Megan Nesbitt, 23, and Georgi Weinstock, 20, attended the matchmaking dinner at U-M Hillel. ANTIQUE JEWELRY SILVER COINS POCKET WATCHES GOLD COINS COIN COLLECTIONS TIFFANY ROLEX WATCHES FRANKLIN MINT STICK PINS STERLING SILVER BROACHES SILVER DOLLARS HUMMELS ANTIQUE SILVER SILVER BARS FLATWARE SETS DIAMONDS CANDLESTICKS GEMSTONES PAPER MONEY SCRAP GOLD PETTEK PHIWPE OBJECTS D'ART VAQIERON BOWLS & TRAYS TEA SERVICES COIN WATCHES CARVER RINGS VAN CLEEF PIAGET POSTCARDS 10-24 KARAT GOLD PENDANTS CHAINS ROYAL DOULTON EARRINGS We are interested in serving you Of your dent in the appraisal or liquidation of your coins, jewelry, collectables or an entire estate. PLEASE CALL OR STOP IN! U-M Hillel hosts Shabbat dinner to help bring Jewish students together. SHIRT REVITAL BILIK Special to the Jewish News S ixty University of Michigan students spent a Friday night last month doing something that probably would make their parents very happy — having a hot meal and mingling with other Jewish students. The setting was Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life's second-annual matchmaking dinner, Shidduch Shabbat. It was planned "as a way to intro- duce Jews to other Jews," explained Georgi Weinstock, 20, a sociology major from Los Angeles. She chairs Hind's student-outreach committee on campus. The Feb. 11 event was a byproduct of not only the hard work of Hillel Shiri Revital Bilik of Commerce Township is a sophomore in the Residential College program at the University of Michigan. The political science major grew up in Israel. students and staff but also a donation from Ann Arbor's Miriam Samson, 86, made in memory of her parents, Mollie Vernoff and Jacob Shapiro. In a letter to participating students, Samson recalled her parents' love for matchmaking. "'Whenever it seemed to be a possi- bility — a good one, a maybe, or 'let's try anyway' — they made the effort and got involved," the letter read. Shidduch Shabbat participants filled out a questionnaire, answering every- thing from "What's your favorite sports movie?" to "What kind of food do you prefer on a first date?" The answers were sent to the Data Match Company, which runs the matching program. It provided each participant with a list of compatible matches. Actual matches were not necessarily the main goal. "I think people were excited to know who their matches were," Weinstock said, "but I don't think that was their main intent." Rather, she said, the idea was to involve people who aren't usually involved with Hillel. "As huge as this campus is, there are so many Jews, and so many of those Jews don't come to Hillel," she said. U-M has an estimated 6,000 Jewish students. "People sometimes need an incen- tive to come to Hillel," Weinstock said, "and if there's an activity going on, then they're more likely to come." , Michael Levine, 20, a Japanese and political science major from Los Angeles, said the program motivated him to make an unusual visit to Hillel. "Hillel is not an important part of my life right now. I was intrigued by the concept. It was an- interesting idea." He said another program like Shidduch Shabbat might encourage him to visit Hillel again. "People were very welcoming and everyone was friendly. I am more likely now to go to Hillel for other special events." The program also drew Hillel regu- lars, like Geoffrey Dworkin, 23, of Southfield, a history major and leader of the Hillel Orthodox Minyan. "Everyone's curious to know who gets matched with them," he said. "Some of the people I spoke with, despite the fact that they agreed it was all a joke, they still suggested that they were curious about the possibility." He said he did not come to the din- ner necessarily looking to find a girl- friend, although he admits that his mother may have been more optimistic. "My mother, when I told her about it, she thought it was cute," he said. "She knew I wasn't going to bring [a potential girlfriend] home from Shidduch Shabbat, but a mother can still hope." Miriam Samson expressed similar hopes in her letter. She wished par- ticipants an evening of making new friends, but signed off with this message: "Whatever you do, do fall in LOVE!" 111 INTEGRATED NUTP\ITION Nourishing & Enhancing One's Total Being Barbara Berns & Patricia Covert 4E7.1 Registered aeitiarss, Licannd MiiitiassMaditliewiets, State 32401 Northwestern Hwy., Farmington Hills, MI48334 (248) 538-8050 www.integratednutrition.com the . \e\\' WO r ICI ,,I. N tarition ni a PrOIC`4 4011c1 1 We airno,9)11ere a re Integ rated Nutrition