February 4, 2010
University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg
JSA/Hillel E-Mailout
In this e-mail:
- MAJOR EVENT - March 4 - Punchlines for Peace
- National "Canadian Federation of Jewish Students" News
- Launch of milim.ca webjournal
- Jewish Community News
- "Teaching Leaders to Lead" session (February 18) (attachment*)
- Grants for Social Entrepreneurs available (deadline March 2)
- Koach Kallah - a weekend retreat in Boston (March 4-7)
- General Community News
- Medical/Dental School Interview Preparation Seminar (February 14)
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1. MAJOR JSA EVENT - Punchlines for Peace:
JSA/Hillel, in partnership with Muslim students at the University of Manitoba, presents:
ON STAGE TOGETHER:
THREE JEWS. ONE ARAB. LOTS OF LAUGHS!
- The Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour -
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Doors Open: 7:30 PM Show: 8:00-9:30 PM
West End Cultural Centre - 586 Ellice Avenue
Tickets: $8
This is an event that is not to be missed!
Find out more and join the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=282446562569&ref=ts
Find out more about the comedians: http://www.ipcomedytour.com/
TICKETS WILL BE SOLD at Answers Booth at the University of Manitoba, at the Info Booth at University of Winnipeg and through:
Asma Mneina, Talia Joundi, Ayat Mneina, Robin Super, Eyal Kraut, Ashley Faintuch and Samantha Loxton.
2. National "Canadian Federation of Jewish Students" News:
Visit milim.ca - the newly launched webjournal for creations by Jewish Canadian students!
Milim is a new Canadian Jewish student art and literature publication. Its mission is to strengthen Jewish identity among Canadian students through arts and literature, published in a regularly updated website and an annual print journal.
Milim is an ongoing project. It is accepting submission for both its web edition, and the forthcoming print edition.
Milim is currently seeking unpublished short fiction, poetry, creative essays, divrei torah, photography, and other graphic art for use in our forthcoming on-line and print editions. We also accept reviews, interviews, and other non-fiction.
All works should contain Jewish content (but we're pretty liberal in defining that...) We generally prefer content created by Canadian students or recent graduates.
Please send submissions (and a short cover letter)
as attachments to
editors@milim.ca
3. Jewish Community News:
- "Teaching Leaders to Lead" Session:
Dear friends,
This is a reminder to register for the upcoming “Teaching Leaders to Lead (TLTL)”session, the Canadian Centre for Diversity’s facilitation training program, on February 18th, 2010.
Please see the attached invitation for further details, and instructions on how to register if you have not already done so. Please feel free to forward this invitation widely and to check us out on Facebook for information on all of our upcoming programs!
Let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to hearing from all of you!
Best wishes,
Canadian Centre for Diversity
- Grants for Social Entrepreneurs:
The Birthright Israel NEXT/Natan Grants for Social Entrepreneurs program has been reopened. The program aims to provide budding Jewish social entrepreneurs with grant opportunities for long-term initiatives and ongoing projects. Grant of up to $10,000 will be awarded for initiatives developed or implemented by Jewish young adults either on their own or in partnership with existing Jewish organizations and resources.
The application is available at www.birthrightisrael.com/grants and is due by March 2, 2010.
- Koach Kallah: Jewish Weekend Retreat in Boston
This March 4-7 is Koach Kallah, an amazing weekend for Conservative Jewish college students, at a retreat center outside of Baltimore. A few years ago, it was in Toronto, and the Kallah was a great experience for me. I am currently recruiting for this year's Kallah, and am looking for any potential participants. I'd be happy to email or skype with them, get in contact with them to boost their interest.
More information is on this site: http://koach.org/kallah.htm but I'd be happy to answer any question you or your students may have.
-Paige LaMarche
617-922-2113
4. General Community News:
For those interested, the Science Students' Association (SSA) at the University of Manitoba is hosting a Medical and Dental Interview Prep Seminar, free of charge. No registration is required.
Date: Sunday, February 14
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: 201 Armes Building, University of Manitoba
This complimentary seminar will be conducted by Dr. Robert Astroff, President of Astroff Consultants (who happens to be Jewish, by the way). More information on Robert and the company can be found by visiting www.astroffconsultants.com Dr. Robert Astroff will discuss strategies to respond to the difficult questions that medical school and dental school applicants encounter, including:
* An overview of the interview process;
* Planning responses to challenging questions;
* Tips and common themes that come up in interviews; and
* Types of questions you should consider asking during the interview.
Dr. Astroff will be discussing strategies for succeeding at Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), CDA Structured and Panel Interviews. Following the seminar, Dr. Astroff will be available to answer individual
questions.
Dr. Astroff is only going to be on campus for a few days (and only has a
limited number of appointments available). If you want to book an
appointment to have a mock interview, please contact him directly at
robert@astroffconsultants.com.
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