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| St. Louis Hillel E-Newsletter |
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May 4th, 2009 |
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Hillel has Funding Available for Jewish Learning programs over the summer!!
If you are participating in a Jewish learning program this summer, Hillel has limited funds available to help pay for your experience. If you are interested in applying for funds email Denise or call 314-935-9038
Staying in St. Louis for the Summer?
We'll be here all summer long planning for next year so let us know if you have any fun programming ideas and we'll help you coordinate something with your friends. Email us with your ideas! |
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 Congratulations, Seniors!
As you take this next exciting step in your lives, please keep us informed! We'd love to have your new mailing address and contact information. Having various contacts in many cities, we can help you network for a job, a roommate, or whatever else you might need. The St. Louis Hillel supports you whether you are on or off campus and hope that through your many accomplishments to come you stay in touch! Email your new info to: hillel@stlouishillel.org. |
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Hillel Graduation and Alumni Luncheon
May 15, 2009
12:30-2:00 pm at Hillel
A special kosher luncheon held for Jewish Alumni, Graduates & Their Families.
Dr. Karen Levin Coburn will be Chair of the event. Honorary Chairs Michelle Gralnick(Class of '84) and Lori Tenser(Class of '84) will also be in attendance.
Cost: $18.00 per person
Please RSVP to Lena Pearlman by May 4th, 2009 at 314-935-9046 or email: development@stlouishillel.org.
Shabbat Around Town
May 15, 2009
7:00 pm Gesher City St. Louis and Young Professionals Division of the Jewish Federation have started a program for young adults to attend FREE Shabbat dinners in someones home each month. Come join us for the fifth dinner... consisting of 10-15 adults. Please respond to Marisa Reby at marisa@stlouishillel.org if interested, but remember that space is limited! |
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Community Events
Hear Alan Solow Speak: Alan Solwo, Chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Chair of the JCCA of North America and long-time friend of President Barack Obama will visit St. Louis as part of the Staenberg Family Complex Opening Celebration week. Mr. Solow will speak on the topic of Jews and World Politics in the 21st Century: The 2008 Election and Beyond, on Wednesday, May 13th at 7:30 PMat the Staenberg Family Complex Edison Gymnasium. For more information contact Lisa Liebschutz at lliebschutz@jccstl.org or 314.442.3188
The JCC to Hosts Its 19th Annual Tour de Fun May 31st 2009: Created especially for families with children 10 and under, activities will include pony and train rides; fun with remote controlled cars; food from Kohn's Kosher Foods; arts and crafts; a circus demonstration; creative interactive areas; and large inflatable games. St. Louis children's entertainer Babaloo and Fredbird, the St. Louis Cardinals mascot will also be on hand. The event benefits the JCC's Helene Mirowitz Department of Jewish Community Life. For more details check out the website
Israel Seminars: Gaza Gameplan: Exploring the future for Israel's Southern Frontline
Gaza Gameplan is a lively, interactive discussion program exploring life in the shadow of missles; the background and context; alternative future military and defense strategies; led by renowned speaker Jeremy Maissel. April 30-May 17th. For details contact: info@israelseminars.org.
ADL's Campus Leadership Study Mission to Israel June 8-17, 2009 Provides student journalists and politically active leaders with a FREE up-close and personal perspective of Israel by learning about the strategic and social challenges facing Israel today. Mission participants will meet with key decision-makers, government and military officials, diplomats, journalists, students and everyday Israelis --Arab and Jewish -- from diverse communities, cultures and backgrounds. Participants will visit sights of historical, religious and contemporary interest. The group will take all necessary security precautions and will avoid potentially dangerous areas. The group will travel by private bus. Students who have previously visited Israel are not eligible. Students may register online at Website.The application deadline is April 15th. If you have any questions, please contact Stacey Popovsky, Director of Campus Initiatives at spopovsky@adl.org 212-885-7837. |
Other Opportunities
For More Opportunities, please visit our website at www.stlouishillel.org.
2009-2010 Grinspoon Israel Advocacy Internship:
Originally created in 2002, the Grinspoon Israel Advocacy Internship is an outstanding opportunity for student leaders to have a profound impact on their campus communities. Within one of the Internship's issue areas, Grinspoon Interns develop and implement a creative, ongoing, strategic, collaborative and impactful long-term initiative designed to change campus Israel culture tangibly. Deadline to apply is May 18th. Please contact taltman@israelcc.org for more information.
Organic Farm Alternative Break - OPEN ENROLLMENT!
Registration is open for the Jewish Farm School/Hillel Organic Farm Alternative Break. A great opportunity for students interested in the environment, sustainability and sustainable agriculture. Details: May 31 - June 7, Kayam Farm, MD, $200/person plus travel. More info at website
Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel Synagogue Congregation (BSKI) seeks a Programming Director. The Program Director will create and implement programs designed to engage members of the congregation, from preschoolers to seniors. Applicants need to be creative, energetic, and have an enthusiastic Jewish spirit. Experience in developing programs for the complete spectrum of age groups, and the ability to engage families with young children, are priorities. Please email your resume in confidence to Harvey@e-BSKI.org.
Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel (BSKI) seeks a part time Youth Advisor: The successful candidate will supervise and advise USY (high school) and Kadima (middle school) youth group programs. He or she will develop strategies to motivate, retain and increase the membership; plan & supervise activities; and attend periodic out of town conventions. Applicants must be creative, energetic, personable, and have an enthusiastic Jewish spirit. Please email your resume in confidence to Harvey@e-BSKI.org.
The Gephardt Institute for Public Service is hiring an AmeriCorps*VISTA : Job purpose: To assist the program director and program manager with the development and implementation of programs and events related to civic engagement and community-based teaching and learning (also known as service-learning) at Washington University in St. Louis. AmeriCorps*VISTA members serve full-time for one calendar year with varying work hours and receive a modest living allowance, health insurance, relocation expenses, student loan forbearance, childcare assistance, and travel reimbursement. Upon completion of service, members choose between an education award of $4,725 or a cash stipend of $1,200, and receive non-competitive eligibility for federal employment. For more information contact jharpring@wustl.edu Discover Jerusalem Semester Spring 2010: The Discover Jerusalem curriculum offered at the Hadassah Academic College includes Talmud four mornings a week (five levels) and Halakha or Midrash once a week (two levels) at the CY, with emphasis on the skills for studying the text in the original. The HAC classes will give unique exposure to Jerusalem and the Middle East, historically and today, through the study of water resources, of the history and politics of Jerusalem, and photography of Jerusalem. The language of instruction will be English.
More information can be seen at the website,www.JerusalemSemester.org.
Dvar Tzedek Writers' Fellowship
AJWS is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the Dvar Tzedek Lisa Goldberg Memorial Writers' Fellowship for 5770 / 2009-2010. AJWS Dvar Tzedek Fellows receive a modest stipend and write weekly Torah commentaries relating to the Jewish imperative for social justice. The Dvar Tzedek currently reaches over 4,000 people a week over e-mail. For more information, please contact Lisa Exler at lexler@ajws.org.
Jewish Networking Group on LinkedIn.com
The Jewish community website, www.jewishinstlouis.org has created Jewish In St. Louis Works, a unique St. Louis Jewish networking group on LinkedIn.com LinkedIn.com is now the premier website for professional networking. The site spans 170 industries and has more than 35 million registered users.
FALL '09 COURSE OFFERING: Contemporary Jewish Community
(offered through GEORGE WARREN BROWN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK )
Course offered Fall 2009, Tuesday evenings from 5:30 - 7:30 PM Taught by Barry Rosenberg, Executive Vice President fo the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the development, core values and institutional structure of the contemporary American Jewish community and the field of Jewish communal service. Open to all graduate and undergraduate students. For more info contact Barbara Levin at blevin@wustl.edu.
Alternative Break Citizenship Schools
Join the Break Away staff and alternative break leaders from colleges and universities across the country for a week that is sure to enrich your alternative break program and expand your program's leadership potential. The ABCs combine the intensity of an authentic alternative break experience with innovative and rewarding networking opportunities. Whether you are interested in starting an alternative break program on your campus or are coming from a well established program, the ABCs are the premier leadership training for alternative break leaders! For more information check out the Website.
Fall 2009 Study Abroad Internship in Buenos Aires and London: Now Accepting Applications
Hillel's Schusterman International Center is now accepting applications for the fall 2009 Global Campus Initiative peer engagement internships in Buenos Aires and London. These paid internships focus on connecting Jewish study abroad students with the local Jewish communities in these cities. Application deadline is April 24, 2009. Download application >>
Young Judaea's amazing opportunity to live, volunteer and become a part of communities in Israel for 4- 8 weeks. These volunteer options include community centers, coexistence projects, working with environmental issues and foreign workers projects and much, much more! There is also an option of receiving three college credits for an additional fee. To learn more: www.yjimpact.org/amirim
AJWS Opportunities
AJWS currently has listed a multitude of fellowships, internships, jobs, etc. availalbe for this summer and next year. Visit their website for more info www.ajws.org
Study at the Shalom Hartman Institute/ Free Masters Degree at Tel Aviv U
The Melamdim School for Teacher Education, a fully-funded two-year graduate program, comprises intensive Jewish studies at Shalom Hartman Institute's Jerusalem campus, a Masters Degree at Tel Aviv University in Tanakh or Jewish Thought, and hands-on teaching experience in North American and Israeli high schools. For further information please email Joshua Ladon atjosh@shi.org.il
Groundbreaking Conflict Transformation Program Launches for Fourth Straight Year
This ten-month fellowship, affiliated with the University of San Francisco's Center for Global Education, begins with a month-long trip to the Balkans, meeting activists and scholars alike in Serbia, Kosovo, and Bosnia-Herzegovnia. Students study the Balkan wars of the 1990s in an effort to re-examine the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During the academic year immediately following the summer students engage in two four-day conferences, aimed to empower them to engage with students on their campus, and organize campus and community presentations, helping them articulate their own activist voices. For more information contact Huda Abu Arqoub or Eitan Trabin at 415.839.6889. |
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