IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - Hillel

Shoshana Marks, Anna Rose Osofsky

Enrollment: email hebrew@mit.edu
Sign-up by 01/23
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend 80% of classes.

This class is designed to teach basic Hebrew skills, and is appropriate for those with little or no knowledge of the language. After finishing this course, students will be able to:

• Read Hebrew in print without vowels
• Present themselves in Hebrew
• Ask and answer basic questions
• Understand basic vocabulary and basic slang

A textbook is required by the end of the first week of class. Hebrew from Scratch Part 1 can be purchased new at the Israel Book Shop in Brookline for approximately $40. For those who wish to order online, the ISBN is 965-350-112-7.

Walk-ins allowed on the first or second day of class, if space is available.

Please register ahead of time by emailing Hebrew@mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Students for Israel, Hillel
Contact: Shoshana Marks, hebrew@mit.edu

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Introductory Hebrew

	Jan/22	Mon	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/23	Tue	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/24	Wed	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/25	Thu	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/29	Mon	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/30	Tue	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Jan/31	Wed	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237
	Feb/01	Thu	06:00PM-07:30PM	5-237

The course will build on each previous session. Participants may miss 1 class if necessary. The course will cover the aleph bet, reading and writing with vowels, a vocabulary including around 100 words, and some basic conversation practice.  

Shoshana Marks, Anna Rose Osofsky

Prashant Vasudevan, Valarie Rosen

	Jan/10	Wed	07:30PM-08:30PM	W20 SalaDePuertoRico
	Jan/17	Wed	07:30PM-08:30PM	W20 Lobdell
	Jan/24	Wed	07:30PM-08:30PM	W20 Lobdell
	Jan/31	Wed	07:30PM-08:30PM	W20-491

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

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 8:30 pm, followed by mixed-level dancing until 11 pm. These dances continue as a regular series on Wednesday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!

Sponsor(s): Folk Dance Club, Hillel
Contact: MIT Folk Dance Club, fdc@mit.edu

Marissa Freed, Assistant Director, Hillel, Marla Choslovsky, Development Director, Hillel

Jan/25

Thu

03:00PM-05:00PM

W11-180

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/24
Limited to 15 participants
Fee: $5.00 for class gift (Suggested, not required)

One of the perks of becoming an adult is earning a paycheck. Join a conversation about how adults make intentional philanthropic choices past buying cupcakes at a bake sale. All students are welcome to join this conversation about personal philanthropy. There will be an overview of how philanthropy works behind the scenes and a practical component for you to consider your own giving priorities.

 RSVP here by Wednesday January 24th 

Sponsor(s): Hillel
Contact: Marissa Freed, W11-035, 617-253-2982, MFEINMAN@MIT.EDU