Want to learn Hebrew through Rosetta Stone? Now you can at Hillel! We currently have Hebrew levels 1, 2, and 3 installed on our student computer. Ask a Hillel staff for help and access to the headset and microphone for full use!
Calling all Performers! Jews Got Talent is BACK!!
We are very excited to announce the 2nd annual Jews Got talent competition.
Jews Got talent is a Bay Area wide talent contest for Jewish students in all fields of performing arts. If you are a student who is interested in the performing arts and would like to participate in our local Hillel of Silicon Valley auditions, please let Nadav (israel@hillelsv.org) soon.
We will hold our auditions on May, and one student will be selected to go to the finals - Which will take place on the main stage of ‘ in the Gardens’ on Sunday, June 6, 2010 just before the headliner, in front of 20,000 people, with highly prestigious prizes.
1st and 2nd Passover (Pesach) Seders
Passover in Silicon Valley: If you need to be hosted by a local family for 1st or 2nd Seder, please contact Benji at campusprograms@hillelsv.org or stop by the Hillel House (336 E William St) to make arrangements!
We will all celebrate Passover at Hillel with a Seder and meal on Monday, April 5th at 7pm.
THIS WEEK: Comedy Show Shabbat
Friday, March 12th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
This Friday, in addition to our normal, delicious Shabbat meal, we will also have comedian Joel Chasnoff with us to make us laugh post dinner. You will not want to miss this SPECIAL Hillel event!
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi – great Israeli Film!
Thursday, March 18th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Café Ivrit students will come together with Spartans For Israel and prospective Birthright students for a special screening of the great Israeli film at the old Hillel house!
Refreshments will be served. FREE!
Hope to see you there!
Pesach Class
Wednesday, March 24th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Come hear the untold story of the miracles of Pesach and find out if they even matter. What is the role of Pesach in being Jewish and how can one come to live a miraculous life. The final pizza meal before Pesach will be served.
Wednesday March 24 at 6 at old Hillel house. Taught by Michael Avrukin.
Special events outside the house
IDF Benefit Concert
We need YOU to support Israel's soldiers at IDF Benefit Concert! Date: Saturday March 20, 8-10:30 p.m. Adison Penzak JCC Location: (14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos CA) There's going to be the Israeli rock band YaRock playing, speakers, and more!
All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. This organization helps the soldiers in many ways including providing financial aid to soldiers who come from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, supporting families of fallen soldiers, and sponsoring fun events for the troops. By providing these young men and women with love and support, we, as the Jewish community, can help ease the burden they carry.
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi – great Israeli Film!
Thursday, March 18th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Café Ivrit students will come together with Spartans For Israel and prospective Birthright students for a special screening of the great Israeli film at the old Hillel house!
Refreshments will be served. FREE!
Hope to see you there!
Foothill College
TIME CHANGE - Movie Night with JIFF: Inglorious Basterds
Saturday, March 13th from 8:30pm to 11:00pm
Join us at Vivian's house in San Jose as we will celebrate the success of Jewish Heritage Month with dinner and movie! We will be watching Inglorious Basterds. Don't miss it!
For directions and carpool information, please contact Benji at campusprograms@hillelsv.org or 408 286 6669
JIFF Lunch!
Monday, March 15th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Join us in the council chambers for our last JIFF meeting of the quarter before dead week! Hope to see you there!
De Anza College
JIF Lunch
Thursday, March 11th from 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Please join us for great Israeli food and snacks, and more importantly great company and discussions. We will be meeting at the same time every week in a new location.
The Student Chambers are located in the lower level of the cafeteria, next to the financial aid offices. Hope to see you there! Bring all your friends!
West Valley College
Meeting for Holocaust Program
We will be meeting with the school's Programming committee this Tuesday at 2pm to talk about upcoming programs for Holocaust Awareness. If you are able to attend, please contact Benji Berlow at campusprograms@hillelsv.org
Santa Clara University
Child Nutrition Seder
Let all who are Hungry Come and Eat: A Seder Dedicated to Child Nutrition and Hunger AwarenessIf you are interested in participating or helping with our Intergroup Passover Seder, please contact Benji at campusprograms@hillelsv.org or Becca at becca.hirsch@gmail.com Tuesday, April 6, 2010 7:00pm Adobe Lodge, Santa Clara University (adjacent to the Mission) SEATING IS LIMITED. RSVP online by March 31 at: www.scu.edu/events/ or call Ilana Eydus, MAZON Hunger Fellow at (408)674-4315 Sponsored by: Food and Agribusiness Institute, Campus Ministries, Religious Studies, Jewish Law Students, Hillel, JCRC, JSU
Paid Job opportunities
San Francisco Bay Area Summer Internship
The 2010 Kohn Summer Internship Program is now accepting applications!
This innovative 8-eight week program provides college undergraduates the opportunity to work in Jewish communal service, and receive a $2500 stipend. Placed in professional positions at leading Bay Area Jewish communal agencies, participants gain valuable work experience and receive supervision and mentoring from Jewish community leaders.
The summer of 2010 marks the 25th year of the Kohn Summer Intern Program.
Download an application today, get ready to build your skills, learn from the experts, and expand your community next summer.
If you have great technology skills, a passion to work with teens and kids and you want to spend your summer in with staff and campers from all over the world, you will be happy to hear about eCamp!
The Israeli Hi-Tech Summer Camp is the place for you! They offer a plane ticket to and a stipend for a month of work during July - August. Open positions for: Technology Counselors, General Counselors and Head Staff.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a registered domestic lobby whose principal mission is to work with Congress on legislation that strengthens the relationship between the United States and Israel.
For more than half a century, AIPAC has worked to help make Israel more secure by ensuring that American support remains strong. From a small pro-Israel public affairs boutique in the 1950s, AIPAC has grown into a 100,000-member national grassroots movement described by The New York Times as "the most important organization affecting America’s relationship with Israel."
AIPAC is currently looking for a successful candidate to come and join our San Francisco headquarters team as the San Francisco Administrative Assistant who will assist our staff in pro-Israel activity throughout one of the most influential pro-Israel Communities in the United States.
For more information, please contact
director@hillelsv.org
Weekend Part-time Museum Position Available
Do you love to meet people? Have you always wanted to get more involved in the arts? Here's your chance to get out of the house, be exposed to world class textile art, give back to the community and make a little spending money.
The Museum of Quilts & Textiles -- located just blocks away at 520 S. First Street -- is looking for a weekend visitor services representative. If you've never visited the Museum, check it out. www.sjquiltmuseum.org
This position is part of 'the show' -- he/she will greet visitors, tell them about the exhibitions and upcoming programs, answer questions, collect admission fees, answer the phone, and work with the Museum Store volunteer. The ideal candidate loves people, is organized and reliable and is comfortable with multi-tasking.
The hours: Sundays 9:30-5:30, also occasional Saturdays on a temporary basis as another employee completes some weekend work on her master's degree -- is only a few more Saturdays. Also, from 7:30-11:30pm on the first Friday of each month for South First Fridays -- the gallery crawl on S. First St. This is a fun part of the job -- there are no admissions to collect, you just need to be on hand to greet people and encourage them to enter raffles or other events...and it's a fun scene with literally thousands of people walking around S. First Street looking at art, listening to music, etc.
The pay: up to $15./hour based on experience.
Interested? Contact Connie DeWitt at connie@sjquiltmuseum.org
J-Camp Positions Announcement
Position Title: CampCounselor (multiple positions)
Hiring Range: based on experience
Status: Seasonal Position
Come work at the Oshman Family JCC and have a terrific summer as a CampCounselor! Our fun, energetic staff will have a blast accompanying campers, ages 6-15, to Great America, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, sand sculpture, swimming pools, and other fun day trips. Our Summer J-Camp Staff will also enjoy staff appreciation events including weekly awards and social outings! Help make wonderful memories for a great group of kids!
Position Title:Head Counselor (multiple positions)
Hiring Range:based on experience
Status:Seasonal Position
Come work at the Oshman Family JCC and have a terrific summer as a Head Counselor!Our fun, energetic staff will have a blast accompanying campers, ages 5-15, to Great America, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, the Zoo, swimming pools, and other fun day trips. Our Summer Day Camp Staff will also enjoy staff appreciation events including weekly awards and social outings! Help make wonderful memories for a great group of kids!
Please review the summer program guide via the internet at www.paloaltojcc.org/camps to see our fabulous camps!
For more information, please contact Benji at campusprograms@hillelsv.org
Scholarships, other opportunities, Conferences, and more!
The Israel Project Summer Media Fellowship Opportunity
The Israel Project is offering a high-powered fellowship opportunity for some of the world's best and brightest college and graduate school students;
Hillel of Silicon Valley is a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco,
the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties and a grantee of the Koret Foundation, Israel Peace Initiative, Hillel: FJCL,
Myra Reinhard Family Foundation, The Legacy Heritage Fund and the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
