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SUMMARY:Panim el Panim
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as members of our Temple Beth Shalom community meet via Zoom with members of Congregation Mevasseret Zion – a progressive/Reform congregation just outside of Jerusalem. This is a meaningful series of online conversations about the current crisis. Questions? Email Rabbi Jay.
URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/panim-el-panim-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Events
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SUMMARY:Israel - The Generational Divide: A Course for Parents Struggling to Understand Their Children's Perspectives on Israel
DESCRIPTION:Register: t-b-s.me/generationaldivide \nThe crisis in Israel has caused divides within and beyond the Jewish community. We have heard so many stories of families at odds with each other over Israel\, family members who are unable or unwilling to communicate with each other. This course is specifically for parents who are wrestling with their college-age children’s views on Israel. We are hoping to bring parents together to learn and think together about Israel and about family. The course will be a mix of various types of learning. We will be looking at different perspectives on Israel\, including that part of the Jewish community which questions Israel\, not with the eye to tear down but to try to critically understand this worldview. While primarily designed for parents\, other adults with college-age or older high school students in their lives (e.g.\, grandparents and other caregivers) are also welcome to participate. \nCo-Sponsored by Hebrew College and Temple Beth Shalom\, Needham \nCost: Free to Temple Beth Shalom Members \nLocation: In-person at Temple Beth Shalom \nFor more information\, view the flyer or contact adultlearning@hebrewcollege.edu
URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/israel-the-generational-divide-a-course-for-parents-struggling-to-understand-their-childrens-perspectives-on-israel-3/
LOCATION:Carmen Hall
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Events
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SUMMARY:Not All Wars Are the Same
DESCRIPTION:In Jewish thought\, there is a profound distinction between a מלחמת רשות Milchemet Rishut\, a permitted war\, and a מלחמת מצוה Milchemet Mitzvah\, a necessary war. Embedded in this distinction are the ethics that infuse a document that animates the spirit of Israel’s military\, רוח צה״ל Ruach Tzahal. We will study that document and consider its applicability in the aftermath of October 7th. This program is part of our “Where Are You In Relation to Israel?” series. New participants are welcome at any time. \nRegister: t-b-s.me/relations \nDuring our series\, our topic titles will include: \n\nIsrael in Perspective: Zionism as a Response to Modernity\nIsrael in Perspective: The Zionist Idea\nOne State\, Many Midwives\nA State of Ideals is not the Same as an Ideal State\nBe Careful What You Pray For\nNot All Wars Are the Same\nThe Story of Hatikvah\n\nAll sessions will be recorded. Rabbi Elyse Pincus Abrahams will be joining Rabbi Katzew throughout the series to bring additional wisdom and insight. \nOur Teacher: Rabbi Jan Katzew \nRabbi Katzew\, PhD is Associate Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought and Education and Senior Educator of the EMA Program at HUC-JIR. After serving for six years as rabbi/educator at The Community Synagogue in Port Washington\, NY\, Jan became a Jerusalem Fellow and earned a doctorate at the Hebrew University in Jewish Thought and Education. For fifteen years Jan led a team of educators at the Union for Reform Judaism that was responsible for designing\, developing\, and implementing curricular resources for early childhood centers\, congregational schools\, day schools and adult learning communities throughout the world. Since its inception in 2008\, Jan has been a senior consultant to the iCenter for Israel Education\, mentoring students from multiple graduate schools and seminaries to become Israel educators\, a task made even more important after October 7\, 2023. Jan is the author of popular and scholarly articles in multiple fields that include Interfaith dialogue\, Mussar\, Medieval Hebrew Poetry\, Israel Education\, Moral Development\, and educational philosophy and practice.
URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/where-are-you-in-relation-to-israel-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20250325T190000
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SUMMARY:Israel - The Generational Divide: A Course for Parents Struggling to Understand Their Children's Perspectives on Israel
DESCRIPTION:Register: t-b-s.me/generationaldivide \nThe crisis in Israel has caused divides within and beyond the Jewish community. We have heard so many stories of families at odds with each other over Israel\, family members who are unable or unwilling to communicate with each other. This course is specifically for parents who are wrestling with their college-age children’s views on Israel. We are hoping to bring parents together to learn and think together about Israel and about family. The course will be a mix of various types of learning. We will be looking at different perspectives on Israel\, including that part of the Jewish community which questions Israel\, not with the eye to tear down but to try to critically understand this worldview. While primarily designed for parents\, other adults with college-age or older high school students in their lives (e.g.\, grandparents and other caregivers) are also welcome to participate. \nCo-Sponsored by Hebrew College and Temple Beth Shalom\, Needham \nCost: Free to Temple Beth Shalom Members \nLocation: In-person at Temple Beth Shalom \nFor more information\, view the flyer or contact adultlearning@hebrewcollege.edu
URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/israel-the-generational-divide-a-course-for-parents-struggling-to-understand-their-childrens-perspectives-on-israel-5/
LOCATION:Carmen Hall
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Events
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SUMMARY:Orly Erez-Likhovski\, Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center
DESCRIPTION:The Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) is the Israeli Reform Movement’s most senior organizing body working to promote equality\, democracy\, civil rights\, and pluralism throughout Israel. With the rise of right-wing political power in Israel\, the Reform Movement has been on the front lines to protect vulnerable populations\, to fight against discrimination\, and to ensure that Reform Jewish values are upheld in Israeli society. Register: t-b-s.me/israelrac\nOrly Erez-Likhovski (she/her) received her law degree from Tel Aviv University and her master’s degree in law from Columbia University. She has interned in Israel’s Supreme Court and has served as the Director of IRA since 2021. Through Orly’s leadership\, IRAC has brought about significant legal achievements such as making gender segregation on public transportation illegal\, ended the Orthodox monopoly on state-funded salaries to rabbis\, filing (and winning!) the first ever class action suit regarding exclusion of women\, and disqualifying racist candidates from running for Israel’s parliament. Register: t-b-s.me/israelrac
URL:https://tbsneedham.org/event/orly-erez-likhovski-executive-director-of-the-israel-religious-action-center/
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