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Friday, April 21, 2006 Welcome back, A special good luck to anyone taking the MCATs this weekend. We know you’ll do really well! The list: a) Shabbat Times, etc. b) Special Seudah Shlisheet c) An Evening of Holocaust Commemoration d) JelLO (Jewish Life Orientation) Applications e) Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz: Life/Death Decisions in Jewish Medical Ethics f) Roommate needed for next year g) Yavneh Skit h) Save Darfur i) Factoid/Joke of the Week ------------------------------------------------- a) PARSHAT SHEMINI SHABBAT TIMES: Yavneh- Candle Lighting: 7:23Koach- Friday Mincha: 7:25Hewitt Meals- Friday Night Dinner: 8:55This weekÂ’s Dvar Torah will be given by graduating senior and proud member of the Ad D’lo Yada club, Devorah Wolf. Kiddush this Shabbos is sponsored by a new Kiddush fund via a generous alumni donation. ’So what?’ you might say. Well, this means that Kiddush is now much cheaper to sponsor. Thank you generous alumni. ------------------------------------------------ b) Special Seudah Shlisheet Like free food? Singing? Care about the victims of Hurricane Katrina (even a little)? Come hear Leora Falk of NY4NOLA talk about the CU Hillel mission to help rebuild New Orleans - only at Seudah Shlisheet, this Shabbos after Mincha in the Kraft Center's Rennert Hall. - Jon, Ashira, Jacob, and Shira ------------------------------------------------ c) An Evening of Holocaust Commemoration An Evening of Holocaust Commemoration Monday April 24th, at 7 PM Earl Hall Auditorium (right across from the 117th St. gates) The evening will include a personal testimony from Felicia Hyatt, Holocaust survivor and a lecture from Dr. David Bernstein on "Life and Death in the Warsaw Ghetto." Afterwards, we will proceed to the Sundial on College Walk, where we will begin a 24 hour name reading ceremony to remember those who perished. Those who wish to light a candle in memory of someone will have the opportunity to do so throughout the day. We hope the events will allow us to reflect and remember together as a community. ------------------------------------------------ d) JelLO (Jewish Life Orientation) Applications As we enter into the last month of school, we are already busy planning for next year. Many of you may remember JelLO (Jewish Life Orientation) during your first week. JelLO is about connecting first year students with Jewish Life on campus and the JelLO advisers are on the front lines of this effort. Advisers help these new students navigate their first Jewish experiences on campus and can really make a difference in their college experience. If you think you have what it takes, please fill out an application here: http://www.hillel.columbia.edu/JELLO2006.doc . Email jello@hillel.columbia.edu with any questions. Applications are due Sunday April 23rd. ------------------------------------------------- e) Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz: Life/Death Decisions in Jewish Medical Ethics The Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA) at Columbia Law School invites Columbia undergraduates to a lecture by Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz, the Founder and Director of the Jerusalem Medical Ethics Forum, who will be speaking on "Life and Death Decisions in Jewish Medical Ethics." More on Rabbi Dr. Tatz below. Monday, April 24, 12:20 Jerome Greene Hall (the main law school building, Amsterdam/116th) Room 103 Kosher pizza will be served!!! RSVP: mms2142@columbia.edu ***We will accept reservations for up to 50 undergraduates and 25 graduate students on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP's can be made to mms2142@columbia.edu, and students will receive an e-mail confirmation. See you there! - JLSA *** Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand and graduated with distinction in surgery. Dr. Tatz served as medical officer in the South African Defence force and completed a tour of duty on the Namibian border during the conflict there. Rabbi Dr. Tatz subsequently moved to Israel where he practised both in hospital and general medicine in Jerusalem, as well as engaging in Yeshiva study. After practising medicine and studying in Yeshiva concurrently for some time, Dr. Tatz undertook a number of years of Talmudic study and later teaching in Jewish thought and medical ethics in Jerusalem. Rabbi Dr. Tatz founded the Jerusalem Medical Ethics Forum, of which he is Director, for the purpose of teaching and promoting knowledge of Jewish medical ethics internationally. Rabbi Dr. Tatz has written a number of books on the subject of Jewish thought and philosophy: Anatomy of a Search (which documents the process of transition from secular to observant lifestyles among modern Jews), Living Inspired and Worldmask. Dr. Tatz is also the co-author of Reb Simcha Speaks, and The Thinking Jewish Teenager's Guide to Life. His work has been translated into Spanish, Russian, French and Portuguese. He currently lectures on Jewish thought and medical ethics at the Jewish Learning Exchange in London and internationally. ------------------------------------------------- f) Roommate needed for next year Living off campus next year? There is an orthodox mensch visiting Columbia from Brown for the year next year in need of a roommate for next year somewhere off campus. If you’re interested email Jeremy at job2101@columbia.edu. ------------------------------------------------- g) Yavneh Skit You think you're funny? Are you organized? Maybe you do a great impression of someone in Yavneh? If you would like to help work on the Yavneh skit (or anything else for the dinner), contact Eric at eeb2003@columbia.edu. ------------------------------------------------- h) Save Darfur Genocide is a Jewish Issue Because we have said "never again" ... because we have asked why the world stood silent ... because we know what it means to watch as our children, our parents, our brothers and sisters were slaughtered ... because in Jewish tradition saving one life is saving the world ... because of all that, and because we must Save Darfur - rally on April 30th and other ways to help. For almost three years, the people of Darfur have endured a genocidal campaign waged by the government of Sudan and their proxy militia, the Janjaweed. Some 400,000 people have died and 2 million people have been brutally forced from their homes. Abraham Joshua Heschel once said: "In a free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty, all are responsible." Sign up directly with Columbia/Barnard Hillel to get a student discount of $10 to DC. Bring checks (made out to Columbia/Barnard Hillel) or cash to the 3rd floor by April 10th. ------------------------------------------------- i) Factoid/Joke of the Week There will be no factoid or joke this week due to the upcoming Yom HaShoah on the 27th of Nisan. ------------------------------------------------- Good Shabbos! Jeremy, Taryn, Shira, Gaby, and Eric |
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