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Friday, May 26, 2006
Why the Forward doesn't cover sports
The Jewish weekly newspaper
The Forward
ran an article in today's paper about
ESPN
's Chris Berman being the guest speaker at a Houston Jewish Federation event called "Men's Night Out."
This paragraph is a good example of why the Jewish paper doesn't cover sports very often:
When the time came for Berman to leave his table and walk to the stage, the encouraging audience chanted, "He could go all the way!" -- Berman's trademark
homerun
call.
posted by Rabbi Jason A. Miller
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Carlebach goes Gospel
Ever wonder what a nice Shlomo "The Singing Rabbi" Carlebach tune would sound like sung by a Gospel choir? Well, wonder no more.
Check out this beautiful rendition of
"Pischu Li"
from the Hallel liturgy.
posted by Rabbi Jason A. Miller
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Hillel Sees Double
After June 30th I will no longer be a
Hillel
professional, but I will still care passionately about Jewish life on college campuses and Jewish college students. So, I am thrilled to read what was announced at the
Hillel Summit
this week. Hillel will be doubling its campaign, funding to local branches of Hillel, and even the number of Jewish students affected by Hillel programming and services. Kudos to the
Schusterman Foun
dation
, which was instrumental in my taking fifteen
University of Michigan
students to Ukraine last summer, for putting a lot more financial muscle into Hillel's ability to carry out its mission.
From
JTA.org
Hillel pledged to double its numbers over the next five years.
In its five-year strategic plan released this week, the largest campus Jewish organization in the United States pledged to double the number of students involved in Jewish life; double its annual campaign; double its funding to local Hillels; and launch an aggressive recruitment and retention program for campus professionals.
To help fund the effort, the
Charles and Lynn Schusterman International Center
will increase its endowment from $10 million to $100 million. Hillel also pledged to strengthen its relationship with university administrations, Jewish Studies departments and Jewish communities near campuses where it works.
A first step in that direction is taking place this week in Washington, where Hillel is sponsoring a conference of university presidents and Jewish communal leaders. The plan is available
here
.
posted by Rabbi Jason A. Miller
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Pistons en Espanol
I'm blogging from one of the most beautiful places on earth -- Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. I've been watching the Pistons-Cavaliers battle it out in the 7th game of their playoff series. The game is being broadcast here en Espanol on a tape delay (NBA en CDN) and the third quarter just ended. It's a lot of fun watching a Pistons game in Spanish. It sounds something like this: "LeBron James, no. Rebote Big Ben Wallace, Wallace para Richard Hamilton para Lindsey Hunter, si! (I would have put one of those upside-down exclamation points at the beginning of that sentence if I knew how)
posted by Rabbi Jason A. Miller
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is the Associate Director of the
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Adat Shalom Synagogue
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