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Israel Month

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Ancient Boundaries: Exploring What Separated Ancient Jews and Christians
Rabbi Bearman

In the first centuries of the Common Era, the emergence of the Christian movement pushed both the Jewish and new Christian communities to create clear boundaries between the two religions. This class will explore the internal and external pressures behind those boundaries and how these "dividing lines" have shifted, blurred, and sharpened over the past two thousand years. 


Tuesday, May 14, 2024
"Yom Ha'atzmaut is real - Contemporary Reflections on Israel Independence Day"
Naama Herz, our Shinishinit and Rabbi Jim Bennett

Join us for a special Yom Ha'atzmaut Texting Tuesday led by Naama Herz, our Shinshinit, and Rabbi Jim Bennett, as we explore the special meaning of this Israel Independence Day, and discuss the meaning of Israel in our lives.

Tuesday, May 21 and May 28
Israel and Palestine: Doomed to Conflict or Harbingers of Hope?
Rabbi Jim Bennett

In this two-week course, Rabbi Bennett will lead us on an exploration of the narratives that underlie the conflicts between Israel and Palestine, and invite us to discuss and explore if these narratives must compete, or if there is a possibility that they can coexist and lead to peace.  We invite you to join with open minds and hopeful hearts.




For questions, contact Debbie Bram at dbram@sestl.org.

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