PIERCE-VALLEY HILLEL CALENDAR

February March 04 Calendar
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PIERCE-VALLEY HILLEL
Sarah Felman
Office Manager
Rapport-Schechter Interns
Amanda Borden
Joseph Naiman
Inna Volynsky
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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
pvhillel@earthlink.net
Vaad / Student
Board Meeting
2:00 pm
PARKING
19720 Ventura Blvd.
Suite G, in Corbin
Village Shopping Center
MONDAY
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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.
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Women’s
Movie Night
6:00 pm
Mitzvah Project
Visiting Sick
Children
Vaad / Student
Board Meeting
2:00 pm
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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
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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
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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
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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
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12
19
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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 JCSCPV@earthlink.net
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.
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All p enefit
Tickets
in advance are $20, at door $25. Sponsorships,
will b /Valley
including
pre-event VIP Reception with Lainie Kazan,
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Pierc programs
preferred seating, and a listing in our program,
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start at $100 for 2 people.
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Contact Hillel for your invitation at (818) 887-5901,
pvhillel@earthlink.net 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
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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
jcscpv@earthlink.net
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 JCSCPV@earthlink.net 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
JCSCPV@earthlink.net 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 jcscpv@earthlink.nett.
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: JCSCPV@earthlink.net 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