The JewsPaper  
October 2, 2016
In this Issue:
 
 
         Hillel at Miami University
     Staff,
Students, and Board of Directors
              wish
you and your family
 
        L'Shana Tovah U'Metukah  
 
Happy, Healthy and Sweet New Year!
 
 
 
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Celebrate the High Holidays as a Community! 
Join us as we welcome the Jewish New Year with students, visiting families, 
staff, faculty, and community members.

*President Crawford  will deliver a special holiday address  at services Monday, Oct. 3*
 
Rosh Hashana
Great to see so many of you at dinner and services Erev Rosh Hashana! We look forward to celebrating with you throughout the High Holidays.

Monday, Oct. 3, Day 1 
Services - 10:00 AM @ Ses Chapel
    President Crawford Delivers "Teachable Moment"
Lunch - 1:00 PM @ Hillel  
Tashlich - 3:00 PM @ Western Campus

Tuesday, Oct. 4, Day 2
Services - 10:00 AM @ Hillel 
Breakfast for Dinner - 5:00-7:00 PM @ Hillel
 
Yom Kippur 
Tuesday, Oct. 11, Erev Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre Dinner - 5:00 PM @ Hillel
Kol Nidre Service - 7:00 PM @ Ses Chapel

Wednesday, Oct. 12, Yom Kippur
Morning Service - 10:00 AM @ Ses Chapel
Afternoon Service - 5:00 PM @ Hillel
Yizkor Service - 6:30 PM @ Hillel
Concluding Service - 7:00 PM @ Hillel

Break-the-fast - 7:45 PM @ Hillel   

Hillel is located at 11 E. Walnut Street  
Sesquicente nnial Chapel (Ses Chapel) is located at the corner of Spring and Maple
 
Questions? Contact Megan Harkavy at meganh@muhillel.org  
Breakfast for Dinner 
 

Tuesday, Oct. 4
5:00-7:00PM
Hillel  
 
Enjoy some good 'ole fashion breakfast for dinner! Enjoy 
bagels and lox, eggs, challah  french toast casserole 
and more! N o agenda... just fun, friends and good food! 
 
 
 


Questions? Contact Megan Harkavy at meganh@muhillel.org
Challah for Hunger - Social Action Opportunity! 
 

Thursday, Oct. 6
6:30 PM
Hillel 

Join fellow students for this special initiative. Challah for 
Hunger brings people together to bake and sell challah to 
raise money and awareness around issues of hunger. 
No experience necessary. 
 
Friday, Oct. 7, 11 AM - 1 PM
Stop by the Armstrong Student Center to purchase your 
challah and support efforts to combat hunger!
 
Questions? Contact Josh Malek at malekjg@miamioh.edu
Annual Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Lecture   


Thursday, Oct. 6 
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Shriver Center Heritage Room

"Comparative Religion, Inter-Civilizational Dialogue, 
and Gandhi"

Guest Speaker:
Sushil Mittal, Department of Philosophy and Religion,
and Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
from James Madison University. 

For more information: www.miamioh.edu/global/cawc



Love is Love Shabbat
Come when you can, leave when you must  
 

Friday, Oct. 7
Services: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM 
Hillel 
RSVP HERE  

Join Hillel and Spectrum as we celebrate Shabbat as  one inclusive community and learn how Judaism
  advocates for loving all people. Love. Honor. Pride. 
 
Questions ? Contact Sarah Toher ( tohers@miamioh.edu), Coley Ridge (ridgena@miamioh.edu) or Lulu Abdun (abdunls@miamiedu)
Home: What does mean to you?
Help create this year's Sukkah panel!

 
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Send us a quote or photograph:   What does "Home" mean to you?
 
What comes to mind when you think about being at 
"Home" at Hillel at Miami? 
 
We will be using your ideas and images for our 
Sukkah panel that will hang in the community 
Sukkah at the Mayerson JCC in Cincinnati. 
 
Please send your quote or photo to Megan (meganh@muhillel.org by Wednesday, Oct. 5
Israel: Travel * Intern * Study
 

Monday, Oct. 10
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Armstrong Student Center (food court area) 
Open to All

Come to talk with Hila Katz our Israel Fellow and 
Hayley Geller from MASA Israel to hear how you can go to
Israel! Learn 
information about the upcoming birthright
trip and  g et help registering.  Birthright alum? Hear how you
can go back to Israel to travel, study, intern or volunteer! 
 
*Get a free bagel if you are an Israel program alum (birthright, Onward, MASA), or if you are applying for 
one of the programs or if you refer a friend! 

Questions ? Contact Hila Katz at hilak@muhillel.org or visit here.  
TAMID: Entrepreneurship  with Israel 
 
In troducing the TAMID Group, a new student business organization at Miami University with  no political or religious
affiliation.  TAMID focuses on international entrepreneurial consulting; creating a partnership between Israel's innovative
high-growth  economy  and Miami's business strengths.
   
Click here to fill out the application. Deadline to apply is October 12
   
Question? Visit http://tamidgroup.org  or  contact Josh Brody at brodyja@miamioh.edu
Birthright Israel -- FREE TRIP TO ISRAEL
16 Days left to Register (Registration ends on Oct. 18)
 

Winter 2016 Dates: December 19-30

   
Join the Hillel at Miami/Cincinnati Birthright Bus  
(10 days in Israel with Miami Students, 
Cincinnati Students, friends and others!)
   


**Make sure to register with the 
Miami University/Cincinnati Bus! **
 
Questions or help with registration? Contact Hila Katz (hilak@muhillel.org)
Bar Mitzvah Tutor Needed!   
  A family in our  community is looking for a pre-Bar Mitzvah tutor for their son!  If you are 
interested and able to help, please contact Leah Wasburn-Moses at wasburlh@miamioh.edu 

Here's what the family is looking for:
- twice a week for 45 minutes (times negotiable) at their house in Oxford 
- basic Hebrew and prayers 
- They already have the books needed
- $100/month  
Internship Opportunities 
Check out this trio of summer internships in Cincinnati and in Israel.

   
Onward Israel: an 8 week internship and
 immersiv
e cultural experience in Israel.
  Funded by The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati  

 Workum : Paid internships with Cincinnati Jewish 
 non-profit agencies.
Funded by The Workum Fund 
 
 Careers Cincinnati : Paid internships in your field.  
 Funded by The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati   
 

For more information visit http://www.careerscincinnati.com, or contact Ethan Litvin at careerscincinnati@gmail.com

And... 
Cleveland Hillel Foundation Summer Internship Program 
 
 
 
Application deadline is January 30th 
Internship Program is ten weeks (May 19th-August 4th)

The Cleveland Hillel Foundation Summer Internship Program
(SIP CLE) is a unique PAID summer internship program  open to
Jewish students who will be going into their junior or senior year in the fall. I nternships are available at a large  variety of
businesses and non-profit organizations in Northeast Ohio. 

 

 
For more information check out www.clevelandhillel.org, or email Michelle Winograd at mwinograd@clevelandhillel.org
Conference Opportunities 
 
JFNA-GA (Jewish Federations of North America - General Assembly)
November 13-15, 2016 in Washington,DC
For more information, click here

IFYC (Interfaith Youth Core)
January 27-29, 2017 in Atlanta, GA
For more information, click here. 

AIPAC Policy Conference (American-Israel Public 
March 26-28, 2017 in Washington, DC
For more information, click here

If you are interested in attending any of these conferences, please contact 
Megan Harkavy at meganh@muhillel.org 
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