Basically Jewish
Rabbi Nora and Rabbi Aaron lead an experiential introduction to Judaism course designed for those looking to reconnect with Judaism, as well as non-Jews looking to discover.
Open Space: Israel
Rabbi Nora facilitates an open space to process and reflect, ask questions, and express the wide spectrum of emotions you may be feeling.
Jewish Ethics: Freeing Captives
On Saturday, October 7, Hamas terrorists, in addition to murdering over 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped over 160 hostages. While this hostage situation is unparalleled in its magnitude and brutality, this is sadly not the first time Jews have been forced to deal with the painful challenge of freeing captives. How far must we go to redeem captives? How far are we allowed to go? How do we balance the needs of the individual captives with the needs of the broader society? Explore with Rabbi Aaron the ways our ancient rabbis addressed these complicated questions.
Open Space: Israel
Rabbi Aaron facilitates an open space to process and reflect, ask questions, and express the wide spectrum of emotions you may be feeling.
Modern-Day Antisemitism
What are we talking about when we talk about antisemitism? Discussing this topic can feel fraught and overwhelming, opening up big questions related to Jewish identity, history, and discrimination in the past and the present. With Rabbi Nora, discuss definitions and manifestations of antisemitism and explore how responses, and lack of responses, to the attack on Israel and the ensuing war connect to antisemitism.
The Intersections of Israel and Judaism
More than 50% of the world’s Jews live outside of Israel, and 20% of Israeli citizens are not Jewish. Yet Israel and Judaism are deeply connected, in confusing and complicated ways. Together with Rabbi Aaron, explore Israel’s role in ancient Jewish history and in our 2000-year-long diasporic imagination and discuss why decoupling Israel and Judaism is so hard.
Listen Up: A Mindful Communication Series
Mindfulness teacher Alison Cohen leads a series designed to help build stronger relationships by developing more compassionate communication skills.
Diaspora and Jewish Peoplehood
How do Jews relate to the notion of peoplehood both historically and today? This class explores relating and connecting to Jews throughout the world through the lens of the experience of Jews living in the diaspora (outside the land of Israel). With Rabbi Nora, discuss what it means to be linked to a people through time and space, especially in a time of crisis.
What It Takes: How to Talk About Israel-Palestine
It’s never been easy to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the escalation over the past few weeks has made the topic even more highly charged. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed by the news or your social media feed, or just don’t know how to approach having these hard conversations with a partner, friend, or colleague, Rabbi Aaron offers tips to help you have more productive discussions across differences and approach this emotional topic with open-mindedness, nuance, and respect.
Arabs and Jews Choosing a Shared Future
During this critical moment of tension and strife between the Arab and Jewish communities in Israel, hear from voices seeking to build bridges and promote justice and democracy. Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green, leaders of the grassroots movement Standing Together (Omdim Beyachad) will discuss their community of Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel who are working together for change in the shared interest of peace and security
- Date:
- Nov 13, 2023 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Free; donations appreciated. RSVP required.
- Category:
- Jewish Education