Israel has been stuck in an election cycle resulting from neither party being able to gain the majority. What is the significance of the most recent election?
March 12, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings “V'zot Hatorah” (“This is the Torah”)
Topic(s) / Music, Shabbat
As we finish the book of Exodus, we want to highlight the ritual of Hagbah, the lifting of the Torah scroll. Our soundtrack for that moment combines a setting by Louis Lewandowski and fanfare by Stephen Glass. We wish you a Shabbat Shalom!
March 11, 2021
60 Seconds of Torah: Va-Yakhel
Topic(s) / 60 seconds of torah, parashah, Shabbat
How can you bring the spiritual into this world? Rabbi Cosgrove discusses how Bezalel invested the physical with divine character through his craftsmanship.
March 11, 2021
Reading Jewish Lives - Stan Lee
Topic(s) / Lecture
The creative mind of Stan Lee provided American pop culture with comic book heroes and imaginative worlds that will forever be his legacy. Stan Lee: A Life in Comics focuses on both Lee’s ideas and his unlikely rise to stardom. Was Spider-Man just a reincarnation of Cain?
March 08, 2021
Breaking The Shanda
Topic(s) / Lecture
As a kehillah kedoshah (a holy community), PAS strives to create a sense of belonging for all its members. How can we support those in our community who are overcoming mental health disorders and addictions of all kinds?
March 08, 2021
Israel Today and Tomorrow - Dr. Ilana Kwartin + Orit Svetlana Zuaretz
Topic(s) / Lecture
While we are encouraged to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many women suffering from abuse and violence by their spouses. As part of our programming during Women’s History Month, we discussed this issue plaguing women in Israel on International Women's Day.
March 05, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings “M’hake” (“Waiting”)
Topic(s) / Music
We are excited for spring and hopefully the beginning of a healthier time for all. Enjoy a contemporary Israeli song by Rita and Idan Raichel that expresses these sentiments. Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and a warm, hopeful spring ahead.
March 04, 2021
Analyzing the Impact: Israeli Laws and Conservative Jews
Topic(s) / Lecture
What are the implications of this week’s Israeli Supreme Court decision recognizing Reform and Conservative conversion to Judaism as part of the Law of Return?
March 04, 2021
60 Seconds of Torah: Ki Tisa
Topic(s) / 60 seconds of torah, parashah
Breaking the tablets, idolatry, and where truth resides. Rabbi Cosgrove discusses how the search for truth is about the journey, not the destination.
March 03, 2021
Egyptian Jews and the Creation of Hollywood on the Nile
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn
Dr. Deborah Starr, Near Eastern Studies Professor at Cornell University, explores the influence of comic actor Chalom; singing sensation Layla Murad; and Egypt’s most prolific filmmaker of the 1930s and ’40s, Togo Mizrahi.