Events Next Week (May 9 – May 16, 2021)

by | May 7, 2021 | Israel Affairs

Israel Committee Communication

Three events next week plus links to recordings of eight prior events:
Jerusalem Day, The Scoop on Yemenite Jews’ Return Home, and Recordings

We hope that you have enjoyed and learned from our prior “Voices of Israel” webinar. The next and last one is the Sunday after Mothers’ Day. This coming week we also celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem.

Sunday, May 9 Mothers’ Day

“Honor your father and mother”

Monday, May 10 Celebrate Jerusalem Day

  1. at 9:30 am PST This talk by a founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh Rabbi Yehoshua Fass:
    Israel Today and Tomorrow
     https://pasyn.zoom.us/j/97207107105 Israel Today and Tomorrow: 20 Years: The Revitalization of Aliyah and its Impact on Israel and the World,
  2. at 4:30 pm PST with Hadassah Sign up at https://secure2.convio.net/wzoa/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=105065
    featuring celebrity host Tovah Feldshuh, musical performances from Israeli duo Yonina and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and more

Sunday, May 16 Our own program.
We organized and sponsored the following talk to conclude our series Voices of Israel

10:00 am PST. Professor Paul Liptz explores with us the fascinating story of Yemenite Jews returning home, from Operation Magic Carpet to becoming major celebrities.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83605821305

Recordings of Prior Programs of Interest:

On https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAUaYjTp5xS7eJB8Te9O6nNiJujwzUQ6S

  1. Zionist Thought: Classical Theories and Current Dilemmas – Dr. Arnold M. Eisen
  2. Everywhere I Go! Affirming our Rootedness in Zion and the Earth – Rabbi Brad Artson
  3. Religion and State in Israel: A Zionist Dilemma – Rabbi Prof. David Golinkin

On http://IsraelUpdate.INFO

  1. “Dry Bones” talk by Yaakov Kirschen
    5. “Stand With Us” talk by Charlotte Korchak
    6. Rabbi Sacks on challenges faced by non-orthodox Jewry in Israel
    7. “Antisemitism for Dummies” by Naya Lekht
    8. Black South African stands with Jews against antisemitism by Olga Meshoe Washington

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