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

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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