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SPECIAL YAVNEH EVENTS THIS SEMESTER

• Sunday, October 24th, 10 AM: Join Team Yavneh in the Alzheimer's Association Memorial Walk! -
  The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk® is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. We as Yavneh will create a team to walk the small 2 miles together and raise large funds for this cause!
  To join the Yavneh team or donate, go to www.tinyurl.com/YavnehWalk
  Our team name is "Yavneh at Columbia", and our fundraising goal: $1,000 - let's reach it! Go Team Yavneh!!!!
  Meet in the Hillel lobby at 9:55 AM to walk together.
  Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115313561861958


• Wednesday, November 3rd, 7 PM: Yavneh Welcomes Yachad to WNLP! (5th floor Hillel) -
  We're excited to have Yachad back at Hillel's Wednesday Night Learning Program again this year! Yachad is the National Jewish Council for Disabilities. We will have a delicious dinner of hero sandwiches and desserts and learn together with our Yachad friends. Don't miss it!


• Thursday, November 11th, 7:30 PM: Save A Child's Heart Casino Night! (Rennert) -
  Shalhevet at NYU and Yavneh join forces and bring you our Annual Casino Night to benefit SACH, an Israeli-based international humanitarian project, whose mission is to improve the quality of pediatric cardiac care for children from developing countries who suffer from heart disease. Come eat, play casino games, meet new people, enter the raffle, and give charity-all at the same time! Tickets $6 in advance and $10 at the door, can be purchased at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8510535
  100% of proceeds will benefit SACH!


• Sunday, November 14th, 10 AM: Walk for FD -
  Join the Dysautonmia Foundation, NYU, Stern, Columbia, and other New York college students, for a seven mile walk from The Bronfman Center at NYU to 59th street and back along the Hudson River Walkway to benefit the Dysautonomia Foundation.
  Online registration opens October 29th, the first 100 people to register get a free sweatshirt!!! Lunch will be provided.
  Check us out on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168247003191198&ref=ts


• Friday, November 19th: Trip to the ABC School -
  Association to Benefit Children (ABC) is dedicated to bringing joy and warmth to disadvantaged children and their families through compassionate, sustainable, comprehensive and integrated services, designed to permanently break the cycles of abuse, neglect, sickness and homelessness.
  We will join the kids in their classrooms for games and hanging out! Ask anyone who has come in the past - this trip is really fun.
  We'll meet in the Hillel lobby at 9:50 AM and take the bus together to the school. Bring a metro card and plan to be back between 12-12:30 (you can come back earlier if you need to!)

WEEKLY HILLEL OPPORTUNITIES

• Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: Challah for Hunger -
  Challah for Hunger is a national organization that raises money and awareness for hunger- and disaster-relief, through the production and sale of challah bread.
  Wednesdays: help make dough from 4-5:30 on the 3rd floor of Hillel, Thursdays: help braid and bake challah from 5:30-7:30 on the 3rd floor of Hillel, Fridays: buy challah from 11-1 in the Hillel lobby!!
  For more info: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Challah-for-Hunger/109098049151578


• Friday mornings: Kraft Clothing Pantry -
  Looking for a great and easy way to volunteer your time on campus? For those of you who don't know, Kraft has a clothing pantry that is open every Friday from 10 am-2 pm distributing clothes to those in need. If you are interested in volunteering for 1-2 hours on Fridays please contact us at kraftclothingpantry@gmail.com. Also feel free to speak to either Marisa Gruber, Rachel Feit, or Loren Berman if you have any questions!


• Friday afternoons: Jewish Home and Hospital Visits -
  Join JTS for their weekly Friday trip to the Jewish Home and Hospital on 106th and Colombus! Meet at the Columbia main gate at 12:05 PM Contact lalandau@jts.edu for more info!


• Shabbat: Help The Old Broadway Syngagogue Make a Minyan and Enhance the Atmosphere -
  Located on Old Broadway Street between Broadway and Amsterdam on 125 St., Old Broadway Synagogue, under the influence of Rabbi Kret, developed an atmosphere of tolerance and friendship. However, over the past few years they have been struggling to make a minyan, especially at Kabbalat Shabbat, Mincha/Mariv Shabbat, and Sunday Shakharit. Anyone interested in helping this community by signing up for services (one shabbat at a time, not for the whole semester!) would be doing a big mitzvah, and will find a big welcome (not to mention the great Shala Shudes and breakfast after Sunday Shakharit). Women are welcome to enhance the atmosphere as well. Sign up using this link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Akg19GwixS4mdEhqV25zNHpNdC1JVWpVcGwyUjY0NlE&hl=en&authkey=CNrW6IsC. Contact Harry Schley with any questions at his2106@columbia.edu
lobby at 9:50 AM and take the bus together to the school. Bring a metro card and plan to be back between 12-12:30 (you can come back earlier if you need to!)


• We can't wait to see you at these events!
  If you have questions, suggestions, or want to join the Chessed committee, contact shoshana.bardavid@gmail.com