Shalom and best wishes for a happy Hanukkah. We have about 150 members in our University Network, with students from throughout the US as well as several other countries. Our group continues to grow, and we hope you'll invite your fellow students to sign up for the University Network by going to our website jewishideas.org. Here are a few items for your attention.
1.We have set up a University Network discussion group. This gives members of the University Network the opportunity of sharing ideas, getting to know each other, networking. This discussion group is only open to members of the University Network of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.
To subscribe to the University Network discussion list, please send an email to our automated system at [email protected]. Please first be sure you are registered as a student on our website (www.jewishideas.org) as we we will only approve subscription requests for those who are. All discussion is email based, and anyone can create or reply to new topics. You will be able to leave the discussion list at any time. The IJII reserves the right to remove anyone from the discussion list at its discretion.
We hope this will prove to be an interesting, valuable and enjoyable resource for members of the University Network. Please sign up soon, and feel free to share your ideas. The discussion group has already gotten underway, so please be sure you're signed up.
2. The University Network is sponsoring an essay contest, open only to its members. The topic is: Orthodoxy and Spirituality. Essays should run from 4 to 10 pages double spaced, submitted as word documents to [email protected] and [email protected], and must arrive by March 1, 2010. The theme is quite general, and you are welcome to approach the topic as you think best. Three essays will be chosen as the winners, and will be published in a forthcoming issue of our journal, Conversations; as well as on our website, jewishideas.org Authors of the 3 winning essays will receive awards of $150 each. Early entries are welcome--don't wait for the last minute!
3. If you would like a free copy of Rabbi M. D. Angel's novel, The Search Committee, please email [email protected], giving the mailing address to which you'd like it sent. Many members of the University Network have already received this book, but those who did not are invited to make their request for a copy.
Shalom uvrakha.