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Table of Contents
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Hillel Events
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Welcome Back/Israeli Shabbat
When: Jan 27@6pm
Where: Hillel House
Welcome back, students! We have missed you so much, probably as much as those of you who have gone to Israel with us miss Israeli food. As a welcome back present, we're bringing that delicious food to you! And if you haven't gone to Israel with us yet, did you know that you can already sign up for Summer Birthright?
Wear your Shabbat Best and eat the best Israeli food (that you can get in San Jose). And PLEASE RSVP so we have enough for everyone!
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Rosh Chodesh: Ladies Night
When: Jan 30 @4:30pm
Where: Hillel House
On the first of Shevat, Moses repeated the Torah. While he was on the Mount, there was that whole Golden Calf/Sin of the Calf debacle--so uncool and such a waste of jewelry. To remedy that, we're going to be making JEWelry!!
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Sushi Night
When: Jan 31 @5pm
Where: Hillel House
Everyone's favorite event is back! We're making our own sushi!*
*Vegetrian because the idea of anyone besides a professional sushi chef making and eating raw fish freaks me out
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Game Night
When: Feb 2 @4pm
Where: Hillel House
What better way to reconnect with your Hillel family than with a game night? We'll have all the classics, plus cukurikoo (obviously), and maybe possibly a brand new game invented by one of our students
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Mitzvah Corner
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JFS Food Drive for Refugees
January 15th through February 26th
Refugees in our community need your emergency food help!
Help JFS collect and distribute food to benefit refugees in our community who are facing food insecurity. Look for the food collection bin in our lobby and help us provide emergency food to these hard working newly arrived families.
We greatly appreciate your contributions of the following non-perishablefood: basmati rice, tomato paste, oil (canola or olive), pinto beans, lentils, jam, honey, spaghetti, tuna packed in oil, loose tea, and halvah packed in a container.
This year JFS' funding for emergency food is greatly reduced due to the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Board reducing its allocation to Santa Clara County. Once JFS' YA-LIVE! group of service minded young adults learned of this need they joined together to create this food drive for refugees.
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Mentor a Student
We are looking for members of the community to help mentor our students - in career advice, for tutoring, and other fields. If you have networking opportunities; or are skilled in math, science, programming, engineering, writing, creating cover letters, or building resumes, please contact Maya at mjacobson@hillelsv.org.
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Educational Trips
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We're taking eligible students to Israel for free this summer!
July 2-13, 2017
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Onward Israel
Have the summer of a lifetime while getting resume experience with the Bay Area's Onward Israel summer internship program. Onward Israel is an 8 week summer internship program in your field of interest. Live, work and play in Israel. Four days of work, one day of educational tours, free weekends and a summer of fun!
Application deadline: March 15, 2017
Questions? Contact Sara Naor - saran@onwardisrael.org
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Spartans to Israel: Student leaders at San Jose State Univeristy, Jewish or not, get to experience a ten day trip in Israel to learn about the country first-hand. More pictures on the
Spartans for Israel Facebook page.
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Know about a cool trip our students can take?
Email Maya Jacobson at mjacobson@hillelsv.org
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Internships, Jobs, and Volunteer Opportunities
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Video Contest
Our 2016 "
Inspired by Israel
" Video Contest was so successful that we've decided to do it again this year, in partnership with Israel Video Network and 12Tribe Films.
The Inspired by Israel contest will invite people around the world to submit short videos that convey a simple message: why are we inspired by Israel?
Gila and I, were fortunate enough to grow up in Israel, and find ourselves inspired by our Jewish Homeland each and every day. This is why we have decided to find a way to reach out again to the most talented people in the pro-Israel community to share how they are Inspired by Israel.
The competition launched January 3, 2017
The grand prize for the best video is $8,000. There is a total of $20,000 in cash prizes!
For more information please
register here
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Make sure to sign up by the February 1 deadline. The video submissions will be due on or before March 6.
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Internship Opportunity!
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) of San Francisco is proud to announce that the
Kohn Summer Intern Program is recruiting for its 32nd cohort! Over 500 college undergraduates have participated in this exciting program that connects Bay Area natives with local Jewish non-profit organizations.
Kohn alumni currently work and volunteer at Jewish agencies and organizations in the Bay Area and across the country.
This unique 8-week internship provides Jewish college undergraduates (Bay Area residents who are currently attending college) the opportunity to:
- Work for a Bay Area Jewish nonprofit
- Build tangible professional experience
- Connect and be mentored by Jewish community leaders
- Learn about issues facing the Jewish community
The 2017 program will run from June 16 - August 11, 2017. Interns are compensated up to $3,000 for their work.
Who is the program meant for?
· Students who identify as Jewish who have completed at least one year of college
· Individuals in good academic standing with demonstrated leadership skills
· Resi
dents of the San Francisco, Marin or East Bay counties
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Wilderness Torah is looking for mentors!
Peninsula
B'hootz
is a
Sunday school in the woods
for grades 1-4 that runs bi-monthly on Sundays in the Palo Alto hills from March - May 2017.
This is a new Peninsula extension of Wilderness Torah's popular and successful East Bay B'hootz serving grades K-5 since 2010. B'hootz integrates nature-based exploration within Jewish spirituality, tradition, and ethics.
After five successful years for grades K-5 in our East Bay location, due to demand we are launching this new program, starting with a grades 1-4 cohort, at a second location in Palo Alto in partnership with the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center (OFJCC).
We seek educators with 2+ years experience in Jewish and nature-based education to serve as mentors for youth grades 1-4 for six Sundays in the Spring 2017 season. Each mentor will lead a group of 10-12 youth each day, participate in curriculum planning, and interact with families.
For more information and how to apply, check out the job listing.
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Hillel Interns Wanted!
Interested in helping Hillel of Silicon Valley? Want to have a chance to create great events, meet amazing people, and even make a little money? Apply to be an intern! For more information, contact Maya Jacobson at mjacobson@hillelsv.org.
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In the Community
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Jewbilee Day of Jewish Learning
Sunday, January 29th, 1:00pm-8:00pm
At the Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos
Jewbilee is a full afternoon of Jewish-themed classes, workshops, and performances for all ages. The afternoon is divided into sessions, with many classes, workshops and performances happening simultaneously during each session. YOU choose what you want to do. Educators from synagogues and other Jewish organizations around the Bay Area and beyond, will be represented. This year's keynote speaker is Rabbi Darren Kleinberg of Kehillah High School. For more information, visit
www.apjcc.org/jewbilee
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Koleinu*
Congregation Emanu-El will premiere an exciting new musical adventure. Entitled Koleinu,*each year we will draw inspiration from a different Jewish theme and explore the music that surrounds and inspires it.
In this inaugural year, when immigration is on everyone's mind, we will 'dig into' our own Jewish history and our arrival on American shores.
Koleinu*
Hear our voices
Coming to America
Beautiful voices from around the country and Israel will perform original compositions, folk, Broadway, Yiddish theatre, and other genres.
With Noah Aronson, Marsha Attie, Josh Breitzer, Gideon Herscher, Arik Luck, Rollin Simmons, Lizzy Weiss and featuring Roz Barak. Musical direction by Jonathan Comisar.
For more information, check https://www.emanuelsf.org/event/koleinu-hear-our-voices-coming-to-america/
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