Israel

Post Film Discussion “Telling Nonie” – A Yom Kippur Reflection on Redemption and Forgiveness with Avi Ben-Hur

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Post Film Discussion “Telling Nonie” – A Yom Kippur Reflection on Redemption and Forgiveness with Avi Ben-Hur

“Telling Nonie” is a poignant documentary that delves deep into themes of repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation—core elements of Yom Kippur. Tormented by his role in a 1950s Gaza assassination, Geizi […]

Read More

Silent Shadows: A Virtual Commemoration of October 7th with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, June 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Silent Shadows: A Virtual Commemoration of October 7th with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

Join Rabbi Jonty Blackman, a renowned educator and storyteller with a deep understanding of Jewish history and the Holocaust.  Facilitated by Rabbi Blackman, this virtual event offers a poignant opportunity […]

Read More

Film Screening: Screams Before Silence

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Film Screening: Screams Before Silence

Join us for a group screening and opportunity for reflections on this documentary film, in which Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta and founder of LeanIn.org, interviews multiple eyewitnesses, released […]

Read More

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: Yom HaZikaron Ceremony

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, May 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: Yom HaZikaron Ceremony

CELEBRATE ISRAEL WITH YOUR COMMUNITY IN PERSON SUNDAY, MAY 19 | 12:45 – 3:30 PM MARCH STARTS AT 1:00 PM CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 5915 BEACON ST., PITTSBURGH, PA 15217 Free […]

Read More

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: 2024 Yom Ha’atzmaut

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, May 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: 2024 Yom Ha’atzmaut

CELEBRATE ISRAEL WITH YOUR COMMUNITY IN PERSON SUNDAY, MAY 19 | 12:45 – 3:30 PM MARCH STARTS AT 1:00 PM CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 5915 BEACON ST., PITTSBURGH, PA 15217 Free […]

Read More

Unraveling Geopolitical Turbulence and the Israel’s Protests with Avi Ben-Hur

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Unraveling Geopolitical Turbulence and the Israel’s Protests with Avi Ben-Hur

Join us for an information event as Avi Ben-Hur, our esteemed CWB Scholar in Residence, delves into the intricate geopolitical implications surrounding Israel’s recent protests. Against the backdrop of the […]

Read More

The Ghetto Fighters’ House Talking Memory Series Presents: The Holocaust and October 7: Entangled Memory?

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, April 1, 2024 / Comments Off on The Ghetto Fighters’ House Talking Memory Series Presents: The Holocaust and October 7: Entangled Memory?

The Ghetto Fighters’ House Talking Memory Series Presents: The Holocaust and October 7: Entangled Memory? Guest Speakers: Prof. Havi Dreifuss Holocaust Studies and Commemoration Amidst Ongoing October 7th: Challenges and […]

Read More

When the Siren Cries: Yom Hazikaron Commemoration with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, February 26, 2024 / Comments Off on When the Siren Cries: Yom Hazikaron Commemoration with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

When the Siren Cries This year on Israel’s Memorial Day, the siren will sound through Israel as it does every year; but this year its ring will be much more […]

Read More

Say It Like It Is: Additional Reading

By Kate Lukaszewicz / Monday, February 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Say It Like It Is: Additional Reading

Say It Like It Is_ Additional Reading

Read More

Competing Narratives: History Mobilized for National Conflict

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, January 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Competing Narratives: History Mobilized for National Conflict

Israel Speakers Series: Session 1 Competing Narratives – History Mobilized for National Conflict with Speaker: Avi Ben Hur: Scholar in Residence, Classrooms Without Borders   Rodef Shalom Congregation  Co-Sponsored by […]

Read More
Scroll to Top