This week on campus:
1. Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day - Wed. April 30
2. Israel Themed Shabbat at Hillel - Fri. May 2
3. Senior Appreciation Day - Sun. May 4
4. Movie Documentary "A Hero in Heaven" - Tues. May 6
5. Israel Independence Day Celebration - Thurs. May 8
6. Hillel's Organic Farm Summer Opportunities
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YOM HASHOAH - Holocaust Remembrance Day
Wednesday, April 30th, 7pm, Campus Center Room 168
Holocaust survivor Judith Altmann will be speaking, followed by a short Q&A session.
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ISRAEL THEMED SHABBAT AT HILLEL
Friday, May 2, UMass Hillel
From Kugel to Falafel, come enjoy an Israeli style Shabbat!
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SENIOR APPRECIATION DAY
Come join in the Thank You we give to graduating seniors who have contributed to Jewish Life at UMass.
Sunday, May 4, 11:30am at UMass Hillel
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MOVIE DOCUMENTARY: "A Hero in Heaven"
To commemorate Israeli Memorial Day, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 @ 7 PM, in the Hillel Front Lounge, the UMass Student Alliance for Israel (SAFI), a Registered Student Organization, will be hosting a screening of "A Hero in Heaven."
The movie is a documentary about Staff Sgt. Michael Levin, from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, who moved to Israel in his teenage years. While serving in the Israel Defense Forces during the conflict that Hizbullah started in the summer of 2006, he was killed by terrorists.
This event is co-sponsored by SAFI, Jewish Student Union, KHH, and the Department for Judaic and Near-East Studies
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YOM HA'ATZMAUT CELEBRATION - Israel Independence Day - SAVE THE DATE!!
Thursday, May 8, 4pm, N.Pleasant St. Pond Lawn
Celebrations for Israel's 60th birthday!!
Food, Music, Tie- Die. Bedouin Tent, Hookah
And much more!!
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ALTERNATIVE BREAK ON HILLEL'S ORGANIC FARM
This summer, spend a week with 30 other students from across the country when Hillel, in partnership with the Jewish Farm School, provides college students the opportunity to participate in the first-ever weeklong Organic Farm Alternative Break.
Learn to plant, harvest, and compost at an organic farm during the day and explore the root issues with experts
from both the Jewish and secular worlds of the food justice movement.
You will leave with a greater understanding of the complex issues surrounding sustainable food production and the necessary skills, knowledge and resources to affect positive change in your campuses and communities.
Dates and locations:
East Coast: June 11-18: Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center, MD
West Coast: June 24-July 1: Oz Farm, CA
Cost: $200 registration fee plus travel.
Registration <http://www.hillel.org/tzedek/altbreaks/Sustainability.htm> is open until May 2nd.
For more information, please email aborganic@hillel.org.
