How to Blow a Shofar
Jay Liston
Thu Jan 21, 05-07:00pm, W11-Hillel Center
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 since Biblical days on special occasions. Come 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.
Contact: Miriam Rosenblum, W11-039, x3-2982, sbenj@mit.edu
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Israeli Folk Dance for Beginners
Jill Pelavin
Wed, Jan 13, 20, 27, 07-08:30pm, Lobby 13
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Have fun while acquiring the basic skills of Israeli folk dancing. By the end of the course you will know your right foot from your left foot, a mayim step from a yemenite step, and the basics for learning more complicated dances. Partipants are welcome to stay after the class to participate in the regular Israeli Dance session which runs from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sponsored with MIT Folk Dance Club.
Contact: Miriam Rosenblum, W11-039, x3-2982, sbenj@mit.edu
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Middle Eastern Drumming Rhythms
George Kirby
Sun Jan 10, 08-10:00pm, W11-Hillel Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Spend an evening learning Middle Eastern rhythms on the dara bukka/dumbeg, the hour-glass 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, W11-040, x3-2982, sbenj@mit.edu
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Shabbat 101--An Evening of Food, Fun, & Socializing
Mike Altman
Fri Jan 22, 06-09:00pm, W-11 Dining Room
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Fee: 5.00 for Food costs
Experience a Shabbat evening with Hillel's Conservative / Reform Havurah. Start with a "beginner" worship service followed by a delicious dinner and fun program. Contact Mike
Altman, maltman@mit.edu. Prepay by January 20 to Deborah Swedko, W-11, 253-2982, email: deborahs@mit.edu
Contact: Mike Altman, malt@mit.edu
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Taste of Torah: Introducing the Book of Exodus in the Jewish Bible
Rabbi Joshua Plaut
Thu, Jan 21, 28, 12-12:45pm
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Read in English from the biblical book of Exodus, using commentaries to view the portion with a critical eye, examining issues of law and living. No previous background necessary. Each session stands on its own.
Thursday January 21: Transmitting tradition to the next generation.
Thursday January 28: The importance of trees and nature in Judaism
Contact: Rabbi Joshua Plaut, W-11, 253-2982, rjplaut@mit.edu
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The House of Religion Meets the House of Technology: Creating a Virtual City of Understanding
Marina U. Bers , Aaron Arakawa, Rabbi Joshua Plaut, Rev. John Wuestneck and Rev. Constance Parvey
Wed, Thu, Jan 20, 21, 27, 28, 01-03:00pm
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 students.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Signup by: 13-JAN-99
Prereq: Open for students from all different backgrounds.
We will work with people from different religious backgrounds using a prototype multi-user graphical environment under development at the Media Lab. The goal is to explore our own religious traditions as well as others by engaging in a hands-on fun and creative experience. Users are graphically represented in the virtual city and can create characters, objects and symbols from different religious traditions, and program their behaviors. We will design the virtual world and spend some time discussing each other's worldviews.
Contact: Deborah, MIT Hillel, 253-2982, deborahs@mit.edu
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The Marathon for Hebrew Reading Literacy In Eight Hours
Hasia Richman
Tue Jan 26, Wed Jan 27, 04-08:00pm, Hillel Center W-11
No limit but advance sign up required
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Signup by: 13-JAN-99
Fee: 25.00 for Materials
Be part of an eight hour adult 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. Preregister by January 13.
Contact: Deborah Swedko, W11-040, x3-2982, deborahs@mit.edu
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Theatre on the Roof
Seth Bisen-Hersh , Adam Bovilsky
Thu Jan 21, 07-10:00pm
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Have you always wanted to sing your heart out or take center stage? Everyone will be cast in a role as we perform an impromtu version of a well known production complete with stage direction and props. Feel free to bring constumes and props to use in the production. Cast party to follow!
Contact: Adam Bovilsky, w11-040, 252-1521, adambov@mit.edu
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Two Classic Yiddish Films
Alan Brody , Les Perelman, Miriam Rosenblum
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
An opportunity to view restored versions of two classic Yiddish films. Alan Brody, playwright and Associate Provost for the Arts, will introduce each film and describe how they create a rich and vibrant tradition in the Yiddish theatre. Co-sponsored by the Communications Forum.
Contact: Les Perelman, 20B-140, x3-3375, perelman@mit.edu
Mamele (Little Mother)
Alan Brody , Les Perelman, Miriam Rosenblum
A musical comedy featuring Molly Picon and produced in Poland in 1938, Mamele embraces the entire gamut of interwar Jewish life in Lodz, Poland. (Yiddish with English subtitles)
Wed Jan 13, 07-09:30pm, 66-110
Mirele Efros
Alan Brody , Les Perelman, Miriam Rosenblum
Mirele Efros was the melodramatic masterpiece of Ukrainian-born Jacob Gordin, who in 1939 produced this U.S. film. This retelling of the King Lear story from the perspective of a Jewish mother recreates Jewish life in turn-of-the-century Grodno, Poland. (Yiddish with English subtitles)
Wed Jan 20, 07-09:30pm, 66-110
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World's Largest Matzah Ball
Adam Bovilsky , Itay Tuchman, Lewis Leiboh, Mark Avnet
Tue Jan 19, 10am-03:00pm, W11 Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Be a part of MIT and Hillel Folklore as we try and create the "World's Largest Matzah Ball"! We need YOUR help as we bring a whole new meaning to an old recipe. Afterwards...eat part of history as we sell portions of the giant matzah ball with broth to raise money for a local soup kitchen.
Contact: Adam Bovilsky, w11-040, x2-1521, adambov@mit.edu
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Yiddish Language and Culture
Betty Silberman
Tue, Thu, Fri, Jan 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 02-03:30pm, W-11 Hillel Center
No limit but advance sign up required
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 20.00 for materials
Come learn a bisl (a little) Yiddish. This intensive course includes Yiddish language and culture for beginners. Sign up in advance and prepay $20.00 materials fee by January 13, 1999.
Contact: 253-2982, deborahs@mit.ed
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