University Network Update

By
Rabbi Marc D. Angel

Shalom uvrakha. I hope the academic year is going well for you.

Here are a few items of interest to members of the University Network of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.

CAMPUS FELLOWS PROGRAM

The Institute sponsors Campus Fellows on campuses throughout the United States and Canada. Campus Fellows receive a modest stipend to arrange several programs per semester. The goal is to create an environment for serious study, open and honest discussion in the spirit of an intellectually vibrant, compassionate and inclusive Orthodox Judaism.

The Campus Fellows Program is coordinated by Raif Melhado, a rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. Here is the link to Raif's report of Campus Fellows programs during the fall term: http://www.jewishideas.org/events/university-network-events-fall-semester-2012

DO YOU WISH TO BE A CAMPUS FELLOW NEXT FALL?

If you'd be interested in serving as a Campus Fellow, please visit the homepage of our Institute: jewishideas.org On the bottom right, you'll find information about the program as well as an application form. Please feel free to contact [email protected] if you have questions about the Campus Fellows Program.

FREE BOOKS

From time to time, we are able to offer free books to students on our University Network. If you'd like any or all of the following books, please email me [email protected] and let me know which title/s you'd like, as well as your mailing address.

1. "Through an Opaque Lens," by Rabbi Hayyim Angel (essays on topics in Tanakh)
2. "Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism," by Rabbi Marc D. Angel
3. "Selected Paragraphs from Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook's Arfilei Tohar," with commentaries by Pinchas Polonsky (a study of some of the basic teachings of Rav Kook)
4. "Maimonides: Essential Teachings in Jewish Faith and Ethics," by Rabbi Marc D. Angel (an English translation of much of Rambam's "Book of Knowledge," with running commentary.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS?

Please feel free to contact me ([email protected]) or Raif Melhado ([email protected]) if you have questions or issues with which we might be helpful, or if you have suggestions how the University Network can better serve our growing student community.

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