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Prof. Rachel Feldman—The Third Temple Movement: Jewish Theocracy in Israel Today (Zoom only)
Over the past decade, Professor Feldman has conducted ethnographic research with theocratic activists in Jerusalem—Jewish men and women who view the rebuilding of a temple on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, the renewal of animal sacrifices (discontinued for thousands of years in Judaism), and the restoration of a Jewish monarchy, as the prophesied conclusion to Zionism. Explore a revival movement gaining unprecedented support in Israel from both religious and secular politicians in the Knes... Read more
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Dr. Naomi Baum & Yonatan Zeigen—The Aftermath of October 7th: How Israelis are Coping with the Ongoing Trauma (on Zoom)
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Bradley Burston & Dina Kraft: After Nasrallah and Iran's Attack, What Now?
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Yair Qedar, Robert Alter & Fania Oz-Salzberger: The Fourth Window Documentary Film about Amos Oz: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Amos Oz is Israel’s best-known writer and a champion of peace with the Palestinians in a two-state solution, as a prominent member of Peace Now (Shalom Achshav) and a public intellectual. His work - a body of 40 books - has been translated to 45 languages and made into several films, including Natalie Portman’s A Tale of Love and Darkness. Among the many honors and awards he garnered are the Isr... Read more
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Yair Qedar, Robert Alter & Fania Oz-Salzberger: The Fourth Window Documentary Film about Amos Oz: Film Screening and Panel Discussion (Virtual on Zoom)
In partnership with the Jewish Studies Program at UC Berkeley and the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley, and the Jewish Film Institute
Amos Oz is Israel’s best-known writer and a champion of peace with the Palestinians in a two-state solution, as a prominent member of Peace Now (Shalom Achshav) and a public intellectual. His work - a body of 40 books - has been translated to 45 l... Read more
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Jim Mavrikios & Ron Reissberg: Es a Bisl...mit Shtisel! (In person only)
In partnership with Temple Sinai and KlezCalifornia
Watch and discuss scenes from Shtisel while eating classic Ashkenazi foods featured in the show in this fun, interactive program. We will explore traditions and foods and hear commentary from Ron Reissberg—who spent several years in Haredi (ultra-orthodox) yeshivas in Israel and the US—about the community and its practices, and share y... Read more
