The Union for Reform Judaism’s new year-long Israel travel and education program for recent high school graduates is accepting applications for the 2008-2009 academic year. Participants will live in Jerusalem, spend time on a kibbutz and explore Israel. This one-of-a-kind program gives high school graduates a once-in-a-lifetime Israel experience. Learn all about it here: www.yearinisrael.org/index.cfm
You are invited to participate in an interesting and entertaining survey about language. Essentially, we're asking about the spread of Yiddish (and some Hebrew) among English speakers in North America. We're turning to both Jews and non-Jews to answer questions like these: Who uses Yiddish words like "shmooze" and "daven" and phrases like "Money, shmoney"? Why do some people say "temple" while others say "shul"? Who prefers biblical names for their babies? Your responses will help us answer these and other questions, and you might learn something about yourself in the process. Please set aside 15-20 minutes, and click on this link to participate.
Please tell your friends and family to take this survey. We are hoping to get thousands of responses from people of all religions, ages, and regions of the United States and Canada. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor <sbenor@huc.edu> or Prof. Steven M. Cohen <Steve34nyc@aol.com>.
Sincerely, Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor & Prof. Steven M. Cohen Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
