October 11, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm From Brokenness to Healing: Making Meaning through Memoir “From Brokenness to Healing: Making Meaning through Memoir” A Book Discussion with Ellen Blum Barish One afternoon in the spring of 1972, a Mack truck sped through a residential intersection of Philadelphia and collided with a station wagon carrying a young girl and her friend on a ride home from school. The accident shattered the girl’s ...
November 5, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:35 am A Close Look at Torah Meeting ID: 880 3271 0378 l Passcode: 785827 Zoom Link
November 5, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Rabbinic Inferno: Hell in Classical Judaism Zoom l Meeting ID: 853 8717 8252 l Passcode: 1224Fridays, November 5 and 12 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The leading rabbis of American Reform Judaism declared in the 1885 Pittsburgh Platform that “we reject as ideas not rooted in Judaism, the belief … Gehenna (Hell).” Arguing that this claim misrepresents the history of ...
November 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Tropical Zion: Jewish Settlements in the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean Zoom l Meeting ID: 851 8455 2019 l Passcode: 1224 Mondays, November 1 and 8 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Learn about the Jewish populations of the Spanish speaking Caribbean. In the first session we will discuss the origins and development of Jewish communities in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and how they compare ...
November 10, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm OneVoice International Zoom l Meeting ID: 894 2136 1360 l Passcode: 1224This organization of Israelis and Palestinians — with active members in the U.S. and Europe — seeks a truly negotiated resolution of the Conflict for a just and lasting peace for Israel and Palestine within their own communities; it provides programs to reduce hate, polarization, and racism. We ...
November 12, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:35 am Event Series A Close Look at Torah with Rabbi Andrea London A Close Look at Torah There are many ways to interpret Torah and its nuances of meaning that are often overlooked. We will continue our learning from last year, reading and interpreting the text of the Book of Deuteronomy line by line. New learners are always welcome. Texts will be provided. No fee for members Please register for this program ...
November 12, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Rabbinic Inferno: Hell in Classical Judaism Zoom l Meeting ID: 853 8717 8252 l Passcode: 1224Fridays, November 5 and 12 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The leading rabbis of American Reform Judaism declared in the 1885 Pittsburgh Platform that “we reject as ideas not rooted in Judaism, the belief … Gehenna (Hell).” Arguing that this claim misrepresents the history of ...
November 16, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Current Politics with Professor David Zarefsky Current Politics Zoom l Meeting ID: 898 8073 2872 l Passcode: 1224 A continuing lecture-discussion class on contemporary public issues of interest to Jews as citizens. Special attention will be given to the policy and political issues facing the Biden administration.
