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Now Available: Hillel's Shabbat Information Cards
September 26, 2006Comments (0) | Add | E-mail this to a friend
 Hillel's new Shabbat Information Cards.
When the University of Arizona Hillel wanted to create a Shabbat experience for students on campus, they launched “Shabbat Uncensored” with monies received from a Kaplan strategic grant from Hillel's Schusterman International Center.
This innovative new Shabbat program allows students to create their own meaningful Shabbat experience whether in their residence halls, fraternity houses or apartments. Students receive a take-home kit equipped with all the essentials for a do-it-yourself Shabbat. In a brightly colored sack they find grape juice, a kiddush cup, candles, matches, challah and challah cover. Each week they can come back to Hillel to replenish their juice, candles and challah.
But also included in the sack are Hillel’s new “Shabbat Information Cards.” These visually hip cards, created by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, are Hillel’s latest addition to the arsenal of fun and easy to read Jewish holiday and ritual educational material.
“They are really useful and a great tool,” says Michelle Blumenberg, executive director of the University of Arizona Hillel. “And students think they’re cool.”
Prayers for candle lighting, Kiddush, hand washing and blessing the bread are written in English, Hebrew and transliteration. The cards also offer creative ideas for a unique and personal Shabbat.
“The cards were designed for students to read,” explains University of Arizona junior and member of Hillel Board of Directors, Adam Frankel. “We’re always looking for the best material to print, market and distribute.”
“But the cards are not meant to stand alone,” reminds Blumenberg. “They’re light learning. They give food for thought.”
Clare Goldwater, Hillel associate vice president for Jewish life, suggests Hillel professionals incorporating the cards when hosting Shabbat dinners for students in their homes or in spaces outside of Hillel facilities.
“Another great way to use the cards is to host a Jewish cooking class, while waiting for food to cook, use the cards to help students think about different ways they can prepare for Shabbat, both physically and spiritually,” says Goldwater.
“Or offer a class or discussion on Shabbat and relaxation, use the cards in the discussion or give them out at the end as a way to help students think about what they can do to create meaningful Shabbat experiences for themselves.”
For more information or to order the Hillel “Shabbat Information Cards” contact Anna Schuettge at anna.schuettge@hillel.org.
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