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SUMMARY:Exclusive Authors Series with Andrée Aelion Brooks and Ruth K. Abrahams
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nExclusive Authors Series with Andrée Aelion Brooks and Ruth K. Abrahams\nJoin us for an episode of our Exclusive Authors Series with Andrée Aelion Brooks and Ruth K. Abrahams discussing her book “The Remarkable Life of Luis Moses Gomez.” \nTuesday\, 1 November at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nAbout the book:\nDuring the early days of colonial America\, a number of Sephardic Jews and conversos came from the Caribbean islands to the eastern seaboard for economic opportunity. They have largely been overlooked as the stories of the later German and Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants\, took over in terms of numbers and achievements. Here is the story of one of those early Sephardic settlers who came from Jamaica to the New York area in search of such opportunities. \nAbout the author:\nAndrée Aelion Brooks is a journalist\, author and lecturer specializing in Jewish history. Formerly a contributing columnist for the New York Times\, she is an Associate Fellow\, Yale University\, and founder of the Women’s (political) Campaign School at Yale. Her award-winning books include a comprehensive biography of Dona Gracia Nasi\, a Jewish leader who was the richest woman in Renaissance Europe; Russian Dance\, about a Jewish Bolshevik spy; Out of Spain\, a children’s program in Sephardic history. She was honored in 2013 by the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. \nExecutive Director of the Gomez Mill House Foundation (ret.) from 1999-2017\, Dr. Ruth Abrahams also served as Executive Director of the Lehman College Foundation and Vice President for Advancement at Pratt Institute. Artistically\, Dr. Abrahams sang professionally in New York from 1967-1980. She received an M.A. in Humanities (Japanese Studies)\, and a Ph.D. in Dance History from New York University\, where she taught as adjunct associate professor from 1982-1996. She was a founding member and first president of World Dance Alliance-Americas\, an international advocacy organization for dance. \nFor more about the book: https://www.amazon.com/Remarkable-Life-Luis-Moses-Gomez/dp/0998254525 \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/exclusive-authors-series-with-andree-aelion-brooks-and-ruth-k-abrahams/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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SUMMARY:"ARRIVALS"
DESCRIPTION:The American Sephardi Federation\, the Seattle Jewish Theatre Company and  \nthe Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America present: \n“ARRIVALS”\n A Jewish Romeo & Juliet love story based on historical events.  \nA hit in Seattle\, coming to New York. \nWhen the first Sephardic Jew arrived in Seattle in 1902\, not everything went as planned. Marco Cordova\, a young Sephardic Jew from Turkey\, came to America to make his fortune. Bayla Keigelman\, a fragile Ashkenazi girl from Russia\, arrived fleeing a pogrom. Their meeting seemed written in the stars until tradition declared their love forbidden. \nSunday\, October 30 at 3:00 PM EST\nTuesday\, November 1 at 8:00 PM EST\nThursday\, November 3 at 8:00 PM EST\nSunday\, November 6 at 3:00 PM EST \n$36 Early bird discount (if purchased before October 16th) \n$50 Ticket price (if purchased after October 16th) \n“Arrivals tells the Sephardic story with great drama\, humor and warmth.” \nRabbi Simon Benzaquen\, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth\, Seattle\, WA \n“Everyone in the audience was engaged and enjoyed the show.” \nAaron Petersen\, President \, Temple Beth El\, Tacoma\, WA \n“A tour de force!” \nRabbi Emeritus James Mirel\, Temple B’nai Torah\, Bellevue\, WA \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/arrivals/
LOCATION:The Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T130000
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SUMMARY:Exclusive Authors Series with Judith Roumani
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nExclusive Authors Series with Judith Roumani\nJoin us for this episode of our Exclusive Authors Series with Judith Roumani discussing her new book “Francophone Sephardic Fiction: Writing Migration\, Diaspora\, and Modernity.” \nTuesday\, 25 October at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nAbout the book:\n“Francophone Sephardic Fiction” approaches modern Sephardic literature in a comparative way to draw out similarities and differences among selected francophone novelists from various countries\, with a focus on North Africa. The definition of Sepharad here is broader than just Spain: it embraces Jews whose ancestors had lived in North Africa for centuries\, even before the arrival of Islam\, and who still today trace their allegiance to ways of being Jewish that go back to Babylon\, as do those whose ancestors spent a few hundred years in Iberia. The author traces the strong influence of oral storytelling on modern novelists of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and explores the idea of the portable homeland\, as exile and migration engulfed the long-rooted Sephardic communities. \nAbout the author:\nJudith Roumani is founder and director of the Jewish Institute of Pitigliano\, and founder and editor of the online journal Sephardic Horizons\, which appears three times a year (https://www.sephardichorizons.org). She received a BA Honors in Spanish and French from the University of Nottingham\, an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of London\, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Rutgers. She has taught Spanish and Sephardic studies at the University of Maryland\, College Park\, and other colleges in the Washington DC area. She has also been a director of publications\, professional translator\, an associate ditor or author of five books and a monograph\, and her work has been translated into Hebrew\, Italian\, and French. \nFor more about the book: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793620101/Francophone-Sephardic-Fiction-Writing-Migration-Diaspora-and-Modernity \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/exclusive-authors-series-with-judith-roumani/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221002T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221002T150000
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SUMMARY:Prepare for Yom Kippur with Hazzan Yehiel Nahari
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nPrepare for Yom Kippur with Hazzan Yehiel Nahari\nJoin us with Rabbi Moshe Tessone in preparing for Yom Kippur as he discusses and we hear Sephardi piyyutim and tunes with Hazzan Yehiel Nahari. \nSunday\, 2 October at 2:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nCo-sponsored by the Sephardic Program at Yeshiva University and the Diasporas Project at the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs at Yeshiva University. \n\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/prepare-for-yom-kippur-with-hazzan-yehiel-nahari/
CATEGORIES:Jewish Holiday,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T130000
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SUMMARY:Exclusive Authors Series with Regina M. Tessone
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nExclusive Authors Series with Regina M. Tessone\nJoin us for a new episode of the Exclusive Authors Series with Regine M. Tessone who discusses her book “Monavar’s Journey.” \nTuesday\, 20 September at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nAbout the book:\nOn February 1\, 1979\, Regine Monavar Tessone recalls running through the Mehrabad airport with her parents and three brothers to board the last flight out of Tehran on the eve of the Islamic Revolution. The pilot announced as they entered the aircraft\, “You are the lucky ones! The airport is now closed and the Ayatollah Khomeini has arrived.” In this intimate memoir\, Monavar (a Farsi name meaning light) recreates the life of her Persian Jewish family before they fled Iran and her own adventures in their new home in America. Always buoyant (her maiden name Omid means hope)\, she describes reuniting with her mother’s family in Brooklyn\, visiting Israel and serving as a volunteer\, falling in love with a non-Persian Jew\, and becoming a successful fashion designer. Her story\, at once personal and paradigmatic\, reflects her nostalgia for the homeland of her youth and her embrace of the opportunities of her adopted homeland in the United States as a successful Iranian-Jewish immigrant. \nAbout the author:\nREGINE MONAVAR TESSONE is an Iranian American fashion designer. As a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology\, she founded Aqua Modesta\, a unique line of modest women’s swimwear and sportswear that attained worldwide success. Her initial professional goals achieved\, she wrote this memoir to fulfill a lifelong dream: to share the story of her family’s incredible escape on the last flight out of Tehran. She resides with her husband and children in New York and Jerusalem. \nFor more about the book: https://www.amazon.com/Monavars-Journey-Bridge-Regine-Tessone/dp/163837306X \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/exclusive-authors-series-with-regina-m-tessone/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220918T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220918T150000
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SUMMARY:Certificado de Ascendencia Sefardí (Español)
DESCRIPTION:Certificado de Ascendencia Sefardí\n(Español)\n¿Quieres sentirte más conectado con tus raíces? \n¡Sé parte de nuestra nueva iniciativa histórica de Certificado de Ascendencia Sefardí y haz que se reconozca tu ascendencia! \n¡Únase a Genie Milgrom\, Ashley Perry (Reconectar) y Dr. Drora Arussy (ASF Institute of Jewish Experience) para aprender más! \nDomingo\, 18 Septiembre\, 2:00PM EST \nHaga clic aquí para empezar!\nPara más información: drora@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/certificado-de-ascendencia-sefardi-espanol/
CATEGORIES:(Spanish),Program Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
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SUMMARY:Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry
DESCRIPTION:Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry\nBe a part of our brand new historic Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry initiative and have your ancestry recognized! \nJoin Genie Milgrom\, Ashley Perry (Reconectar) and Dr. Drora Arussy (ASF Institute of Jewish Experience) to learn more! \nSunday\, 18 September at 12:00PM EST \nEnglish \n(Complimentary RSVP) \nResearch and certify your Sephardic ancestry\n\nDo you have a branch in the Jewish tree?\nDo you feel you have Sephardic ancestry?\nDo you have customs/traditions that are still followed in your family that are Sephardic or Jewish?\nDo you need assistance in starting your process of exploration?\n\nClick here to begin!\nFor more information: drora@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/certificate-of-sephardic-ancestry/
CATEGORIES:(English),Program Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
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SUMMARY:Rosh Hashana Foods with Sarina Roffé
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nRosh Hashana Foods with Sarina Roffé\nWhile most Jews have apples and honey before their Rosh Hashanah meal\, Syrian Jews have many more brachot.\nJournalist\, Sephardic historian and cookbook author Sarina Roffé will share recipes and discuss the foods unique to Syrian Jews on Rosh Hashanah. The recipes are for the brachot said before eating the holiday meal on Rosh Hashanah. \nWednesday\, 14 September at 12:00PM EST\n(Tickets: $8) \nAbout the speaker:\nSarina Roffé is a professional genealogist\, editor of the journal DOROT\, and founder of the Sephardic Heritage Project. She is the author of “Branching Out From Sepharad” (Sephardic Heritage Project\, 2017)\, which outlines the history of Jews in Spain\, the 1492 expulsion\, their history in Syria\, and their immigration to the Americas. She is Co-Chair of the Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative\, and Chair of the JewishGen Sephardic Research Division. \nSarina is also the author of “Backyard Kitchen: Mediterranean Salads\,” and “Backyard Kitchen: the Main Course” and a cooking app called Sarina’s Sephardic Cuisine\, available in the Apple Store\, as well as hundreds of articles. Sarina presents often at IAJGS Conferences and has completed over a dozen genealogies\, through her genealogy consulting business\, Sephardic Genealogical Journeys. \nFor more about Sarina’s cookbooks: https://sarinassephardiccuisine.com/cookbooks \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/rosh-hashana-foods-with-sarina-roffe/
CATEGORIES:Cooking,Jewish Holiday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T130000
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SUMMARY:Bene Israel Selichot
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nBene Israel Selichot\nJoin us as Hazzan Joshua Daniels introduces us to the Bene Israel piyyutim and selichot tunes as he shares stories from his life within and outside the Bene Israel community. \nTuesday\, 30 August at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nAbout the speaker:\nJoshua Daniels was born in Bombay\, India to an observant Jewish family. He is a member of the Bene Israel community which is the largest and oldest Jewish community from India. At an early age\, his father encouraged him to read Hebrew and to follow the Bene Israel traditions with an emphasis on music and singing. His father Samuel Elijah Z”l is the greatest influence on Joshua’s life. He ensured that Joshua received a Jewish education and appointed the local hazzan in Bombay from the Etz Haeem synagogue to train him in Torah reading from the age of Bar Mitzvah. \nAt the age of 15\, Joshua immigrated to Israel with his family before ultimately moving to Toronto\, Canada. Joshua has been living in Toronto for 29 years with his wife and daughter. He has served as a chazzan and baal koreh (Torah reader) in various congregations. Joshua has expanded his knowledge and can perform the prayer services and Torah reading in Ashkenazi\, Yerushalmi and Moroccan tropes. He continues to expand his singing abilities and is self- taught. He also has enriched his performance of the Bene Israel tunes and leads a minyan for High Holidays. He has taught more than 100 boys for their Bar Mitzvah\, many of which could not read Hebrew. Joshua is ambitious\, he continues to discover further aspects of Jewish prayer and song and takes pleasure in sharing his expertise. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/bene-israel-selichot/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220829T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220829T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
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SUMMARY:T-JEM: New Year\, New Ideas
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nT-JEM: New Year\, New Ideas\nT-JEM is a series of online workshops by the ASF Institute of Jewish Experience for Jewish educators on understanding the Jewish mosaic and practical applications for incorporating the beauty\, depth\, diversity\, and vitality of the Jewish experience into their classrooms. \nIn the workshops\, we explore the video clips and complimentary resources ASF IJE designed to augment classroom lessons and explore Jewish diversity by expanding upon standard curricula. \nMonday\, 29 August at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nFor more information\, contact drora@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/t-jem-new-year-new-ideas/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220706T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220706T130000
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesday with Joyce Yarrow
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesday with Joyce Yarrow\nJoin us for New Works Wednesdays with Joyce Yarrow discussing her new book “Zahara and the Lost Books of Light”! \nWednesday\, 6 July at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nAbout the book: \nSeattle journalist Alienor Crespo travels to Spain to claim the promise of citizenship offered to the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. As she relives history through her vijitas (visits) with her ancestors\, Alienor also confronts modern-day extremism and commits herself to protecting an endangered “Library of Light” – a hidden treasure trove of medieval Hebrew and Arabic books\, saved from the fires of the Inquisition. \nAbout the author: \nThe author of five novels\, Joyce Yarrow was born in the SE Bronx\, escaped to Manhattan as a teenager\, and today does most of her traveling through her writing. \nJoyce has worked as a screenwriter\, singer-songwriter\, multimedia performance artist\, and member of the world music vocal ensemble\, Abráce. \nShe is a Pushcart nominee\, whose stories and poems have been widely published. She considers the setting of her books to be characters in their own right and teaches workshops on “The Place of Place in Suspense Writing.” \nClick here for more about the book. \nClick here for the Spanish edition. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesday-with-joyce-yarrow/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T130000
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesday with Mark Schneegurt
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesday with Mark Schneegurt\nJoin us for this episode of New Works Wednesdays where Mark Schneergurt discusses “Anthology of Religious Poetry from the Mexican Inquisition Trials of 16th-Century CryptoJews.” \nWednesday\, 29 June at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nAbout the book: \nA century after being expelled from Portugal\, cryptoJews in Mexico\, false converts to Christianity\, could not speak of their beliefs for fear of becoming embroiled in the imprisonment\, torture\, and death in flames that characterized the Inquisition. Without written texts\, the Jewish liturgy lost\, clans of cryptoJews created a unique body of religious poetry\, connecting them to the Laws of Moses\, seeking redemption from sin\, or hoping for an escape from their embittered lives. The Carvajal clan was led by Luis el Mozo\, an alumbrado\, a mystic\, and his Judaizing sisters. Once discovered to be secretly practicing Judaism\, years of suffering at the hands of the Inquisitors were meticulously recorded in the transcripts of their long demeaning trials. The Carvajal’s friends\, spouses\, children and grandchildren were implicated as Judaizers\, with many being reconciled by the Church to secular authorities to be burned alive at massive public ceremonies. The burning of Luis and his sisters was the main attraction for cheering crowds at the auto de fé of 1596 in Mexico City. The cruelty of the Inquisitors was matched by their attention to legal detail and testimonies made at trial. Buried within thousands of pages of transcripts\, hiding in library special collections of rare books around the world are the only remnants of the religious poetry that sustained cryptoJews hiding in Mexico. Anthology uncovers these hidden treasures! \nAbout the author: \nMark A. Schneegurt is an author\, educator\, scientist\, and entrepreneur. His books range from scholarly works on science\, religion\, and literature to popular books on The Beatles. He has authored 80+ publications and has made 200+ public presentations of his works. \nSponsorship opportunities available: \ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesday-with-mark-schneegurt-2/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T130000
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesday with Haim Jachter
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesday with Haim Jachter\nJoin us for New Works Wednesdays with Rabbi Haim Jachter as he discusses his new book “Bridging Traditions: Demystifying Differences Between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews.” \nWednesday\, 22 June at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nAbout the book: \nAs the rabbi of a Sephardic synagogue for over twenty years who is himself of Ashkenazic descent and trained in Ashkenazic yeshivot\, Rabbi Haim Jachter has a unique vantage point from which to observe the differences in customs and halachot between Ashkenazim and Sephardim. In Bridging Traditions\, Rabbi Jachter applies his wide-ranging expertise to explicating an encyclopedic array of divergences between Ashkenazic and Sephardic halachic practice\, while also capturing the diversity within different Sephardic communities. Bridging Traditions is essential reading for Jews of all origins who are interested in understanding their own practices and appreciating those of their brethren\, and in seeing the kaleidoscope of halachic observance as a multi-faceted expression of an inner divine unity. \nAbout the speaker: \nRabbi Haim Jachter is the rabbi of the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck. He serves as a Dayan on the Beth Din of Elizabeth and has acquired an international reputation of excellence in the area of Get administration. He is also teacher at Torah Academy of Bergen County. He is a member of the Rabbinical Council of America’s Halacha Committee and Chairman of its Igun Resolution Committee. He is frequently sought out to assist communities in establishing and managing their Eruvin\, and is the Rav HaMachshir of our eruv. Rabbi Jachter’s ordination is from Yeshiva University where he also earned his Master’s degree in Jewish Philosophy. \nClick here for more about the book. \nSponsorship opportunities available: \ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesday-with-haim-jachter/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220619T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
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SUMMARY:Bringing Jewish Law to the People: The Moroccan Approach
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nBringing Jewish Law to the People: The Moroccan Approach\nRav Yosef Messas was born in Meknes\, Morocco. He served as the Rabbi of Tlemcen\, Algeria and later as the Chief Sephardi Rabbi of Haifa. Rav Messas sought to improve the halakhic attitude to the questions of modernity and the changes of time. Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis will discuss Rav Messas’ history\, some stories about his life\, and present some of his most impactful rulings. \nOn Sundays at 12:00PM EST \n19 June  \n“On Wine & Peace” \nRabbanit Mirvis will present Rav Messas’ approach to those who don’t keep Shabbat and our positive relation to them. \n26 June \n “On Women & Jewish Practice” \nRabbanit Mirvis will present Rav Messas’ approach to women learning Torah\, prayer and keeping the mitztvoth. \n*Registration is required for each session\n(Ticket per session: $10) \nAbout the speaker: \nRabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis is the Rabbanit of the Shirat HaTamar congregation in Efrat. Prior to that\, she was a Fellow at Midreshet Lindenbaum’s Institute for Halachic Leadership where she became certified in the topics of Shabbat\, Niddah\, Chuppah and Kiddushin\, Brachot\, and Issur V’Heter. In addition to being Rabbanit of Shirat HaTamar\, she is involved in the community as a member of the city council’s education committee\, a member of the mikvah committee\, volunteers for the “Chevra Kadisha” (burial committee)\, and answers halachic questions. At the same time\, Shira manages a Vlog called “Daf MiShelahen” on the topic of Daf Yomi in collaboration with the Hadran organization in addition to a podcast about the weekly Parsha called “Parsha Mishelahen” with Makor Rishon. Shira is a member of the Beit Hillel Rabbinical Organization and takes an active part in the Meshivat Nefesh website in responding to halachic questions. Shira is a Fellow in the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Informatics from Bar Ilan University and lives in the Tamar neighborhood in Efrat with Shlomo and their five children. \nSponsorship opportunities available: \ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/bringing-jewish-law-to-the-people-the-moroccan-approach/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Religion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220604T015345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220604T015345Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesday with Sharon Shalom
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesday with Sharon Shalom\nJoin us for New Works Wednesday with Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom who will discuss his new book “Dialogues of Love and Fear: A Rabbi’s Daughter\, a Kes’s Son\, and Hope for the Future.” \nWednesday\, 8 June at 12:00PM EST\n(Complimentary RSVP) \nAbout the book: \n“Dialogues of Love and Fear” is a work of imagination and insight that addresses fraught issues of our times in new and refreshing ways. The author\, whose own dramatic life journey has taken him from shepherd to professor\, from refugee to IDF officer\, and from student of a kes (religious leader) to rabbi of an Ashkenazi synagogue\, brings the many facets of his identity into dialogue in these brilliantly imagined conversations between two characters. Through them it provides a window into the world of Ethiopian Jewry\, their challenges\, and the deep questions that every complex relationship carries with it. Covering a huge breadth of topics\, this heart-warming\, optimistic book offers a transformative perspective that is tolerant\, accessible\, and committed to Jewish tradition. \nAbout the speakers: \nRabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom made aliyah to Israel on his own in 1982 at the age of eight under Operation Bat Galim\, operated by the Mossad and the IDF commandos. Rabbi Sharon Shalom received his PhD in Jewish philosophy from Bar-Ilan University and his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion. Today he serves as rabbi of Congregation Kedoshei Yisrael in Kiryat Gat. He currently serves as a lecturer at Orot Yisrael College in Elkanah and at Bar-Ilan University. Dr. Shalom lives with his wife\, Avital\, and their five children in Kiryat Gat. \nSteven Fine (born 1958)\, historian of Judaism in the Greco-Roman World\, is professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University in New York\, director of the Arch of Titus Digital Restoration project and of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies\, and a founding editor of-Images: A Journal of Jewish Art and Visual Culture. \nClick here for more about the book. \nSponsorship opportunities available: \ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesday-with-sharon-shalom/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220512T163514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T184704Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesday with Arnon Z. Schorr and Joshua Edelglass
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesday with Arnon Z. Schorr and Joshua Edelglass \nJoin us for this episode of New Works Wednesday with Arnon Z. Schorr and Joshua Edelglass as they discuss their new book “José and the Pirate Captain Toledano”! \nWednesday\, 1 June at 12:00PM EST  \n(Complimentary RSVP) \n 12PM EST ◊ 7PM Jerusalem  \nAbout the book:\nSet in the shadows of the Spanish Inquisition\, this is the coming-of-age story of José Alfaro\, a young refugee who forms a powerful bond with the mysterious Pirate Captain Toledano. It’s also a dynamic pirate adventure on the high seas\, with hand-to-hand combat and ship-to-ship action\, and the powerful story of a dark time in history when people took different paths to survive. \nAbout the authors:\nArnon Z. Shorr\, a filmmaker and screenwriter\, loves telling stories. Half-Sepharadi / half-Ashkenazi\, a Hebrew speaker in America\, a Jewish private-school kid in a mostly non-Jewish suburb\, whenever he’d set foot in one world\, his other foot would betray him as different. That’s why he tells stories that embrace the peculiar and the other. For more about Arnon\, visit www.arnonshorr.com. Formerly of Los Angeles\, he lives in Boston. \nJoshua Edelglass’ work has appeared in publications including Tikkun Magazine\, and The New Haven Review. His artwork has also appeared in numerous exhibitions\, including Pow! Jewish Comics Art and Influence at the Brooklyn Jewish Art Museum. He has watched Star Trek II more times than is probably healthy. For more information about Josh\, visit www.MotionPicturesComics.com. He is the Assistant Director of Camp Ramah New England and lives near Boston. \nFor more about the book: https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Captain-Toledano-Arnon-Shorr/dp/1728446066 \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesday-with-arnon-z-schorr-and-joshua-edelglass/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220531T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220531T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220428T020500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220510T140903Z
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SUMMARY:Between Baghdad and Asia
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nBetween Baghdad and Asia \nBeginning in the mid-19th century\, a vibrant network of Jews primarily from Iraq but also from the Levant and Iran formed communities throughout the Indian sub-continent and East Asia. These communities flourished for over a decade and the remnants of these communities can still be seen to this day in places like Bombay\, Singapore\, and Hong Kong through the institutions they built and the communities which continue to exist. \nThis talk traces the history of Baghdadi Jews in Asia from its earliest beginning until the present day\, exploring the relevance of these communities both to Baghdad and the larger Jewish world. \nTuesday\, 31 May at 12:00PM EST  \n(Ticket: $10) \n 12PM EST ◊ 7PM Jerusalem  \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/between-baghdad-and-asia/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220525T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220525T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220512T162812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T163038Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesday with Rachel Frankel and JJCPF
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesday with Rachel Frankel and JJCPF \nJoin us for a special New Works Wednesdays with the JJCPF (Jamaican Jewish Cemeteries Preservation Fund). \nIn 1661\, the English Crown offered 30 acres to settle in Jamaica. Jews\, overwhelmingly Spanish Portuguese\, came. By 1800\, Jews had settled throughout and their cemeteries ringed the island. Today\, Jamaica is the final resting place for\, by one count\, roughly 10\,000 Jews. The one cemetery that remains open for burial is roughly three acres in size. It is located in the heart of Kingston\, referred to as the Orange Street Cemetery\, maintained by the United Congregation of Israelites Jamaica\, and approaching its 200th year. Since 2007\, volunteers\, led by Rachel Frankel\, have documented Jamaica’s Jewish cemeteries and since 2017\, the JJCPF (Jamaican Jewish Cemeteries Preservation Fund) has been working to preserve the cemeteries. \nOn May 25\, Rachel Frankel and some of JJCPF’s board members will introduce Jamaica’s Jewish cemeteries\, provide virtual tours of the Falmouth Cemetery and the Orange Street Cemetery\, and demonstrate their newly launched site specific online searchable database. \nWednesday\, 25 May at 12:00PM EST  \n(Complimentary RSVP) \n 12PM EST ◊ 7PM Jerusalem  \nAbout the speaker:\nRachel Frankel is principal of the firm Rachel Frankel Architecture in NYC. She is the co-author with Aviva Ben-Ur of “Remnant Stones: The Jewish Cemeteries of Suriname” and leads the effort to document Jamaica’s Jewish cemeteries. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-rachel-frankel-and-jjcpf/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220522T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220512T162105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T162152Z
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SUMMARY:Mizrahi Jews Sent to Live in the Desert: An Interactive Session with Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nMizrahi Jews Sent to Live in the Desert:\nAn Interactive Session with Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute \nJoin us for an interactive session with Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute! \nIn this interactive movie David Ben-Gurion arrives at court to make himself heard on five subjects and historical events. We will be exploring the topic of “Population Dispersion – Immigrant Housing in the Early Years.” \nIn 1948 Ben-Gurion wrote\, “We do not yet have a jury system…. I hope that one day it will be part of our legal constitution. Because here\, as in England and the US\, it should be the average person with common sense who should judge us”. \nNow you are invited to be the jury in this imaginary court: learn about the affairs\, hear the different sides and in the end YOU decide. Come and influence history! \nSunday\, 22 May at 12:00PM EST  \n(Ticket: $10) \n 12PM EST ◊ 7PM Jerusalem  \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/mizrahi-jews-sent-to-live-in-the-desert-an-interactive-session-with-ben-gurion-heritage-institute/
CATEGORIES:Interactive Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220516T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220512T161541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T161541Z
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SUMMARY:Arab Jewish Life and Literature with Joyce Zonana
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nArab Jewish Life and Literature with Joyce Zonana \nFrom the mellahs and medinas of Casablanca and Algiers to the Haras of Tunis\, Cairo\, and Old Baghdad\, we will explore the lived and literary world of Arab Jews\, including Jacques Derrida\, Helene Cixous\, Albert Memmi\, and Jacqueline Kahanoff\, who evoke a world in which Jews were native and not “other.” \nMonday\, 16 May at 12:00PM EST  \n(Ticket: $10) \n 12PM EST ◊ 7PM Jerusalem  \nAbout the speaker:\nBorn in Cairo to Jewish parents\, writer and literary translator Joyce Zonana is a professor emerita at the City University of New York. Her memoir\, “Dream Homes: From Cairo to Katrina\, an Exile’s Journey”\, was published in 2008 by the Feminist Press. Her translations include “A Land Like You” (Seagull Books)\, “Malicroix” (New York Review Books)\, and “The Beast\, and Other Tales” (Northwestern University Press). She has published numerous critical studies and reviews of other Egyptian Jewish writers\, including André Aciman\, Lucette Lagnado\, Jacqueline Kahanoff\, Paula Jacques\, and Yitzhak Gormezano Goren. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/arab-jewish-life-and-literature-with-joyce-zonana/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220509T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220509T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220325T024506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T030253Z
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SUMMARY:The Five Pillars of Islam - A Jewish Perspective
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nThe Five Pillars of Islam – A Jewish Perspective \nRick Sopher will explain the so-called “Five Pillars of Islam” (declaration of faith\, prayer\, giving\, fasting and pilgrimage) and look at connections\, similarities and differences with Jewish Practise. He will explore the basis of these practises and how one might have influenced the other. \nBonus: Rick will also look at the basis of the very close practises of Jewish and Muslim dietary laws and explain the history of this connection\, which was first stated explicitly in the Qur’an. \nMonday\, 9 May at 12:00PM EST  \n(Ticket: $10) \n 12PM EST ◊ 7PM Jerusalem  \nAbout the author: \nRick has a financial background and is the CEO of Edmond de Rothschild Capital Holdings\, which he joined in 1993. He is the Chairman of the world’s longest established investment fund of its type. Prior to that he worked at BDO Stoy Hayward\, where he was appointed the youngest ever partner. He has received various industry awards including the Outstanding Contribution Award from Hedge Fund Review and the Decade of Excellence Award by Financial News. \nRick graduated from Cambridge University and has more recently worked in the area of interfaith relations with the Woolf Institute\, Cambridge as a member of their Council. \nDuring the lockdown period\, Rick convened an online dialogue between Professors of Religion at the world’s leading universities to discuss the relationship between the Qur’an and the Bible and has himself dialogued with Muslim leaders on the subject. \nRick was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in 2007 from President Chirac for his contribution to religious education in France and is Chairman or Director of several educational charities in the UK. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-five-pillars-of-islam-a-jewish-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Religion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220502T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220502T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220428T021335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220428T021335Z
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SUMMARY:The Path to On Eagles’ Wings: The Story of Yisrael Yesh‘ayahu-Shar‘abi
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nThe Path to On Eagles’ Wings: The Story of Yisrael Yesh‘ayahu-Shar‘abi \nAfter his arrival in the Land of Israel\, Yisrael Yesh‘ayahu-Shar’abi got to work advocating for Yemeni Jewish needs\, including a path to ‘aliyah for those fleeing Yemen. Although Yesh‘ayahu eventually served as Speaker of the Knesset\, among other government roles\, the focus of this talk will be on his advocacy for Operation On Eagles’ Wings\, the large-scale migration of Yemeni and ‘Adeni Jews to Israel in 1949-50. As head of the Histadrut “Department of Yemenis and Oriental Communities\,” Yesh‘ayahu articulated an inclusive vision of Zionism and pressed the Labor leadership to support ‘aliyah from Yemen. The ‘aliyah of most of the Yemeni Jewish community was not inevitable – it was the culmination of decades of work by Yesh‘ayahu and other Labor Zionist Yemeni Jews. This is not just Yesh‘ayahu’s story; it is the story of Mizraḥi migration\, of a forgotten school of thought\, and of how the “Ingathering of Exiles” came to include non-European Jews. \nMonday\, 2 May at 12:00PM EST  \n(Ticket: $10) \n 12PM EST ◊ 7PM Jerusalem  \nAbout the speaker:\nBenjamin Berman-Gladstone is a doctoral student at the Skirball Department for Hebrew and Judaic Studies and the Department of History at New York University. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Middle East Studies and Judaic Studies and received honors for his thesis on the idea of an “Ingathering of Exiles” in relations between the American\, Israeli\, and Yemeni Jewish communities during Operation On Eagles’ Wings. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 2018 and spent the 2018-2019 year in Jerusalem on a Fulbright research scholarship. His writing about issues related to Israel\, American Jewry\, and Southwest Asian affairs has been published in the New York Times\, Haaretz\, Tablet Magazine\, the Jewish Daily Forward\, Tower Magazine\, the Times of Israel\, the Jewish Advocate\, the Hill\, the Brown Daily Herald\, and the Brown Political Review. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-path-to-on-eagles-wings-the-story-of-yisrael-yeshayahu-sharabi/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220325T025034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220325T025034Z
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SUMMARY:“Why is the Sephardi Haggadah different from all other Haggadot?”
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \n“Why is the Sephardi Haggadah different from all other Haggadot?” \nLet us explore the fine details of different geographic Minhagim in the Sephardi world with Rabbi Albert Gabbai. \nThis event will be a hybrid event. \nFor those interested in joining in-person at Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia\, please contact us at drora@americansephardi.org \nSunday\, 10 April at 12:00PM EST  \n(Ticket: $10) \n 12PM EST ◊ 7PM Jerusalem  \n  \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/why-is-the-sephardi-haggadah-different-from-all-other-haggadot/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220224T043256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220307T213734Z
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SUMMARY:Torah and “Secular” Studies in the writings of Hakham Yosef Qafih (1917-2000)
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nTorah and “Secular” Studies in the writings of Hakham Yosef Qafih (1917-2000) \nJoin us for Part 1 in the series “Insights from our hakhamim by students of The Habura”. \nThursday\, 31 March \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EST ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/torah-and-secular-studies-in-the-writings-of-hakham-yosef-qafih-1917-2000/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Religion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220308T015714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220311T193414Z
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SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Lars Fischer
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesdays with Lars Fischer \nJoin us for New Works Wednesdays with Lars Fischer as he discusses his book “Jews in Old Postcards and Prints”. \nWednesday\, 30 March \n@ 8AM PDT ◊ 12PM EST ◊ 4PM London ◊ 6PM Jerusalem ◊ 7PM Dubai \nAbout the book:\n“Jews in Old Postcards and Prints”\, a collection of vintage postcards and antique prints annotated by Lars Fischer. The book sheds a thoughtful light on the history of Jews in Europe and around the Mediterranean\, mainly in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries\, and invites readers to reflect on the ways in which both Jews and non-Jews used postcards and prints to portray Jews\, their communities\, culture and institutions. Above all\, the book celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of Jewish life and culture in the “golden age” of the postcard\, of a world largely extinguished by the Shoah and the expulsion of Jews from Northern Africa. \nAbout the author:\nLars Fischer’s scholarship and publications focus on the history and conceptualization of antisemitism\, Jewish/non-Jewish relations\, and Frankfurt School Critical Theory. Fischer has taught at UCL\, King’s College London and the University of Cambridge and served as Secretary of the British Association for Jewish Studies and Councillor of the Royal Historical Society. \nFor more about the book: “Jews in Old Postcards and Prints“ \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-lars-fischer/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220224T050429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T050509Z
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SUMMARY:The Evolving Nature of Humanity in the writings of Hakham Eliyahu Benamozegh (1822-1900)
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nThe Evolving Nature of Humanity in the writings of Hakham Eliyahu Benamozegh (1822-1900) \nJoin us for the final part of the series “Insights from our hakhamim by students of The Habura”. \nThursday\, 24 March \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EST ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout the speaker:\nOhad Fedida attended the Talmudic University of South Florida. He is now completing a B.S in Psychology from Florida International University and is a research assistant at the TIES Lab. He is working toward a Clinical Psychology\, PhD. Ohad is also a student at TheHabura.com \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/the-evolving-nature-of-humanity-in-the-writings-of-hakham-eliyahu-benamozegh-1822-1900/
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Religion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
CREATED:20220224T045825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T045930Z
UID:8051-1648033200-1648036800@americansephardi.org
SUMMARY:New Works Wednesdays with Lior Sternfeld
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nNew Works Wednesdays with Lior Sternfeld \nJoin us for New Works Wednesdays with Associate Professor Lior Sternfeld as he discusses his book “Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran.” \nWednesday\, 23 March \n@ 8AM PDT ◊ 11AM EST ◊ 4PM London ◊ 6PM Jerusalem ◊ 7PM Dubai \nAbout the book:\nIran is home to the largest Jewish population in the Middle East\, outside of Israel. At its peak in the twentieth century\, the population numbered around 100\,000; today about 25\,000 Jews live in Iran. “Between Iran and Zion” offers the first history of this vibrant community over the course of the last century\, from the 1905 Constitutional Revolution through the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Over this period\, Iranian Jews grew from a peripheral community into a prominent one that has made clear impacts on daily life in Iran. \nAbout the author:\nLior is an associate professor of history and Jewish Studies. He is a social historian of the modern Middle East with particular interests in the histories of the Jewish people and other minorities of the region. His first book\, titled “Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran\,” (Stanford University Press\, 2018) examines\, against the backdrop of Iranian nationalism\, Zionism\, and constitutionalism\, the development and integration of Jewish communities in Iran into the nation-building projects of the last century. He is currently working on two book projects: “The Origins of Third Worldism in the Middle East” and a new study of the Iranian-Jewish Diaspora in the U.S. and Israel. He teaches on the modern Middle East\, Iran\, Jewish histories of the region\, and Israel-Palestine related classes. \nFor more about the book: “Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran.” \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/new-works-wednesdays-with-lior-sternfeld/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
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SUMMARY:Kavkazi\, Georgian\, and Bukharian Jews: At the Crossroads of Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Russian-Speaking Worlds (Part 3)
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nKavkazi\, Georgian\, and Bukharian Jews: At the Crossroads of Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Russian-Speaking Worlds  \n(Part 3) \nThe histories and cultures of Bukharian\, Kavkazi (Mountain)\, and Georgian Jews are situated at the unique intersection of Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Russian-Speaking Jewish (RSJ) identities. Through this 3-part learning series\, we will explore the multilayered and rich stories of these millennia-old communities in Central Asia and the Caucasus—discovering the ways in which they have developed their mosaic cultures through dynamic interactions with the dominant and changing societies surrounding them. Our discussion will also shed light on how their experiences fit into the broader historical saga of the Jewish people. \nTuesday\, 22 March \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EST ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout the Speaker:\nRuben Shimonov is an educator\, community builder\, and social entrepreneur with a passion for Jewish diversity. He previously served as Director of Community Engagement and Education at Queens College Hillel. Currently\, Ruben is the American Sephardi Federation’s National Director of Sephardi House and Young Leadership. He is also the Founding Executive Director of the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network and Director of Educational Experiences & Programming for the Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee. He is an alumnus of the COJECO Blueprint\, Nahum Goldmann and ASF Broome & Allen Fellowships for his work in Jewish social innovation and Sephardic scholarship. He has been listed among The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” Jewish community leaders and changemakers. Currently\, he is a Jewish Pedagogies Research Fellow at M² | The Institute of Experiential Jewish Education. Ruben has lectured extensively on the histories and cultures of various Sephardic and Mizrahi communities. He is also a visual artist specializing in multilingual calligraphy that interweaves Arabic\, Hebrew\, and Persian. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/kavkazi-georgian-and-bukharian-jews-at-the-crossroads-of-sephardic-mizrahi-and-russian-speaking-worlds-part-3/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T182609
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SUMMARY:Sepharadi approach to Talmud Torah in the writings of Hakham Yosef Faur (1934-2020)
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nSepharadi approach to Talmud Torah in the writings of Hakham Yosef Faur (1934-2020) \nJoin us for Part 2 in our series “Insights from our Hakhamim with the students of The Habura.” \nThursday\, 10 March \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EST ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout the speaker:\nYonatan Rahmani is a Jewish educator living in NYC. After completing the Springboard Fellowship at CUNY Queens College Hillel\, he moved to Jerusalem to study at the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. Yonatan returned to NYC as a member of the NYU Bronfman Center’s Student Life team\, before joining YCT as a member of the inaugural JEWEL program. Yonatan is happiest when cooking\, learning\, hosting guests for Shabbat\, and spending time with his family. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/sepharadi-approach-to-talmud-torah-in-the-writings-of-hakham-yosef-faur-1934-2020/
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Religion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T130000
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SUMMARY:Iranian Jews
DESCRIPTION:The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience presents: \nIranian Jews \nDr. Daniel Tsadik Shares History \nJews have lived in Iran for more than 2\,000 years. This ancient community had its trials and tribulations\, but remained until today. Despite all vicissitudes\, Iranian Jews remained true to their roots and connected to their heritage for generations. Dr. Daniel Tsadik will provide an overview of the Jews in that region from ancient times until today. \nTuesday\, 8 March \n@ 9AM PDT ◊ 12PM EST ◊ 5PM London ◊ 7PM Jerusalem ◊ 8PM Dubai \nAbout the speaker:\nA Fulbright scholar\, Dr. Daniel Tsadik obtained his PhD in 2002 from the Yale University History Department. He authored several articles\, a book entitled “Between Foreigners and Shi‘is: Nineteenth-Century Iran and its Jewish Minority” (Stanford University Press\, 2007)\, another book entitled “The Jews of Iran and Rabbinic Literature: New Perspectives” (2019) which won the (Israel) Prime Minister Prize\, and co-edited the book “Iran\, Israel and the Jews: Symbiosis and Conflict from the Archaemenids to the Islamic Republic” (2019). From 2008 to 2020\, Professor Tsadik taught at Yeshiva University\, where he served as Associate Professor of Sephardic and Iranian Studies. His current research is on Shi‘ite-Jewish polemics. \nSponsorship opportunities available:\ninfo@americansephardi.org
URL:https://americansephardi.org/event/iranian-jews/
CATEGORIES:Culture & History,Lecture
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