tortures them on a daily basis in the lab, she has clearly shown her desire to emulate them based on her costume last Purim. She dressed up as a rat in a maze and taped a small plush rat to her shoulder. Stay tuned to see what she comes up with for this Purim... ------------------------------------------------- k) Joke of the Week Six Jewish men were playing poker in the Condo clubhouse when Meyer loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest and drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen comrade, the other five complete their playing time standing up. Finkelstein looks around and asks "Now, who is going to tell his wife?" They draw straws. Goldberg, who is always the loser, picks the short one. They tell him to be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse than it is. "Gentlemen! Discreet? I'm the most discreet mensch you will ever meet. Discretion is my middle name, leave it to me." Goldberg schleps over to the Meyer's apartment, knocks on the door, the wife answers, asks what he wants. Goldberg declares "Your husband just lost $500, and is afraid to come home." She hollers, "TELL HIM HE SHOULD DROP DEAD!" Goldberg says, "I'll tell him." ------------------------------------------------- That’s all folks! Good Shabbos! Jeremy, Taryn, Shira, Gaby, and Eric |
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