Next one 3/31 @ 11 a.m.
#ForwardFocus: Talks in Trying Times
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A Fraught Conversation: Racism and Anti-Semitism in Politics March 31 11:00 a.m.
Jodi Rudoren 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.
This virtual conversation is in partnership with B’nai Jeshurun as part of their Race and Us Lecture series. It will take place on Tuesday, March 31 at 11:00 a.m.
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Parenting in a Pandemic
April 2 2:00 p.m.
Join our live panel discussion, “Parenting in a Pandemic: Home-schooling, canceled B’nei mitzvah and what will happen to camp?”
Jodi will host a conversation on how Jewish parents are adapting to this new reality featuring David Bryfman, CEO of The Jewish Education Project; Meira Colton, 7th grader at Seattle Girls’ School; Jeremy Fingerman, CEO of Foundation for Jewish Camp; Stephanie Ives, Head of School at Beit Rabban; and Meredith Lewis, Director of Content, Education and Family Experience at PJ Library. The webinar will take place on Thursday, April 2 at 2:00 p.m. Register here. |
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Past Conversations
Couldn't make it to one of our virtual talks? Watch the recordings: The 11th Plague? Passover in a Pandemic A conversation on how Jews are approaching and adapting the holiday featuring Archie Gottesman, co-founder of JewBelong; the renowned cookbook author Joan Nathan; Abby Pogrebin, journalist and author of “My Jewish Year;" and Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Israeli Politics in a Pandemic Listen to an in-depth analysis of Israel’s election results and a discussion about what comes next with Jodi and Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute. Being Jewish in the Time of Coronavirus Our inaugural episode featured 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. |
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