The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan.  It commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.  And, by following the rituals of Passover, we have the ability to relive and experience the true freedom that our ancestor gained.  Please join us for the celebration of Passsover, the festival of freedom.  Passover begins this year on Monday, evening, March 29th.  There will be fun-filled Seders on both the First and Second nights of Passover.  Please see the following schedule:

Monday, March 29th:  1st Community Seder, 6:00 pm, sponsored by Hillel and Beth Tikvah, at Stern Center 102, catered by Dining Services (Student's Meal Plan/Adult $16/Children $8)

Tuesday, March 30th:  2nd Seder, 6:00 pm, Asbell Center for Jewish Life, catered by Ingram's Catering

Please RSVP to loudonl@dickinson.edu no later than noon on Friday, March 26th.

Adrian Majlis, Michael Neuberg, Ana Rader, Jennifer Saber, and Kim Starfield were selected for the Birthright Trip to Israel that took place at the end of December.  They met new Israeli friends who traveled with them providing a first hand look into Israel.  They attended a meeting at the Hebrew University, visited the Jewish People's memorial to those murdered during the Shoah (Holocaust), Israel's national cemetery where the leaders of the nation buried their solders who sacrificed their life for the nation, attended a show by the "Nalag'at" Theater Company, rode camels, and walked the famous desert stronghold overlooking the Dead Sea complete with palaces of King Herod and the site of the last battle against the Romans during the First uprising.  They had an absolutely wonderful and exciting experience, and recommend anyone who qualifies for this trip to register as soon as the next opportunity comes up!!

Many students joined together on March 8th to celebrate the many cultures represented on Dickinson's campus as they commemorated the ways in which people around the world have struggled to be free.  The annual dinner allows Dickinsonians to share a meal along with stories and insights about various cultures.  It is modeled after the Jewish seder, a ceremonial dinner held during Passover, in which Jews eat traditional foods and recall their forefathers' exodus from Egypt. The Multicultural Seder was sponsored by Hillel, Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life, Student Senate, Office of Diversity Initiatives, Office of Religious Life and Community Service, and the Departments of Judaic Studies and Religion.