March 26, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Despite observers’ tendency to bracket all jihadi groups together, there are considerable differences between many groups, at times accompanied by bitter and violent infighting. Even within each of the major transnational jihadi groups – al-Qaeda and the Islamic State – there are internal conflicts and both are less unified than is commonly thought. The talk […]
April 2, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us to welcome Nisan – according to the Torah, the official beginning of the year. It is a time when we celebrate light and new beginnings after the darkness of Mitzrayim. Register Here
April 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – We will explore the centrality of the Jewish concept of trust in God, while understanding that it can be a difficult belief for many Jews today. How might we best combine a trust in God and something outside of ourselves with a trust in ourselves and others, so that it is not an either-or proposition? […]
April 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – After defining antisemitism, we survey important ideological and political sources of antisemitism. We describe what is old and what is new in today’s antisemitism and discuss strategies for fighting and defeating it. Register Here Dr. Shale Horowitz is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research has examined […]
April 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – This commandment states: “Honor your father and your mother so that your days be lengthened on the land that the Lord, your God, is giving you.” As we prepare to celebrate Passover, it is especially meaningful to consider the relationship of Jewish people – in Israel and in the Diaspora – to this multigenerational precept. […]
April 21, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – We will explore the implications of living honestly as it relates to your loved one and you. Register Here WE WILL MEET ON APRIL 21 BECAUSE APRIL 14 IS PASSOVER REMEMBER, WE MEET AT 7:00, NOT 7:30 ET
April 22, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – This lecture offers a unique opportunity to explore the complexities and nuances of the U.S.-Israel relationship from Israel’s perspective. From Jerusalem’s vantage point, the bilateral relationship is viewed as one of vital strategic importance, rooted in shared democratic values, security concerns, and mutual interests in the Middle East. Israel sees the United States as its […]
April 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – BEGRUDGING ACCEPTANCE: Despite many difficulties, the first Jews in America strove to maintain congregations and keep the Jewish rituals as best they could. While many actually kept a low Jewish profile, there are stories of valiant attempts to keep Jewish life alive with scarce resources in an inhospitable environment. During the early colonial period there […]
April 29, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us to welcome Iyar, the month of counting the Omer and a month associated with light, healing, and truth. Register Here
May 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – One of the Mussar terms for gratitude is hakarat ha-tov הכרת הטוב , literally “noticing/recognizing the good.” Join us to explore this important middah. Register Here
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