New Program Provides Educators With Skills and Approaches to Engage with ‘Complexities Around Conflicts’ Amid new challenges and realities facing Israel and Jewish communities around the world, educators are seeking new skills and approaches to engage with the complexities around conflicts. To meet this demand, The iCenter’s Conflict of Interest (COI) Certificate Program gathers educators from…
A hybrid event (in-person and virtual) by Rabbi Sharon Brous Arizona Jews for Justice presents and Temple Solel present Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World ABOUT THE EVENT: The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World (on-sale: 1/9/24), makes the case that in an era of loneliness, social…
The Jewish Tuition Organization (JTO) announces Chad Mandelbaum as its newly elected Board President. Mandelbaum will take the reins from outgoing Board President Fred Wabnik, who served as Board President for seven years. “The board appreciates the many years Fred served as Board President and I’m looking forward to working with the dedicated Board and…
Contemporary abstract artist Lily Stockman discusses her work, drawn from nature and its grammar of symmetry, camouflage, and repetition to create large-scale abstract paintings, during the spring Lenhardt Lecture Lenhardt Lecture: Lily Stockman Cocktail Hour 5:30pm Artist Talk 6:30 – 8pm // Whiteman Hall TICKETS: Free for Members | $5 for the general public Join contemporary…
Lee Berk, former Berklee College of Music president, namesake, and music legend, created a unique concert venue in Phoenix, Arizona when he moved to Sagewood, a senior living community. The concert venue recently hosted its 100th live concert in honor of Lee Berk who passed last year. It was his mission to bring music and its…
PROFESSOR GIL RIBAK is an Associate Professor at the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona. Born and raised in Israel, Prof. Ribak served as an analyst in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. Later he came to the U.S. and completed his Ph.D. degree in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He…
Photo credit Maarten De Boer The March 12 event in Los Angeles will honor Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren and philanthropist Moses Libitzky with the Museum’s National Leadership Award; Brown University student and TEDx presenter Emma Blankstein will deliver keynote address LOS ANGELES (February 16, 2024) — Amid the current surge of antisemitism…
About David Halperin: David Halperin is the CEO of Israel Policy Forum, an organization committed to educating community leaders and mobilizing policymakers in support of pragmatic proposals to advance the goal of a viable two-state outcome to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, consistent with Israel’s security. He was instrumental in the rebirth of Israel Policy Forum’s work…
Todd Shotz is like the Jewish Kevin Bacon. No matter who you are, if you’re Jewish, you are somehow connected to him in less than six degrees. We found shared connections with dear friends in La Jolla, after about 42 seconds. Maybe his gift of creating community wherever he goes is because he’s just…
New method may detect the disease 10-20 years before the onset of symptoms Tel Aviv University ( TAU ) researchers have found that suppression of neuronal activity in a small nucleus in a specific area of the thalamus (which regulates sleep states) caused a decrease in pathological activity in the hippocampus, preventing the deterioration of…
