Israel, and other exciting things upcoming
Fun Brandeis fact of the day: President Jehuda Reinharz has not only an "LJ" (jehuda), but also a "fan club"!
[channeling the future Rabbi Breindel:] "Je-HUDA Reinharz!"
"Yeh-who-da WHAAT?"
"Je-HUDA Reinharz!"
Free (or dirt-cheap) 2 weeks in Israel! Katya Myer, program director at MIT Hillel, wrote me yesterday to let me know that MIT Hillel is hoping to run a Birthright trip to Israel June 14-28. However, they are short of interested people, and unless they get enough, the trip cannot happen! For those unfamiliar with Birthright, it is an amazing program of FREE 10-day trips to Israel for young Jewish adults ages 18-26 (who have never toured Israel before). I asked Katya if people over 26 could join in; she said anyone into their early 30s can come for only a small additional fee on the order of $200-300. The trip covers roundtrip airfare, hotel, transportation, most meals and other associated land costs, so it's still a pretty amazing deal. I am so totally thinking about this. Anyone else? I would have to work it out with my office -- but I have the vacation time coming, and it looks like for once in my life I could actually swing it... at least, assuming I put off both my parents for another month or more... *sigh*
Still have to make arrangements to get to msmidge's nuptial festivities, of course. And figure out if I can make it to 1776 in the next two weeks. (Thursday 5/6 at 8pm, anyone?) And mitgsp's GenComm meeting is this weekend. And I ought to send my niece a present for her impending 6th birthday. Oy gevalt!
And last night, instead of going to bed at 11 when I was supposed to, I stayed up and devoured more than half of the book red_queen lent me months ago, Jennifer Weiner's Good In Bed. It is AWESOME! I am a total new fan. I wonder if I can syndicate her blog to LJ? (Her website also has great advice for aspiring writers. I am taking note.)
And, now that I have wasted the first 20 minutes of my lunch hour on LJ, I should go get something to eat. :-) Shabbat shalom, y'all.
[channeling the future Rabbi Breindel:] "Je-HUDA Reinharz!"
"Yeh-who-da WHAAT?"
"Je-HUDA Reinharz!"
Free (or dirt-cheap) 2 weeks in Israel! Katya Myer, program director at MIT Hillel, wrote me yesterday to let me know that MIT Hillel is hoping to run a Birthright trip to Israel June 14-28. However, they are short of interested people, and unless they get enough, the trip cannot happen! For those unfamiliar with Birthright, it is an amazing program of FREE 10-day trips to Israel for young Jewish adults ages 18-26 (who have never toured Israel before). I asked Katya if people over 26 could join in; she said anyone into their early 30s can come for only a small additional fee on the order of $200-300. The trip covers roundtrip airfare, hotel, transportation, most meals and other associated land costs, so it's still a pretty amazing deal. I am so totally thinking about this. Anyone else? I would have to work it out with my office -- but I have the vacation time coming, and it looks like for once in my life I could actually swing it... at least, assuming I put off both my parents for another month or more... *sigh*
Still have to make arrangements to get to msmidge's nuptial festivities, of course. And figure out if I can make it to 1776 in the next two weeks. (Thursday 5/6 at 8pm, anyone?) And mitgsp's GenComm meeting is this weekend. And I ought to send my niece a present for her impending 6th birthday. Oy gevalt!
And last night, instead of going to bed at 11 when I was supposed to, I stayed up and devoured more than half of the book red_queen lent me months ago, Jennifer Weiner's Good In Bed. It is AWESOME! I am a total new fan. I wonder if I can syndicate her blog to LJ? (Her website also has great advice for aspiring writers. I am taking note.)
And, now that I have wasted the first 20 minutes of my lunch hour on LJ, I should go get something to eat. :-) Shabbat shalom, y'all.