Opportunities in Israel
Israel Teaching Fellows
http://www.israelteachingfellows.org/
200 outstanding college graduates will be selected to close the achievement gap in Israel’s education system through volunteering as English teacher’s aides in schools throughout Israel.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM – 10 Month Program (August-June) for college graduates between the ages of 21-30. Cost: $1,000 includes flight, housing, monthly cash stipend and other amenities.
APPLICATIONS FOR 2012-2013 – The “rolling” application for the second class of Israel Teaching Fellows, 2012-2013 is live. Apply here.
Israel Pathways
http://www.israelpathways.com/content.php?pid=28
Israel Pathways offers 5-10 month programs in Israel for young adults ages 18-30 under the umbrella of MASA funding. Program sessions typically start in the fall and spring (Learn More: Dates & Prices) and offers something for everyone. Learn graphic design and photography in Tel Aviv, hike the entirety of Israel on an Appalachian Trail-style trail challenge, give something back on a service experience, or study abroad at Tel Aviv University. We invite you to read through the Israel Pathways website. Contact us at 1-888-804-8989 or info@israelpathways.com to get your questions answered.
High Holiday Services
Not sure what to do for Rosh Hashana? BU Hillel is here to help! If you are a student who wants to go to services, we are more than glad to arrange carpools to one of the local synagogues: Temple Beth El Zedek or Hebrew Congregation. Contact Daniel at dmakuton@butler.edu if you want to attend a service or if you have any more questions.
We have similar arrangements for Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur and at 5 pm, we will have a Breakfast.
Hag Sameach!
Statement of Support for IU Hillel
Wednesday night began the celebration of Hanukkah, commemorating the Maccabean victory over the Seleucid Empire. The Maccabees, a loosely organized group of Jewish rebels revolted against the anti Jewish edicts of Antiochus that forbade Jews from practicing Judaism in any form or fashion. Hanukkah celebrates the miraculous – this band of Jewish rebels defeated the Greco-Syrian army and reclaimed the Temple. The story is one of the first recorded accounts of victory over religious persecution and as such, Hanukkah stands as holiday for all people not just Jews.
Sadly, religious persecution still exists. As my friend and colleague Rabbi Sue Laikin Silberberg of Indiana University Hillel wrote, “It is ironic that as we begin our Hanukkah celebrations, anti-Semitism has reared its ugly head in Bloomington. Last week a rock was thrown through a window at the Chabad House. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, a rock was thrown through a window here at Hillel. On Monday, sacred Hebrew books were thrown into the toilets on several different floors of the main IU Wells Library. Yesterday (Tuesday) another rock was thrown through a window at the Chabad House and the glass case listing the Jewish Studies faculty was smashed in Goodbody Hall.” Rabbi Silberberg goes on to write, “While these acts are frightening and meant to intimidate, we can take great comfort in the fact that unlike the times of the Maccabees, the Indiana University and Bloomington community stand strongly in support of the Jewish community. There has been an outpouring of concern about these acts and support for the Jewish community. This type of behavior will NOT be tolerated on the IU campus or in Bloomington.”
This note affirms Butler Hillel’s support of IU Hillel, IU Chabad, and the Jewish community of Bloomington. We also stand with all who denounce acts of hatred, violence and bigotry. We ask that all who stand for freedom in all its forms stand with us and with our friends in Bloomington. May the light of freedom penetrate into all corners of the world, and lift the darkness of tyranny until tyranny is no more, so that all may be free.
-Rabbi Aaron Spiegel
November 2010 Newsletter
This year, we are very happy to welcome the largest freshman class in Butler history. Part of our goals for this year is to have more communication with those who still want to be connect to Hillel, but don’t attend Butler. Part of this will involve monthly newsletters outlining what we’ve done so far in the year and what we have planned. We would love your input and help with anything we do over the year. In the future, these newsletters will be emailed, so if you wish to continue getting news of Butler Hillel, please email buhillel@butler.edu with your email address and we will add you to our list.
Things We Have Done This Year
Besides our usual plans for carpooling to local synagogues for the high holidays, we also had our annual Breakfast after Yom Kippur. In honor of Rosh Hashana, we made caramel apples at the Blue House. The next week, we built our sukkah on the south mall. We had a coffee night, had Pizza in the Hut where we passed out free pizza, and had Havdalah in the sukkah. On October 1, we had our first Shabbat dinner of the year in the Blue House. We also started a new monthly event called the Friday Night Project where one person hosts a Shabbat Dinner for all those involved in Indiana Hillels. Our first was hosted by our Israeli liason, Guy Shahar. This month, it will be hosted by a Butler Hillel member on November 12. We also had our Family Shabbat dinner during family weekend on November 5.
Gift of Life
Hillel’s philanthropy project for November is to help Gift of Life. This organization has a registry of potential donors for those who need a bone marrow transplant. You can save a life, just by taking a few moments out of your day to swab your cheek. That’s all you have to do! We will send the samples to Gift of Life. Eligible donors must be between 18-60, be in good health, and be willing to donate at any time. For more information, visit www.giftoflife.org.
Butler Hillel will be available to register you on November 10 at 10:30 until 2:00 pm and November 14 at 9:00 am until 1:00 pm.
Events We Have Planned
Events for second semester are still being planned, but for this semester, we have a joint Indiana Hillel Hanukah party potentially for the first weekend in December. The following week we may have a Shabbat dinner before finals the week of December 13-17.
Goals for This Year:
- To get our website working for current parents and prospective families
- Fundraising for a single organization throughout the year
- To increase relationship between our Hillel and those in other Indiana universities
- To learn and educate about Israel and Judaism in general
