First one today at 3pm!
UPCOMING CONVERSATIONS Although we're unable to connect in-person this month, we're thrilled to bring you timely, virtual conversations to connect you to the news, to each other, and to The Forward. We hope you'll join us. Can't make these times? They will be recorded and available on our website. |
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Being Jewish in the Time of Coronavirus March 17 3:00 p.m. ET via Zoom Join our live panel discussion, "Being Jewish in the Time of Coronavirus." Jodi Rudoren is moderating weekly conversations with Jewish leaders working to build community through this crisis. Our inaugural episode on Tuesday features 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. The conversation will take place on Tuesday, March 17 at 3:00 p.m. Register here. |
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Israeli Election Debrief March 18 12:00 p.m. ET via Zoom Jodi will interview Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute, about the latest development in Israel's fraught politics after three rounds of elections that ended in a virtual tie — and how coronavirus is changing coalition negotiations. The conversation will take place on Wednesday, March 18 at 12:00 p.m. Register here. |
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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. |
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Event Recording: Is Peace Still Possible? Last month, at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, NJ, Jodi and Peter Beinart, editor-at-large at Jewish Currents joined in discussion on the peace plan and American Jewish attitudes today regarding Israel. Watch a recording of the thought-provoking discussion here. |
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