A Minor Holiday Miracle

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> Hillel and Friends,
> L'shanah tovah! Party like it's 5766! We finally have a
> venue and a menu
> for our "Rush Hashanah" combined-pre-and-post-party. Rabbi
> Jakobsen of Des
> Moines will be bringing corned beef to the Ames Jewish Congregation
> Synagogue on
> next Sunday, the 9th of October, at 6:00 p.m. It is on Calhoun
> Avenue, which is
> somewhat near to the Mall. Call me if you have any questions about
> where to
> find it. I will be able to give rides to people, four at a time,
> and there may
> be other drivers available as well. Please RSVP by Friday around
> noon if at all
> possible so that we can get an approximation of the amounts of food
> needed, as
> well. Vegetarians- call me or email me, so we can arrange
> something suitable
> for you- I may find myself on the same boat, although my motivation
> would be
> prevention of atherosclerosis, not ideological. In other news, Ian
> has been
> working hard to maintain our website at http://
> isuhillel.blogspot.com Let's
> show our appreciation and increase traffic- it would be a good way
> to keep
> abreast of what current activities are, too. The AJC has indicated
> that it
> might like to start adult education Beginner/Intermediate Hebrew
> and Adult
> Bar/Bat Mitzvot classes if there is enough community interest.
> Several people
> had contacted me as to whether they were offered, so please, email
> me if you are
> interested in either so we can get them started. We have an offer
> from a
> congregation/group in Des Moines to bring a photographer from
> Israel to campus
> next month (at no cost to us) to give a pictorial lecture on
> Israel. Would
> any/all of you like that? We'd want to have significant interest,
> because we
> would have to get a lecture room, etc.
> Thanks, and again, Happy New Year,
> EMJ
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