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Lunch and Learn: Reform Judaism’s Zionism with Rabbi Neal Borovitz 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin our member Rabbi Neal Borovitz as we explore Reform Judaism’s fraught history with Zionism. Using the movement's generational platforms, we'll examine the changing nature of our relationship with and connection to Israel. RSVP
Lunch and Learn: Reform Judaism’s Zionism with Rabbi Neal Borovitz 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin our member Rabbi Neal Borovitz as we explore Reform Judaism’s fraught history with Zionism. Using the movement's generational platforms, we'll examine the changing nature of our relationship with and connection to Israel. RSVP
Lunch and Learn: Changing Narratives of the Shoah in Israeli Society 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueFrom the establishment of the state of Israel, through the trial of Adolph Eichmann, to this last generation of survivors, the lens through which Israeli society views the Holocaust has shifted. This Yom HaShoah, join Upper West Side Shlicha Gali Rabin Choresh as we explore these changing perspectives and try to better understand Israelis through […]
Amplify Israel Book Club: Dinner and a Book 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueJoin us to read about the most pressing issues facing the Jewish people today. For this meeting, we will be reading "Second Person Singular" by Sayed Kashua. The book can be purchased online here or from your local bookstore. Dinner is available for order or you may bring your own! RSVP This program is free […]
Israeli Consulate’s Yom HaZikaron Memorial Day Service at Temple Emanu-El 🙋
Temple Emanu-El 1 E 65th St, New York, NY, United StatesThe Consulate General of Israel and Temple Emanu-El invite you to join a Yom HaZikaron — Memorial Day Service honoring the brave soldiers who gave their lives in defense of […]
Lunch and Learn: How Israel Commemorates the Fallen 🙋
Stephen Wise Free SynagogueFor Americans, Memorial Day likely conjures images of parades, fireworks, sales and barbecues. But when the sirens sound for Israel’s Yom Hazikaron, the entire country literally stands still. It’s a metaphorical yahrzeit that every single person commemorates together, all at once. And then in a beautiful transition, the solemn day of grieving flows right into Yom […]