OCP Announcements - Shoutouts!! submissions edition (seriously, scroll down)

Yo! Buy Challah for Hunger. You know the drill...


Shabbat Schedule


Shabbat Evening
4:23 :: Candle Lighting
4:25 :: Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 :: PHriday - see you in Hillel!
8:00/8:30 :: SIR

Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Chanoch Waxman

Didn't Jacob act pretty deviously when he got the birthright and blessings from Isaac, instead of Esau? How can we understand his behavior with regards to seeing him as our forefather and in terms of our own behavior? Come hear Rabbi Waxman talk about "Blessing and Ethics: Interpreting Genesis Chapter 27" to find out more!
After PHriday performance, Hillel Library

9:15/9:30 :: The entire community is invited to a L’Chaim for Yael and David at the Friedmans’!!!


Shabbat Day
9:00 :: Shacharit
12:00 :: Mixemup
3:25 :: SIR

Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
The Journey of Rav Yishmael and the Advice of Yitro: Law and Beyond the Letter of the Law in Baba Metzia 30b
3:25, Hillel Library

4:10 :: Mincha & Seudah Shlishit

Seudah Shlishit Committee wants to know what you want! So let them know by taking this brief survey.

5:24 :: Ma'ariv & Havdalah

Thank you to everyone who made last week's Banquet and Auction such a success! Our community was able to raise $4155 to give to the dining staff for the holidays as a token of our appreciation for their hard work. For those of you who have yet to submit payment for your auction items, please be sure to donate here or to give a check or cash to either Kelly Finkelstein or Laura Chiel. Tizku L'Mitzvot!

OCP announcements will be pretty bare next week due to nobody being around... which means we have an email to fill. Sounds like it's time for OCP Shoutouts!! Use this simple form to submit your’s! Sick of the guys showing up to 8:40 at 9 but don't talk to boys? Here’s your chance to give them a piece of your mind! Always wanted to tell Miki how dreamy his eyes are but too shy to do it in person? Let it all out! Please keep in mind yiras shamayim, kavod ha’brios, dan l'kav zchus, v'ahavta l'rayacha kamocha, ba'al tashchis, etc.

Also due to nobody being around next weekend, the dining hall will be closed for Shabbos. So if you’ll be staying, sign up here and whoever’s around can try to put a minyan/a meal. You wouldn't want to end up like these guys ::



Well, I guess I wouldn't mind...


As always, check out pennocp.org/classifieds for information about events going on around campus, etc. - this week, a Bnai Akiva Habitat for Humanity trip over winter break!

Shabbat Shalom!
-M&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair:
Mordechai Treiger :: treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann :: friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

OR check out the OCP suggestion box! OR get in touch with the OCP Advisory Board ::
Danny Berger, Ariel Fisher, Rachel Grosser, David Klatt, Miriam Krawitz, Pamela Kaplan, or Lauren Springer

Think you could have done a better job with the above email? You're probably right. Fortunately for you, cochair elections are coming up :: if you'd like to run, please speak to either/or M&m

OCP Announcements - I'm sitting alone in Rodin 203, come and get me Edition

When I typed OCP into gmail, the first suggestion was ocpassassins09...

As a few of you may have noticed while escaping assassination, the Beit Midrash Committee has been hard at work and finally finished reorganizing this past week! Special thanks to Ezra and Adina Weinblatt, Ari Lustig, Becky Moses, Malka Fleischmann and Leibel Goodman for doing the Dewey. Also, do you have feedback about the new layout? Let us know by using the official OCP Suggestion Box! Also, do you have any books in your room that shouldn’t be there? Let us know by… no, we don’t want to know, just bring them back!

A quick straw-poll: Do you use the University City Eruv (click 1)? yes / no
Please note: The University City Eruv is entirely student-run. Students check and repair the eruv as necessary every single week. Suggested donation is $20-$30. Thanks!

In chronological order:

Hungry for Challah? Buy some Challah for Hunger!! We will be selling challah on Locust Walk from 11:00AM - 2:00PM and in the Hillel Lobby from 12:00 - 1:30 PM, so don't forget to pick up a delicious, freshly-baked challah for Shabbat! For more information, email upenn@challahforhunger.org.

Shabbat Schedule :

Friday Evening ::

4:36 :: Candle lighting

4:40 :: Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat

Shabbat Day ::

9:00 :: Shacharit

3:30 :: Shiur about Crazy Jews - see below for more details

4:20 :: Mincha

5:34 :: Ma'ariv and Havdalah

3:30 - Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe will give a shiur :: Can Orthodox Judaism be Hijacked by Fanatics? Come to the library and find out!

The return of the Leibtag. Monday, November 9^th :: 5:45pm - "A non-Jew is Forbidden to Keep Shabbat - Peshat or Drash?" :: 6:30pm - "Political Assassinations for ‘Religious’ Reasons - Does the Bible Take a Stand?" (Hopefully this will no longer be topical)

Thursday, November 12 - Shani Taragin is coming!!! Stay tuned for more details. PS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Kelly said it needed more exclamation points)

On Saturday night, November 14, the OCP will be hosting a formal evening of dinner, mocktails, live entertainment, and more! There will be an exciting auction following the banquet, and proceeds from the auction will be gifted to the wonderful and talented Hillel dining staff. You can register for the dinner, which costs $10, at pennocp.org/formal. Please let us know if you'd like to donate any goods or services to the auction by clicking here (be creative!). Formal invitation attached.

On November 15th, OCP Chessed will be organizing a trip to the Jewish Relief Agency to help package and distribute food to the needy. We will be leaving campus at 9:30 AM and returning no later than 1:00 PM. Stay tuned for details! If you have a Philly Car Share account or are able to drive to the event (regardless of whether you have a car) please contact Kelly Finkelstein or Laura Chiel.

Please note :: The weekend of Nov. 13-14 is a fun and exciting pHriday - so clear your calendar join the entire Hillel community to commemorate a lovely and delightful sHabbat.

Sick and tired of eating Shabbos meals with the same old people every week? Want to broaden your guest list beyond the usual crowd and mingle with different folks? Mix-em-ups are scheduled (for now) for Shabbos lunch Nov. 21! Sign up to join/host a meal at pennocp.org/mixemup by Monday Nov. 16th

Still need a mezuzah? Rabbi Levy’s got ‘em ($30). Let him know! Other community-wide announcements on pennocp.org/announcements. And as usual, check out upcoming events on pennocp.org/calendar.

This week's assassins update is brought to you by the New Yorker:

Shabbat Shalom!
-M&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair:
Mordechai Treiger :: treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann :: friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

OR check out the OCP suggestion box!

OR get in touch with the OCP Advisory Board ::
Danny Berger, Ariel Fisher, Rachel Grosser, David Klatt, Miriam Krawitz, Pamela Kaplan, or Lauren Springer

OCP Announcements: the 'Thank-Gd-Its-Shabbos-and-I-Can-Finally-Go-to-the-Bathroom-Alone' Edition

A quick straw-poll: Do you use the University City Eruv (click 1)? yes / no
note: university eruv is entirely student run. Students check and repair the eruv as necessary every single week. suggested donation is $20-$30, thank you.

Also, PSA: we change the clocks this satudray night ("fall back") ! If you planned to meet someone between 1am and 2am this weekend, that's gonna happen twice...

Shabbat Schedule: Friday: 5:44pm - Candlelighting 5:45pm- Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat (2nd Floor Hillel) 10pm - Oneg Shabbat hosted by the Jewish girls in Rodin303! Followed by PH-Fridays in Hillel Dining Hall Shabbat: 9:00am - Shacharit followed by Kiddush 3:45pm - shiur by James "Leibel" Goodman (grad lounge) 4:20pm - last Torah Orah of the semester! (3rd Floor Hillel) 5:25pm - Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit 6:41pm - Maariv followed by Havdallah Kiddush is sponsored by the Meisels in celebration of Ariella's birthday!

PHRIDAYS (Penn Hillel Fridays) are a great way to pump up the excitement for Shabbat evenings at Penn Hillel. Once a month, the buzz fills Steinhardt Hall and Shabbat turns into an evening event, even after services and dinner. This Friday, join Penn Hillel for the year's first PHriday! A Hillel wide themed Shabbat extravaganza! Get excited for OktoberPHestivities, featuring apple strudel, (root)beer tasting, pickles, German trivia and more! Oneg in 303: friends, food, games, shabbos. Student Led Shiur will be given by Leibel Goodman on the topic of "The mitzvah to drive out the Settlers of Canaan"

General Announcements: World Series Party in Hillel tomorrow night this one's pretty simple. big-screen tv, huge room, $2 Pizza, free snacks and drinks, and all your friends. why wouldn't you be there? Be sure to bring all your paraphernalia you own! OCP Banquet/ Auction On Saturday night, November 14, the OCP will be hosting a formal evening of dinner, mocktails, live entertainment, and more! There will be an exciting service-based auction following the banquet, and auction proceeds will be gifted to the wonderful and talented Hillel dining staff. Please let us know if you'd like to donate any goods or services to the auction by clicking here (be creative!). More information, and a formal invitation, to follow. Assassins updates There are just over 10 people still alive. Let the conspiracies and bribery begin... Assassins in the media: assassins video | underthebutton|highlights below Blood drive in Hillel this Wednesday. Recycle yourself. click here for details and to sign up.

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Returns to Penn this Wednesday 7:00pm - Come hear master educator and Tanakh expert explore "Political Assassinations for ‘Religious’ Reasons - Does the Bible Take a Stand?" on the anniversary of Yitzchak Rabin's death. 7:45 - "A non-Jew is Forbidden to Keep Shabbat - Peshat or Drash?" SNL timechange - 6:30 dinner 6:30 - dinner (2nd floor Hillel) 7-8pm - learning (3rd floor Hillel) C4H Thanks to all our volunteers who have helped us get off to a great start!! We will be selling challah on Locust Walk from 11:00AM - 2:00PM and in the Hillel Lobby from 12:00 - 1:30 PM (there's still time-- hurry!), so don't forget to pick up a delicious, freshly-baked challah for Shabbat! For more information, email upenn@challahforhunger.org. Battle of the Bands hosted by Shalhevet at NYU Thursday at 7:30pm See attached flier for details. I think we should send these guys. (come by 403 @11pm saturday night for more!)

But wait, there's more. . . Want to know about other Jewish events on campus? Check out the currently not-so-well named pennocp.org/classifieds.

שבת שלום
-m&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair-
Mordechai Treiger treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

OR check out the OCP suggestion box, or email the Advisory Board!
Danny Berger , Ariel Fisher , Rachel Grosser, David Klatt, Miriam Krawitz, Pamela Kaplan, and Lauren Springer

Assassins Updates

Killing Highlights
1)Last night, at 10:30pm I received a phonecall from an unidentified number. I answered the phone. "Hi Miki, this is Ken Grcich [Rodin House Dean]." the voice said. He told me that he recently received a complaint from a resident about the prayer services we host every night in Rodin. He requested that I come to his office to resolve the issue.

I called the two Gabbaim, notifying them of the situation. Samy was in Rodin at the time, and he offered to come down with me.

On the way down we speculated what the minyan may have done to offend someone. Could it be all the noise we make in the hallways after davening. Perhaps it was the impromptu maariv we had on in the music lounge on the first floor. We would soon find out...

When we got down to the office we were greeted by a number of GA's doing what appeared to be administrative work. We started walking towards Ken's office.

"Wait!" one of the GA's called out.
"Ken said he was expecting one person to come down, not two."

It was me that Ken called, so it made sense that I would go in first. I told Samy that I would go in, make sure it was ok that he come too, and then Samy would join us.

I walked down the narrow hallway to Ken's office, passed through the doorway, turned towards his desk and saw Ariella Rosenberg sitting there with a gun.
"Bang Bang, you're dead." she said quietly. Colonel Mustard was defeated.

2) So my second assignment was to kill Reuven. I found out that he messed up his kill of Sarah earlier so I struck a deal with Sarah that if she helped me setup Reuven I would let her live until the next round. So Sarah texts Reuven to meet her in the 8th floor common room of Rodin and instead of her being there the plan was for me to be there waiting. Reuven was suspicious though and decided he needed an escort. On a side note, my roommate Shimon came with me to Rodin to attempt to kill Levi. Shimon was hanging around in the common room of Reuven's floor and Reuven by luck asked Shimon to be his body guard. Since I have an alliance with Shimon, Shimon smoothly slipped away when they got up to the 8th floor and I was able to kill Reuven.

3) As shiur was about to start, Rav Mordy asked Yosef to go get him sheets from his office. Yosef was a bit reluctant to go alone but the Rabbi was asking him so what could he do? When he got to Rav Mordy's office Chana (his arch nemesis from already 2 disputed killings) was waiting there. You can't even trust the Rabbi.

Funny Emails
Reported Kills
1) Target name: XXXX
Target status: Neutralized

Shots fired: One
Weapon: WEI DA-23 standard semi-automatic

Details of kill: Followed up on previous invitation for target to draw on agent's cast. While following target to room passed through small enclave outside door. Surrounding visibility was obscured. Drew weapon and neutralized target with one head shot.

Awaiting next assignment:
The XXXX

2) It was I, Colonel Mustard
In the dining room,
With a water pistol.
Next victim...

3) I am now dead. If you want a good story- my assassin, XXXX, sat
outside my room for over an hour. I cannot compete against that kind
of outrageous behavior. There should be a "have a life clause," if
assassins takes over your life you are automatically dead.

Psychological Warfare
1) Sent from callmebeepmeifyouwannareachme@gmail.com
Dear Ms. Tarlow,

As a former staff writer for the DP, I was hoping you could start working on an obituary for Ms. XXXX. She is about to die.

Much thanks,
Kim Possible

2) Click on link (notice the email account it was sent from) http://www.hallmark.com/ECardWeb/ECV.jsp?a=EG0280291202466M30708172Y&product_id=

Quotables
1) "Do non-Jews count as eydim?"
2) "Clean up the blood in the nursing school."
3) "I'm thinking of filling up my gun with my own blood...O sweet there's a blood drive coming up."
4)"A fake leining announcement lured him into my lair. Just a short while later it was sof passuk for XXXX."
5) "Just putting it out there, I am currently video chatting with my Assasin. After his 3rd email today I decided it was time to request him as my gchat friends."

OCP Announcements - Family Weekend Edition

Remember: Sunday night learning is back in its usual slot! See you Sunday evening at 7! Then…

Be Alert. Be Paranoid. Be Ready to Kill. Assassins begins Sunday night at midnight! (OK, 11:59) Sign up (and check out the rules) at pennocp.org/assassins before 7pm on Sunday. You can pick up your gun after havdallah or after SNL in the lobby of Hillel. And in case you missed the video, that is unacceptable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-MdI7t4gIY

Thanks to all our volunteers who helped make the first Challah for Hunger of the semester a big success!! We can't wait for an amazing semester!! We will be selling the challot on Locust Walk from 11:00AM through 2:00PM and in the Hillel Lobby from 12:00 through 1:30 PM, so don't forget to pick up a delicious, freshly-baked challah for Shabbat! Or, pick one up for your parents! See you next week, same time same place! (Eds. note: Rodin Underground, 6 through 10pm)

The Family Weekend Melave Malka is finally here. It's not (yet) too late to sign up! RSVP on behalf of your folks to sugard@sas.upenn.edu and join us at 8:30 on the second floor of Hillel.

If you plan on bringing your parents into a college house Friday evening or Saturday, please do not forget to sign them up for the Shabbos List, at pennocp.org/security (AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!)

Friday Evening
5:53 :: Candle lighting
5:55 :: Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat
9:30 :: Tisch in Rodin 403

Shabbat Day
9:00 :: Shacharit
Kiddush is sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Shmuel Katz in memory of Sara Bat Yekutiel Yehuda
3:30 :: Torah Hora
4:30 :: R Mordy :: How Apollo 11 forced us to rethink Kiddush Levana :: Hillel Library
5:35 :: Mincha
Seudah shlishit is sponsored by Penn Hillel in honor of our wonderful, visiting parents
6:50 :: Ma’ariv & Havdalah

Special shkoyach to the OCP! Over the chagim we raised $2222 (no joke) on behalf of Hospice of the Upper Galilee.

Get excited for Motzaei Shabbat, November 14 - a formal evening of dinner, mocktails, live entertainment and an auction! Start thinking about any goods or services you can auction off - paper editing? piano lessons? a ride to NYC? Proceeds will be gifted to the wonderful and talented Hillel dining staff over winter break when they are all laid off. So save the date for the biggest social/chessed collaboration of the year!

Check out some other upcoming events at pennocp.org/classifieds and upcoming OCP events at pennocp.org/calendar

And finally: luckily for you, the New Yorker cartoonists’ favorite topic happens to coincide with that of the OCP (Noa), so I happily present to you four (count em!) offerings from the cartoon bank:

Shabbat Shalom!
-M&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair:
Mordechai Treiger treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

OR check out the OCP suggestion box!

OR get in touch with the OCP Advisory Board ::
Danny Berger, Ariel Fisher, Rachel Grosser, David Klatt, Miriam Krawitz, Pamela Kaplan, or Lauren Springer

OCP Announcements: the 'Day Off on the Monday After Columbus Day' edition

(Fall Break Edition)

Shabbat Schedule: (note changes due to fall break)   Friday: 6:03pm - Candlelighting 6:05pm- Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat (2nd floor Hillel) Shabbat: 9:00am - Shacharit followed by Kiddush, still in Hillel 5:45pm - Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit at Chabad 6:59pm - Maariv followed by Havdallah at Chabad

Kiddush this week is sponsored by Yechiel Schur in celebration of his mother's 70th birthday and his anniversary. Note: after kiddush, all shul functions will take place at Chabad, 4037 Pine Street.   Looking for a meal this shabbat?  email Avi  Sher.

General Announcements: Hungry for Challah? Come to Challah for Hunger! Challah for Hunger will be having its kickoff event this coming Thursday evening, October 22nd, at 6PM in the Rodin Underground. Come bake challah and help feed the hungry in Darfur and in our own Philadelphia community, all at the same time! The challah we bake will be sold on Friday on Locust Walk and in Hillel to raise money for these great causes. Can't wait to see you all there! For more information, e-mail upenn@challahforhunger.org. It's coming. . . OCP Banquet On Motzaei Shabbat, November 14, the OCP will be hosting a semi-formal banquet and auction. Please start to think about any goods or services that you can auction off - are you an expert at editing papers? Could you offer piano lessons? A ride to NYC? All proceeds will be donated to charity.  Get excited for the biggest social/ chessed event of the year!

Parent's Weekend is next week And so is the second annual OCP Melaveh Malkah.  Save the date (9/24) and have your folks rsvpasap to pennocp@gmail.com!  [save-the-date card is attached] MASH Ice Cream Party, tuesday@9:30 All student mashgichim are invited to attend the first MASH-appreciation event of the year.  There will be tons of ice cream with crushed candy toppings, whipped cream, cherries, and bananas. It will be amazing and delicious.  location: Hillel Library (2nd floor) Advisory Board is here Many of you have been emailed already.  The rest should get an email from the AB by the end of the break.  If you do not get an email from the advisory board by the end of the break, let us know.

But wait, there's more. . . Want to know about other Jewish events on campus?  Check out the currently not-so-well-named pennocp.org/classifieds.

שבת שלום
-m&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair-
Mordechai Treiger treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

OR check out the OCP suggestion box, or email the Advisory Board! 
Danny Berger , Ariel Fisher , Rachel Grosser, David Klatt, Miriam Krawitz, Pamela Kaplan, and Lauren Springer

OCP Announcements - Chad Gadya Chad Gadya Chad Gadya Chad Gadya... Edition

Special thanks to everyone who helped build the succot at Hillel last week, and especially to those who helped maintain it Wednesday despite the best efforts of the wind tunnel

All Shabbos List additions -- this week only -- will be due no later than Friday at 11am. In the future, all guests must be added to the temporary list by midnight on Thursday. Please sign up your guests at pennocp.org/security. Contact Lizi Marks with any questions.

Shmini Atzeret Schedule: Candle lighting :: 6:14 | Mincha, 'Kabbalat Shabbat' and Ma'ariv :: 6:15 | All other times can be located, as always at pennocp.org/minyan | Special thanks to the dining hall for staying open at unusual hours to accommodate our dancing with the scrolls.

Speaking of scrolls, what better way to celebrate their yearly revolution than to study them?

Shabbat, between Mincha and Ma'ariv, Rav Mordy will give a shiur :: Can a Woman Touch or Dance with a Sefer Torah?

Sunday, between Mincha and Ma'ariv, we've got a rockin' chabura line-up featuring:

Jonathan Moses :: Simchas Torah: Recapitulation Theory Revisited

Rachel Grosser :: Retroactive Approval or Futuristic Prognostication: What was the Purpose of Birchot Moshe?

Danny Cohen :: Paradise Now? A Textual and Meditative Exploration of Gan Eden and Relationship

On Sunday, the OCP Social Committee proudly presents its first-annual Bananagrams Tournament. Both newbies and experts are welcome to compete in an intense word-building workout! Snacks will be provided. Yummy ones. Possibly banana-themed, but you'll have to come to find out. Can't wait to see you from 4:30-6:15 on the 2nd floor of Hillel! (If you would like to participate in the tournament, please show up on time. If you are just interested in playing casually, extra sets will be available for the duration of the event. Spectators are, of course, also welcome.)

Notice: As of today (Friday) New York Bagels (located on Haverford Ave) will no longer be under the Kashrut Supervision of the Va'ad of Philadelphia, as they have opted to replace their certification with one from a non-Orthodox agency.

Mark your calendars (and be sure to visit pennocp.org/calendar for more events):

At 7PM on Wednesday, October 14, Dr. William Kolbrener will deliver an expert lecture regarding Wittgenstein’s Duck, Quantum Physics and Jewish Pluralism

If you plan on being around for Fall Break (10/17), please let us know by filling out this linked form.

Hungry for Challah? Make Challah for the hungry! Challah for Hunger will kickoff its year on Thursday, October 22nd. Come bake challah and help feed the hungry in Darfur and in our own Philadelphia community, all at the same time! The challah we bake will be sold on Friday on Locust Walk and in Hillel to raise money for these great causes. Stay tuned for more details.

Family weekend is coming! ... and so is the OCP's second-annual Melave Malka! Save the date (10/24) and have your folks RSVP to pennocp@gmail.com. [An official invitation is attached.]

As a brief follow-up to OCP Chessed's wonderful program on Wednesday night Without a Home, we would like to provide additional information regarding Project H.O.M.E.'s Homeless Outreach Hotline, which can be reached at 215 232 1984. Please call the hotline to secure assistance for individuals living on the street. For more information, please see their website.

Speaking of websites, please visit pennocp.org/classifieds to learn more about some fabulous events going on in the Hillel Community or to post one of your own!

For those who are inexplicably away for the holiday but can't go without their weekly dvar torah fix, please see the attached copy of Divrei Beit Hillel.

Finally, for all those concerned about recycling their lulavim and etrogim, I would like to direct your attention to the newest OCP fundraiser ::

Collection boxes will be available after davening this morning. (Really.)

Chag Sameach and Shabbat Shalom!
-M&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair:
Mordechai Treiger treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

OR check out the OCP suggestion box!

OR get in touch with the OCP Advisory Board ::
Danny Berger, Ariel Fisher, Rachel Grosser, David Klatt, Miriam Krawitz, Pamela Kaplan, or Lauren Springer

Finally, for anyone a little rusty from last year (pun intended), this should help:
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OCP Announcements: because we're very frond of the outdoors.

Good Afternoon OCP-

A hardy thank you to all those who helped prepare our community for sukkot this week.  Huge thank you to Max Levy for handling OCP lulav sales this year, and to everyone who helped put up the sukkah this week!

OCP wishes everyone a Chag Sameach!

Sukkot Schedule: Candle Lighting: 6:25pm Mincha/Ma'ariv: 6:30pm The rest of the OCP minyan times can be found, as always, at pennocp.org/minyan   There will be kiddush on Shabbat and Sunday, though there will not be seudah shlishit.

General Announcements: "Without a Home" -- this wednesday, 7-9pm This Sukkot, while we eat and sleep in outdoor huts, let us try to understand why having a home is such a wonderful blessing. OCP Chessed, in conjunction with the National Coalition for the Homeless, presents "Without a Home," a program including a panel presentation by three formerly homeless speakers who overcame dire circumstances to eventually find shelter from the streets and a discussion of the difficult odds America's street wanderers face.  After the event, learn about how you can assist the needy through exciting Chessed opportunities. [Women's Only] Siyum Hatorah on Simchat Torah Ladies-  Looking to make your simchat torah a little more meaningful?  Sign up to learn 1 parsha this week and then get together to make a siyum on simchat torah while the boys are getting aliyot.  Sign up to learn here, but hurry -- we're more than halfway there! Having guests over for Simchat Torah? Avoid the rush-  get 'em on the Shabbat List now!  pennocp.org/security Parent's Weekend is coming. . . And so is the second annual OCP Melaveh Malkah.  Save the date (9/24) and have your folks rsvpasap to pennocp@gmail.com!  [save-the-date card is attached]

Sukkah Late Night -- this thursday, 8pm-12am Come join the entire Jewish community in the Sukkah for live musical and comedic performances by some of the most talented groups on campus.  Also enjoy hot cocoa, smores, pastries, fun games and more. This is one mitzva you won't want to miss out on! OCP Classifieds Check out the newly updated OCP classifieds!  Want to market your non-ocp event to the ocp?  Just submit your blurb at pennocp.org/classifieds.  simple!  thanks as usual to our dedicated webguys Ariel Allon and Michael Kopinsky Divrei Beit Hillel - in your sukkah? Even during the holiday season, the DBH guys are hard at work.  Print out this week's holiday edition of DBH [attached].  Thanks to Alyse, Daphne, and Michael Rubin for putting it together every week!

Shabbat Shalom & Chag Sameach!
-m&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair-
Mordechai Treiger treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

OR check out the OCP suggestion box, or email the Advisory Board!
Danny Berger , Ariel Fisher , Rachel Grosser, David Klatt, Miriam Krawitz, Pamela Kaplan, and Lauren Springer

Emet ma nehedar hayu OCP Announcements - YK Edition

Yom Kippur Schedule

Erev Yom Kippur
8:20 :: Seliḥot, Shaḥarit, Kaparot, Hatarat Nedarim (see below for further details)
3:30 & 4:45 :: Minḥa  
3:45 - 5:30 :: Falk Commons are open for business. Special thank you to the Dining Staff and the mashgiḥim!
If you are available in the morning at Hillel or in the afternoon at Bodek (this might require some walking effort), and can lend a hand to set up for davening, please email the Gabbaim so they can tell you exact time - or just show up!
All Day :: Last chance to give a hug to tzedak - excuse me, tzedakah to HUG (Hospice of the Upper Galilee) - You can leave your donations in the tzedakah box in the third floor Beit Midrash, or you can give them to Pamela Kaplan or Jessie Wolfe directly.

Kaparot :: A tzedakah box will be available in the Beit Midrash for those too wimpy to use a chicken [sheḥita will be held immediately afterward at the biopond]
 
Hatarat Nedarim :: Feel free to try this at home :: speak to the Gabbaim if you have any questions or need any help.

Yom Kippur Evening 
6:15 :: OCP Tefillat Zakkah & Kol Nidrei - Bodek Lounge in Houston Hall  
6:15 :: Heart to Heart Explanatory Services - 3rd Floor of Hillel ("...for people who aren't so High on the High Holidays")  
~9:00 :: Yom Kippur Across Penn - See attached flyer for more details  

Bathroom options: The bathrooms in Bodek are automatic - listen to announcements for the closest analog toilet Yom Kippur - (All services will be held in Bodek Lounge)

8:30 :: Shaḥarit and Mussaf
4:35 :: Minḥa & Neilah  
7:28 :: Arvit
7:35 :: Water and Entenmann's will be available immediately following the conclusion of Yom Kippur services
7:45 :: Falk Commons opens for dinner  

Lulav me, lulav me not :: but lu'll lav lur lulav a bit less if you wait until after Yom Kippur to order it, because it will cost you an extra $5. So go to pennocp.org/lulav.

And special offer: if you're a woman still deciding if you would like to order your own set, you can do so at the current price level through 11:59pm on Tuesday night, so that your decision can become more informed at Rav Mordy's Shiur :: Can you shake it? Women and Lulav :: 5:45-6:15  

If you would like to be added to the succah-building listserv, please click here or email Michael Rutenberg-Schoenberg or Nisan Lerea.

For those who didn't have a chance to read DBH on Friday night, please find a copy attached. 

Finally, for those looking for some last-minute preparation for Yom Kippur, please enjoy the attached cartoon (couldn't resist).  


G'mar ḥatima tova! -M&m

OCP Announcements are here!

Hello all-

please read these announcements carefully as they contain important information about the shabbat shuva drasha, the yom kippur schedule, lulav sales, sukkah building, and more.

Also, to all who are hosting prefrosh in their homes or are eating with them at a meal, we cannot thank you enough.  Our ability to absorb 62 prefrosh in one weekend on short notice is a wonderful testament to the culture of hachnasat orchim (welcoming of guests) that exists in our community.
Attached is the prefrosh shabbaton schedule.  Feel free to join the prefrosh in any of the shabbat activities.

Shabbat Schedule:   Friday: 6:36pm - Candlelighting 6:40pm- Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat (2nd floor Hillel) 10pm - Oneg with the Prefrosh at the Friedmans (open to all!) Shabbat: 9:00am - Shacharit followed by Kiddush at around 11 4:00pm - Torah Hora 5:15pm - Rav Mordy's Shabbos Shuva Drasha 6:20pm - Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit 7:30pm - Maariv followed by Havdallah

Oneg at the Friedmans': All are welcome to enjoy a rockin' oneg with the prefrosh at the Friedmans, 4008 Chestnut St.  A student panel will also host a Q&A session there. Torah Hora: your weekly dose of shabbat afternoon learning in the beit midrash.  come learn with your friends, and grab some refreshments as well. Rav Mordy's Shabbos Shuva Drasha: Traditionally, on the Shabbat before Yom Kippur, the Rabbi gives a very important speech. this year's topic is- "Sorry": It's More than just a Game: Finding a Way to Ask for Forgiveness: the Difficulty, Importance, and Obligation. With that many colons in one title, it's gotta be good.

General Announcements: 1 - Sunday Pre-fast Dining hours (CORRECTION!) The dining hall will be open this Sunday from 3:45-5:30.  please remember to thank the dining staff, as they are coming in on the weekend just for us! more Yom Kippur information will be sent out after shabbat. 2 - Get those hands dirty, it's sukkah time! Sukkot is coming up in a week, and there's no better way to prepare than to Help build the Sukkah!!  Click here to join the Sukkah building listserv.  Or, talk to Michael Rutenberg Schoenberg or Nisan Lerea for more information.  Speaking of sukkot. . . 3 - I'll buy you a Lulav Need the 4 species for sukkot?  Just order 'em online at pennocp.org/lulav.  that's easy.  Now, if you're a female you're probably thinking. . . 4 - Can you shake it? - Women and Lulav Find out at Rav Mordy's special-edition shiur, Tuesday night from 5:45-6:15pm.  Then after that, it's time for another. . . 5 - Tuesday Night Learning - more meat for the masses! Last week TNL broke an all-time record with over 110 attendees.  Can we break it again?  Schedule is like last week: 6:30-7pm - meat dinner 7pm-8pm - learning

6 - Tzedek's Bikur Cholim program Want to visit sick children at CHOP? Join bikkur cholim for a low-commitment but high impact chessed! All you have to do is sign up on our listserv, and if there's a patient to visit, we'll let you know. If you're able to make it-- great! If not-- hopefully next time! For questions or to sign up for the listserv, contact Jessie Wolfe or Rachel Meisel 7 - "T, T, and T remove the evil of the decree" Yom Kippur is almost here, and it’s a great time to give tzedakah! The money OCP collects will be donated to the Hospice of the Upper Galilee, whose mission is to care for patients in the Galilee panhandle and northern Golan Heights who suffer from advanced cancer, and provide support to their families and caregivers. This organization is the first to provide palliative care to patients in the Upper Galilee, who previously didn’t have access to these public services in Israel’s metropolitan areas. You can leave your donations in the tzedakah box in the third floor beit midrash, or you can give them to Pamela Kaplan or Jessie Wolfe directly. 8 - OCP suggestionbox Have an opinion about the OCP?  Have a suggestion for the next big social event?  Just wanna say hi?  OCP suggestionbox is at your service. 9 - more announcements! more announcements can be found on the ocp's classifieds page, pennocp.org/classifieds.  (This page will be back up in a few hours.)

Shabbat Shalom!
-m&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair OR check out the OCP suggestion box!
Mordechai Treiger treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

Lulav me, Lulav me not

Can I interest you in a frond? Visit pennocp.org/lulav to purchase your own set of arba minim today

OCP Announcements - Chana tova u'metushka Edition

Your past and present cochairs ask the pardon! ("...Jenny") of anyone who has been disappointed by, or has otherwise felt slighted, snubbed, misrepresented or misinformed by anything that has appeared or failed to appear in, any and all OCP weekly announcements or any other OCP mailing that has been generated within the past year.

Minyan times over Rosh Hashana can be found on the OCP website: pennocp.org/minyan. For those interested in tashlich, it will take place sometime before mincha on the second day at the biopond. Stay tuned.

The prefrosh Shabbaton is just one week away (9/25-27)!! Please encourage high school seniors interested in visiting Penn or Drexel to attend: Website/registration form. Facebook event.

Sunday Night Learning is now - and four the next for weeks - Tuesday night learning! Come at 6:30 for the Chinese and stay until 8 for the Hebrew. To see a schedule of all SNL, shiurim, social and more! dates, please visit pennocp.org/calendar.

If you are interested in getting involved with Penn-Drexel community-building, please contact Jordan Sved (jordansved@gmail.com)

If you are interested in getting involved with Penn Hillel succah-building, or in buying a lulav and etrog through the OCP, stay tuned for next week's announcements.

If you feel the need to atone for any of your actions within the past year, feel free to call the atonement hotline, at 1-800-OOPS-JEW. In the future, non-OCP advertisements such as this will be found in a special classified section on the OCP website.

Attached, please find a copy of this week's Divrei Beit Hillel, Penn's Policy on Secular and Religious Holidays and the return of the New Yorker - this week, holiday-appropriate.

And finally, for those wondering about the subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6azpt5hAq4

Shana tova and Shabbat Shalom!
-M&m

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email your favorite cochair:
Mordechai Treiger treiger@sas.upenn.edu
Miki Friedmann friedmj@seas.upenn.edu

OR check out the OCP suggestion box!

OR for the first time in 5770, get in touch with the OCP Advisory Board!!!:

Danny Berger
Ariel Fisher
Rachel Grosser
David Klatt
Miriam Krawitz
Pamela Kaplan
Lauren Springer