The 11th Plague? Passover in a Pandemic
March 24 2:00 p.m. ET via Zoom

Join our live panel discussion, “The 11th Plague? Passover in a Pandemic.” Jodi Rudoren, the Forward’s Editor-in-Chief, is moderating weekly conversations with Jewish leaders working to build community through this crisis.

Panelists include Archie Gottesman, Co-founder of JewBelong; Joan Nathan, cookbook author and journalist; and Rabbi David Wolpe, Max Webb Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple.

The conversation will take place on Tuesday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m.

Register here.

A Fraught Conversation
March 31 11:00 a.m. ET via Zoom
 

Jodi will moderate a panel that will explore the ways in which racism, anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred play out in the political landscape.

Panelists include Julie Fernandes, associate director at Rockefeller Family Fund and former advocacy director at the Open Society Foundations; Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of ADL (Anti-Defamation League); Tarso Ramos, Executive Director at Political Research Associates; and Dan Shapiro, former US Ambassador to Israel.

The conversation will take place on Tuesday, March 31 at 11:00 a.m.

Register here.

Parenting in a Pandemic
April 2 2:00 p.m. ET via Zoom

Join our live panel discussion, “Parenting in a Pandemic: Home-schooling, canceled B’nei mitzvah and what will happen to camp?”

Panelists include David Bryfman, CEO of Jewish Education Project; Jeremy Fingerman, CEO of Foundation for Jewish Camp; and Stephanie Ives, Head of School at Beit Rabban.

The conversation will take place on Thursday, April 2 at 2:00 p.m.

Register here.

Past talks

Miss a virtual conversation? Listen to the recordings:

Is Peace Still Possible?
Jodi in conversation with Peter Beinart.

Being Jewish in the Time of Coronavirus 
Jodi moderates a discussion with Andrés Spokoiny, President and CEO of Jewish Funders Network; Ian Kandel, a vice president of BBYO; and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of Cong. Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan.

Israel Politics in a Pandemic
Jodi and Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute analyze Israel’s election results and what comes next.