HILLEL HAPPENINGS

UPCOMING EVENTS Call 484-664-3270 or email [email protected] if you would like more info on any events or opportunities!

Friday, 2/23 SERVICES 5:00PM - Hillel House Join us for student-led services at Hillel with two service options available - traditional- egalitarian and Reform services.

Friday, 2/23 SHABBAT DINNER 6:00 PM - Hillel House Come to Hillel to enjoy a delicious Shabbat dinner. All are welcome to attend!

Saturday, 2/24 HAVDALAH 6:30 PM - Hillel House Come to Hillel to celebrate havdalah. All students are welcome to this student-led havdalah celebration.

Saturday, 2/24 PURIM CARNIVAL AT HILLEL 6:15 - 9:15 PM - Hillel House Get in the Purim spirit at Hillel! Come in your Purim costume for Havdallah, hamantaschen, music, games, snacks and prizes! Questions? Contact Mimi Salters at [email protected] or Samantha at [email protected]

Monday, 2/26 & Wednesday, 2/28 YOGA 6:00 PM - Hillel House Did you know that Muhlenberg College Hillel hosts Yoga in the Hillel House twice a week? Join the instructors from West End Yoga for an evening yoga class in the Shabbat Dining Room at Hillel. A limited number of mats are available so please feel free to bring your own along with a water bottle and towel. All ability levels welcome!

Tuesday, 2/27 JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES 6:15 PM - Seegers 108 Haggai Resnikoff - Jewish Views on Immigration Rabbi Haggai Resnikoff is on the faculty of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah where he teaches and and is the Director of Community Learning. He has studied at Yeshivat HaKibbutz HaDati, the University of California in Berkeley, Hebrew University, various Batei Midrash in Jerusalem and at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. He is presently the project director of the Torat Chovevei Community Learning Project which seeks to spread Chovevei's message of openness and sensitivity in scholarship to communities across the United States.

Wednesday, 2/28 MEGILLAH READING AT HILLEL 6:30 PM - Hillel House Come celebrate Purim at Hillel! We'll be reading the Megillah, doing Ma'ariv, having a costume contest, winning prizes in a raffle, watching a hilarious Purim spiel, and eating yummy hamantaschen! You won't want to miss it! Questions? Contact Annie at [email protected] or Samantha at [email protected]

Friday, 3/2 OFFICE HOURS WITH RABBI DAN 12:30-2 PM - Seegers Union GQ Lounge Rabbi Dan will be in Seegers Union for office hours each Friday (beginning Friday, January 26th) from 12:30-2:00PM. Look for him in either GQ or the Fireside Lounge! You can also reach him by email at: [email protected] or at 484-664-3244.

Friday, 3/2 SHABBAT SERVICES 5:00PM - Hillel House Join us for student-led services at Hillel with two service options available - traditional- egalitarian and Reform services.

Friday, 3/2 ISRAELI SHABBAT DINNER 6:00 PM - Hillel House Come to Hillel to enjoy a delicious Shabbat dinner. All are welcome to attend! This week we welcome students from Dickinson College to join us for Shabbat. The students from Dickinson shared a Birthright bus with Muhlenberg students on the Winter trip.

Rabbi Dan's Office Hours

Rabbi Dan will be in Seegers Union for office hours each Friday (beginning Friday, January 26th) from 12:30-2:00PM.

Please feel free to stop by and see him. You can also reach him by email at [email protected] or at 484-664-3244.

House for Rent

Available June 1st, 2018 724 North 24th Street (between Tilghman and Washington) Two and a half blocks from Muhlenberg College. Comfortably accommodates 4 people. Stately ALL BRICK 2-story situated in the West End on a lovely lot. Large living room with fireplace, 3 big bedrooms with new hardwood floors, dining room and living room have new hardwood floors, as well. Basement, fenced, landscaped backyard with covered patio and open patio.1.5 bathrooms, 1 car garage, laundry area. Energy/cost efficient natural gas heat. I have happily rented to happy Muhlenberg tenants for over 15 years! Please contact Gloria Lowy - Rudski @ 610-435-5388 or [email protected]

Fellowship Opportunity

Summer Kollel Join Kollel for an intensive fellowship founded on the core themes of learning, tefilla (prayer), and service! With a robust schedule that encourages a vibrant and tight-knit community of learners, the Kollel is a truly immersive summer experience. Find more information on the Facebook event at tiny.cc/KollelFB, and at drisha.org/summerkollel. Dates: Full Program: May 29-July 27, 2018 First Session: May 29-June 29 Second Session: July 2-July 27

Applications: drisha.org/kollelapplication

Evaluated on a rolling basis through March 29, 2018. Applications received after March 29 will be considered as space allows.

Summer Internship Opportunity

APPLY FOR CLIP TODAY! Muhlenberg Hillel is dedicated to creating positive and meaningful Jewish experiences for the students of Muhlenberg College

A generation of young Jews is searching for a Jewish community filled with celebration, learning and creativity - a community where they belong. Hillel is the catalyst for this search, for a life of meaning, a life that is relevant now and for the future. Hillel is ideally positioned to make a lifelong difference in the lives to the next generation of the Jewish community but we can't do it without your help! TO MAKE A GIFT...

85% of Muhlenberg Hillel's annual fund dollars come directly from individuals and 5.5% is from our local Federation

Through a wonderful partnership with the college, you can give a gift to Muhlenberg College and direct it to Hillel. Your donation will benefit Jewish life on campus. Simply follow the instructions below:

ONLINE: Muhlenberg's Online Giving Website - Make a gift online now to Hillel through Muhlenberg College.

Under 'Gift Designation,' look for 'Other.' In the blank box, type in "Hillel." This notifies the College's Development Office that your donation should be directed to our account. Confirm on your receipt that your gift has been designated to Hillel. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Hillel.

BY PHONE, call 484-664-3746 to speak with our Office Manager, April Cunningham.

MAKE A GIFT TODAY!

House Access Information

The Hillel House is now a locked building 24 hours a day to help maintain the safety and security of our students, faculty and staff. Anyone with a Muhlenberg College ID card is able to access the building by swipe, Monday through Friday from 9AM-5PM. Access outside of those hours is limited to those who have obtained additional permission to enter the building by completing a house access application. Please stop by the Hillel House and we can help you complete the application.

Shabbat Keys Available Obtaining Swipe Access to Hillel After hours access to Hillel is available by If you would like to have your student ID card swiping your ID card. Students who are not activated for after hours Hillel access, please able to use swipe on Shabbat or Yom Tov can stop by the Hillel House to fill out a form for sign out a key from Campus Safety. Keys access. Forms can be obtained from a Hillel should only be used to access the house student worker or from the Office Manager during Shabbat and Yom Tov. If you have between the hours of 9AM-4PM, Monday - questions about obtaining a key please visit Friday. HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR Campus Safety or contact April Cunningham, SWIPE ACCESS? STOP BY HILLEL Hillel Office Manager. OR EMAIL OUR OFFICE MANAGER APRIL CUNNINGHAM.