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St. Louis Hillel E-Newsletter      Aug. 24, 2009
In This Issue
Shabbat
Into the Wild
Hillel Current Events
Opportunities
Classifieds
Shabbat
 
"First Shabbat"
Aug. 28th 
Services: 5:45pm @ Hillel
Dinner: 7:15-9:15 @ Holmes Lounge
Cost: 13 meal points.
Register with Bon Appetit. Reservations required by Weds. at noon.

Shabbat-In-A-Box(New!!)
Host your own shabbat in your dorm room or apartment. We provide the challah, grape juice, candles, and prayer guides to get you started. It's FREE! Click here for more info!

Aug. 28, 2009 
Candlelighting: 7:22pm
  Register now for "Into the Wild," a 24 hour Jewish retreat where students will get to make new friends, meet leaders in the Jewish community on campus, dance at our Bear Mitzvah, and roast Kosher marshmallows around a campfire.
When: Sept.6-7
*Cost: Register early by Tuesday, September 1st and pay only $65.00 After Sept. 1st, pay $80.00
*Cost includes lodging, transportaion, food(all food is Kosher), activities, & t-shirt 
You can register online or email us at hillel@stlouishillel.org or call 314-935-9040.

Welcome Back Party 
When: Aug 31st, 5:00-7:00pm
Where: Bowles Plaza
Cost: FREE
Kick-off '09-'10 with a rockin' party with St. Louis Hillel. Reconnect with old friends or make new ones and enjoy delicious food and refreshment. In case of rain,  the Welcome Back Party will be held at Gargoyle. Either way, get ready for a night of fun.
Hillel Current Events  


Anita DiamantFirst Shabbat
Aug. 28th 
Services: 5:45pm @ Hillel
Dinner: 7:15-9:15 @ Holmes Lounge
Cost: 13 meal points.
Register with Bon Appetit. Reservations required by Weds. at noon.
 
Hillel Welcome Back Party 
Aug 31st @ Bowles Plaza
5:00-7:00pm
Kick-off '09-'10 with a rockin' party with St. Louis Hillel. Reconnect with old friends or make new ones and enjoy delicious food and refreshment. In case of rain,  the Welcome Back Party will be held at Gargoyle. Either way, get ready for a night of fun.

Into the Wild
Sept. 6-7 @ Camp Wyman Anita Diamant
Sign-up for our annual Into the Wild retreat, an awesome overnight experience for Jewish students to meet one another while baking challah in a solar oven, making s'mores at the campfire, or dancing at the Bear Mitzvah party. 
Cost: Register early, by Tuesday, September 1st and pay only $65!
Register after Sept. 1st, $80. Register online today!
Opportunities
For more on-going opportunities, please visit www.stlouishillel.org for a full listing.
 
COURSE: AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY 1654-1865
Wed.  6:30PM-9:00PM
Seigle Hall Room 303 (next to Francis Field)
Don Makovsky (Phone: 314-757-5862)
This course includes the history of the following:
* Jewish involvement of the International and American Slave trade
* Political, religious, cultural and economic life in Colonial America
* Jewish participation and reaction to American Historical events - American Revolution, US Constitution, French
 
THE PROGRAM IN JEWISH, ISLAMIC, AND NEAR EASTERN invites you to a special lecture by: Assaf Shelleg Efroymson, Visiting Israeli Scholar
Wednesday, September 2, 2009  
8:00 PM
Whitaker Hall Auditorium
The lecture will illuminate moments in Israeli history in which Jewish music penetrated the newly invented Israeli nationalist and art music. For questions regarding the lecture please contact Stephen Scordias at 314-935-8567 or jines@wustl.edu.

THE RECONSTRUCTIONIST RABBINICAL COLLEGE is now accepting applications to the 5770/2009 RRC INSTITUTE FOR PROSPECTIVE RABBINICAL STUDENTS
When: November 11-13
Attend classes, daven with us, meet our students and faculty.  Find out if rabbinical school is right for you.  The Institute is free. Travel subsidies to Philadelphia and home hospitality are available.Participation is by application and invitation only.  Applications deadline is October 5th. Have questions? Need an application?  Contact Rabbi Amber Powers, Dean of Admissions and Recruitment, at 215-576-0800, ext. 123 or admissions@rrc.edu.

 
HERITAGE SCHOLARS: a 6 week  program starting September 14 designed to give you the opportunity to explore the wisdom of your heritage like never before. Sessions are Monday night and Include One individualized learning session and a Shabbaton. Participation in all sessions  and events entitles you to a  voucher worth $300 towards a UJE trip or $150 cash. Register by September 9. at www.ahighereducation.com or contact rivkah@ujewashu.com.

JERUSALEM ONLINE UNIVERSITY: Experience  3000 years of Jewish wisdom from the comfort of your laptop! JOU is a unique course with a fascinating blend of Jewish history, ethics and culture. Students receive $100 upon completion of the online videos and live events. Apply by September 5  @ www.jerusalemonlineuniversity.com or contact rivkah@ujewashu.com.
 Classifieds
For More Opportunities, please visit our website at www.stlouishillel.org. 
 
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.
St. Louis Hillel
A Beneficiary Agency of the St. Louis Jewish Federation.
A Foundation of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.