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Purdue University is home to over 550 Jewish students!The Purdue Hillel Jewish Center extends an open invitation to all

undergrads, graduate students and community members to visit ourwonderful facility on State Street (across from Lilly Hall) at any time to watcha movie on our big-screen TV, check your email, play a game of pool, browse

through the library or just have a place to hang out between classes.

Purdue Hillel serves as an umbrella organization that works with HSB (HillelStudent Board) the main Jewish programming organization at Purdue, FYSH

(First Year Students at Hillel), ICAP (Israel Council at Purdue) and GAPP(Graduates and Professionals at Purdue) and strives to provide the meansfor students to explore their Jewish identity in a dynamic, nurturing and

fun-filled environment.

Additionally, Purdue Hillel serves as a resource for the two Jewish Fraternities(AEPi & ZBT) and the Jewish Sorority (SDT) to enhance their presence on

campus. We invite you to be a PurJew.Stop by for a visit….See you soon!

WELCOME TO JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE

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HILLEL AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY912 West State Street

W. Lafayette, IN 47906765-743-1293

hillel@purduehillel.orgwww.purdue.edu/hillel

DIRECTOR: Philip Schlossberg, MSWOFFICE ADMINISTRATOR: Shayna A. Ramirez

PURDUE HILLEL FOUNDATION BOARD PRESIDENT: Gerald Lande HILLEL STUDENT BOARD PRESIDENT: Elizabeth Hann

HOST: Shannon L. Gilles

Date Opponent Location Time9/6/15 at Marshall Universtiy Huntington, WV 3:00pm9/12/15 vs. Indiana State West Lafayette, IN 12:00pm

(Military Appreciation/Band Day)9/19/15 vs. Virgina Tech (Family Day) West Lafayette, IN 3:30pm9/26/15 vs. Bowling Green West Lafayette, IN TBA

10/3/15 at Michigan State East Lansing, MI 12:00pm10/10/15 vs. Minnesota West Lafayette, IN TBA10/17/15 at Wisconsin Madison, WI 12:00pm10/31/15 vs. Nebraska West Lafayette, IN TBA

11/7/15 vs. Illinios (Homecoming) West Lafayette, IN 12:00pm11/14/15 at Northwestern Evanston, IL TBA11/21/15 at Iowa Iowa City, IA TBA11/28/15 vs. Indiana West Lafayette, IN TBA

(Old Oaken Bucket Game)

12/5/15 Big Ten Championship Game Indianapolis, IN 8:00pm

2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

To your call once more we rally,Alma Mater, hear our praise;Where the Wabash spreads its valley,Filled with joy our voices raise.From the skies in swelling echoesCome the cheers that tell the tale,Of your vict’ries and your heroes,Hail Purdue! We sing all hail!

ChorusHail, hail to old Purdue!All hail to our old gold and black!Hail, hail to old Purdue!Our friendship may she never lack,Ever grateful ever true,

Thus we raise our song anew,Of the days we’ve spent with you,All hail our own Purdue.

When in after years we’re turning,Alma Mater, back to you,May our hearts with love be yearning,For the scenes of old Purdue.Back among your pathways windingLet us seek what lies before,Fondest hopes and aims e’er finding,While we sing of days of yore.

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HAIL PURDUE!

PurJew is the offical name given to Jewish students at Purdueon the December 2005 Taglit-Birthright Israel trip.

While there is no single dedicated Jewish Sorority, several houses welcome Jewishgirls. The following houses currently have Jewish members. Alpha Chi Omega(ACW), Alpha Gamma Delta (AGD), Alpha Omicron Pi (AOP), Alpha Phi (AF), Alpha XiDelta (AXD), Chi Omega (CW), Gamma Phi Beta (GFB), Phi Mu (FM), Pi Beta Phi (PBF),Sigma Delta Tau (SDT), Sigma Kappa (SK), and Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA).

Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity is the Global Jewish Fraternity whichseeks to provide opportunities for a Jewish man seeking the bestpossible college and fraternity experience. The brothers plan andparticipate in many social, philanthropic, and athletic activities. Hereat the Pi Upsilon chapter, we are a strong knit group of guys from allover the world with diverse interests connected though our commonheritage. If you are interested in finding out more about the fraternity,please contact Levi Bernstein (lbernste@purdue.edu), Rush Chair. ΑΕΠΑΕΠΑΕΠΑΕΠΑΕΠ

Other Jewish Organizations at PurdueOther Jewish Organizations at PurdueOther Jewish Organizations at PurdueOther Jewish Organizations at PurdueOther Jewish Organizations at Purdue

Israel Council at Purdue (ICAP) is a student organization that aimsto increase campus and community awareness of the situation inthe Middle East. It does this through cultural, social, and politicalprograms about Israeli issues. Specifically, ICAP aims to promotesentiments favorable to Israel as well as combatingmisrepresentations of Israel in all forms. ICAP is made up of students,both Jews and non-Jews, from all over the political spectrum, allworking together to support Israel on Campus. For moreinformation on all Fall ‘14 programming, contact Melanie Hopmeier(mhopmeie@purdue.edu).

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Jewish Calendar:Jewish Calendar:Jewish Calendar:Jewish Calendar:Jewish Calendar:Fall 2015 SemesterFall 2015 SemesterFall 2015 SemesterFall 2015 SemesterFall 2015 SemesterRosh HaShanah Sept. 13 - 15Yom Kippur Sept. 22 - 23Sukkot Sep. 27 - Oct. 4Shemini Atzeret Oct. 5Simchat Torah Oct. 6Hanukkah Dec. 6 - 13

Jewish Calendar:Jewish Calendar:Jewish Calendar:Jewish Calendar:Jewish Calendar:Spring 2016 SemesterSpring 2016 SemesterSpring 2016 SemesterSpring 2016 SemesterSpring 2016 SemesterTu B’Shavat Jan. 25Purim March 24Passover April 22 - 30Yom Hashoah May 5Yom Ha’atzmaut May 12Lag B’Omer May 26Shavout June 12 - 13

Boiler/Hillel Calendar:Boiler/Hillel Calendar:Boiler/Hillel Calendar:Boiler/Hillel Calendar:Boiler/Hillel Calendar:Fall 2015 SemesterFall 2015 SemesterFall 2015 SemesterFall 2015 SemesterFall 2015 SemesterFYSH BGR Shabbat Dinner Aug. 21Welcome Back Cook-Out Aug. 23Classes Begin Aug. 24FYSH Pizza & Games Aug. 24Bagel Break (Every Tuesday) Aug. 25Torah Study (Every Wednesday) Aug. 26Coffee w/Philip @ Union (Every Thurs.) Aug. 27Student Activities Fair Aug. 27Shabbat Services & Dinner Aug. 28

Ice Cream & Cards Against Humanity Sept. 1Bagel Break (Every Tuesday) Sept. 1Torah Study (Every Wednesday) Sept. 2Coffee w/Philip @ Union (Every Thurs.) Sept. 3Shabbat Services & Dinner Sept. 4Labor Day - No Classes Sept. 7Birthright Israel Info Meeting (6:30pm) Sept. 8All Fired Up - Rosh Chodesh program Sept. 10Shabbat Services & Dinner Sept. 11Erev Rosh Hashana Services & Dinner Sept. 13Rosh Hashana Services (am & pm) Sept. 14Bowling in the Union (8pm) Sept. 17Shabbat Services & Dinner Sept. 18Family Day Bagel Brunch Sept. 19Hunger Hike Sept. 20Erev Yom Kippur - Dinner & Services Sept. 22Yom Kippur - Services (am & pm) Sept. 23Build the Sukkah (Hillel) Sept. 24Shabbat Services & Dinner Sept. 25Erev Sukkot Services Sept. 27Hookah in the Sukkah Sept. 30

Coffee w/Philip @ Union (Every Thurs.) Oct. 1Shabbat Services & Dinner Oct. 2Torah Study (Every Wednesday) Oct. 7Fall Break Oct. 12-13Pink Shabbat Services & Dinner Oct. 16Bagel Break (Every Tuesday) Oct. 20Crash Course in Reading Hebrew Oct. 20Shabbat Services & Dinner Oct. 23Shabbat Services & Dinner Oct. 30

Bagel Break (Every Tuesday) Nov. 3Torah Study (Every Wednesday) Nov. 4Coffee w/Philip @ Union (Every Thurs.) Nov. 5Black & Gold Shabbat Nov. 6Shabbat Services & Dinner Nov. 13Shabbat Services & Dinner Nov. 20Thanksgiving Break Nov. 25 - 29

Bagel Break (Every Tuesday) Dec. 1Torah Study (Every Wednesday) Dec. 2Coffee w/Philip @ Union (Every Thurs.) Dec. 3Shabbat Services & Dinner Dec. 4Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Dec. 6 - 13Shabbat Services & Dinner Dec. 11Classes End Dec. 12Hillel Open for Study Hours Dec. 13 - 17Finals Dec. 14 - 20

Boiler Calendar:Boiler Calendar:Boiler Calendar:Boiler Calendar:Boiler Calendar:Spring 2016 SemesterSpring 2016 SemesterSpring 2016 SemesterSpring 2016 SemesterSpring 2016 SemesterClasses Begin Jan. 11MLK Jr Holiday - No Classes Jan. 18Spring Break March 14 - 19Classes End April 30Finals May 2 - 7

September 2015 - Taglit: Birthright Israel tripApplications go online September 8, 2015

For more information about Taglit: Birthright Israel contact Philip at philip@purdeuhillel.org

Graduates and Professionals at Purdue (GAPP) is the union of Jewish graduate studentsand professionals. As Jews we come from all parts of the world bringing with us manyunique cultural experiences but we also share many similar traditions.Our bond is both social and spiritual. Monthly events include the arts,sports, parties, holidays, services, lectures, and dinners to name a few.For more information contact Melanie Mason(Mason71@purdue.edu).

Zeta Beta Tau, founded in 1898 as the Nation’s first Jewish Fraternity,ZBT preserves and cultivates its relationships within the Jewishcommunity. Since 1954, ZBT has been committed to its policy of non-sectarian Brotherhood, and values the diversity of men of goodcharacter, regardless of religion, race or creed into its membership.Our brotherhood is unique in the way that we have brothers from allwalks of life, while still sticking to our Jewish heritage. If you areinterested in finding out more about the fraternity, please contactBrett Hollander (hollan16@purdue.edu) or www.zbtpurdue.com.

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Name: Elizabeth HannPosition: PresidentYear: JuniorMajor: HTMHome Town: Indianpolis, INEmail: ehann@purdue.edu

Name: Elia LichtensteinPosition: Vice-PresidentYear: SophomoreMajor: Aerospace EngineeringHome Town: Margate, NJEmail: elichte@purdue.edu

Name: Ilana LeopoldPosition: TreasurerYear: JuniorMajor: Accounting & FinanceHome Town: Carmel, INEmail: ileopold@purdue.edu

Name: Eden HolmesPosition: Religious ChairYear: JuniorMajor: History & Law & SocietyHome Town: Nolensville, TNEmail: holmes46@purdue.edu

Name: Mara KossoffPosition: Tzedek ChairYear: SophomoreMajor: Financial PlanningHome Town: Los Angeles, CAEmail: mkossoff@purdue.edu

Name: Nicole KaminskyPosition: Social ChairYear: JuniorMajor: Biomedical EngineeringHome Town: North Wales, PAEmail: kaminskn@purdue.edu

Name: Haley VapnikPosition: FYSH ChairYear: SophomoreMajor: Chemical EngineeringHome Town: Tarzana, CAEmail: hvapnik@purdue.edu

Name: Aline EsquenaziPosition: Secretary/PRYear: SophomoreMajor: Computer EngineeringHome Town: Rio de Janeiro, BrazilEmail: aesquena@purdue.edu

Meet Your Hillel Student BoardMeet Your Hillel Student BoardMeet Your Hillel Student BoardMeet Your Hillel Student BoardMeet Your Hillel Student BoardThe Hillel Foundation at Purdue University, Inc.Philip J. Schlossberg, MSW, Director912 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906765-743-1293 Fax: 765-743-0014mail: philip@purduehillel.org http://www.purduehillel.org

Governing Board

Gerald LandePresident

Michael AcksVice President

Secretary

Leo WeitzmanTreasurer

Mitchell SchwartzwaldPast President

Andy BoransPaul BloombergBarry EffronChase FosterGerald LandeRobert Ringel z”lPaul SandockLou Sherman

Elizabeth HannStudent Board President

Melanie MasonGAPP President

Melanie HopmeierICAP President

The Hillel Foundation atPurdue University, Inc.is a 501(c)3exemptcorporation.

Foundation ofJewish Campus Life

August 2015

Dear FYSH Student,

Welcome to Purdue! This booklet was designed to help you getacquainted with Jewish life at Purdue, and is part of the FYSHprogram.

FYSH (First Year Students at Hillel) is a program that aims tomake new students comfortable with college life. This is ourtenth year having a FYSH program at Purdue. We look forwardto your addition to the history of successful FYSH classes, manyof whom have gone on to leadership positions in Hillel, ICAP andother campus organizations.

Haley Vapnik (FYSH coordinator) has spent much of the summercreating this book and planning events for you. Throughout thisyear, there will be many activities designed to help you meetnew people, get involved with Hillel, and have some fun! Myselfand the Hillel Student Board will act as guides and mentors foryou this year. Feel free to ask questions, make suggestions, andspeak your mind; this program was designed for you to help you.

This book can serve as a guidebook to Purdue. Included arecalendars, information on the temple and synagogue, and otherthings that will make your first year as a boilermaker a success.

As president of Hillel Student Board (the group of studentsresponsible for much of what goes on at Hillel), I want to welcomeyou to Purdue and to Hillel. I hope this year proves to be excitingand memorable.

Boiler Up!

Sincerely,

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Elizabeth HannPresident, Hillel Student Board

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620 Cumberland AvenueWest Lafayette, IN 47906

765-463-3455Rabbi Philip Cohen

ConservativeCONGREGATION SONS OF ABRAHAM

661 North 7th StreetLafayette, IN 47901

765-742-2111

If you ever need a ride to Temple Israel or Congregation Sons of Abraham,let the Hillel office know.

There will always be someone available to give you a ride.

Hillel:Hillel is open from 9:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Thursday and 9:00am

until the last person leaves after Friday night services.Students are encouraged to spend their free time at Hillel. It is a great

place to study, take a nap, play pool, meet friends, or just take a break fromthe craziness we like to call school.

Religious Services:Friday Night Services begin at 7:00pm every Friday during the se-

mester followed by Shabbat dinner. Services are free, but dinner costs$4 or one can sign up for the entire semester for $48 (it’s like getting 2dinners for free).

Services for the High Holidays falling on weekdays are held at Hillel,when they fall on Saturday or Sunday students are always welcome atthe local synagogues. For Passover we hold Seders (whatever day theyfall) and offer a Kosher-for-Passover meal plan for the entire week.

MEET YOUR FYSH CHAIR

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We say Shabbat is the festive time at Hillel and Shabbat dinner is no exception.Although the experience is incalculable, the food, supplies & staff (time) costs money!With the generous sponsorship of people supportive of the Jewish campus communitywe are committed to keeping the costs to student at only $4 per meal per person. Inthe 15 -16 academic year Hillel will be serving 28 Shabbat dinners. At $4 each it is $112per person for a year of Shabbat dinners. Hillel is pleased to offer a DiSH ShabbatDinner discount of $90 for the year of Shabbat meals or $48 per semester. The discount,and paying in advance, will prevent a student from having to pay weekly.

PRE-PAY FOR SHABBAT DINNERSDISH (DINING ON SHABBAT AT HILLEL)

Student’s Name _________________Address _______________________E-Mail ________________________qqqqq $48 Fall ‘15 q q q q q $48 Spring ‘16qqqqq $90 for the year

SHABBAT DINNERChecks payable to Hillel. Mail to:Purdue Hillel,912 W. State St., W. Lafayette, IN 47906

Hello Boilermakers!! Welcome to Purdue. My name is Haley Vapnik andI am your FYSH chair at Purdue Hillel. I am a sophomore majoring in ChemicalEngineering. I’m from Tarzana, California, which is in the San FernandoValley region of Los Angeles.

When picking a college, I only looked at schools with top engineeringprograms but I wasn’t quite sure about Purdue. However, after coming fora visit, I knew Purdue was the right place for me. This first year for me atPurdue has definitely proved that I made the right decision and I couldn’t have imagined abetter first year in college. There is so much going on at Purdue, there is literally somethingfor everyone. Some activities I’ve been involved in, outside of Hillel, this year having beenplaying in the Purdue’s orchestra, becoming a brother of Phi Sigma Pi National HonorFraternity, and activities in the dorms.

I originally thought that Hillel was just going to become a place I occasionally go forShabbat dinners and for Holidays, but that quickly changed. I try to go to as many Hillelactivities as I possibly can and I try to stop even if it’s just to do homework. The people atHillel have become like a second family and I can’t imagine college without them.

I hope you can have an amazing experience at Purdue. I can’t wait to meet you all. Ifyou have any questions or need to talk, feel free to talk to me.

BOILER UP!!! – Haley

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Before I came to Purdue, I knew I wanted to be involved with the HillelFoundation on campus. I attended the first Shabbat during BGR, and had anabsolute blast meeting a bunch of new, cool people that shared the sameJewish background as me. Throughout the entire year, I continued to meeteven more new, cool people. Going to a big school like Purdue, it’s reallyimportant to find groups of people that you can connect with to make thecampus not as overwhelming. For me, Hillel was one of those groups that Ican go to. Hillel gave me so many opportunities throughout the entire yearto be involved with the people around me which is a very important part of your collegecareer. Those first few weeks, while I was still learning and adjusting to everything that washappening at Purdue, I was able to depend on Hillel to always be there in case I neededadvice or any resource that a freshman could possibly need. As a Pre-Pharmacy major,anytime I wanted to get away from the books and all the chaos with exams, Hillel providedme with a place to go and people to talk to. I learned a ton of lessons throughout the yearbut one huge lesson I learned was to sign up for everything you could possibly be interestedin, try it out, and stick with it if you want to or drop it if you don’t want to. No matter howmany clubs you get involved with on campus, Hillel will ALWAYS be there for you!

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Coming to Purdue, I didn’t really know what to expect. I live in the SiliconValley in California and I traveled across the US to Indiana to go to college. Icame to study animals and I ended up as a wildlife major with a minor in animalsciences. Since I was coming to Purdue from a different state and am not asan engineering major, I found Hillel and AEPi where I felt most comfortable.Coming to Shabbat dinners and for the holidays helped me feel like I was athome. (It was also nice to get a home cooked meal every once and a while,too.) I also got to see other people’s traditions and experience different cultures. Everyoneat Hillel was so welcoming and I immediately made friends. My Jewish identity felt strongerand I was proud to call myself Jewish.

Daniel Taylor (Saratoga, CA)