RUSSIAN HILLEL: SHABBAT DINNER, MOVIE NIGHT AND MORE!!!

November 10 LISTEN TO RADIO "SABBABA" RUSSIAN SHABBAT DINNER NORTHBEACH PARTY ISRAELI MOVIE NIGHT MESSAGE BOARD SAVE THE DATE Privet, Now that the weather is getting colder and colder, we hope that all of you are keeping warm with a lot of hot chocolate and warm blankets. And, of course, check out our exciting programs coming up next week!!! Do vstrechi, Misha and Felix LISTEN TO RADIO "SABBABA" LISTEN TO RADIO "SABBABA" "Vashe Radio" AM 1240 Mondays 6:15-6:30 pm Hillel is on the radio!!! Hillel now has its own radio show, "Sabbaba." Listen to us every Monday, from 6:15 to 6:30 pm . Find out what's going on in the Chicago Russian Hillel community through the eyes of our very own students. To talk to us on the air, call (847) 400-5200 during the show. You can also listen to us online. If you would like to contribute your ideas or talent to future shows, contact Mark. RUSSIAN SHABBAT DINNER RUSSIAN SHABBAT DINNER Heritage 2941 W. Touhy Chicago Friday, Nov 18 7:00 pm Celebrate Shabbat in style, Russian style... All of us are in need of rest. And the best place for you to go out on Friday night is to the RUSSIAN SHABBAT DINNER!!! Wonderful atmosphere, Russian and Jewish songs, great kosher food and amazing Shabbat stories will remind you that Jewish people indeed have a special time for rest. For more info or to RSVP, contact Marina. NORTHBEACH PARTY NORTHBEACH PARTY 1551 N. Sheffield Chicago Saturday, Nov 19 10:30 pm $20 Back by popular demand... Tired of cold weather already? Then come to this indoor beach party!!! Northbeach has basketball, beach volleyball, bowling and tons more. If you are over 21, drinks are included with your admission. Under 21? Come and enjoy the scene! For more info or to RSVP, contact Patti Ray. ISRAELI MOVIE NIGHT ISRAELI MOVIE NIGHT Northwestern Hillel 629 Foster St Evanston Monday, Nov 21 7:30 pm Unlikely romances develop in the Israeli desert... Join us for a screening of "Turn Left at the End of the World" ("Sof Ha'Olam Smola"). Taking place just after the Six-Day War, this film chronicles the relations between two communities -- Indian and Moroccan Jews -- in a remote Israeli desert town through the eyes of two coming of age girls. Free Pizza!!! For more info or to RSVP, contact Felix. MESSAGE BOARD 1. Ideas for Radio "Sabbaba" If you would like to contribute your ideas for future "Sabbaba" radio shows, please contact Mark. Do you have a short message to post? Email Misha! SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE December-March coming up soon!!! Saturday, December 3 - Chto? Gde? Kogda? "Channukah Cup" Fri-Sun, February 24-26 - Russian Shabbaton March 19-26 - Student Mission to Ukraine     Hillels Around Chicago 1 S. Franklin St., Suite 216-600 Chicago, IL, 60606 mishazilbermint@juf.org Misha Zilbermint Program Associate MishaZilbermint@juf.org (312) 673 2359 Felix Grudsky Israel Intern FelixGrudsky@juf.org (312) 673 2385 http://www.HillelsAroundChicago.org Hillels Around Chicago: Multi-Campus Center, a partner in serving our community is supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

This Week at Hillel in chicago

In this issue... Charity Poker Night Love Your Body Day Dishing Women's Shabbat Dinner at UIC Israel 101 Hillel Hot Tix Matisyahu Concert! Uptown Cafe Design Contest Opportunity Rosh Chodesh Movie Night Shabbat at DePaul Northbeach This Week at Hillel Check it Out... November 2005 Shalom! So...you've survived your first two months of school and we're so proud of you. So to reward you we've got movie nights, Israel programming and concerts. Read on... We also wanted to clear up a little confusion. Even if events are not happening on your campus we encourage you to come to as many programs as possible regardless of which school you attend. So- now that you know this we can't wait to see you at everything! Emily Charity Poker Night Win a $25 gift certificate to BORDERS So...we know you've hear of this thing called poker. We thought it might be a good idea to get together and play for a good cause. All proceeds from this game will be donated to your Campus Campaign and will ultimately help do more fantastic things for YOU! MUST RSVP to EMILY at emilybriskman@juf.org/312- 673-2350. Tues Nov. 15th 7-9p.m. location TBD Just $5 Click here to RSVP Love Your Body Day Calling All Women Hillel cordially invites you to be part of our Love Your Body Week at Hillel. Columbia College is graciously hosting Becky Adelberg for a discussion about Judaism through arts and movement. Even if you do not attend Columbia please come downtown to part of this special event. Co-Sponsored with KOACH Mon. Nov. 7th 4-6p.m. Columbia College Hokin Annex 623 S. Wabash 1st Floor Please bring a blanket or yoga mat so you can get in on the action! Contact Emily for more information Dishing Come join us for our monthly Dishing and enjoy lively conversation and great friends. If you�ve never been then dinner is free, but if you�re a return guest then dinner is $3 Take this chance to meet people you don�t know and make great new friends! Tues. Nov. 8th Taboun Restaurant 6-8p.m. 6339 N. California Ave. Contact Emily for more info Women's Shabbat Dinner at UIC with Ophira Edut Calling all women! Join us for a Shabbat Dinner at UIC with Ophira Edut. She is a writer, designer and entrepreneur who has spent a decade creating groundbreaking media projects focused on teens, women, and multicultural issues. This will be an informal discussion with Ophira about being a Jewish woman in today�s society. Fri. Nov. 11th 6:30-8:30p.m. UIC Hillel 924 S. Morgan (corner of Morgan and Taylor) Contact Emily for more info Israel 101 Join Us for an interesting session Ever wanted to know more about advocating for Israel? Want to know what to say when someone challenges you? Join Natalie Lascar from AISH for a training session on how to be a better advocate on campus. If you�re tired of not knowing what to say then we want you. Mon. Nov. 14th Student Center Room 316 2250 N. Sheffield 5-7p.m. Contact Emily for more info Hillel Hot Tix Get tix at awesome prices With the help and the support of the Gordon Brookstone Cultural Arts Fund, The Hillels of Illinois is pleased to announce that during the course of the '05-'06 academic year, Jewish students at our area campuses will be able to take advantage of highly subsidized tickets to world class cultural events in Chicago and Illinois. Limited numbers of tickets to specific events will be available on a "first come - first served" basis. Tickets must be picked up and paid for, in advance, from the Hillel staff at your college or university. Unclaimed tickets will be awarded to students who are on the waiting list. (Students who have already received GBCFUnd tix this semester have wait-list status.) To reserve "Gordon Brookstone Cultural Fund" Tickets, RSVP to hillel@juf.org with your : Name: Address: Phone Number and Email Address Name of School, Year in school Number of tickets requested (maximum 2) You will be contacted by a member of your Hillel staff to make arrangements to pick up and pay for the tickets. Gordon Brookstone Cultural Fund Tickets are available now for: Monsieur Chopin Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8pm Royal George Theatre 1641 N. Halsted, Chicago $10 Contact Judy Teller to make reservations at hillel@juf.org or 312-673-2358. E-mail Judy Matisyahu Concert! Hasidic Reggae Hasidic Reggae? Hasidic Reggae. In the crowded New York reggae scene, Matisyahu literally stands out like no other. Beyond his versatile voice which ranges from sweet and fluid, to rough and rugged, he's a very unexpected face; standing over six feet tall, wearing the traditional garb of a Hasidic male. With his long beard and black hat, this 24-yr-old lyricist, MC, and beatboxer is a singular performer, whose power, poetry, and skills combine the sounds of Bob Marley and Shlomo Carlebach, yet remaining wholly original.RSVP to Emily at emilybriskman@juf.org/312- 673-2350 by Nov. 7th to get tickets through HAC! Thurs. Nov. 17th METRO 3730 N. Clark St. Doors Open at 6:30 Show starts at 7:30 $19 in advance/$21 at the door Contact Emily Uptown Cafe Help Volunteer! Uptown Caf� Volunteers Needed Volunteer at Chicago�s only Kosher Soup Kitchen. We need 4 volunteers to serve at JUF�s anti-hunger program where volunteers serve the hungry in a restaurant �style setting. One of the best Mitzvah�s you can do! Contact Michelle at 312-673-2352 Tues. Nov. 15 909 N. Wilson RSVP to Michelle at michellelevine@juf.org Design Contest Opportunity Win a $50 gift certificate to Borders Want to be part of something great and help stomp out homelessness and hunger? The Interfaith Youth Core brings young people from diverse faiths together to serve the Chicago community and build understanding. Help the Interfaith Youth Core design a poster campaign for their Homelessness and Hunger Collection Drive. The contest winner will be picked Nov. 15th at the IFYC office and will receive a $50 gift certificate to Borders. 3 finalists will be asked to present their design in front of the IFYC Committee. All submissions must be in by Nov. 13th. Please include your full name, phone number and e-mail address with your submission. You will be contacted when your submission has been received. Please submit designs to Mariah Neuroth at Mariah@ifyc.org or mail to Interfaith Youth Core 1111 N. Wells St. Suite 501 Chicago, IL 60601. If you have any questions please contact Mariah via e-mail. Please Include the Following Information Nov. 16th � Jan. 9th Help the Interfaith Youth Core Collect Supplies for the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Interfaith Youth Service. Needed Supplies Include: www.ifyc.org hats gloves scarves food vouchers deoderant shampoo soap socks bus passes toothbrushes and toothpaste Sponsored by: The Interfaith Youth Core and Inspiration Corporation Rosh Chodesh Movie Night LADIES ONLY Come celebrate being women together and waatch an Israeli movie with strong female characters. Snacks will be provided!! All you have to do is show up! Paid parking can be found behind the building or street parking where available. 655 W. Irving Park Road Screening Room 2nd Floor Contact Jessi for more info at israelinternhac@gmail.com E-mail Jessi Shabbat at DePaul come relax with us... Shabbat's finally here after a long week of school. Come to services and relax. DePaul Student Center 2250 N. Sheffield Room 316 6:30p.m. Northbeach back by popular demand Northbeach has basketball, beach volleyball, bowling and tons more. We'll be hanging out together at this awesome location. If you are over 21 bring your id; drinks are included with your admission. Under 21? Come and enjoy the scene! Sat. Nov. 19th 10:30p.m.-1:00a.m. 1551 N. Sheffield Avenue Cost:TBD RSVP to Patti Ray at pray@luc.edu Click here to RSVP About Us Hillels Around Chicago: Multi-Campus Center , a partner in serving our community is supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life email: hac@juf.org phone: 312-673-2350 web: http://www.hillelsaroundchicago.org

RUSSIAN HILLEL: PLANNING MEETING AND MEET YOUNG ISRAELIS!!!

November 2 LISTEN TO RADIO "SABBABA" CHARITY POKER NIGHT RUSSIAN PLANNING MEETING MANY FACES OF ISRAEL MIDWEST ISRAEL ADVOCACY CONFERENCE MESSAGE BOARD SAVE THE DATE Privet, November is already here! Wow, the fall is passing by so quickly! Before we know the winter will be arrive on its white wings... We wish all of you good luck on your late semester midterms! Do vstrechi, Misha and Felix LISTEN TO RADIO "SABBABA" LISTEN TO RADIO "SABBABA" "Vashe Radio" AM 1240 Mondays 6:15-6:30 pm Hillel is on the radio!!! Hillel now has its own radio show, "Sabbaba." Listen to us every Monday, from 6:00 to 6:10 pm . Find out what's going on in the Chicago Russian Hillel community through the eyes of our very own students. To talk to us on the air, call (847) 400-5200 during the show. You can also listen to us online. If you would like to contribute your ideas or talent to future shows, contact Mark. CHARITY POKER NIGHT CHARITY POKER NIGHT Northwestern Hillel 629 Foster Evanston, IL Monday, Nov. 7 7:30 pm Play poker, win movie tickets and do a mitzvah!!! Our next Charity Poker Night is coming up! The rules are very simple: play and win! We will explain them at the beginning of the game and no special skills or previous experience are needed. Each player will "buy" $5 worth of chips to play; at the end of the game the winners will donate the money to a local Jewish organization of their choice. We've already raised more then $200!!!! The winner will get two movie tickets!!! For more info contact Misha Khvilovsky. RUSSIAN PLANNING MEETING RUSSIAN PLANNING MEETING Barnes & Noble Cafe Old Orchard Skokie Thurs, Nov 3 7:00 pm If you want to be involved... Join us to plan the rest of the fall and winter events for Russian-speaking students and young adults: movie nights, discussions, Russian Shabbaton and more. WE NEED YOUR INPUT AND SUGGESTIONS!!! Free beverages for everyone! For more info or to RSVP, contact Misha. MANY FACES OF ISRAEL MANY FACES OF ISRAEL Cafe Ambrosia 1620 Orrington Evanston Thursday, Nov 3 8:30 pm Russian Hillel and Northwestern University Students For Israel Invite You... GET SOME ACTION - SOCIAL ACTION!!! Meet four young Israelis traveling in the Midwest and hear about their exciting involvement with various social action projects in Israel. They are involved in such diverse projects as helping families affected by the disengagement to supporting teenagers who immigrated from the Former Soviet Union and are adjusting to their new lives in Israel. Free beverages for everybody!!! For more info, or to RSVP, contact Felix. MIDWEST ISRAEL ADVOCACY CONFERENCE MIDWEST ISRAEL ADVOCACY CONFERENCE University of Wisconsin Madison Fri-Sun, Nov 4-6 Finding Common Ground: Supporting Israel in a Time of Transition This exciting student conference will have sessions geared toward supporting Israel in our new era of Israeli foreign relations. Highlights include the Jeruslem Post and New Republic columnist, Yossi Klein Helevi, a concert by the Israeli group "Fools of Prophecy" and a special session for Russian Speaking students. The cost is just $60 for all conference costs (including hotel) or $25 without the hotel (if you want to stay with your Madison friends). THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT AND YOU MUST REGISTER BY TOMORROW, NOV 2!!! To register click here. For more info contact Felix. MESSAGE BOARD 1. Volunteer experience Does anyone need some volunteer experience? The Hillels of Illinois is organizing a huge fair for High School students on Sunday, Nov. 7th at Loyola. We have to present a Russian Hillel table to tell HS students and their parents about Russian Programming in Chicago. Who is available any time between 12- 5 pm? Let Misha know. . 2. Ideas for Radio "Sabbaba" If you would like to contribute your ideas for future "Sabbaba" radio shows, please contact Mark. 3. An evening dedicated to Victor Tsoy and the band "Kino" Tuesday, Nov 8, at 9:30 pm. Cafe Illusions, 659 N. Wolf Rd, Des Plaines. For more info, contact Edward . Do you have a short message to post? Email Misha! SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE November-March coming up soon!!! Monday, November 21 - Israeli Movie Night Saturday, December 3 - Chto? Gde? Kogda? "Channukah Cup" Fri-Sun, February 24-26 - Russian Shabbaton March 19-26 - Student Mission to Ukraine     Hillels Around Chicago 1 S. Franklin St., Suite 216-600 Chicago, IL, 60606 mishazilbermint@juf.org Misha Zilbermint Program Associate MishaZilbermint@juf.org (312) 673 2359 Felix Grudsky Israel Intern FelixGrudsky@juf.org (312) 673 2385 http://www.HillelsAroundChicago.org Hillels Around Chicago: Multi-Campus Center, a partner in serving our community is supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life