JBS Highlights 2/7/21 - 2/13/21: SS St. Louis Survivor, ADL Summit 2020, Cinematheque-The Last Vermeer, An Evening of Sacred Music, Finding Love in the Jewish Community
Posted by Edith Samers on 02/06/2021 @ 06:11 PM
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L'Chayim: St Louis Survivor
Survivor of the SS St. Louis Hans Fisher recounts the events surrounding his remarkable journey as an 11-year-old boy aboard the German refugee ship bound for Cuba in 1939. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm
Antisemitism in Progressive Spaces
This workshop examines expressions of anti-Zionism and extreme anti-Israel rhetoric, and attempts to build awareness and help ensure safety and inclusivity for all Jews. With panelists who are on the front lines of combatting antisemitism including Rabbi Sharon Brous (Founder, IKAR), Seth Brysk (ADL’s Central Pacific Regional Director), and Tema Smith (Columnist, The Forward). Moderated by Robert Trestan (ADL’s Vice President of the Western Division). Part of ADL’s “Never is Now” Summit 2020. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
The Need for Holocaust Education
Panelists Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ariel Behrman (ADL Director of the “Echoes and Reflections” Holocaust Education Program) and Rachel Bresner (ADL’s Southwest Civil Rights Counsel) describe the ongoing efforts to increase Holocaust education across the country. Moderated by Jolie Brislin (ADL Nevada Regional Director). Part of ADL’s “Never is Now” Summit 2020. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 4:00am
Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinemathèque: The Last Vermeer
Host Eric Goldman sits down with first-time director Dan Friedkin who helmed the critically-acclaimed drama “The Last Vermeer.” Monday - 7:30pm & 2:00am; Thursday - 5:30am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 10:00pm & 1:00am
An Evening of Sacred Music
The legendary Cantor Sol Zim and Cantor Lisa Klinger-Kantor deliver beautiful performances of sacred music, and are honored by the Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR) for their years of service to the school in this concert recorded live at Congregation Shaarei Tikvah in Scarsdale, New York by JBS. Thursday - 8:30pm & 1:30am; Friday - 8:30pm
On L’Chayim
Monday: Chloe Valdary
Brand Ambassador for Jerusalem U, Chloe Valdary, a black Christian activist, describes how she came to be an ardent defender of Israel and suggests the best way for the Jewish community to respond to the BDS Movement.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm
Tuesday: HaZamir - Vivian Lazar
The Director of the HaZamir international Jewish teen choir, Vivian Lazar, describes her Jewish background and the way HaZamir touches Jewish hearts, builds bridges between American and Israeli teens, and strengthens Jewish identity.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm
Thursday: Love Online - Ben Ze’ev
Dr. Aaron Ben Ze'ev, former President of the University of Haifa, professor of philosophy and author of "Love Online", sits to discuss the psychology of love. Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday: Hebrew Hillbilly - Shelley Fisher
Singer/songwriter/actress Shelley Fisher (known as "The Hebrew Hillbilly") discusses growing up Jewish in the heart of the Mississippi Delta (Memphis, TN), her love of Jewishness, and how her Jewish heritage has influenced her career. Saturday - 6:00pm & 12 Midnight
JEWISH STUDIES
From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 6
Discover the letters Nun, Kaf and Samech Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Saturday - 8:00am
Talmud Study: In Self Defense
The Talmud's approach to a person's obligation to defend oneself, including the notion of justifiable homicide. Sunday - 9:00am
Talmud Study: Pray For The State
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains how the Talmud calls upon the Jew to pray for the secular government wherever the Jew lives. Sunday - 9:30am
Talmud Study: Love, Marriage & Giving
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Gateways Organization Senior Lecturer) discusses the Talmud's attitude towards love and marriage, and how the Jewish Tradition teaches love is the pursuit of “oneness” achieved through acts of giving. “Dimensions Of The Daf.” Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 9:00am & 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am
Talmud Study: Honor Your Parents
Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer for Gateways Organization, discusses the Biblical commandment to "Honor Your Father and Mother" and why the Jewish Tradition teaches that respect for elders is so important. On JBS’s “Dimensions of the Daf.” Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Friday - 4:30am
Jewish 101: Standing at Sinai
The dramatic account of what it was like for the Children of Israel to stand at "Sinai" to hear the voice of God, and how the rabbis explain the ways in which each person "heard" God that day. Sunday - 10am
Jewish 101: Confronting Pharaoh
The Jewish Tradition's reading of the Exodus story offers the rabbis' view of what it means to be a "Jew" and reveals much about the Jewish understanding of God. An ongoing JBS series with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Mandy Patinkin
Star of stage, screen and television, Mandy Patinkin (Homeland, Evita, Princess Bride, Yentl), reflects upon his Tony, Emmy & Golden Globe winning career with novelist Thane Rosenbaum.
Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm
From Date To Mate: Episode 6
Justin and Brett get to know each other, Daniel and Zoe celebrate Chanukah, and feelings of jealousy begin to emerge. Sunday - 10:00pm & 1:00am; Monday - 10:00am; Friday - 10:00pm; Saturday - 10:30pm & 1:30am
Friday evening Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 11:30 pm, 2:00am
Orthhodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Saturday morning Shabbat Services
Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30 am and 1:00 pm
Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English Subtitles 11am and 2:30pm
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