Monthly Archives: January 2011

This Week at SFU

Week of January 31 Tuesday Hot Lunch, 12 – 2 p.m. Wednesday Brews with Jews, 5 p.m. Highland Pub Friday Shabbat Dinner at Beth Israel, 7 p.m. Prayers at 6 p.m. Free. MARK YOUR CALENDARS A few specially discounted tickets are still available for Balkan Beat Box and Yemen Blues. Contact Ohad. Watch their amazing [...]
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This Week at UBC

Week of January 31 Monday Martial Arts, 3 p.m. Jewish Students Association Meeting, 5 p.m. Wednesday Hot Lunch, 12 – 2 p.m. Hebrew Lessons, 2:30 p.m. Shmooze with Shmulik, 3:30 p.m. Thursday Israeli Movie and Pizza, 5 p.m. Friday Martial arts, NOON Jews and Brews with very special guest Pat, 4 p.m. Shabbat Dinner at [...]
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Student of the Week – Ilana Finkleman

Name: Ilana Finkleman Academic major/minor: Graduate student in English literature Hometown: Kelowna, BC Previous education: Bachelor of Arts (Majors in Psychology and Literature) Hillel involvement: Hot lunch (and other programs that involve food), Urbanites programs Hobbies: Tennis and biking (in the warm seasons), dancing in my living room and singing to myself (any season) Volunteering: [...]
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Student of the Week: Jeremy Berger

Name: Jeremy Berger Academic major: Commerce Year: 4 Hometown: Vancouver Birthplace: Castres, France Previous education: Prince of Wales Secondary Hillel involvement: Active member of Hillel and AEPi Hobbies: Sports, Music, Travelling, Video Games, Movies, Food, JOHN! Nickname(s): Jer, Burger Non-required reading: Novels (currently reading the Steig Larsson trilogy) Favourite website(s): NHL.com, Canucks.com, surfthechannel.com, rottentomatoes.com Favourite [...]
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This Week at SFU

Week of January 24 HILLEL HAS OBTAINED DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO SEVERAL AMAZING PROGRAMS DURING THE CHUTZPAH FESTIVAL! These discounted tickets are available on a fist-email, first-served basis. Email Ohad early if you want tickets! Experience the extraordinary Balkan Beat Box on February 27 … Hillel has tickets for $25+ HST  (instead of $40) Yemen Blues [...]
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This Week at UBC

Week of January 24 NOTE CHANGE OF DATES AND TIMES THIS WEEK … Because of the student leadership retreat in Harrison Hot Springs, Thursday and Friday schedules have changed. MARTIAL ARTS takes place THIS WEEK ONLY on Thursday at 12. Jews and Brews will take place Thursday at 5 p.m., instead of on Friday. HILLEL [...]
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Student of the Week: Jamie Hsu

Name: Jamie Hsu Academic major: Political Science Year: 2 at UBC Hometown: Vancouver Previous education: The street Hillel involvement: Food connoisseur Hobbies: Sports, video games, piano Volunteering: Big Brothers, AIESEC, SUS Nickname: Jamie Hsu “The Chinese Jew” Non-required reading: Palms Favourite websites: Facebook, Youtube Favourite quote: “When in Rome…” Can frequently be seen: In the basement [...]
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This Week at SFU

Week of January 17, 2011 MONDAY 4 p.m. Brews with Jews TUESDAY Noon – 2 p.m. Hot Lunch … with a comfort food classic! WEDNESDAY Clubs Days – Find us at Table 51, near Renaissance Coffee in the AQ, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. … Volunteers needed – contact Baruch to help. THURSDAY Clubs Days [...]
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This Week at UBC

Week of January 17, 2011 Don’t forget to VOTE in UBC elections. TUESDAY 12-1:30 p.m. YOGA 3:30 p.m. Kabbalah Class 6 p.m. Hebrew University Lecture Vancouver Hillel and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are partnering to bring great thinkers from the Hebrew University to audiences in British Columbia. The first lecture TAKES PLACE TUESDAY, JANUARY [...]
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This Week at SFU

Week of January 10 TUESDAY Hot Lunch 12-1:30 p.m., by donation FRIDAY Brews with Jews, 3 p.m. at Hillel SUNDAY FILM – An Article of Hope The remarkable story of Colonel Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut, and a tiny Torah that survived the Holocaust that was carried from the depths of hell into space. 11 [...]
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