PIERCE-VALLEY HILLEL CALENDAR
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PIERCE-VALLEY HILLEL CALENDAR
February March 04 Calendar 6/13/04 4:04 PM Page 1 PIERCE-VALLEY HILLEL Sarah Felman Office Manager Rapport-Schechter Interns Amanda Borden Joseph Naiman Inna Volynsky 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 PHONE (818) 887-5901 FAX (818) 887-7143 Classes Begin 1st & 2nd Year Students Random Coffee Night - 8 pm RSVP for Super Sunday Presidents Day No Classes Hillel Office Closed RSVP for Shabbat Dinner Spitzer Public Policy Conference WEB HillelatPV.com Super Sunday After Dark 6:30 - 9:00 pm E-MAIL [email protected] Vaad / Student Board Meeting 2:00 pm PARKING 19720 Ventura Blvd. Suite G, in Corbin Village Shopping Center MONDAY 1 8 15 22 29 RSVP for Pierce Picnic 101 FREEWAY Hillel at Pierce & Valley Colleges is sponsored by Los Angeles Hillel Council & is a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles / Affiliated with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. Weekend" in beautiful Malibu hills at Camp JCA Shalom. Four native California trees were planted in the Hillel Retreat House Garden in honor of our 40th Anniversary. 7 14 21 28 Women’s Movie Night 6:00 pm Mitzvah Project Visiting Sick Children Vaad / Student Board Meeting 2:00 pm 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 Cafe Hillel: “Playshop” Improv with Brian Fox 8:00 pm RSVP for LAVC Picnic RSVP for Triangular Affair Picnic on Campus at Valley College 11 am - 1 pm Jam with Jews 6:30 - 7:30 pm Cafe Hillel: Casino Night 8:00 pm Jam with Jews 6:30 - 7:30 pm Cafe Hillel: Solley’s Deli 8:00 pm FRIDAY SATURDAY 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 Candle Lighting 5:10 pm Candle Lighting 5:17 pm Shabbat Dinner at Hillel 6:30 pm Candle Lighting 5:30 pm Tu B’Shevat Havdallah Night Out in Hollywood 7:30 pm 2 0 0 4 TUESDAY Triangular Affair 7:00 pm 2 9 16 23 30 Picnic on Campus at Pierce College 11 am - 1 pm RSVP for Shabbat Dinner 1st & 2nd Year Students Random Coffee Night - 8:00 pm RSVP for Havdallah Night Out 8 Adar - 9 Nisan 5764 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 RSVP For Purim Hike Applications Due for San Diego Trip RSVP For Women’s Movie Night RSVP for Mitzvah Project Jam with Jews 6:30 - 7:30 pm Cafe Hillel: Purim Party & Talent Show 8:00 pm Cafe Hillel: Interfaith Dating Speaker 8:00 pm Cafe Hillel: Drum Circle with “Bang a Drum” 8:00 pm Jam with Jews 6:30 - 7:30 pm Cafe Hillel: Miniature Golf 9:00 pm FRIDAY SATURDAY 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 Candle Lighting 5:36 pm Candle Lighting 5:41 pm Family Shabbat Dinner at Hillel Candle Lighting 5:47 pm Candle Lighting 5:52 pm Erev Purim Havdallah Night Out at Tree People 7:30 pm Pierce-Valley Hillel Trip to San Diego April 2 - 4. Apply by Wednesday March 10. Contact Lisa for more information: 818-887-5901 or [email protected] Don't miss Comed y Nite 2004 OUR BIG FAT 40TH ANNIVD RSARY CD LD BRATION Saturday, January 31 at Pierce College's Main Theatre Honoring Internationally Acclaimed & Legendary Performer Lainie Kazan (The mother in the blockbuster comedy, "MY BIG FAT GRDD K WD DDING") & featuring nationally-known comedians & a terrific silent auction and raffle. s d e roce All p enefit Tickets in advance are $20, at door $25. Sponsorships, will b /Valley including pre-event VIP Reception with Lainie Kazan, . e Pierc programs preferred seating, and a listing in our program, l start at $100 for 2 people. Hille Contact Hillel for your invitation at (818) 887-5901, [email protected] or download from our website HillelatPV.com. PAID Advisory Board Congressman Howard L. Berman Martin M. Cooper Hon. Mona Field David Friedman Earl Greinetz Julie Korenstein Ellie & Mark Lainer Cookie Lommel Hon. Georgia Mercer Hon. Nancy Pearlman Harvey B. Schechter Hon. Michael Waxman Dr. Tyree Wieder Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Rocky Young "Judaism & the Environment - Save the Planet" was the theme Councilman Dennis P. Zine for our fun-filled "Ultimate Shabbat Experience: KOACH Retreat Purim Purim Hike with Hillel 2:00 pm 9 Shevat - 7 Adar 5764 THURSDAY ATTENTION STUDENTS! Our 1st Annual Family Shabbat Dinner is on Friday, March 19. We would love to have your parents, bubbe, zayde, siblings and any other of your favorite relatives come to this very special evening. M a r c h SUNDAY VENTURA BLVD. RSVP for Havdallah Night Out 2 0 0 4 WEDNESDAY Non-Profit Org U.S. POSTAGE TUESDAY Hillel MONDAY Canoga Park, Calif Permit No. 24 SUNDAY at Pierce and Valley Colleges 19720 Ventura Boulevard, Suite G Woodland Hills, California 91364 Campus Council Leya Booth Chair Judy Geller Vice Chair Alan Kheel Long Range Planning Chair Bonnie Rosenthal Past Chair Lynne Brower Valley College Hillel Faculty Advisor Dr. Isidore Goodman Pierce College Hillel Faculty Advisor Inna Volynsky Vaad / Student Board Chair Steven Booth Barney Lichtenstein Harriet Maran Dr. Lisa Raskind Harvey B. Schechter Alan Sedley Ellen Sheriff Dr. Bart Sokolow F e b r u a r y 6th Annual Community Tu B’Shevat Festival at the Shalom Institute 11 am - 4 pm TAMPA Lisa Forstein Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow ADDRESS 19720 Ventura Bl., Ste. G Woodland Hills, CA 91364 CORBIN Rick Lupert Assistant Director Hillel is a place for exploring your Jewish identity, celebrating Jewish life & culture, making new friends & having lots of fun. WINNETKA Nomi Gordon Executive Director CALENDAR February March 04 Calendar 6/13/04 4:04 PM Page 2 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2004 PROGRAMS CAFE HILLEL Our fun, free weekly social event takes place every Thursday at our Hillel Lounge in Corbin Village: 19720 Ventura Blvd., Suite G in Woodland Hills (unless otherwise noted). FEBRUARY 12 JEWISH IMPROV PLAYSHOP WITH BRIAN FOX! 8:00 pm Brian Fox, actor and educator, will lead “edutainment playshops” (translation: fun and educational workshops) using improvisational theater games to explore Jewish values. The playshops are interactive where everyone participates, shines like a star and has fun! FEBRUARY 19 CASINO NIGHT 8:00 pm It’s our fifth annual Casino Night featuring casino style card games and the return of mocktails. Games will be cheap so don’t forget to bring money. All proceeds will be donated to United Jewish Fund in conjunction with Super Sunday. FEBRUARY 26 SOLLEY’S DELI NIGHT OUT 8:00 pm Who doesn’t love food? Solley’s is one of the Valley’s classic Jewish Delis with favorites such as knishes, blintzes, potato pancakes, matzah ball soup along with great desserts, coffee and tea. Spend time eating and schmoozing with your Hillel friends! Solley’s is located in Sherman Oaks at 4578 Van Nuys Blvd. south of the 101 freeway. Please bring money for your food and beverages. MARCH 4 PURIM PARTY AND TALENT SHOW 8:00 pm We’re celebrating Purim this week with a talent show/Purim Shpiel. Dress in costume and participate in our costume contest for prizes. We’ll have great food including Hamentaschen! The talent show is your first opportunity to audition for our Beit Cafe Israeli Coffeehouse happening at Tempo Restaurant on May 2. MARCH 11 INTERFAITH DATING 8:00 pm Our speakers series continues with an interactive conversation about interdating and intermarriage led by Rabbi Jerry Brown from Temple Ahavat Shalom in Northridge. What’s the Jewish perspective? What’s your perspective? Come explore these issues with your Hillel peers and our guest. MARCH 18 DRUM CIRCLE WITH "BANG A DRUM!" 8:00 pm Have you ever just wanted to bang on a drum? Here's your chance! Come to this very entertaining workshop and learn how drumming with your friends can create an awesome community! MARCH 25 MINIATURE GOLF 9:00 pm Come to Sherman Oaks Castle Park for a fun night out of miniature golf. Our group rate is $4 per game. Meet by the ticket counter inside the arcade at 9:00 pm. Sherman Oaks Castle Park is located at 4989 Sepulveda Blvd. (On the west side of Sepulveda between Ventura Blvd and Burbank Bllvd., just north of the 101 Freeway.) SHABBAT AT HILLEL FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20 6:30 pm Join us for a Shabbat Dinner including a guitar-led service in our Hillel Lounge in Corbin Village along with a delicious free Shabbat meal. Please RSVP to us by Tuesday, February 17 at 818-887-5901. FRIDAY MARCH 19 FAMILY SHABBAT DINNER 6:30 pm You and your families are warmly invited to attend this free Shabbat Dinner in our Hillel Lounge in Corbin Village including a guitarled service and meal. Please RSVP to us by Tuesday, March 16 at 818-887-5901. HAVDALLAH NIGHTS OUT SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28 HOLLYWOOD NIGHT OUT 7:30 pm Meet us in the Hollywood and Highland mall at the “Casting Couch” on the ground level. We’ll do Havdallah there, then spend a fun night exploring classic Hollywood, the Mann Chinese Theater, Hollywood Walk of Fame, etc. Bring money for snacks and shopping. Parking at Hollywood and Highland is $2.00 per car for four hours. Please RSVP to us by Tuesday, February 24. SATURDAY MARCH 27 NIGHT HIKE AT TREEPEOPLE 7:30 pm Join us for Havdallah in TreePeople Ampitheater at Coldwater Canyon Park (Coldwater Cyn & Mullholland). We’ll have a night hike and some surprise activities! This program is free. RSVP by Tue., March 23. VAAD MEETINGS SUNDAYS FEB 29 AND MAR 28 2:00 pm Everyone is welcome to our student board meetings where you’ll have the opportunity to get involved and plan Hillel events for the rest of the semester! MITZVAH PROJECTS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22 SUPER SUNDAY AFTER DARK 6:30 - 9:00 pm Kick off the United Jewish Fund Campaign with your Hillel friends at the annual phonea-thon for an evening of food, fun, and mitzvot. Meet at the Milken Center, 22622 Vanowen Blvd in West Hills at 6:20pm. RSVP by Tuesday, Feb. 10 to Hillel at 818-887-5901 and register online at www.JewishLA.org SUNDAY MARCH 21 VISITING SICK CHILDREN According to our tradition, visiting the sick (Bikkur Cholim) takes away 1/60th of their illness. Watch your e-mail for details on our March Mitzvah project where we will be spending time with sick children. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 17. JAM WITH JEWS THURSDAYS FEB 19 and 26 & MAR 4 and 25 6:30-7:30 pm MUSICIANS & SINGERS, this is for YOU! Do you play an instrument? Even if it's a pan and a spoon? Do you sing? Even if it's in the car or the shower? Come to our jam sessions to play and sing. Or come just to listen! We'll put together a few musical pieces to perform at Cafe Hillel throughout the year, but most importantly, we'll make music! Location, TBA. Call Lisa with your musical questions at 818-887-5901 TRIANGULAR AFFAIR WITH CSUN HILLEL TUESDAY MARCH 2 7:00 pm "Charity, Friends, and Learning!" Come join Pierce/Valley & CSUN Hillels! Have a fantastic FREE dinner and learn how Judaism and charity go hand in hand! Then venture into Hillel's kosher kitchen to bake hamentaschen for those who are hungry. Hillel at Pierce and Valley will host the evening at 19720 Ventura Blvd., Suite G, Woodland Hills. A great way to meet Jewish students from the Valley. RSVP to Lisa by Wed., Feb 25 at 818-887-5901 or via e-mail at [email protected] PICNICS ON CAMPUS VALLEY COLLEGE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25 RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 18 11:00 am - 1:00 pm & PIERCE COLLEGE TUESDAY MARCH 9 RSVP by Monday, March 1 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Get a FREE LUNCH and learn about volunteering opportunities! It's a win-win situation! Feel free to bring your guitar or drum! At Valley College the picnic will take place in Monarch Square. At Pierce College, a sign will be posted at the Hillel booth to tell you where we are. This program is sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Committee. RANDOM COFFEE NIGHTS MONDAY FEBRUARY 9 8:00 pm For First & Second Year Students Only: Need a break from work and school? Want to play Cranium over free coffee/tea? Get ready to compete for Cranium champion! Could it be YOU? Meet at the Coffee Bean on Corbin and Ventura (19732 Ventura Blvd.) TUESDAY MARCH 16 8:00 pm For First & Second Year Students Only: "Show & Tell" Coffee break at the Starbucks at 16461A Ventura Blvd. Come get free coffee/tea and bring something you'd just love to brag about while meeting other Jewish students. We know you've got something exciting hidden in your closet... TU B’SHEVAT ON CAMPUS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9 Stop by our Table at Valley College or the new Hillel Booth at Pierce College during this first week of the second semester as we welcome you back with special and natural surprise treats celebrating the Jewish Holiday of Tu B’Shevat! JOSHUA TREE CAMPING AND CLIMBING TRIP FRI FEB 27 - SUN FEB 29 Joshua Tree, CA A weekend at Joshua Tree including camping, rock climbing, hiking, and rappelling will take place on February 27-29. All Los Angeles area Hillel students are invited! For further information call David at the Shalom Nature Center at 818-889-5500 extension 110. AUDITION FOR BEIT CAFE ISRAELI COFFEEHOUSE Thanks to a generous IRA grant from the Jewish Federation Valley Alliance, we will be having an Israeli Beit Cafe at Tempo Restaurant in Encino, Sunday, May 2. Students from campuses across the Valley and outlying areas will be invited to attend and audition to perform on stage that evening. Musicians, singers, comedians, dancers, actors, poets, etc. who are interested in performing should contact us to arrange an audition. Your first opportunity to audition live and on stage is at our Cafe Hillel "Purim Talent Show" on Thursday, March 4. WOMEN'S MOVIE NIGHT SUNDAY MARCH 14 6:00 pm The women of Hillel are invited to watch "Gefilte Fish," a movie about 3 generations of Jewish women! Then we'll talk about the movie and other things over pizza and popcorn! Come in your pajamas if you wish! RSVP to Lisa by Wed., March 10 at 818-887-5901 or [email protected] for location and directions. PURIM HIKE WITH HILLEL SUNDAY MARCH 7 2:00 pm Spend an afternoon hiking with Hillel at Malibu Creek State Park. Enjoy the beauty of our natural environment while you get great exercise! The hike will be between 1 and 2 hours. Bring plenty of water and good hiking shoes/boots. RSVP to Lisa by Wed., March 3 at 818-887-5901 or [email protected] for final plans. PIERCE-VALLEY HILLEL TRIP TO SAN DIEGO FRI APR 2 - SUN APR 4 San Diego, CA Have you ever wanted to get away for a weekend? Have you ever wanted to experience Shabbat somewhere else? Have you ever wanted to relax at the beach and go to a world-famous zoo on the same day? If your answer is YES to these questions, you should apply for Hillel's pre-Spring Break trip to San Diego. Spaces will be limited, so RSVP for an application as soon as you can to us at 818-887-5901 or [email protected]. SPITZER PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE SUN FEB 22 - TUE FEB 24 Boston, MA Become part of Judaism's rich social justice tradition by registering for this year's Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer B'nai B'rith Hillel Forum on Public Policy. The Spitzer Forum is a unique opportunity for Jewish student activists to learn about public policy issues and how to advocate for these issues. You can find all registration materials, including details about cost and scholarships, online at http://www.hillel.org/ (Additional scholarships are available to Los Angeles area students, please contact Lisa for more info: [email protected] or by phone at 818-887-5901) The final registration deadline is January 23, 2004. Super Sunday After Dark February 22, 2004 ~ 6:30 - 9:00 pm Kick off United Jewish Fund Campaign with your Hillel friends at the annual phone-a-thon for an evening of food, fun, and mitzvot. Meet at the Milken Center, 22622 Vanowen Blvd in West Hills at 6:20pm RSVP by Tuesday Feb. 10 to Hillel at 818-887-5901 and register online at www.JewishLA.org