Don’t forget, this (and every other) Tuesday we are meeting at the Lecture Hall I end of the Commons Market Street (near the Israeli flag) for tea, cookies, and schmoozing.. from 3pm to 4:30pm.
Come by yourself, bring your fiends, roommates, pets …and your Jewish grandma

Sunday September 14th

Come out to take a Cruise on the Harbor with Hillel. There are a limited amount of tickets, so act now. Tickets are $8 for the cruise and an additional $5 for transportation back and forth. If you’re traveling from campus, please meet at the Commons Circle at 6 PM promptly. If you’re meeting the boat downtown, please board by 6:45 PM at the latest at 561 Light Street.

Cruise

Cruise + Transportation

BBQ with the Jewish Student Union. Kosher meat and veggie options straight from the grill, great music, and fun people.
Wednesday, September 3rd, from 5pm till the last bite

It’s going to be hot hot hot

Hey Everyone,

Come out to see Accepted with Hillel. We’re going to be meeting up Monday, September 1st at 5pm in the Chesepeake lounge and later we will be going out to dinner. Come join the fun!!

Dozens of students had their first day of school pictures taken today in the Commons Breezeway and ate some milk and alphabet cookies as we celebrated the beginning of the 2008-09 academic year. Dr. Hrabowski came to visit and have his picture taken with students as well! We wish you much success in your studies!

Enjoy milk & cookies and have a silly picture taken of you or you with friends on your first day!
Plus, we’ll have a Special Guest Star

Strawberries, blueberries, lots of whipped cream, and even Frisbee.
Join UMBC Hillel on Monday, August 25, 2008 from 6:00 to 9PM at the Erikson Field for “FRISBERRIES”!
yuuuuuuum…..;)

Welcome Week at UMBC is jam-packed with great programs, parties, and opportunities to meet your fellow students, new and returning alike. UMBC Hillel joins the University in welcoming you to campus and welcomes you at all of our Events:

Monday, August 25, 6–9 PM, Erickson Field: FRISBERRIES—get some fresh berries and whipped cream and toss around a disc as you connect and reconnect.

Wednesday, August 27, 10 AM–4 PM, Commons Breezeway: MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. Enjoy some milk & cookies and have a silly picture taken on your first day.

Wednesday, August 27, 5–8 PM, Interfaith Center Lawn: CAFÉ HILLEL—coffee, tea, and snacks.

Thursday, August 28, 11 AM–4 PM, Commons Main Street: WHAT THE HILLEL? Mezuzah-making (a mezuzah is the box that holds some biblical passages that it’s customary to attach to your doorpost).

Thursday, August 28, 5–8 PM, Interfaith Center Lawn: CAFÉ HILLEL—coffee, tea, and snacks.

Friday, August 29, 6 PM, Interfaith Center: SHABBAT, A SWEET TIME—Services at 6 PM, dinner at 6:45 PM, come for either or both. Dinner is free of charge (this week and every week). A group will head to the hypnotist afterward and hang out later Friday night.

Saturday, August 30, 12 Noon, 3116 Walker—BAGEL & LOX SHABBAT LUNCH (natkup@umbc.edu for more info–If you’re standing on the Commons Circle with Walker Avenue to your right, Shane’s entrance is the door all the way to the left.)

Monday, September 1, 5 PM, Meet in Chesapeake Lounge—watch the movie ACCEPTED and go to dinner afterward.

Tuesday, September 2, 3 PM, by the coffee place in the Commons: TEA WITH TANYA—meet Tanya Gutsol, UMBC Hillel’s Jewish Student Life Coordinator and schmooze about your first week so far. Drink some tasty tea and have a great conversation.

Tuesday, September 2, 5–8 PM, Interfaith Center Lawn: CAFÉ HILLEL—coffee, tea, and snacks

Wednesday, September 3, 5 PM, Erickson Field—BBQ WITH JSU (Jewish Student Union)—enjoy some kosher meat and veggie options straight from the grill.

Israel is turning 60 on May 8th. In commemoration of this historic milestone, a variety of activities designed to explore and celebrate this fascinating country and culture have been put together. Events occur at a variety of times and offer unique ways to approach Israel.

ALL WEEK (AND THE REMAINDER OF THE SEMESTER)

Israel Photo Gallery–360 photographs covering 18 facets of Israel in the Commons photo gallery spaces on the walls of the Mezzanine and 2nd floor / Upper Main Street of the Commons.

Israel DVD Collection–UMBC Hillel and the Department of Judaic Studies have just donated 40 DVD’s about Israel to the UMBC Library. These range from documentaries, to feature films, to tourism videos.

All Day–Israel culture tent on Erickson Field: Experience Israeli culture with Israeli sports, FREE FALAFEL, HOOKA, music, and dancing.

Monday, May 5

12 Noon–Dispelling the Myths: What do you think you know about Israel? Bring your questions or just listen in the Mosaic Center on the second floor of the Commons (2B23). There’ll be FREE PIZZA too.

4:30 PM–Tree planting in honor of Israel’s 60th on the Center Road side of Erickson Field. Shovels will be provided.

6:00 PM–UMBC Hillel’s annual meeting: open to the entire campus community. Celebrate our new board, our new student leaders, the school year, and great things to come. Dr. Nancy Young, Interim Vice President of Student Affairs will be our speaker and dessert will be provided in UC 312.

Tuesday, May 6

8:30 PM until 11 PM–Spice up your Tuesday night by learning and watching some Israeli Dancing. No experience or skill required/expected ;-). We’ll be teaching dances from the beginning. We’ll also be having ISRAELI SNACKS.

Wednesday, May 7

12 PM to 6 PM–Israel: A Nation is Born film screening in the Commons SportsZone.

6 PM to 8 PM–Memorial candle lighting for Israel’s fallen soldiers on the Commons Terrace.

Thursday, May 8

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM–Have some FREE CAKE and get a mini-Israeli flag on the Commons Terrace.

8 PM to 11 PM–PARTY! Join other students in the Commons SportsZone from 5 until 10 PM as part of 13 Thursdays of Culture for a party celebrating Israel’s 60th birthday! There will be food (FREE FALAFEL), music, dancing, games, great conversations, and guided tours of the Israel Photo Gallery in the Commons.

6 PM– FREE SHABBAT DINNER celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary and honoring our graduating seniors in the Interfaith Center (on center road across from Erickson Field). Shabbat: a Sweet Time is sponsored by the Nathan and Lillian Weinberg Family Foundation.

Mazal tov to the new Board of the UMBC Jewish Student Union! Matthew Glassman
is the President; Justin Eisenstadt the Vice President for Programming; Joan Heller,
Secretary; Erik Waserstein, Treasurer; Jordan Kritt, Shabbat Chair; Heather Glovinsky
and Scott Swick, FYSH (Frist Year Student of Hillel) co-chairs; Leo Serebreni and
Joe Spekterman, Jewish Learning co-chairs; Joey Zelenak and Igor Shusterman, Tzedek
(social justice) co-chairs; and Lauren Romano and Beni Simon, social co-chairs.
Natalie Kuperman has been appointed Senior Adviser as well!