| Rabbinical Student Shabbaton This Weekend w/Ari Weber | | |
February 8-9
Rabbinical Student Ari Weber, from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in NYC, will be joining us as rabbinical student in residence. Join us for a Shabbat of prayer*, dinner, and learning! On Saturday, Ari will teach about disabilities in Judaism.
Friday, Feb. 8:
Services at 5pm - Welsh Piano Room
Dinner and D'var Torah at 6pm - Hillel
Oneg Shabbat (singing, games) and text study on kindness at about 8pm - Hillel
Saturday, Feb. 9:
Services at 10 AM - Welsh Piano Room
Lunch & learning about disabilities at 12:30 - Hillel
Look out for future Shabbaton weekends:
Mar 1 - Lori Feldstein-Gardner (Reconstructionist)
Apr 5 - Laynie Soloman '11 (Yeshivat Hadar)
* Services will be held in a Modern Orthodox style
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| Design Goucher Hillel's Torah Covers: answer 5 questions today & win $25! | |
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Help design the unique and sacred artwork that will adorn Goucher Hillel's new Torah scrolls and serve generations of Goucher students to come. Please fill out this 5-question survey by Friday, February 8. The first 20 people to respond will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to the mall!
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| Intern with Hillel for $$ and Experience | | |
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Goucher Hillel is hiring students for two jobs this semester. Apply by Friday, February 8.
1. Communications Intern: prepare Goucher Hillel's weekly student email ($500 or work-study)
2. Public Media Intern: upgrade Goucher Hillel's Facebook presence, prepare monthly supporter emails, and write articles for Goucher Hillel's spring newsletter ($500 or work-study)
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Rabbi Daniel Goldfarb visits from
the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem | | |
Tuesday, February 12, 5:30 PM
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Occupy Shushan: Purim as Social Revolution. For Purim we focus on the dramatic story of Esther, Mordechai, Ahashveros and Haman, but rarely study what happens after Haman's plot is foiled. We'll look at the end of the Megilla to see how the holiday we celebrate developed, and the great lesson of Jewish values hidden there.
No background in Jewish learning is necessary to attend this event.
Rabbi Daniel C. Goldfarb, Director of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School and received his M.H.L. and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He worked for 25 years as an attorney for Israel's Ministries of Justice and Finance and in private practice in Jerusalem before joining the Conservative Yeshiva in 2000. He teaches Liturgy, the Jewish Calendar and Pirkei Avot.
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| Koach Kallah - Feb 14-17 | | |
Join the most compelling campus conversation all year.
The KOACH Kallah (Feb. 14-17) will give you a wonderful Shabbat, high quality learning, skills for Jewish living and the opportunity to dream.
Thanks to a generous gift from Women's League for Conservative Judaism, registration is just $100! Sign up today! KOACH provides college-age students the opportunity to maintain and develop connections to Conservative Judaism. Questions?
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| Baltimore Child Abuse Center | | |
Mondays and Wednesdays
Hillel will be volunteering at the Baltimore Child Abuse Center this semester. If you are interested in volunteering, email hillel@goucher.edu.
Baltimore Child Abuse Center's (BCAC) mission is to provide all reported victims of child sexual abuse in Baltimore and their non-offending caretakers with comprehensive forensic interviews, medical treatment, and mental health treatment with a goal of preventing future abuse.
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| Jews in the Woods, March 1-3 | | |
Sign up by February 15!
Jews in the Woods is a pluralistic shabbaton that brings together Jewish young adults, primarily university students, to form an intentional, experiential, and experimental Jewish communal space. Sign up here by February 15 to celebrate Shabbat together: March 1-3 at Camp Woodstock in Woodstock Valley, CT. We will be staying in indoor facilities and enjoying participant-provided meals as a community. All participants are encouraged to take part in the organizational process, shaping opportunities to engage in prayer, discussion, teaching, learning, singing, dancing, and other activities. |
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Want to be part of a Rabbinic Argument?
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Thursday, February 7,
5:30 PM in Hillel
Join Rabbi Josh and Rebbe Mendy as they take on the question of "Who/what is a Rabbi" in the first "Machloket L'Shem Shamayim" (Argument for the Sake of Heaven)*.
*In this monthly series, we hope to explore many different perspectives on essential questions, with the understanding that opinions can be different and still both valid. |
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Learning with Avital
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JLIC Educator Avital Nyer-Levin will be at Goucher on Wednesdays this semester from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Join her for a group text study from 5:30-6:30 in the Hillel space over dinner. Contact: avitalnyer@gmail.com.
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| Lead, Learn, Live. Join AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps | |
Applications Due February 11th!
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Get straight to work with AVODAH, a competitive one-year program for people 21-26 combining work for justice, leadership development, Jewish learning, and community building. Apply by February 11.
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| Hebrew 101 Mondays! | |
Are you interested in learning how to speak Hebrew but don't have time for a full course? Want to hang out in a fun environment and learn phrases and vocab for fun?
Join Hebrew 101, a group meeting over dinner on Mondays from 6-6:30 pm in Hillel!
No experience necessary!
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| Brandeis Collegiate Institute | |
The Marilyn and Sigi Ziering Brandeis Collegiate Institute (BCI) offers young adults between the ages of 18 and 26 an intensive 3-week exploration of self, Judaism, community, culture, and nature in a pluralistic, international environment in Southern California. This summer's institute will take place from June 18 to July 14, 2013. There are full scholarships, including travel, available to students in the Baltimore area. For more details about the scholarship opportunity, contact Yona. Apply by March 13 at
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| NUJLS National Leadership Conference | |
The National Union of Jewish LGBTQ Students 17th Annual National Leadership Conference will be hosted at Rutgers University, co-sponsored by Rutgers Hillel and the Center for Social Justice Education & LGBT Communities. The conference is scheduled for April 19-21, 2013. Pre-Registration is now open!
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General Reminder
All members of the Goucher community are welcome to enjoy the Hillel space. Stop by any day of the week for a meal or to hang out or study.
Thanks for reading, and have a terrific weekend!
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