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Eleanor Shapiro: The Intractable Middle East: Dual Narratives (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with Temple Isaiah, Congregation Beth El and the Oshman Family JCC – Palo Alto
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Chana Kronfeld: The Land as Woman—The Afterlife of a Poetic Metaphor in Women’s Modern Hebrew Poetry (Zoom only)
The Land-as-Woman is one of the most deeply rooted metaphorical systems in Jewish as well as Western and Middle-Eastern cultures, used to support the discourses of colonialism and nationalism throughout history. It has its origins in the Hebrew Bible. In modern Hebrew poetry modernist women poets critique a tradition that views women always as metaphors, never as literal subjects, developing a new erotics of the address to the land that calls into question patriarchal models of conquest and subjugation.
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Howard Simon: Violence and Non-Violence in Jewish Tradition (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with Osher Marin JCC
This inquiry into violence and non-violence in Jewish tradition employs Gandhi’s model of satyagraha (“a determined but nonviolent resistance to evil”) as a benchmark for non-violent resistance.
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Honey Meir-Levi: Aging With Intention (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with Congregation Kol Emeth and Sha'ar Zahav
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Visit Israel with Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan: Information Session (Virtual on Zoom)
It's never too EARLY to think about going to Israel!
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Time to Cancel “Cancel Culture”? (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with the East Bay International Jewish Film Festival and the Contra Costa Jewish Community Center
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Ken Bob: What Now? Analysis of Israel's Elections (Virtual on Zoom)
Israel's fifth election in 3 years speaks volumes on its deeply divided society and the fragmentation of its political parties. Ken Bob, who will be in Israel during the election, will sort out the implications of the results of the November 1 elections and walk you through possible scenarios for the formation of a new government. Additional commentary by Bradley Burston, Ha'aretz columnist (emeritus): "A Special Place in Hell."
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Prof. Steve Whitfield: Jewish Attorneys Against Jim Crow (Virtual on Zoom)
In Partnership with Brandeis University Alumni Network and Congregation B'nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek
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