Beit Cafe Rishon

We had our very first HUC student Beit Cafe (talent show/potluck/etc) this evening!! Everyone brought food (my friend Ari and I made ratatouille... I'm learning some new stuff here!), we had an awesome open bar, and everyone got to relax together on the beautiful lawn at HUC. The Beit Cafe consisted of ten student acts, including guitar playing/singing, a West Side Story spoof, poem readings, etc etc... it was GREAT. We also auctioned off all kind of stuff that people have left here over previous years, as well as some student offerings (guitar lessons, home cooked meals, etc)... we raised over 2,000 shekels for the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism!! Another exciting part of the evening was that Ari and I were the emcees for the night. To open the show, we wrote a little song... the song should be sung to the tune of "Under the Sea" from the Little Mermaid. Please enjoy.

Israel is always greener

In someone’s travel brochure

Wed dreamt about going up here

Now maybe we’re not so sure

Just look at the city around you

So many sites to explore

Such wonderful things surround you

But there’s more you’re looking for

At HUC, At HUC

Rabbis its better; hakol beseder

Take it from me

Outside these walls is a baal lagan

At HUC its all mitzuyon

Escape your landlord, you’ll never be bored

At HUC

At school all the students are happy

Cause Nancy’s our surrogate mom

We also have really great interns

Each one of them is the bomb!

They work hard to make this state home

With programs that they create

And if you ever have a problem

They’ll solve it and it’ll be great

At HUC, At HUC

Cantors its better; hakol beseder

Take it from me

Outside these walls is a baal lagan

At HUC its all mitzuyon

Put down music theory, everything’s cheery

At HUC

At HUC, At HUC

It’s the the shuk here, there’s nothing to fear

Except Haredim

You can stand in line and don’t have to push

Just take it easy rest on your tush

No worries no trouble… but beware of the bubble

At HUC

The sun is so fun

The travel is cheap

Drink some great wine

Hit the North in a jeep

Israelis are hot

Except when they’re not

We’ve all got internet now… YEAH

The shuk’s off the hook

The bars aren’t too far

The food’s pretty good

You don’t need a car

Your Hebrew’s improved

You’re feeling the groove

And oi that old city’s OLD

But at HUC, At HUC

Educators its better; hakol beseder

Take it from me

Outside these walls is a baal lagan

At HUC its all mitzuyon

Pay your bills later, go lead a seder

At HUC

Ignore that tractor, it’s not a factor

At HUC (too soon??)

We’re here for a year, there is much to fear

But we will not worry, we’re not in a hurry

Ya, we in love here, Sabras we’ll become here

At HUC!