Interfaith Relations

Jewish Ameican Heritage Month

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, April 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Jewish Ameican Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) every May honors the rich contributions and unique stories of Jewish Americans. It showcases the deep connections between Jewish communities and the diverse tapestry of […]

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Mizrahi Music, Feminist Perspectives

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Mizrahi Music, Feminist Perspectives

After years of marginalization, exoticization, and misrepresentation, Mizrahi musicians are reclaiming their musical roots.  Mizrahi Music, Feminist Perspectives explores the histories and current revival of the diverse musical styles of […]

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Post Film Discussion Children of Peace with Maayan Schwartz Writer/Director and CWB Scholar Avi Ben-Hur

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, January 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Post Film Discussion Children of Peace with Maayan Schwartz Writer/Director and CWB Scholar Avi Ben-Hur

About the Film: For more than a century, a persistent conflict has unfolded between Arabs and Jews. In an extraordinary departure from the norm, a collective of visionaries chose to […]

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The Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, Book List #8: Israel, Revised Edition

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, November 2, 2023 / Comments Off on The Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, Book List #8: Israel, Revised Edition

In response to rising anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world, the Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, intended to provide […]

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Daring to Decide: when Ordinary People make Extraordinary Decisions

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Daring to Decide: when Ordinary People make Extraordinary Decisions

Join us as we hear the stories of seemingly ordinary people, turned extraordinary, as they bravely navigated life-altering choices during World War II, saving tens of thousands of Jews during […]

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Upstander Project

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 31, 2023 / Comments Off on Upstander Project

We’re all learning to be upstanders. Most people’s decision to be an upstander starts with a moment of insight. Maybe you witnessed something you thought was wrong and didn’t know […]

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Doing ‘good for others’ in Israel sparks appreciation at home

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, April 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Doing ‘good for others’ in Israel sparks appreciation at home

Classrooms Without Borders takes high school students on service mission to the Jewish state READ ABOUT IT HERE

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POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE: Children’s Village

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, April 10, 2023 / Comments Off on POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE: Children’s Village
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The Weight of History By Arjun Kapur

By Jackie Golblum / Wednesday, March 29, 2023 / Comments Off on The Weight of History By Arjun Kapur

On our final day in Israel we woke up before 8 AM to catch some breakfast and head to the bus. The bus crawled through the packed streets of Jerusalem […]

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DISCOVERING THE “JEWISH JESUS”

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, January 31, 2023 / Comments Off on DISCOVERING THE “JEWISH JESUS”

In this three-session course, we will seek to uncover the figure of “Jesus the Jew” from the pages of the New Testament. Presumably, this should not be difficult. After all, […]

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