College page, and Rahm-en noodles

So J-Mizzle informed me that our college page is totally buried! We are working on it. Any suggestions? http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?ID=75545

Also, this is hilar- check out the first video, the one about Rahm: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/23/snl-rahm-emanuel-bill-cli_n_145798.html

Thanks for reading :)

PJ

INTERFAITH SHABBAT this Friday

Where: St. Louis Hillel, 6300 Forsyth
When: Friday, 11/21, 5:45 pm services, 7 pm dinner
No RSVP necessary!

Join students from various religious groups on campus for an evening of meaningful conversation and delicious food. There will be service options: Reform, Conservative, Traditional and a learner's service starting at 5:45 pm. Dinner will begin at 7 pm and it's FREE. An interfaith menu will be served including: matzoh ball soup, briscuit, veggies, potato knishes, jello salad, and rugelach!

After dinner stay and hear special guest speaker, Karen Aoresty, the Executive Director of the St. Louis Anti-Defamation League.

WSI Film Night!

Thursday November 20th, at 7pm: WSI is having FILM NIGHT in Ursa's!!

WSI is showing the film "Beaufort" There will be light refreshments and an optional post-film discussion. About the film. Director Joseph Cedar subtly combines the various genres of suspense, dark comedy, and horror to produce a powerful film depicting the Israeli withdrawal from Beaufort, an ancient Crusader stronghold. In this harrowing and emotional tale of military bravery and humility, we see the soldiers struggle with the daunting task of destroying the base they've spent so long defending, while also hopefully planning for their futures. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

FROM ROSS ZEITLIN- last minute event tomorrow!!

Hey everyone!
I hope you've all been well!  I just received last minute word that
today's Assembly Series speaker, Daniel Mendelsohn (writer for The New
York Times, The New Yorker, professor at Bard College), will be
grabbing coffee and having an informal discussion tomorrow, Thursday
the 13th, in Holmes Lounge at 10 a.m.
For those who couldn't make it today, the lecture focused on his quest
to unearth the stories of his family members who perished during World
War II, which he discussed in his 2006 best-selling memoir, "The Lost:
A Search for Six of Six Million."
Mendelsohn's other works include "The Elusive Embrace: Desire and the
Riddle of Identity," "Gender and The City in Euripide's Political
Plays" and a collection of essays on literature and the arts, "How
Beautiful It Is and How Easily it Can Be Broken," which was published
recently.
If you can make it at 10 am, tomorrow (Thursday November 13th) in
Holmes Lounge, then I'll see you there!

All the best,
Ross
ross.zeitlin@gmail.com

Obama's Chief of Staff

So there have been a bunch of stories this past week about President-Elect Obama naming Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff. As you may already know, Emanuel has close ties to the Jewish community and to Jewish causes. His father is Israeli and he sends his kids to a Jewish Day School in Chicago. A truly interesting article can be read here.

JNF trip to Israel. Word

JNF sponsors a pretty sweet trip to good ol' Israel, and it's mad cheap.

For more info: http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=187721

Hooray!

PJ

New Orleans Shabbat at Hillel November 7th

Come enjoy some kosher jambalaya while hearing from Hillel's Hurricane Katrina Spring Break trip alums. Listen to their stories, ask them some questions and celebrate Shabbat with your friends. After dinner there will be a brief info session to find out more details about the trip.

Since January 2006, Hillel has brought close to 2500 students to do hands-on work in the Gulf Coast. Spend your break rebuilding homes, learning about the history of Hurricane Katrina, and bearing witness to the revitalization of a city.

You can still come even if you didn't make reservations with Bon Appetit. We ordered lots of food! And there is a very special dessert in honor of the theme....beignets and king cake!!!!

Services begin at 5:45 pm and dinner is at 7 pm.

Want more info? Contact Jessica at jessica@stlouishillel.org or 314-935-9043.