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I. Campus Connections

• Utah Hillel Home Page, including many more local and national activities and resources.
  • Join Utah Hillel (web-based membership/interests form) or write to Utah Hillel at Hillel@lists.utah.edu.
  • See our listings of national Hillel conferences and similar events, summer programs, study abroad and internships.
  • Read about Utah Hillel's current plans, what we've been up to recently (Expired Announcements) and a few ideas for where we might go.
• Hillel International.
• University of Utah.
  • upcoming Hillel events.
  • Jewish Students' Association (Chabad).
  • Jewish Studies at the University of Utah, including speaker and event listings.
  • University of Utah Mid-East Center. Includes current course listings in Israel studies and Hebrew language, but does not cover Jewish studies generally.
  • University of Utah Marriott Library's superb Middle East Library (home of the Judaica and Hebraica collections), Jewish Photo Archives, Jewish Americans Manuscript Archive, and the Jewish Photo Exhibit from Working Together: A Utah Portfolio -- An Oral History Institute Photography Project.
• Westminster College.
• Study and Internships Abroad, including Junior Year In Israel programs.
• Summer School and summer internships, US and abroad.
• National Jewish campus organizations, including student religious, political and cultural organizations.
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II. Salt Lake City Jewish Institutions, Congregations and Organizations

Jewish Congregations

• Utah Hillel's complete (?) listing of Shabbat and Holidays Services and Celebrations at Utah Hillel and all other Jewish congregations in Salt Lake City / Park City.
• Chavurah B'Yachad, Salt Lake's Reconstructionist congregation. 325-4539 or cby@cbyachad.org.
• Congregation Kol Ami, SLC, affiliated with the Reform and Conservative movements. Rabbi Tracee Rosen. 484-1501.
• Sha'arei Tefila, an Orthodox synagogue in Salt Lake City. Rabbi Ari Galandauer. 582-2844.
• Congregation Brith Sholem, Ogden (Reform). 392-7688.
• Temple Har Shalom/Park City Jewish Center (Reform). Rabbi Josh Aaronson. 435-649-2276 or templeharshalom@qwest.net.
• Chavurot, study groups, small prayer groups, Rosh Chodesh women's group, and other small groups.

Jewish, Hebrew and Religious Day and Afternoon Schools

• The McGillis School: a "non-religious school that reflects the universal values of Judaism" offering a progressive education first through eighth grades.
• Utah School of Jewish Studies, Salt Lake City's community Jewish school. 355-7006.
  • Utah School of Jewish Studies written up in the Deseret News.
• Kol Ami Religious School. 484-1501.
• Brith Sholem (Ogden) Religious School. 392-7688.
• Temple Har Shalom (Park City Jewish Center) Religious School. 649-2276.

Jewish Community, Cultural and Social Activities and Agencies

• Jewish Events upcoming at Utah Hillel and in Salt Lake City.
• Join or contact Utah Hillel.
• Utah Hillel's listings of
  • Chavurot and similar Jewish davening, worship and study groups in SLC.
  • Jewish Calendar and candle lighting times, parashot, etc. for Shabbat and Jewish holidays in Utah.
  • upcoming events
  • Shabbat and Holidays
  • learning about Shabbat
  • Kosher food and wine in Utah
  • Jewish film in Utah
  • Jewish music in Utah
  • Israeli dance in Utah
  • speakers on Judaica, Israeli politics, etc. in Utah
  • Conferences, summer programs, internships, study abroad, Israel programs and other opportunities to which we send our students.
• The McGillis School: a "non-religious school that reflects the universal values of Judaism" offering a progressive education first through eighth grades.
• The Salt Lake City Jewish Community Center (JCC) 581-0098. Preschool, elementary school and after-school programs, ski lessons, pools and swimming lessons, tennis, yoga, karate, hiking, Judaica classes, day camp, youth groups, gym, receptions, etc.
• Jewish Family Services (JFS). Jewish Family Services of Salt Lake City is pleased to offer the following community programs: counseling and psychotherapy for students, other individuals and families; senior adult services including consultation, referral, and coordination of care; refugee resettlement; and an interest free loan program. For referrals, to volunteer or for more information, please call Carol Einhorn or Galina Bakina at 581-1330.
• SLC Israeli Folk Dance Group. 569-3744.
• the Utah Jewish Film Festival- jUdance.
• KlezBros: David Asman's Salt Lake based Klezmer band.
• Suzanne Tornquist: Utah Jewish artist and illustrator.
• Morris Rosenzweig: composer.
• Salt Lake - Middle East Connection. A community directory and calendar hosted by the U's Middle East Center.
• JCC Singles group. Social activities. Call the JCC (581-0098) for details; announcements are also distributed on the Hillel email list.
• Hadassah. Contact the local chapter through the JCC, 581-0098.
• Utah Jewish Genealogical Society.
• National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW). Contact the local chapter through the JCC, 581-0098.
• ORT. Contact the local chapter through the JCC, 581-0098.
• B'nai B'rith. The local chapter of B'nai B'rith dissolved, but BBYO remains active and popular. Contact the JCC, 581-0098.
• Anti-Defamation League. SLC tie-line: 531-7161.
• United Jewish Federation of Utah (UJF), Maimonides Society and Cardozo Society. 581-0102.
• New Israel Fund.
• American Jewish World Service, supporting grassroots service and emergency relief in the Third World and FSU.
• Union for Reform Judaism Disaster Relief Fund
• Jewish Voice for Peace: For local group, contact Norm. Hear Jeff Halper's interview on KRCL about his work with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolition, why he thinks Israel is not a victim, and why a "just" peace requires a "win-win" solution.
• Chevra Kadisha (burial society) and cemeteries. Contact Kol Ami, 484-1501.
• Beit Din (Jewish court). Conservative: contact Kol Ami, 484-1501. Chabad: contact Bais Menachem, 467-7777.
• Mikvah (ritual bath). Conservative: contact Kol Ami, 484-1501. Orthodox: contact Shaarei Tfillah, 466-2258. Chabad: contact Bais Menachem, 467-7777.

  List your group! We've heard SLC has an Israeli socializing group; several study groups; an investment club that contributes its profits to tzedekah; and more. If your group wants to be listed, contact Utah Hillel. For national listings, see our Jewish Web Links page.

  Utah Jewish Organizations' Jobs Available Listings.

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III. Utah Jewish History, commentary, etc.

• Utah Jewish Genealogical Society's History of Utah Jews, with bibliography
• Eileen Hallet Stone, A Homeland in the West: Utah Jews Remember. A history of Utah Jews published by the University of Utah Press.
  • A Jerusalem Post article based on Eileen Stone's book.
• "Utah History To Go": Account of the first Jewish Family in Utah: Businesswoman Fanny Brooks Helped Establish the Jewish Community in Utah.
• Ralph Tannenbaum's history of the Salt Lake Jewish community.
• Joseph Rosenblatt's entry for the Encyclopedia of Mormonism on the history of Jewish/Mormon relations in Utah, and reviews of Steven Epperson, Mormons and Jews: Early Mormon Theologies of Israel.
• Prof. Robert Goldberg's description of Clarion, Utah's own kibbutz.
• A bio of Samuel Bamberger, the first Democratic and only Jewish governor of Utah.
• Israel-Utah economic cooperation.
• Historic Jewish buildings in Utah.
• Listing of books about Utah Jewish history.
• International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies' Utah Jewish Cemeteries Page. (For information on Jewish genealogical research generally, including at the LDS Family History Library in SLC and links to national resources such as Ellis Island, visit the Utah Jewish Genealogical Society or JewishGen.)
• Jewish politicians in Utah cemeteries.
• Utah's WWII Topaz Internment Camp.
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IV. General Utah and Salt Lake City Information, Skiing, Hiking and the Sundance Film Festival

• Ski or tennis lessons with the Salt Lake City Jewish Community Center (JCC). Kids and adults. Call 581-0098 for information.
• Ski Utah's Daily Snow Conditions Report.
• Discount ski lift tickets and other skiing deals for Utah locals, including season passes and 5th and 6th grade ski free passes: skiutahlocals.com
• Nordic (cross-country; X-C) skiing: TUNA: The Utah Nordic Association
• Utah Tourist Information, including photos, national parks, camping, rafting, mountain biking, etc.
• UTA bus and TRAX schedules and routes.
• The LDS Family History Library and instructions for using it in Jewish genealogical research.
• Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival on Line.
• Schmoozedance and Utah Jewish Film Festivals.
• Utah's Famous Fruitway.
• Utah State Legislature (including proposed bills).
• OurCommunityConnection.com (alternative, spiritual, new age and environmental listings).
• The Utah Baby Namer and other Utah jokes.
• Salt Lake City's NPR stations: KUER, KCPW.
• Justice In Utah.org: opposing Amendment 3's ban on marriages.

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