Madison Shabbaton

Program Description:
Together with Madison and Minnesota Hillels we organized a Shabbaton in Madison, at the University of Wisconsin. Madison students hosted students from Minnesota and Milwaukee. In addition to all the usual Shabbat activities and ceremonies, we had a discussion about assimilation and intermarriage on Shabbat afternoon.

Program Date:
2/27/04 – 2/29/04

Program Goals:
1. Celebrate Shabbat with students
2. Spend a fun weekend in Madison

Target Audience:
FYSH, students who have been in Israel.

Frequency of Program:
This program was done once.

People or organizations involved in planning the program:
JCSC Fellows – Felix Grudsky, Benjie Kaplan (University of Wisconsin-Madison Hillel), and Sarah Fraleigh (University of Minnesota Hillel).

Number of students expected to participate in the program:
40-50

Number of students who actually participated in the program:
40

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