This Week at SFU

Week of January 9

TUESDAY

Middle Eastern Hot Lunch 12 – 2 PM We will be having majadra (a delicious North African rice and lentil dish FULL of spices) along with salads, drinks and dessert! We can always use volunteers to help prepare the food before noon!

Israel Update with Vancouver Hillel’s shaliach (Israel emissary) Ohad Gavrieli, 1 PM

MASA Rep On Campus We will have Dani Fine on campus who is a representative of MASA and has information about exciting long term Israel programs. All day.

THURSDAY

Jews and Brews at Club Ilia, 5 pm. come and hang out and let Hillel buy you a beer as you start to get into the weekend mode.

FRIDAY

Shabbat Dinner Joint SFU Hillel/ UBC Hillel Shabbat celebration, at UBC! 6:30 PM $6 for the most delicious dinner in town!

SAVE THE DATES!

NEXT WEEK is clubs week! We will be tabling and we want you there promoting Hillel!

Philosopher’s Café, Jan. 18, Peretz Centre, 7 PM (See story at right!)

A Night in Tel Aviv: Welcome Back Party! Jan. 19. Details.  [HYPERLINK: https://www.facebook.com/events/194647790632348]

AEPi Presents Komonawannalaya! Jan. 21, 9 PM, UBC Hillel House

FUEL UP AT HILLEL: Come eat breakfast at Hillel! We have a nice variety of cereals, coffee and fruit that will add a healthy kick start to your day!

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This Week at UBC

Week of January 9

MONDAY

Falafel and Philosophy with Rabbi Shmulik, Noon

TUESDAY

Yoga @ Hillel, 12:30 PM

WEDNESDAY

HOT LUNCH, 12 – 2 PM

Sexy Torah featuring Rabbi Jonathan Infeld of Beth Israel à 3:00PM

THURSDAY

Falafel and Philosophy with Rabbi Shmulik, 3 PM

FRIDAY

JEWS AND BREWS, 3 PM, Pit Pub

SHABBAT DINNER, 6:30 PM, Hillel House!

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This Week at UVic

Week of January 9

MONDAY

Open Board Meeting, 5:30 PM, Hillel House

TUESDAY

Bagel Lunch, first of the semester! Come hungry! Bring friends! 11:30 AM – 2 PM, SUB, Room B025

WEDNESDAY

Jews and Brews, sponsored by Masa Israel! First of the semester. Catch up with friends and learn about study and volunteer opportunities in Israel! Boston Pizza on Shelbourne at 7 PM.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY

Clubs Days, 10 AM – 4 PM in the SUB.

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This Week at SFU

Week of January 5

SHALOM! SFU Hillel is back in action today (Thursday)!
Stop by anytime on these two days for a free snack and make some cool decorations to add some color to our exciting new year.

We have some great new board games (battleship, NHL monopoly, etc) and a TON of food and fresh coffee!

This Week:

THURSDAY

Come and Shmooze with your fellow Hillelniks and THE one and only Pat Johnson. Play board games, listen to new Israeli music also make some cool decorations to hang around Hillel. All day.

FRIDAY

Jews and Juice will take place from Noonish – 1 pm ish in the Hillel lounge. We will buy some healthy and delicious smoothies from Booster Juice and discuss some of the cool Jewish news stories from around the work… such as….. WILL ISRAEL BE THE THIRD COUNTRY TO LAND ON THE MOON?

Coming Up:

NEXT TUESDAY: Hot Lunch 12-2pm, Current Events in Israel update with Ohad Gavrieli

CLUBS DAYS is the 17th to the 19th and we will be there advertising all of our great Hillel events and our  Shabbat dinner!

JANUARY 20TH IS OUR AMAZING INDONESIAN SHABBAT DINNER!

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THIS WEEK AT UBC

Week of January 3, 2012

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!

This week:

WEDNESDAY

HOT LUNCH – 12 – 2 PM

Join your friends for the first Hot Lunch of the new semester. A vegetarian feast awaits you!

FRIDAY

JEWS N BREWS, Pit Pub, 4 PM

COMING UP:

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10

YOGA, featuring Masumi! 12:30 PM

You spoke and we listened! Yoga will now take place at 12:30 PM on Tuesdays at Hillel! Hope to see all of you there!

CURRENT EVENTS with Ohad, 2 PM

Light refreshments will be provided!

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

SEXY TORAH featuring Rabbi Jonathan Infeld, 3 PM

Join us for a riveting and risqué discussion with Rabbi Infeld of Beth Israel Synagogue!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

JSA Shabbat Dinner, 6:30PM

$8 for non-members, $6 for members, Memberships available for the low, low price of $5!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

Hafla Welcome Back Party à JSA/IAC, Jan. 19, 8:00PM

Join the JSA and IAC as we party down to celebrate the start of second semester at Kafka’s (Main and Broadway)! $5 gets you entrance and a drink, and drinks will be $3! All ages welcome, we will be IDing at the door!

SAVE THE DATE for the spring leadership retreat with the Kollel! February 3 at the Sea to Sky Hotel in Squamish! Details here.

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This Week at UVic

Week of November 28, 2011

TUESDAY

Bagel Lunch, SUB room B025.

11:30-2 PM

WEDNESDAY

Open Meeting

5:30 PM

Jews and Brews, Boston Pizza on Shelbourne

7 PM

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This Week at UBC

Week of November 28, 2011

MONDAY

Falafal and Philosophy with Rabbi Shmulik

12 PM

Krav Maga with Master Borhan Jiang

2 – 3 PM

TUESDAY

Yoga @ Hillel. Last class of the semester! Special extended lesson!

11:15 AM

WEDNESDAY

Hot Lunch. Last one of the semester

Noon – 2 PM

Zumba

5 PM

THURSDAY

Falafal and Philosophy with Rabbi Shmulik

3 PM

FRIDAY

Zumba

Noon

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This Week at SFU

Week of November 28, 2011

TODAY

SFU Hillel Director Paul Curran ran 20 kilometres from his home on the West Side of Vancouver up the mountain to SFU in a shameless and exhausting last-ditch attempt to raise money for his Movember team. (Suffice to say he’s better at running than at growing a moustache!) If you want to donate click: www.tinyurl.com/paulsmo

TUESDAY

Hot Lunch with special guests, the JCC Seniors group!

12 – 2 PM

Hebrew Lessons (Drop in, any level)

All day

Jews and Brews

5 PM

Club Ilia

WEDNESDAY

Krav Maga
Noon

News and Chews – Israeli current events … plus food!
1 PM

FRIDAY

Jews and Juice

Noon

Jugo Juice, next to Hillel

Discussion of contemporary issues for Jews around the world and in Canada!

LAST DAY OF CLASSES DECEMBER 5th

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This Week at UVic

Week of November 21, 2011 / 24 Cheshvan 5772

TUESDAY

Bagel Lunch

11:30 AM – 2 PM in SUB Room B025

WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY

Holocaust Awareness Week at UVic!

This year’s display features: “With Eyes to Know and Wisdom to See: Exploring Propaganda from Nazi Germany”

Come check out the exibit by the University Fountain 10 AM – 4 PM Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, see it in the Clarihue Lobby, 9 AM – NOON.

WEDNESDAY

“Jacob the Liar” with Robin Williams

6 PM

THURSDAY

GUEST SPEAKER: “Three generations of Survivors”

5:30 PM

FRIDAY

Traditional Shabbat Dinner

6 PM

All events will take place at the UVic Hillel House (4012 Dawnview Cr. unless otherwise specified.)

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This Week at UBC

Week of November 21, 2011 / 24 Cheshvan 5772

MONDAY

Falafal and Philosophy with Rabbi Shmulik

NOON

TUESDAY

Yoga @ Hillel

11:30AM

Advanced Hebrew

3:30 PM

WEDNESDAY

Hot Lunch (Theme: Turkish Delight!)

NOON – 2 PM

Zumba with Reyka and Clarissa

5 – 6 PM

SON OF HAMAS

Contact program director for tickets.

THURSDAY

Current Events with Ohad

11 AM

Beginners Hebrew

5 PM

FRIDAY

Zumba with Reyka and Clarissa

NOON – 1 PM (LAST CLASS DEC. 2. If there is demand, classes will continue during exams)

IAC Israeli Food Seminar

1 PM

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