"Take a Hike": A Winter Hike in the Blue Hills
Avi Liss
Mon Jan 20, 10:30am-03:30pm, Meet at Hillel W-11
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 11-Jan-2003
Limited to 10 participants.
Single session event
Get away from the hustle & bustle of Cambridge and enjoy the true essence of New England beauty. Just south of Boston are the beautiful Blue Hills where you can get in touch with nature. Pack a lunch and wear decent shoes. Dress according to the weather!
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Avi Liss, Hillel, 253-2982, aviliss@mit.edu
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8 Hour Marathon for Hebrew Literacy
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Mon Jan 13, Tue Jan 14, 05-09:00pm, W11-Hillel Center
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2003
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: No prior Hebrew necessary
Fee: 15.00 for Materials
If you know anything at all about Jewish living or Jewish culture, but you don't know even a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, this class is for you. Be part of an eight hour Hebrew reading marathon. You will learn the aleph-bet of Hebrew, become familiar with 300 words for Jewish living, and develop a love and appreciation for Hebrew. No background required. Register and pay book fee by January 6.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Avi Liss, W11-040, x3-2982, aviliss@mit.edu
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Around the Campfire: S'mores, Songs, and Stories
Andrew Goldsweig, Sam Raymond
Tue Jan 7, 07:30-09:00pm, Mezzanine Lounge, 3rd floor Student Center
Single session event
Pull up a log and gather round our authentic indoor campfire. Roast some marshmallows, smush some s'mores, and sing your favorite campfire songs, and tell your best ghost stories. All are welcome, and if you play a campfire instrument (guitar, drums, harmonica,etc.), please bring it along. No tents necessary.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Andrew Goldsweig
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Becoming One: A Traditional Jewish Perspective on Relationships and Intimacy
Elazar Bloom
Wed Jan 15, Wed Jan 29, 01:30-02:30pm, W-11 Board Room
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
A discussion of the dynamics of the male-female relationship and how intimacy is used as a vehicle for spiritual, emotional, and physical unity.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Avi Liss, Hillel, x3-2982, aviliss@mit.edu
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Connecting Women @ MIT
Professor Margery Resnick
Tue Jan 28, 04:45-05:45pm, Student Ctr, PDR 1&2
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join women from MIT's Jewish community to network, socialize, and learn together. Margery Resnick, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages & Literature, will lecture on the subject, "Why No One Expected the Spanish Inquisition, But They Should Have." This is the first session of a three part series during the year that sets out to bring female faculty, staff, and students together.
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
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How to Blow a Shofar
Asher Siebert, Shoshana Gourdin
Thu Jan 9, 07:30-08:30pm, W11
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A shofar (ram's horn), one of the oldest instruments, has been used by Jews on special occasions since Biblical days. Hear about the horn's interesting history. Learn how to produce different sounds on the shofar, including the notes tekiah, teruah, and shevarim, used on the Jewish new year of Rosh Hashanah.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11-040, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
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Jewish Penicillin: Chicken Soup with Matza Balls
Avi Liss and his Mom
Wed Jan 8, 02-05:00pm, W11-175
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
No cure for the common cold? Think again! Learn how to make my mother's world famous chicken soup. Cold's don't stand a chance!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Avi Liss, Hillel, x3-2982, aviliss@mit.edu
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Mazel Tov! Everything You Need to Know About a Jewish Wedding
Miriam Rosenblum, Jenny Lichter, Matya Gilbert-Schachter
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 24-Jan-2003
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Whether you've never been to any kind of wedding or attended dozens of nuptials, this experience is for you. This textual/artistic/experiential course will explore every aspect of a Jewish wedding, from traditions and laws about courtship and engagement, through the customs and symbols of the wedding itself, and culminating in an "actual" live wedding celebration! Come to learn, ask questions, and celebrate this central event in the life of any Jewish community. Attend all or any session; pre-registration required for January 30 session only.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Miriam Rosenblum, W11-040, x3-2982, hillel@mit.edu
The Traditional Jewish Wedding
Rabbi Gershon Segal
This session will cover the ancient traditions of the Jewish wedding consistent with current Orthodox practice-the legal requirements of marriage in the Talmud, requirements for the bride and groom, the text of the ceremony, and the meaning of the symbols.
Thu Jan 9, 05:30-07:00pm, W11-Board Room
The Art of the Jewish Wedding
Elaine Adler
The symbols of the wedding. The chupah (wedding canopy), the ring, and the ketubah (marriage contract) have been subjects of artistic enhancement for centuries of Jewish artists. Examine examples of this artistic tradition and learn the function of each symbol for next week's wedding ceremony.
Thu Jan 16, 05:30-07:00pm, W11-Board Room
Modern Jewish Wedding Traditions
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Modern adaptations and new wedding traditions from non-Orthodox Jewish communities. Explores considerations of egalitarianism in the wedding, additions to the text of the ceremony, new meanings of some old symbols, and some new symbols and practices.
Thu Jan 23, 05:30-07:00pm, W11-Board Room
Jewish Wedding Dances: Instruction
Miriam Rosenblum
The celebration that accompanies a Jewish wedding ceremony is not complete without lively music and dancing. Learn some of the traditional dances plus general Jewish celebratory dances. No prior skill necessary.
Wed Jan 29, 05:30-07:00pm, Kresge Rehearsal RmA
You're Invited: A Jewish Wedding in Real Time
Miriam Rosenblum,Rabbi Ben Lanckton, Rabbi Geshon Segal
Don't know the bride or the groom? Never been to a Jewish wedding? Then you're on the guest list! You're invited to participate in all the trappings of a traditional Jewish wedding, complete with chupah, live music, food, and celebrating. Festive dress suggested. RSVP by January 24 to hillelrsvp@mit.edu
Thu Jan 30, 07-09:30pm, W20-Mezzanine Lounge, Register by Jan. 24
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Middle Eastern Drumming Rhythms
George Kirby
Sun Jan 12, 03-05:00pm, W11-MDR
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Spend an evening learning Middle Eastern rhythms on the dara bukka/dumbeg, an hourglass-shaped drum. We will be learning and practicing a variety of rhythms and techniques, especially as used for folk dancing. Bring your own drum if you have one.
Contact: Miriam Rosenblum, W11-039, x3-2982, miriamr@mit.edu
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Oy!! Learn a Bisl Yiddish
Yuri Vedenyapin
Wed Jan 22, 02-05:00pm, W11-Hillel Center
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2003
Single session event
Come learn a bisl (a little) Yiddish. This fun, introductory session will teach you the essentials of speaking Yiddish. Learn words, curses, phrases, jokes, and even a few songs. No prior knowledge is required.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Avi Liss, Hillel, x3-2982, aviliss@mit.edu
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Pi, Pie, and "Pi: The Movie"
Jonathan Benezry '06, Jessica Young '06
Tue Jan 14, 08:30-11:00pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
How many ways can you look at pi(e)? When you mix number theory, Jewish mysticism, and independent film, you get "Pi: The Movie". We'll start with a pi recitation competition (be a participant or a spectator), have a pie tasting of the Boston area's best pies, and watch the 1998 Sundance Film Festival Award-winning film, "Pi: The Movie."
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11-040, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
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Reform Shabbat Experience
Adrien Uretsky, Lisa Meserri
Fri Jan 10, 05-08:00pm, W11
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Reform movement of Judaism is constantly changing in order to make Judaism more meaningful and modern. We will attend Reform Jewish services at Harvard Hillel, where a new and innovative prayer book is being piloted. Join us for a group dinner after services. First timers are welcome! Meet at W11 at 5:00.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11-040, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
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Self Defense, War & Casualties: A Halachic (Jewish Law) Perspective
Rabbi Gershon Segal
Wed Jan 15, 05:30-07:00pm, W-11 Board Room
Single session event
Preemptive strikes, collateral damage and hostage predicaments are but a few examples of circumstances that give rise to the vexing moral dilemmas that face the free world in today's age of terrorism. This class will draw on the teachings of the Mishnah, Talmud, Maimonodies and other traditional Rabbinic sources. We will discuss the principles used in Jewish law to navigate through these difficult ethical issues.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Avi Liss, Hillel, x3-2982, aviliss@mit.edu
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Shabbat 101: A Conservative Jewish Shabbat Experience
Mara Daniel, Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Fri Jan 24, 06-09:00pm, W11- MDR
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Jan-2003
Single session event
Fee: 8.00 for Dinner. Prepay by Tues, Jan 21.
Experience a Shabbat evening with Hillel’s Conservative group, a,k.a. the "Egal Chavurah". Start with a "beginner" worship service, with each prayer recited slowly and explained for both meaning and significance. After this spiritual sustenance, enjoy a delicious dinner and fun program.
Contact: Karen Ross-for dinner reservations, Hillel, 253-2982, ksross@mit.edu
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Sibling Love, Sibling Rivalry: The Middle East Conflict Through the Lens of the Hebrew Bible
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Tue Jan 7, 12-01:30pm, W-11 Board Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Many pundits and casual observers of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians (or between Jews and Muslims) assume that the conflict has gone on "since time immemorial," from the days of the Bible. Explore the texts from the Torah (the first part of the Hebrew Bible) that deal with Isaac, Ishmael, and their relationship with their father and with each other. No background in Mideast politics or biblical text is necessary. All texts will be presented in English. Bring your lunch; drinks and dessert provided.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, Hillel, 253-2982, rabbiben@mit.edu
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Taste of Torah: Introducing the Book of Exodus in the Jewish Bible
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Thu Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 12-01:00pm, W11-SDR
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Study the Exodus from Egypt, the Biblical basis of the story of Passover. We will read in English from the biblical book of Exodus, using commentaries to view each week's portion with a critical eye, examining issues of law and living. No previous background necessary. Feel free to bring a bag lunch. Participants are welcome for all four sessions or at individual sessions.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, W11-031, x3-2982, rabbiben@mit.edu
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Tu Bishvat Seder
Adrien Uretsky, Jeff Levy
Wed Jan 15, 12-01:00pm, W11-Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
As springtime approaches, Jews join together to celebrate the New Year of the Trees. We welcome you to celebrate with us as we eat exotic fruits and drink different colored juices, and learn about Judaism's connections to the environment!
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11-040, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
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