by beth-ami | May 20, 2022 | Beth Ami Book Club
Current read for the CBA Book Group is Angel Wagenstein’s ISAAC’S TORAH. (Fiction, Bulgarian, 2000; English , 2008, 304pgs. Translated into several languages.) Isaac — name changed, has very real experiences, is born in pre-WWI in the Kolodetz shtetl...
by Leanne Schy | May 19, 2022 | Israeli Dance
Hi dancers… Wednesday May 25 at 7 pm we can meet in the Beth Ami Social Hall for Israeli dancing, and i will also have zoom going (see new url below). It will be something of an experiment to see how it goes. Note I set the time a bit earlier, at 7. I might put...
by Israel Affairs Committee | May 19, 2022 | Israel Affairs
We bring you top names to illuminate for us essential issues and to celebrate Jerusalem Day May 29 Yom Yerushalayim Anti-Zionism in the academy and what we can do to fight back May 23 9 am Rachel Fish, co-founder of Boundless, a think-action tank partnering...
by Israel Affairs Committee | May 18, 2022 | Israel Affairs
Ethnic Studies and Antisemitism Webinar June 1 at 9 am PDT With Lori Lowenthal Marcus, Legal Director @The Deborah Project Lori is the legal director and a litigator with The Deborah Project, a non-profit law firm that represents those who have been discriminated...
by beth-ami | May 13, 2022 | Social Action Scoop
Shalom all, We had a very nice meeting and lunch at Judi’s. Thanks again to Judi for the having meeting at her house and providing a tasty salad. Everyone brought great food and good energy to the meeting. First off, Myrna Morse made individual soap for...
by Israel Affairs Committee | May 11, 2022 | Israel Affairs
A Celebration of Yom Yerushaliyim (Jerusalem Day Hadassah event) Wednesday, June 1 5-6 pm PST Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushaliyim) starts on Saturday evening May 28. On the following Wednesday, June 1, celebrate online with host, comedian Judy Gold, and musical...
by beth-ami | May 8, 2022 | Kitchen Committee
What is Shavuot without dairy foods? Shavuot is also known as the Festival of the First-fruit offerings. The First-fruits of Spring (dates, figs, grapes, pomegranates, olives, the last harvest of barley, and the first harvest of wheat) compose the seven species...
by Israel Affairs Committee | May 4, 2022 | Israel Affairs
This Week’s Upcoming Webinars Fighting Over the Image: The ‘Image War’ as a Front in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Monday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Dr. Moran Yarchi In today’s conflicted reality, the question is not only whose army wins,...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Apr 28, 2022 | Israel Affairs
Join the fun to celebrate Israel’s Independence May 2-4 HaTikvah: The Hope and its Discontents Sunday, May 1st at 10:30 AM Professor Edwin Seroussi In this presentation, we will embark on a journey in time from the source, to the creation, to the contested...
by Israel Affairs Committee | Apr 24, 2022 | Israel Affairs
The following web talks are coming up this week. See the full list of upcoming web talks and recordings of prior ones at http://israelUpdate.INFO Nazi’s Granddaughter: The Search for the Truth Sunday April 24, 2022 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sylvia Foti Writer...