10 Years of JLIC at Brandeis

You are cordially invited to attend
The Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus's

10th Anniversary Celebration
Wine and Cheese Reception
to benefit JLIC at Brandeis
Honoring Rabbi Todd and Naomi Berman, first JLIC educators at Brandeis

Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
The Rose Art Museum
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

There will be cocktails; light hor devours, and live music.
A tour of the Rose Art's gallery will commence at 4:30.

$36 for students, $50 for alumni, parents and friends
To RSVP and donate, please visit www.jliconline.org/brandeis10

Please be in touch with any questions at jlicbrandeis@gmail.com

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Your donation to JLIC at Brandeis is tax deductible. All proceeds go directly toward educational and social programming at Brandeis!
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Additionally, everyone is invited to spend Shabbat at Brandeis! Rabbi Todd Berman will be the scholar in residence. Additionally, there is the annual Jewish A Capellafest taking place on Saturday night! The faculty club books up quickly, so please contact jlicbrandeis@gmail.com if you are interested in joining us for Shabbat.
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About JLIC:

JLIC places Orthodox Rabbinic couples to serve as Torah educators within the Hillels on local college campuses. Now on fifteen campuses in North America, the JLIC educators strive to enhance the learning opportunities available to students, and also to bolster an infrastructure for Orthodox life to flourish. The educators offer weekly Shiurim and classes, bring guest speakers and events to campus, and make key Orthodox necessities, such as Kashrut, Chagim and Shabbat, easier to observe and more meaningful.

However, instead of taking only a generalized approach, JLIC families strive also for a more individualized touch. Students grace their Shabbat tables as regular guests, interact with them in informal settings, such as the cafeteria, and learn with them B'Chavruta. The regular ongoing availability of the families creates a comfort level that enables students to confide in them and seek advice for their more serious issues, whether of a Halachic, personal, or intellectual nature.

Educators are considered full members of the Hillel staff, and they interact with a large number of students both Orthodox and non-Orthodox. Hillels are often thankful for the presence of JLIC, not in the least because it enables them to better serve the Orthodox populations on campus, but also because it bolsters their ability to offer educational/spiritual services to all of the Jewish students. While the primary impetus of JLIC has been to serve the Orthodox, rather than Kiruv in a classic sense, we have found that the educators have had a substantive and positive impact on a broader population as well.

Founding JLIC co-directors at Brandeis: Rabbi Todd and Naomi Berman
Previous JLIC co-directors at Brandeis: Rabbi Aharon and Adena Frazer
Current JLIC co-directors at Brandeis: Rabbi Elliot and Toby (Goldfisher) Kaplowitz

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