Shalom Princeton!
The Newsletter of the Center for Jewish Life/Hillel at Princeton University 
In This Issue
Celebrate Shabbat With the CJL!
Sign up for the CJL 5K CHARITY RUN/WALK!
Jewish Genetic Screening
Lecture: Yossi Klein Halevi
Lecture: Ambassador Robert Hutchings
The Tuesday Night Film Series
Israel & The Environment
The Election is Over. Now What?
QUICK LINKS 
 
 
Rabbi Julie's Office Hours
 
Rabbi Julie Roth is available to meet with students from 3-5 PM on Mondays and Thursdays, or by appointment.  E-mail Rabbi Julie to make an appointment!

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The Center for Jewish Life
Hillel at Princeton University
 
70 Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 258-3635
 

Celebrate Shabbat With the CJL!
  
 
Shabbat Dinner This Week's Shabbat Times
(please note the time changes)

Reform Services:  5:30PM 

 Conservative Services:
5:30PM 
Orthodox Services:  4:30PM

    

Join us for Shabbat dinner at 6:30PM

in the CJL Dining Hall  

 
THIS SATURDAY:
Join Koach (the Conservative Jewish student group on campus) for their monthly student-led Shabbat morning minyan!
10AM in the CJL Library
Special lunch to follow! 

SIGN UP FOR THE CJL 5K CHARITY RUN/WALK!
SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 2008

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE! 

Join us for a fully marshaled, USATF-CERTIFIED 5K course with professional computer timing and scoring with finish line clock. There will also be timers and water stations at 1- and 2-mile markers. FREE BRUNCH at the CJL for all participants following the race.
 
MDAAll proceeds from the event will be donated to Magen David Adom (Israeli Red Cross). MDA provides Israel's pre-hospital emergency medical needs, including disaster, ambulance, and blood services. It is a national, humanitarian service that treats every person in every location within Israel, regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity. MDA is non-religious, non-profit, and non-political. MDA came to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and went to Southeast Asia following the 2004 tsunami. 
 
For more information, e-mail Jacob

Co-sponsored by the Princeton University Student Volunteers Council Chapter of the American Red Cross
Find Out About Jewish Genetic Screening at the CJL

DNAApproximately 1 in 4 Ashkenzai Jews is a carrier for a genetic disease, making genetic screening extremely important. There are a number of recessive genetic diseases, such as Tay-Sachs and Cystic Fibrosis that are more common among Ashkenazi Jews.  Please check out the table for more information, and sign up to get screened!
 

Monday, November 10: 11am-2pm
LOCATION: CJL Lobby
Genetic Testing to take place on November 25th
 
Sponsored by the Human Genetics Program at NYU Langone Medical Center.  
Lecture: Yossi Klein Halevi 
Monday, November 10 at 4:30PM
Location: Robertson Hall, WWS Bowl 2
 
Yossi Klein Halevi will give  a lecture titled "Israeli Society and the Politics After the Gaza Withdrawal" 

Sponsored by Tigers for Israel, David Project, CJL, Projects Board, and Program for Judaic Studies
Lecture: Ambasador Robert Hutchings
Monday, November 10 at 5pm
Location: CJL Feinberg Cafe 

What's Next? - Considering the Foreign Policy Implications of the Presidential Election
A Discussion with Ambassador Robert Hutchings

Sponsored by the The American Jewish Committee Princeton Society and the CJL
The Tuesday Night Film Series
 
A Prince Among SlavesJoin the CJL and the Office of Religious Life for our monthly film series exploring themes common to all religions and culture.
 
Tuesday night, November 11th: "A Prince Among Slaves"
 
4:30pm - Dinner, Class of 1952 Room 
5:30pm - Film screening in 100 Jones Hall 
 
 
Israel & The Environment
Wednesday, November 12 at 9pm
Location: CJL
 
Zionism: Live it.  Love it.  Learn it.
 
RecycleJoin us for a seminar led by 2 former Israeli soldiers, about Israel and the environment - Is Israel "green"?  What is Israel's stance on energy?  What does Judaism have to say about the environment?

Co-sponsored by Greening Princeton, Tigers for Israel, and USD - Hagshama (of the WZO)
The Election is Over. Now What?
Thursday, November 13 at 6pm
Location: CJL

 
Election Join us for dinner and a discussion with Barbara Weinstein of the Religious Action Center (RAC) on how the 2008 election will affect the Jewish community, and how Jewish students can make a difference! 
 
 
RSVP PREFERRED - e-mail Cara Singer.

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism ("the RAC") educates and mobilizes the American Jewish community on legislative and social concerns, advocating on issues from economic justice to civil rights to religious liberty to Israel.