Get ready for Thanksgiving break by celebrating Shabbat with you friends and enjoying a delicious Kosher Thanksgiving dinner. All you have to do is click here to RSVP by 1 PM on Thursday, 11/20 in order to reserve a spot for dinner. Members from the “Faces of Homelessness” Speaker’s Bureau will be joining us to help facilitate a dialogue about the issue of homelessness and what we can do in our own communities to help.
We ask that you please consider bringing a canned good (or more!) to donate as we particpate in the Colonial Challenge Food drive to collect food for DC food banks. Questions? Contact Steve for more info.
Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to meet and talk with Israeli Soldiers who are touring college campuses arcross the country. Get to know your Israeli peers and hear about what is life like for the average young adult in Israel. Pizza dinner will be served. 6 – 7:15pm. continue reading »
Stop by Hillel for a FREE BBQ Dinner with kosher hot dogs and hamburgers anytime between 6pm and 7:30 pm while supplies last. Please consider bringing a canned good (or more!) to donate as we particpate in the Colonial Challenge Food drive to collect food for DC food banks. Contact Steve for more info.
COME PLAY IN THE BEST FACE-OFF THIS YEAR:
JSA VS. FYSH (Upperclassman vs. Freshman)
We’ll be playing as long as it takes for one of us to win!
SNACKS AND FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED!!!
MEET AT HILLEL @ 12:30 if you want to walk in a group!
SEE YOU THERE!!!
Kick it with GW Hillel and the Jewish Student Association.
Free Mix n’ Mingle Shabbat:
6:00 PM Mingle
6:30 PM Services
FREE Dinner and Oneg to follow
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Do you miss dancing the night away in Tel Aviv? Then please join us for the party of the year as we give Israel & peace a shot and celebrate Israel@60!! DJ Dave from SMASH Entertainment will be spinning Israeli techno, Hadag Nachash, Subliminal and all of your Israeli favorites at Club Sesto Senso (1214 18th Street, NW)! This event is for all of the Greater Washington Area, so tell your friends from all the surrounding universities to come out and have fun! Tickets are going fast, so buy them now. Pre-sale is $5 or $10 at the door. This event will sell out! So arrive early on Thursday or buy/reserve your ticket NOW! If you would like to purchase a ticket in advance or be placed on the VIP/Purchased in Advance Ticket List, please contact Jen Citak or Sarah Ferst. 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink. The first 100 people will receive a FREE Shot glass. For more info, contact Steve or check out the facebook invite.
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Don’t miss the second installment of the Fireside Chats Series: Israel and Life Under the Threat of Terrorism. Hear from professor and expert on terrorism Dr. Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics and Human Behavior, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs. Dr. Reich will lead a discussion on the implications of prisoner exchange and whether or not exchanges encourage the taking of more captives in the hope of freeing more prisoners. Finally, what does Jewish history say about this?
