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Elisheva Golani Photography Hillel Student Center through April 2011 Opening Reception Saturday, Feb. 5 8:30 - 10:30 pm Mishloach Manot for the Homebound Watch the Falafel Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services Bring joy to the residents of Seven Acres with the Purim gift of food and treats. Clothing Swap Sunday, Ap 10 at 3 pm Hillel Student Center Do a little tikkun olam while doing your spring cleaning! Clean out your closet and bring all of the clothing you no longer want (in good condition). We will lay out all the clothes and do a FUN clothing swap! Take what you want with you, and all remaining items will be donated to a local charity. Stitch & Bitch Check the Falafel for dates Hillel Student Center There’s nothing like stitching and, er.. um... schmoozing! Novice and experienced knitters, spend an evening knitting scarves for M.D. Anderson cancer patients. Other Opportunities Contact Tamara for more info on any of these programs or other volunteer opportunities that pop up throughout the semester! Weekly (or so) Events Shabbat Explore Judaism Shabbat - It’s a weekly event at Hillel Every Friday night Jewish students and young professionals gather for Shabbat. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm with optional services at 6:00. January 14 Shabbat at Rice University January 21 Tu b’shevat Seder January 28 Sushi Shabbat February 4 Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center Rice Students at President Leebron’s home - 7:00 pm February 11 Israeli Shabbat February 18 Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center February 25 Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center March 4 Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center March 11 No Shabbat dinner - Spring breaks March 18 Purim Shabbat at Rice University March 25 Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center April 1 Indian Food Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center April 8 Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center April 15 Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center April 22 Passover Shabbat April 29 Shabbat at the Hillel Student Center UH Lunches Every Tuesday, late morn to early afternoon Hillel’s UH Student Lounge Enjoy a FREE lunch with Houston Hillel in our cool Student Lounge in the A.D. Bruce Religion Center. No RSVP required. Schmooze with Jews Every Wednesday at Noon Rice’s Brochstein Pavilion It’s a FREE lunch at Rice every Wednesday! Stop by once in a while or each week. Campus Lunches at Rice and UH are sponsored by the Shirley and David Toomim Foundation. Jews & Brews w/Jewstontexas Every other Tuesday from 8 -10 pm Taps on Washington Ave Jan 4, 18; Feb 1, 15; Mar 1, 15, 29; Ap 12; May 10, 24 Jews and Brews. The name says it all. Run with the Rabbi Every Wednesday at 8 am Rice Running Loop Celebrate the middle of the week with an easy jog and some schmoozing with Rabbi Weiss. You can meet Kenny at Hillel at 8 am as he heads down Ashby to Rice Entrance 20, or find him as he takes a clockwise lap or two. Shabbat Services and Dinner Every Friday night at 6:00 (services) & 6:30 (dinner) Hillel Student Center You’re always welcome at Houston Hillel for a free Shabbat dinner. Services begin at 6:00 and dinner at 6:30. Join us for one or both. Hang with Tamara and Kenny at Rice Every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 pm Rice’s Brochstein Pavilion One of them will be there to buy you a Cup O’ Joe and a snack while you schmooze about anything at all. Hillel Rehearsal/Study Space Need a quite place to study or rehearse? The Hillel Student Center is avail- able any time of day or night. Contact Kenny to learn the possibilities. Yoga Check the Falafel for dates Hillel Student Center Get started on that New Year’s resolution - with FREE yoga classes at Hillel! Student Board Meetings Sun. Jan 16 @ 4 pm, Sun. Feb 13 @ 4 pm, Wed. Mar 9 @ 7 pm, & Sun. Ap 10 @ 2 pm Our Student Board meetings are a great way to get involved and meet other students. Schmooze with Jews Every Wednesday at Noon Rice’s Brochstein Pavilion It’s a FREE lunch at Rice every Wednesday! Hang with Rabbi Kenny, enjoy a free lunch, and schmooze about a variety of Jewish issues. Stop by once in a while or each week. Learn to Read Hebrew Thursdays noon-1 UH Bruce Religion Ctr Conference Room Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, & Mar 3 Five Thursdays is all it takes for you to learn how to read Hebrew from Rabbi Weiss. Please bring your own lunch. Service Leading Workshops Fridays at 5:30 pm, Jan 28, Feb 25 & Mar 25 Hillel Student Center It’s not so difficult to lead services - and it’s a lot of fun. Contact Kenny and he’ll teach you all the basics. Tu b’Shevat Seder Friday, Jan 21 at 6:00 pm Hillel Student Center It’s more than fruit and nuts or the “Jewish Arbor Day!” Explore the mystical symbolism of Tu b’Shevat with Houston Hillel. Sex & Sushi Check the Falafel for the details Rice & UH Join Rabbi Amy Weiss (aka “The Sex Rabbi”) for a discussion about love, sex & Judaism, over a delicious sushi lunch. Jewish Arts & Crafts Check the Falafel for details Connect with your inner Jewish child. Challah Baking Workshop Check the Falafel for the date and time Hillel Student Center Learn how to bake challah from scratch, and take some home to enjoy - if it even makes it that far! Jewish Conference Opportunities Israel advocacy, eco-Zionism, NUJLS (the National Union of Jewish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Intersex Students), or just a weekend with other Jewish college students - there’s a conference for every interest. Check the Falafel for the possibilities. Mini-Courses with Kenny Interested in midrash? Talmud? Perhaps some Jewish philosophy? Give Kenny a call and set up a mini-course on a topic of your choice! Israel Tikkun Olam Passover Shopping Trips Afraid you’ll be stuck with the munchies and not a macaroon or matzah insight? Call Tamara and she’ll take you shopping for Passover! First Night Seder Monday, April 18 at 6:30 pm Hillel Student Center RSVP to Tamara and let us know if you want to help lead the Seder! Free Kosher for Passover Meals Houston Hillel offers students FREE kosher for Passover lunches at UH and Rice and dinners at the Hillel Student Center ($10 each for non-students). How do you get yours? Just RSVP to Tamara at [email protected]. Rice lunches in Brochstein Pavilion Ap 20, 21, 22, 25 & 26 at noon UH lunches in the UH Hillel Lounge Ap 20, 21, 22, 25 & 26 at noon Dinners at the Hillel Student Center Ap 20, 21 & 25 from 6 to 7 pm Passover Shabbat Dinner at the Hillel Student Center Ap 22 at 6:30 pm Houston Hillel’s 2011 Passover Seders and meals are sponsored by Elton and Janet Lipnick, David Lipnick and Amy & Myles Kelman in memory of Paul and Fannie Lipnick. Bring Back the Bread with Houston Hillel Tuesday, April 26 at 8 pm Star Pizza on Norfolk We can’t think of a better way to end the matzah madness. AIPAC Brunch Sunday, Jan 30 at 9:30 am InterContinental Hotel Join members of Congress and community leadership in support of the US- Israel relationship. Dr. Daniel Gordis is the featured speaker. Contact Kenny if you’re interested in a FREE seat to this important event. Go to Israel for FREE! Experience Israel firsthand - FREE - with Houston Hillel and Taglit-Birthright Israel. Contact Tamara for all of the details. Israel Inside/Out Israel Inside/Out is an online course that explores Israel’s history, politics, geography and sociology in an excit- ing and interactive way with world-class speakers like Ambassador Dore Gold & Prof. Alan Dershowitz. A $100 stipend is awarded to eligible students who successfully complete the course. Contact Kenny for more info. Israel Advocacy Speakers Various lunches throughout the semester Israeli Deputy Consul Maya Kadosh at Rice on Jan 19 Yishai Fleisher at Baylor College of Medicine on Feb 7 Film - “Faces of Israel” Check the Falafel for the date Catch this film about marriage, state, and religion in the Jewish Homeland. Study Abroad in Israel Check out Rice University’s newly established relationships with Israeli universities, and explore alternatives for UH. Owls for Israel at Rice & Sababa at UH Check out the OFI Facebook page and check the Falafel for Sababa info. Israel Advocacy Conferences Ask Kenny about attending AIPAC’s Policy Conference or other Israel advocacy conferences sponsored by organizations like Stand With Us. Scholarships available! Spring 2011 houstonhillel.org Do you get the Falafel? To get the Falafel - our weekly email of news and events - give us a call at 713-526-4918, or send us an email - hillel@ houstonhillel.org. Be sure to tell us who you are and what school you attend (or if you’re a young professional). Passover Scan me for this week’s menu! Jews & Brews Every other Tuesday from 8 -10 pm Taps on Washington Ave Jan 4, 18; Feb 1, 15; Mar 1, 15, 29; Ap 12; May 10, 24 Jews and Brews. The name says it all. Jewstontexas Shabbat Dinners Fridays at 7:30 pm Jan 21, Feb 18, Mar 18 & Ap 15 Join us for a Shabbat dinner for graduate students and young professionals. Dave & Buster’s Game Night Details in the Jewstontexas Falafel Dave & Buster’s on Richmond Who said Jewish twentysomethings can’t go to arcades? Join the Jewstontexas crowd for an exciting evening of games and fun. Jewstontexas Sports Want to play on an intramural league with other young professionals? Contact Tamara if you’re interested in kickball, dodgeball, tennis or others! Texas Medical Center Lunches Every other week Texas Medical Center Join the Jewish population of the Texas Medical Center - students and faculty - for a chance to schmooze, socialize and learn together. Law School Lunches Watch the Falafel for the latest times and dates of free lunches and events at the University of Houston Law Center and South Texas College of Law. This semester’s Medical Center & Law School ethics lunches are sponsored by the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation. Scan to learn more . . . Jewstontexas on Facebook jewstontexas.org Jewstontexas for Jewish twentysomethings
