July 13th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/BVUcZETZslw A copy of the chat file is at 23S6 Borscht Belt & American Comedy – Google Drive During the 1930s the resort industry in New York State’s Sullivan County’s was completing its transition from the wood-framed Victorian hotels of the Silver Age to the stucco Mission-style behemoths […]
December 12th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – A Special Hanukkah Celebration organized by the National Museum of American Jewish Military History (NMAJMH), and co-sponsored by the Jewish War Veterans and the Jewish Study Center! Eat, drink, sing, light candles, enjoy music from the US Army Klezmer Ensemble, tour the Museum. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE! NMAJMH is at 1811 R St NW, Washington, DC […]
December 17th, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – A recording of this class session is at https://youtu.be/mnCceIY21m4. Abraham ibn Ezra lived from 1089-1164. He was born in Tudela, Navarra, a tiny Spanish Muslim enclave surrounded by a Christian kingdom. He travelled widely in Spain and north Africa, and then in 1139 left for the Ashkenazi north, travelling through Italy, Provence, northern France and […]
December 20th, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – A recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/0B0DUytwJsk. The original title of “Old Wine in New Bottles: Rethinking the 21st Century Rabbinate” was changed when Rabbi Lance Sussman, Ph.D. expanded the scope of the class content. Visit www.LanceJSussman.com to contact Rabbi Sussman or to see or purchase any of his books. Early in the […]
January 17th, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/CVZ8k0mDQRc. Kabbalah is a Jewish theology built on the premise that, although God is unknowable, we can experience spirituality by receiving the emanations from this unknowable source. Through these we become partners in ongoing creation, we receive the capability to feel holiness, we receive guidance on ethics in […]
January 24th, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The recording of the kabbalistic Tu b’Shvat Seder and Concert is at https://youtu.be/exHePloPS8E. Participate in an authentic, but virtual, Tu b’Shvat kabbalistic seder with music, dancing, singing, discussion, and learning while experiencing the deep spiritual significance of this mystical holiday. Bring a bottle of white wine (or white grape juice and a half bottle of […]
January 31st, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – A Jewish American Tragedy The recording of the class is at https://youtu.be/UrhtTYtRBn8. On this 60th anniversary of the JFK assassination, learn about Jack Ruby, first from an interview of Ruby biographer Danny Fingeroth by C-Span’s Howard Mortman, then by reading the book. Howard’s Questions: Is it possible to still learn something new about the assassination […]
February 14th, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/r7usIAZQ748. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an international governmental organization that brings together governments and experts to advance and promote Holocaust education, research, and remembrance. The IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, although controversial in the US, has been officially adopted or endorsed by many countries and […]
February 21st, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/ZZXQk0Vflso. The Sofer or scribe plays a critical role in Jewish religious life, bringing their artistry in Hebrew calligraphy to the writing of sacred Jewish texts. The traditions and requirements associated with this role are little known and Reuven Schlenker, for many years a practicing Sofer, will […]
March 6th, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/Cn-9DveAyG0. The Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College grew out of a belief that small Jewish communities are stronger when they work together. Started as a partnership between Colby College Hillel and Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville, Maine, the Center has grown to serve the […]
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