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WFU Jewish Life. May 4, 2020
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WFU Jewish Life
This is the weekly clearinghouse of (virtual) Jewish events in our community.
 
Mazal Tov to the new WFU Hillel Board!

This Week:

Monday - Friday: Finals this week!  Much success on your final exams and papers. 

Gail is available all week for you to: 
     * Remind you to practice stress management techniques
     * Be an caring friend if you need someone to talk with
     * Distract you with a joke or uplifting story
   
 (Sorry, but Gail can NOT do your exams or papers for you! :)) 

Thursday: Judaism & Islam Lunch & Learn Virtual Gathering. At Noon. Via Zoom

Every Day: Hillel@Home  (On Tuesday, Brene Brown will be speaking to Hillel students)

Detailed info on events below
 
Introducing your New WFU Rosenblatt Family Hillel Board for Fall 2020.  Mazal Tov!!!!!

President: Sydney Rojas
Vice President: Liat Klopouh
Secretary: Sam Schwartz
Treasurer: Tal Feldman
Marketing Chair: Gweny Gorfin
Freshman Engagement Chair: Jessie Birnbaum
Community Engagement Chair: Georgia Pitner

Questions? Sydney at rojasr19@wfu.edu
Thursday, May 7. At Noon. Via Zoom
Judaism & Islam Lunch & Learn Virtual Gathering

Every Thursday at noon via zoom we share commonalities and differences in our religions & communities.  Everyone welcome! 

Topic this week: Prophetic voices. From Moses to Muhammed. Overlapping prophets and different religions’ viewpoints of them.  
Zoom

Facilitated by Gail Bretan & Naijla Faizi, WFU Associate Chaplains. 
ZoomFor more info or to RSVP, Contact us
Hillel@Home: Hillel@Home!  From Hillel International!

Hillel@Home has virtual meet-ups and online gatherings that bring you together with Jewish students from around the world in real-time!          Something Interesting every day.

Of NOTE: On Tuesday
A Conversation with Brené Brown: Living in a time of Collective Vulnerability   (Sponsored by Hillel International)

ChabadWAKE. 
Make Friday evening into Shabbat with Chabad's Shabbat in a Box.

During these trying times, it is more important than ever to tune everything out and enjoy the warmth of Shabbat.  Reserve your box HERE.  Box includes delicious homemade challah, Shabbat candles, a guide and more.  Open to the Wake Forest University and Winston Salem communities  While supplies last. The kit will be dropped off at your front door.  
(Sponsored by WFU Chabad)
MazalWAKE!  Apply for MazalWAKE, the WFU Jewish Pre-Orientation Program!  Register HERE

Contact Jessie, MazalWAKE Chair, for more info about the BEST & most FUN pre-orientation on campus! 

Class of 2024 - register here.  You get to move in early, meet the Jewish & non-Jewish WFU and W-S community, learn your way around campus, find your classrooms in advance, eat great food, and have lots of fun.  

  • Register HERE.  The deadline for pre-orientation registration is Monday, June 8th(Sponosred by Pre-Orientation Programs, and Orientation Office of the Office of the Dean of Students)

Monday, May 18. at 7 pm

WFU Virtual Confering of Degrees (VCD).

Please visit commencement.wfu.edu for the latest information.


Mazal Tov Graduates!
WFU GFC Global Recipe of the Week

May 5 is Cinco de Mayo AND National Hoagie Day - which will you choose? 

Cinco de Mayo Info here.       Cinco de Mayo Recipes here
National Hoagie Day Info here.     Recipes here

The Global Food Committee (GFC) shares our diverse cultural and religious holidays, celebrations, and heritages as expressed through food.  
(Sponsored by the GFC & Food Collaboration Committee -FCC)

Here is an interesting article about COUTNING....

Counting the Omer in a World Without Time
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/belief/articles/counting-omer-in-pandemic

(From Tablet Magazine)
CALENDARS
  •   WFU Jewish Life & Hillel Events Calendar here.
  •   Jewish Holiday Calendar here.
  •   Interfaith Calendar for 2020 here.
  •   Unique & Special May 2020 Holidays here.
In Our Community and Around the World
Non-Jewish WFU and Jewish Non-WFU
Also check https://www.wfdd.org/
 
Accepting donations for our most vulnerable community members.  Many of you are asking how we can help our WFU and W-S communities during these trying times. Here are 4 choices:

1. WFU Chaplain's Emergency Fund. To support our WFU communtiy. https://chaplain.wfu.edu/care-support/chaplains-emergency-fund/

2.  Campus a Refuge-WFU.  To support local refugee families, contact Barry at 518-892-6256 or trachtbc@wfu.edu

3. Student Movement for Immigration Justice-WFU. To contribute specifically to local undocumented families, contact Mir at 323-382-8153 or yarfitmh@wfu.edu

4. Winston-Salem Neighbor to Neighbor Exchange. Connects professional and other folks in more secure economic positions with local immigrant and refugee communities to encourage the local exchange of goods, labor, and money. Contact Mir at 323-382-8153 or yarfitmh@wfu.edu

(Sponsored by our caring community at WFU)
Pro Humanitate Days. Now thru June 30

https://alumni.wfu.edu/events/pro-humanitate-days/

This year we are encouraging alumni, parents, students, and friends to take at least one action that shows the world that #GoodWearsBlack. 
 (Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Enggement)

 
Undergraduate students: Apply to join the Campus Life Advisory Committee (CLAC). Apply here: go.wfu.edu/clacform

Do you have ideas for how to improve campus life at WFU? We are looking for student leaders to serve as a sounding board for the Vice President of Campus Life, Dr. Penny Rue, through monthly group meetings with Dr.Rue and leadership across the division. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and interact with campus leadership, provide your student perspective and experiences, learn about campus life topics such as mental health and  residential life, as well as to share resources and information learned at these meetings with the larger student body.

Questions? Contact Daniella
(Sponsored by WFU Division of Campus Life)
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