Archive for February, 2007

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Jewish Federation “Super Sunday”

The Washington DC Jewish Federation is one of the key financial supporters of GW Hillel and they need our help. Be part of this year’s “Super Sunday” Federation phone-a-thon and help raise money for important local, national and international Jewish community causes, including GW Hillel. The day will include a mitzvah project from 11 AM [...]

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Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Guest Speaker: Khaled Abu Toameh

Khaled Abu Toameh is an Arab-Israeli freelance journalist who writes for various international and Palestinian sources as well as the Jerusalem Post. A resident of Ramallah, he often speaks about the true differences between Hamas and Fatah as well as the Palestinian perception of them. Come hear his views as ‘two heads of the same [...]

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Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Simon Nemtzov

Dr. Simon Nemtzov is coming to speak at GW Hillel. Dr. Nemtzov, chief wildlife ecologist for the Israel Nature and Parks Authority for over 10 years, works mainly on the mitigation of Human-Wildlife Conflicts, and on the conservation of endangered species. As the scientific representative of Israel to the UN’s Convention on the Trade [...]

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Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Bylaws Vote Results

Thank you to all those that participated in the bylwas revision vote this past week. It is important to see that from time to time we can come together as a community when matters that require our full attention present themselves. The results were as follows:
Total Votes: 59
Yes Votes: 52 (88.14%)
No Votes: 7 (11.86%)
The revisioned [...]

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Monday, February 12th, 2007

CCI General Body Meeting

Politically conservative? Passionate about Israel? The Conservative Coalition for Israel is a new organization starting up and looking to shape its goals for the semester. Come check us out Wednesday, February 14th, at 6:00 PM at Hillel. You’ll get to snack on something to calm your nerves before that hot Valentine’s date. Contact David at [...]

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Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Student Association Election Endorsement

To all interested parties: After meeting with all Presidential and Executive-Vice Presidential candidates, the Jewish Student Association Executive Board on behalf of the Jewish Student Association will endorse the following candidates for the George Washington University Student Association elections for the academic year 2007/2008:
Marc Abanto – Presidential Candidate
Brand Kroeger – Executive Vice Presidential Candidate
The [...]

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Sunday, February 4th, 2007

Proposal to Revise Bylaws and Election Procedures

Over the past several months, the Jewish Student Association has been working to update its operating bylaws and to provide the organization with more sound nomination and election procedures. Any Jewish student at GW or active member of a student organization under the umbrella of the JSA is encouraged to vote online between Monday February [...]

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