With the holidays behind us, we might feel excitement about the start of a new year, but also fear of the unknown it brings. “May we not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless.”
October 21, 2020
Dr. Marc Dollinger: Jews, Racism, and American Jewish History
Topic(s) / Lecture, Lunch & Learn
Professor Marc Dollinger guided us through an exploration of “becoming American” as Jews and discussed the role racism has played within the Jewish community.
October 20, 2020
Run-up to the Election with Dr. Julian Zelizer
Topic(s) / Lecture
American political history expert Dr. Julian Zelizer discusses the facts that led up to the election. His latest book is Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker and the Rise of the New Republican Party.
October 19, 2020
Israel Today and Tomorrow with Karin Lagziel and Keren E. Fraiman
Topic(s) / Lecture, Lunch & Learn, Israel
Listen as we break down the implications of the Abraham Accord (a historical peace agreement) on the Middle East. Keren E. Fraiman is Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Spertus Institute. Her current research focuses on Israel and conflict education within Jewish educational settings.
October 15, 2020
PAS Teens Sing "Ahavat Olam"
Topic(s) / Music
On Erev Rosh Hashanah, three amazing members of our community led Ahavat Olam with an arrangement made famous by the Platt brothers. Relive the magic of the high holidays with this video featuring the beautiful voices of Lexie Berggrun, Sofia Egol, and Sarah Backer.
October 15, 2020
Portraits in Protest
Topic(s) / Lecture
Social justice photographers Dorit Jordan Dotan and Lloyd Wolf have documented a myriad of protest movements in the US and Israel. Jean Bloch Rosensaft moderates as the photographers reflect on their experiences and share moving images.
October 14, 2020
Rabbi Neil Zuckerman: Torah for Tomorrow – A Taste of Torah
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn
Take an hour and learn with Rabbi Zuckerman. Watch this Lunch & Learn session and join us live each week for more sessions with PAS Clergy and guest presenters. Learn more at https://pasyn.org.
October 12, 2020
Demagogue: McCarthy and Beyond
Topic(s) / Lecture, Keynote Series
Listen to a discussion of how ambition and ideology can transform into unharnessed power and reverberate for generations.
October 07, 2020
Dr. Joshua Teplitsky: Prince of the Press
Topic(s) / Lunch & Learn
In the first session of the fall 5781 Lunch & Learn series, Dr. Joshua Teplitsky discussed what the literary collection of David Oppenheim, Prague's chief rabbi in the early 1700s, reveals about the interconnectedness of Jews across political lines.
October 05, 2020
Three Walls: "Sukkati Ha-Sukkah"
Topic(s) / Music, YFE/ECC
In this adaptation of an Israeli folk song, Josh Rosenberg teaches us some of the fundamentals of a sukkah: three walls, skhakh on the roof, and a wide-open door.