Our second virtual visit to Egypt launches when Napoleon conquers the country in 1799 and continues through today. This dynamic era includes the rapid development of Cairo, discovery of the Ben Ezra Geniza, independence from British colonialism, and both war and peace with Israel.
April 12, 2021
Rabbi Savenor: Modern Egypt: Renaissance on the Nile
Topic(s) / Magic Carpet Mondays, Lecture
April 12, 2021
Israel today and tomorrow: The Renaissance of Israeli Judaism - April 12, 2021
Topic(s) / Lecture
Dr. Ruth Calderon talks with Karin Lagziel about her new role as the President of the World Zionist Organization and her vision for an Israeli Judaism that is vibrant, pluralistic, welcoming, and dynamic.
April 12, 2021
Magic Carpet Monday: Modern Egypt: Renaissance on the Nile - April 12, 2021
Topic(s) / Magic Carpet Mondays, Lecture
Our virtual visit to Egypt launches when Napoleon conquers the country in 1799 and continues through today. This dynamic era includes the rapid development of Cairo, discovery of the Ben Ezra Geniza, independence from British colonialism, and both war and peace with Israel.
April 09, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings “Etz Hasadeh” (“The Tree in a Field”)
Topic(s) / Music
This past year, Israel lost one of its preeminent poets, Nathan Zach (1930–2020). In anticipation of next week’s Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Remembrance Day) and Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day), here is one of Zach’s most famous poems for this time of year, set to music by Shalom Hanoch.
April 07, 2021
From Hero to Monster: Exposing State-Sponsored Holocaust Revisionism - April 7, 2021
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn, Lecture
American philanthropist, journalist, and activist Grant Gochin unpacks the story of how the grandfather of Silvia Foti, a journalist and teacher, was responsible for the murder of his family in Lithuania during the Holocaust.
April 02, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings An Interfaith Cover of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Feat. Israel Houghton
Topic(s) / Music
During these sacred times of Passover and Easter, we are thrilled to share the first single from our upcoming album, Be the Light, which will be released this summer.
March 26, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings “T'fillat Tal" ("Prayer for Dew")
Topic(s) / Music, Shabbat
“What is it about praying for dew that prompted composers to set it to music, cantors to sing it, and most of all, generations of Jews to let it capture our hearts and imagination?” Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove asks in a sermon about Tal, a Passover prayer for dew that is considered a cantorial crown je
March 25, 2021
Cantor Brook and Lila Sing the Order of the Seder
Topic(s) / Music, Passover
Join Lila and Cantor Brook in this jazzy rendition of the order of the seder. Whether on Zoom or in person, this is a fun way to get everyone at your seder singing from the start. Wishing everyone a sweet, song-filled Passover.
March 24, 2021
Elijah the Prophet: The Man Who Never Dies
Topic(s) / Lecture, Lunch & Learn
Daniel Matt, a leading authority on Kabbalah, explains the historic journey of Elijah in his own lifetime and the lifetimes of our ancestors through the modern day. This conversation unpacks how we came to our current understanding of Elijah.
March 19, 2021
Cantor Schwartz Sings “the Passover Medley"
Topic(s) / Music, Passover
The preparation for Passover is as important as the celebration of the holiday itself. The most famous tradition is the physical and spiritual search for hametz. We’ve hidden some musical hametz from classic films in this medley of favorite traditional seder songs. Can you find it?