Center for Jewish Living

Disclaimer: these announcements are not funny.

As the CJL is in the midst of an intense election campaign, it is only appropriate to commemorate some of history’s historical elections.

U.S. Presidential Election 1816: James Monroe vs. Rufus King.  In this epochal battle between white rich man vs. white rich man, only one white rich man could win.  The campaigns featured vicious ads, like “Monroe da Ho!” and “Rufus the Doofus!”  This would be the last time somebody with the name Rufus would ever run for public office.

U.S. Presidential Election 1908: In this election America showed that it loves a man with some junk in his trunk, and voted the ever-so bootylicious William Taft into office.

Finally, in 1955 the United States decisively voted for boxers.  Senator McCarthy led the charge, claiming that briefs were chafing and restrictive and thus were a product of communism.  In fact, Senator McCarthy further pushed for enforcing “commando” style, to represent the unmitigated freedom and Americaness of America.

This week’s shout-out goes to the AIG executives who took the bonuses, cause if we ain’t gonna give them love, who is?

Darfur Israel Charity Shabbat

Darfur Israel Charity Shabbat is coming up next week. From the pledges so far, for every person who attends the dinner over $21 will be donated to Darfurian refugees in Israel. You can still make a pledge at http://www.cornellcjl.com/charityshabbat.php. At this point the most important thing is to make sure that as many people come as possible, so make sure you come and invite all of your friends. Tell them that one meal-swipe will donate over $21 to a worthwhile charity.

For more information and to receive the full letter detailing the program please contact Nathan Cohen at ntc9@cornell.edu or nathantcohen@gmail.com

Shabbat Dinner at 104 West!

**NOTE THE NEW TIMES**
Come be a part of our warm, friendly community at 104 West!, this and every Friday Night!
Reserve now at https://edining.campuslife.cornell.edu/kosher30/ and pay only one meal swipe!

Check-in 7:00PM   Dinner 7:30 PM

After dinner come over to the CJL to have a few L’Chaims, see your old friends, and meet some new ones.

Jews on Ice

CJL wants to pay for you to go skating and drink hot cocoa! Cause they love you!

Saturday March 28th, 9-11PM @ Lynah Rink

Prizes for the best wipe-out and best costume!

Skate rentals are free for CJL members. Skating is free for everyone

CJL Elections

The CJL elections meeting to elect next year’s board will be SUnday night at 7PM in the CJL piano room. This is your chance to have a say in how the CJL and Jewish life in general at Cornell is run next year. You must be a CJL member in order to vote. Letters of intent from each of the candidates can be viewed at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc3rvr9q_1gh2pn42f.

Prefrosh Shabbaton

The CJL Prefrosh Shabbaton is next week. Since acceptances only go out this week we don’t yet have such a good sense of who’s coming, but we most likely will need people to host prefrosh. If you are willing to host (particularly if you are a freshman living on North) please contact Aaron Levy at al489@cornell.edu

Mechirat Chametz

Believe it or not, Pesach is less than 2 weeks away. If you don’t think you will be able to get rid of all your chametz in time you can sell it. In order to do so, fill out the attached form and deliver it in person to Rabbi Leib by Monday April 6th. The sold chametz will no longer be under your ownership starting at 10:25AM (note: this is different than what the previous email said) on Wednesday the 8th and will return to you by 9:45PM on April 16th.

Shabbat Times

Friday, March 27: