One small letter can make a big difference. Rabbi Cosgrove explores the life lessons we can learn from the world’s first recorded autocorrect — from God, no less!
March 18, 2021
Arts Engagement Event: Passover Haggadah Supplement
Topic(s) / Passover, Lecture
On Passover, we come together to retell the story of our people using the words of the haggadah. This year, our storytelling will be augmented by a stunning haggadah supplement authored by our Rabbinic Intern Viktoria Bedo, using images from the permanent collection at the Jewish Museum.
March 17, 2021
Rabbi Savenor: Egyptian Imagery and Jewish Theology
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn, Lecture
Rabbi Savenor digs deeper into the meaning of the Exodus from Egypt and explores its broader implications.
March 16, 2021
The Israeli Election What's on the Table
Topic(s) / Lecture
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 10, 2021
The Modern Exodus of Egyptian Jewry - March 10, 2021
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn, Lecture
Social historian Paul Liptz explains how anti-Semitism and targeted attacks caused the mass emigration of much of what was once a community of 70,000 Egyptian Jews.
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.