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IAP 2012 Activities by Sponsor

Hillel

Being a Mensch: What Jewish Tradition Says about Manhood
Reb Philip Sherman
Tue Jan 17, 24, 12-01:00pm, W11 - SmallDr Room

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

Want a deeper understanding of how to be a mensch? Join us as we explore manhood through Jewish ethics and values. This two session class requires no prior Jewish knowledge.

Classes will be held in the Small Dining Room in W11
Contact: Reb Philip Sherman, W11, psherman@mit.edu

Explore Synagogues around MIT
Ruthi Hortsch
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Explore some of the local congregations around MIT. We are planning on going to some Friday services and would love some company! We tried to put some diversity into the types of congregations being visited; all are egalitarian. Please invite anyone else who might be interested, Feel free to show up for all trips or only a subset.
Contact: Ruthi Hortsch, rhortsch@MIT.EDU

Temple Ohabei Shalom
Ruthi Hortsch
Temple Ohabei Shalom (Reform, in Brookline, oldest congregation in MA, 2 mi from W11). Services start at 6pm
Fri Jan 20, 05-08:00pm, Leaving from W11

Havurat Shalom
Ruthi Hortsch
Havurat Shalom (nondenominational chavurah, near Davis Square, 3.6 mi from W11). Services start at 6:30pm
Fri Jan 27, 05:30-08:30pm, Leaving from W11

Eitz Chayim
Ruthi Hortsch
Eitz Chayim (nondenominational, in Cambridgeport, 1.3 mi from W11).
Services start at 7pm
Fri Feb 3, 06-08:00pm, Leaving from W11

Hebrew Literacy Marathon - CLASS FULL
Eliad Shmuel
Wed Jan 25, Feb 1, 12:30-04:30pm, W11 - SDR

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Jan-2012
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

If you don't know even a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, this class is for
you. Be part of an eight hour Hebrew learning marathon. You will learn the
aleph-bet and vowel signs of Hebrew, be able to read in Hebrew, be exposed to
many basic words of Hebrew.
No background required. Register now, as enrollment is limited!
Web: http://hebrew.mit.edu
Contact: Eliad Shmuel, hebrew@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT - Israel

Israeli Folk Dancing
Valarie Rosen
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Dance to music ranging from last week's Israeli pop hit to folk songs from the days of the pioneers. Come learn the newest, hottest dances in Israeli folk dancing.

Lots of teaching! Lots of fun! Beginners are most welcome! No partner needed and absolutely no experience necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends.

Beginner teaching until 9 pm, mixed-level dancing 9-11 pm. These dances continue as a regular series on Wednesday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!
Web: http://mit.edu/fdc/
Contact: (617) 253-FOLK, fdc-request@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Folk Dance Club

Beginner's Class
Valarie Rosen
Come learn the basic Israeli dance steps! By the end of the session, you'll be able to do several circle, line, and couple dances.
Wed Jan 18, 07:30-09:00pm, Sala de Puerto Rico

Beginner's Class
Valarie Rosen
Come learn the basic Israeli dance steps! By the end of the session, you'll be able to do several circle, line, and couple dances.
Wed Jan 25, 07:30-09:00pm, Student Ctr 407

MIT Hummus Experience
Eliad Shmuel
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

The MIT Hummus Experience began in 2008. In 2009 and 2010, it was the highlight of MIT's IAP (Independent Activities Period). It might be the health trend or just pure curiosity which brings hundreds of people to the “Hummus Taste Off,” a competition where professors and students have to rank different hummus brands and student creations by aroma, taste and texture.

The “Hummus Taste Off” is only the first shot for a month of “hummus experiences”; we have two hummus classes and a tour to a local hummus factory.

During IAP, we will again have a number of hummus-based events, as the Hummus Experience reflects the fun and exploratory spirit of MIT’s intersession. We did very well last year, and this year we want to do even better!

All we are saying is "give chickpeas a chance."
Web: http://hummus.mit.edu/
Contact: Eliad Shmuel, (617) 253-2982, hummus@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT - Israel

Hummus 101
Ethan Sokol
Workshop participants will learn the secrets of making hummus from George Kirby '79, who is well-known in greater Boston for his delicious homemade dips. This is a hands-on workshop with take-away results. Bonus - Spice it up by preparing an exotic Yemenite hot sauce (Zhug).
Tue Jan 10, 07-09:00pm, W11

Make Your Own Hummus
Eliad Shmuel
Put together a team with an idea of what flavor you would like to make. We will provide you with the basic recipe, which you can adapt to your liking using both traditional and funky ingredients (please include any specific ingredients with your rsvp). All entries will be held for the Taste Off the next day and will be judged by the entire MIT Community!
Great prize for the winning recipe!
RSVP required.
Wed Jan 18, 07-09:00pm, TBD

The Annual Hummus Taste Off
Eliad Shmuel
Vote for the best home-made hummus at MIT. Help choose the best hummus at MIT's annual "made from scratch" hummus taste-off! Participate in a blind tasting of hummus made by fellow students. Be dazzled by the variations in flavor and texture. We promise free hummus and pita, give aways, and much more.
Thu Jan 19, 12-01:30pm, Lobby 10, More hummus in the Bush Room

Hummus Tour
Molly Schneider
Touring a hummus factory is like walking into a Mediterranean "wonderland": oceans of chickpeas, mountains of hummus, rivers of olive oil, and warm pita for dipping... The MIT community also experiences the engineering feats behind production. RSVP is required using our the following form:
http://bit.ly/uhsOtt
Space is limited!
Wed Jan 25, 01-05:30pm, Upon rsvp

Middle Eastern Drumming
Ethan Sokol, Guest teacher George Kirby class of '79
Thu Jan 19, 07:30-09:30pm, W20 - Coffee House, Student Center 3rd floor

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. If you have any interest in learning more about Middle Eastern culture this program is for you!
We have a few extras drums to use for practice, feel free to come with other instruments.
Contact: Ethan Sokol, esokol@mit.edu

Out (or Not) in Communities of Faith
Abigail Francis
Tue Jan 24, 06-08:00pm, W11 Main Dining Room

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Is it possible to maintain your LBGTQ identity or to identify as an LBGTQ ally and still be welcomed in your faith tradition? What is it like to be Muslim, Jewish, or Christian and also Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, and/or Queer? Join us for a panel discussion about the complexities of living fully in one’s own sexual identity, gender identity, and faith. Light kosher dinner provided. All are welcome.
Contact: Abigail Francis, 50-005, x3-0684, afran@mit.edu
Cosponsor: LBGT@MIT

Private Tour of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library
Rabbi Michelle Fisher
Thu Jan 26, 09:15am-12:30pm, Boston Pub. Library, Meet at W11 - Bring T-fare

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2012
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event

The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library is dedicated to the creative educational use of its cartographic holdings, which extend from the 15th century to the present. Take a private tour of the collection and explore the history of Boston through historic, rarely seen maps. Sponsored by MIT Hillel, which was founded by Norman B. Leventhal in 1945.

Meet at W11. Please bring T-fare.

RSVP by Wednesday, noon 1/25 to hillelrsvp@mit.edu
Web: http://maps.bpl.org
Contact: Rabbi Michelle Fisher, hillelrsvp@mit.edu

Residential Energy Efficiency to the Max: Touring a Net-Zero Energy LEED Platinum House
Rabbi Michelle Fisher, David Miller
Tue Jan 24, 09am-01:00pm, Meet at W11, Meet at W11 - Bring T-fare

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2012
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event

Come tour the home of MIT Hillel alum David Miller '90, SM'91, PhD '07, who built the first net-zero energy, platinum LEED single family residence that’s walking distance from Boston’s ‘T’. The design goals for this house were nearly impossible: to be net-zero energy and platinum LEED, to be extremely durable and low maintenance, to fit in and be an attractive addition to an upscale suburban neighborhood, and to have similar features as other new houses while being built at a comparable cost to houses that have conventional energy usage. Hear about the technologies, products and services that made this happen at the related Sloan sponsored IAP event ../searchiap/iap-b010.html.

This is the opportunity for the house tour.
Contact: Rabbi Michelle Fisher, W11, hillelrsvp@mit.edu

Techno-Kosher
Rabbi Gershon Segal
Mon Jan 23, Wed Feb 1, 05-06:00pm, W11 Comm. Dining Rm.

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

This series will explore how modern day kosher certification, which is relevant to the majority of food products on the shelves of today's grocery store, intersects with modern day food technology such as courses 5, 6-1, and 7. Among the contemporary issues to be discussed are the processes involved in the producing of flavors, enzymes, dairy cultures, chemicals, genetically engineered products, chocolate and the baked goods. Also, how mechanized nature of food manufacturing equipment relates to kosher productions. Meets in W-11,5pm -6pm on January 23rd and and February 1st.
Contact: Rabbi Gershon Segal, W11, rabbisegal@gmail.com


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