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."