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Fueling the Fire: Passion as an Authentic Jewish Value, The Annual Sol Sved Memorial Lecture
Tuesday, March 16, 7:00pm, Hillel Shotel Dubin Auditorium
Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Rosenblatt is an esteemed public speaker and the rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center. He holds a BA and MA in Comparative Literature from Johns Hopkins University, a PhD in Modern British Literature from Columbia University, and ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University.
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Thursday March 18, 8pm; Saturday, March 20, 10pm; Sunday, March 21, 2pm, Hillel Shotel Dubin Auditorium
Teatron, the University of Pennsylvania’s Jewish theater group, is proud to announce its performance of Neil Simon's hilarious Brighton Beach Memoirs. Set in Brooklyn in 1937, this comedy follows fifteen-year-old Eugene Morris Jerome as he experiences puberty, sexual awakening, and a search for self as he attempts to deal with the mundane existence of his family life in Brooklyn.
Penn Israel Coalition's Annual Washington D.C. Lobbying Trip
Wednesday, April 14
Join Penn Israel Coalition for our annual lobbying trip to Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 14. We will leave campus early in the morning to meet with Congressman, Senators, and AIPAC officials. In the past, PIC has been able to meet with: Sen. Bob Casey, Sen. Joe Lieberman, Rep. Eric Cantor, Rep. Jim Gerlach, Rep. Mark Kirk, and others! No prior involvement with PIC is necessary! The application deadline is Wednesday, March 10. Please send completed applications or questions to Josh Belfer at jbelfer@sas.upenn.edu <mailto:jbelfer@sas.upenn.edu> .
Julian Krinsky Summer Program – Day and Residential Staff
Apply to Julian Krinsky Summer Program staff for a fun and rewarding summer experience. Programs are located at prestigious colleges in suburban Philadelphia, offering employment opportunities from mid-June through mid-August. Programs offer competitive wages, comfortable private room and board, and include Shomer Shabbat, Glatt kosher, and daily tefillah. Applicants must have a passion for teaching, working and living with young people, ages 10-17; organization and detail-oriented skills; the ability to work long activity-filled days; and the desire to be a mentor and friend. For more information and to apply online, visit www.jkjewishsummercamps.com or email a letter and resume to steve@jkcp.com.
Summer College Internships at DOROT
Spend a summer learning about DOROT and serving the elderly in the New York community. As a DOROT intern, you will be exposed to the complex issues of aging and non-profit management, and you will gain experience in all aspects of DOROT’s operations. Among many activities, you may visit with seniors in their homes, escort seniors to cultural events, doctors’ appointments or shopping trips, tutor seniors in computer use, run intergenerational art or theater programs, help administer the Summer Teen Internship Program, facilitate intergenerational discussion groups, work in the development office and assist professional staff in the DOROT office with the planning and execution of programs. DOROT internships are particularly rewarding learning experiences. We will put you at the forefront of our operations, assist you in designing an individualized internship schedule with customized projects to match your interests, meet your professional goals, and/or fulfill requirements for class credit. Once a week, Summer College Interns gather for a weekly lunch for issue based workshops and group reflection. DOROT Interns can apply for DOROT’s College Initiative Grants for Intergenerational Programs (up to $500) to bring DOROT like programs to seniors who live near their college communities, and to receive technical assistance to ensure the success of their projects. This grant enables summer interns to build on the skills and expertise they gained at DOROT, receive further support from DOROT’s accomplished professionals and share what they learned with their campus communities. DOROT’s Summer College Internship Program is not a paid internship. Interns commit to a minimum of six weeks, two-days a week internship schedule. DOROT welcomes interns for a maximum of ten weeks, full time internship. DOROT does not provide travel expenses. DOROT is a non-profit organization on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, which seeks to enhance the lives of Jewish and other elderly through a dynamic partnership of volunteers, professionals, and elders; and to foster mutually beneficial interaction between the generations.To apply, complete the online application: http://www.dorotusa.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=1741&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_A... more information contact Sima Kelner, Coordinator of Adult Volunteer Services at skelner@dorotusa.org.
Contagious Disease Outbreak
Health Advisory: Mumps Outbreak in Tradition Observant (Orthodox) Jewish Community March 1st 2010. Since June 2009, state and local health departments in New York and New Jersey in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been investigating an outbreak of mumps within the tradition observant (Orthodox) Jewish community. As of January 29th 2010 over 1,521 outbreak-related cases of mumps have been reported primarily from Brooklyn, NY, Orange County, NY, Rockland County, NY and Ocean County, NJ. Cases have also been reported in other jurisdictions, including several recently identified in Philadelphia. Over 97% of the outbreak-mumps cases are associated with the tradition observant (Orthodox) Jewish community, with more than 85% of cases occurring in ages 7-18 years. Most have been age-appropriately immunized with mumps-containing vaccine. Clinical Presentation of Mumps: Mumps is a viral illness spread by respiratory secretions. Clinical manifestations include fever and acute onset of unilateral or bilateral tender, self-limited, swelling of the parotid or other salivary glands. Persons with mumps are infectious 2 days before the onset or parotitis to 5 days after parotitis onset. Other less common, but more serious manifestations of mumps include viral meningitis, orchitis, oophoritis, pancreatitis, and sensorineural hearing loss. The incubation period for mumps ranges from 12 to 25 days. There is no specific treatment for mumps. If you believe you might have mumps please go to the Doctor immediately.
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