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On Friday, November 28, 2008 while students, staff, and faculty were relaxing and dining with friends and families tragedy struck Mumbai, India. Many woke up to the shocking news related to terrorist attacks, vandalism, bombings, and countless deaths. Later in the day, the Jewish community mourned the confirmation that at the Nariman House, operated by Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzerg and his wife, Rivka, along with 185 other victims had perished. 
On Sunday, November 2, Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania participated in the second annual Jewish Federation's Day of Service, Mitzvah Mania. Projects included a home clean-up in Northeast Philadelphia for an elderly Jewish woman as well as cleaning and painting of the Politz Hebrew Academy. 
Formal (and informal) Jewish learning has continued to grow and expand this year on the Penn campus. Through the collaboration of students, staff, and community partners and scholars, Penn Hillel has expanded what it offers by providing an even wider variety of educational events and topics. 
This semester at Penn Hillel, the social and cultural committees have worked together to create events to bring together Jewish students throughout the campus. The group of 6 student leaders, spanning a range of interests, class years, and social networks, began planning over the summer.
Through the Shabbat 2.0 initiative, Jewish Renaissance Project (JRP) staff and student leaders encourage others to broaden their understanding of an important part of the Jewish calendar: our regular break in the week. Shabbat 2.0 enables students who would otherwise not celebrate Shabbat make it an accessible and relevant part of their week. Dinners take place in the Student Center or other common areas in the Freshmen Quad. 
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