Orientation Week at Wash U 2008

Thursday, August 21: Move-in Day for freshman

8:30am-4pm

Take a time out from unpacking and meet Hillel staff and student leaders while enjoying some free bagels and cream cheese in the morning and some refreshing popsicles in the afternoon. We will be on the South 4o at the campus ministries table as well as all over the 40...just look for a shirt that says something Jewish!

Friday, August 22: Freshman Shabbat

6-8pm at Hillel

Celebrate your first Wash U Shabbat with a kosher dinner at Hillel for FREE. Mincha will begin at 5:45pm.

Parent Reception immediately following at 8pm.

Saturday, August 23: Conservative Services

9:30am at Hillel

Would you like to meet at least 9 new people? Experience Shabbat morning services with the student leaders of the Conservative minyan. Light snack to follow.

Brunch at Ursa's

11am 

Meet Jewish leaders for FREE bagels while finding out about opportunities to get involved in Jewish campus life. Pick-up sports to follow.

Sunday, August 24: JSU BBQ

5-7pm on the Swamp

Hang out with 1st year students and members of the JSU while enjoying tasty kosher barbeque (for free).

Wednesday, August 27: Movie Night with JSU

8:30pm at Ursa's

Wind down and relax after your first day of classes. We will be showing The Hebrew Hammer starring Adam Goldberg. If you've never seen this movie, you definitely should. 

Friday, August 29: First Campus-Wide Shabbat

5:45 pm at Hillel for services, 7pm at Holmes Lounge for dinner

Join the Jewish community on campus for Shabbat. JSU will host dinner at Holmes Lounge so please stop by and meet more new people. Reservations are required to Bon Appetit by Wed 8/27 at noon (http:diningservices.wustl.edu/mealplans_kosher.html)

Sunday, August 31-Monday, September 1: Into the Wild Freshman Retreat

Get off campus for a night with 150 of your new friends. See Hillel's website for more info at www.stlouishillel.org. 

 

Obama and the Jews

With Senator Obama visiting Israel this week many pundits and commentators have been debating whether or not he will have trouble appealing to Jewish voters in November. The Daily Show takes a stab at this issue by visiting elderly Jews in Boca (Hat tip to Sybil).

Much to Mel Gibson's Chagrin.....

So I stumbled upon this video from a while back of the actor Denis Leary spending a few minutes with the Boston Red Sox TV commentators during a game between the Sox and the Tigers. Now, I'm definitely not a Sox fan but I have to tip my cap to Leary for lambasting Mel Gibson vis a vis the talented Jewish first baseman for the Sox, Kevin Youkilis. Watch until the very end to hear and see the full extent of the hilarity Leary induces.

glumbert - Dennis Leary rants about Mel Gibson at Red Sox game

Hello From Your JSU Exec Board!

Hello everyone and welcome to The JSUniverse! On this blog, we hope to let you know about everything that is going on with JSU. We'll have information and updates on everything from weekly Shabbat dinners to concerts and parties sponsored by JSU. You can also look forward to pictures, videos and recaps of everything we do on campus as well as some other random stuff that we find interesting, funny or memorable. We're new at this so we definitely want to hear your feedback. If you have any suggestions, recommendations or questions with regard to the blog, Jewish Life at WashU, etc. please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of any post. Thanks so much and we look forward to seeing you all in just a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy The JSUniverse!