BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//My Jewish Learning - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:My Jewish Learning X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for My Jewish Learning REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251210 DTSTAMP:20220708T144943Z CREATED:20220610T154602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T144943Z UID:10025712-1765238400-1765324799@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Weekday Prayer Services DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Hub’s partners for a weekday prayer service. Some synagogues hold morning prayer (shacharit)\, and some hold evening prayer. Please refer to the host’s website for more detailed information. \nMorning and Evening \nSephardic U \nSutton Place Synagogue (New York) \n \nSim Shalom (Online Synagogue) \nMorning Only \nShomrei Torah Synagogue (California) \nTemple Beth Abraham (New Hampshire) \nB’nai Jeshurun (New York) \nEvening Only \nOC Egal Nightly West Coast Minyan URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/weekday-prayer-services-2/2025-12-09/ CATEGORIES:Prayer Services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T190000 DTSTAMP:20220104T192125Z CREATED:20210825T205401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220104T192125Z UID:10014566-1765270800-1765306800@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Weekday Prayer Services DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Hub’s partners for a weekday prayer service. Some synagogues hold morning prayer (shacharit)\, and some hold evening prayer. Please refer to the host’s website for more detailed information. \nSim Shalom (Online Synagogue) \nShomrei Torah Synagogue (California) \nTemple Beth Abraham (New Hampshire) \n \nB’nai Jeshurun (New York) \nSutton Place Synagogue (New York) URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/weekday-prayer-services/2025-12-09/ CATEGORIES:Prayer Services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T130000 DTSTAMP:20251027T201559Z CREATED:20251027T201523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T201559Z UID:10027251-1765281600-1765285200@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Off the Daf: A Talmud Book Club with Author Ruby Namdar DESCRIPTION:Join My Jewish Learning for a unique book club with a Talmud twist! \nWhether you study Talmud regularly or are new to it\, this book club is great on its own or as a supplement to Daf Yomi study. Every other month\, we will feature fiction and non-fiction selections with a Talmud theme. Sometimes the author will join us in conversation! \nSign up below to join the club to receive emails for each new book we’ll be reading as well as Zoom links to join the discussions! \nOur next guest: author Ruby Namdar. We’ll be reading The Ruined House and will be coming together with him on Tuesday\, December 9 at 12:00 p.m. ET.  URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/off-the-daf-a-talmud-book-club-with-author-ruby-namdar/ CATEGORIES:Books,Talmud ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T130000 DTSTAMP:20251113T164425Z CREATED:20251113T164342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T164425Z UID:10028002-1765281600-1765285200@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:The Orchard DESCRIPTION:The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies offers drop-in online learning on Tuesdays\, featuring accessible\, text-based study led by faculty. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/the-orchard/2025-12-09/ CATEGORIES:Text Study END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T140000 DTSTAMP:20251125T122855Z CREATED:20251125T122855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T122855Z UID:10028113-1765285200-1765288800@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:A House with a Secret: Rediscovering the Będzin Ghetto Hideout DESCRIPTION:The Community Scholar Program presents the remarkable story of a modest house in the former Będzin Ghetto whose hidden past is only now coming to light. Once a secret hideout of the Jewish Combat Organization\, the building was recently purchased by two activists in Poland who\, together with Dr. Aleksandra Januṡ\, are transforming it into a center for art\, research\, education and community gardening. Part detective story and part archaeological adventure\, the talk explores how ongoing excavation and creative public engagement are revealing new layers of history in real time. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/a-house-with-a-secret-rediscovering-the-bedzin-ghetto-hideout/ CATEGORIES:Jewish History END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T143000 DTSTAMP:20251202T181331Z CREATED:20251202T181247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T181331Z UID:10028155-1765285200-1765290600@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Three Great Hebrew Poets: Voices of a Nation in the Making DESCRIPTION:The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies presents a three-part series exploring how modern Israeli literature is built layer upon layer\, with contemporary poetry and prose often echoing the “founding mothers and fathers” of Hebrew writing. The sessions look back at the great twentieth-century figures whose work both accompanied and shaped the cultural revival of the Jewish people. Their poetry anticipated\, encouraged\, critiqued\, and celebrated the early stages of what would become the state of Israel. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/three-great-hebrew-poets-voices-of-a-nation-in-the-making/2025-12-09/ CATEGORIES:Books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T150000 DTSTAMP:20251120T135637Z CREATED:20251120T135523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T135637Z UID:10028058-1765288800-1765292400@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Israel’s Prime Ministers: Power\, Politics and Personality DESCRIPTION:The London School of Jewish Studies presents a course exploring the lives\, leadership styles\, and legacies of Israel’s prime ministers and how they shaped—and were shaped by—the nation’s first 77 years. Participants will examine how each leader confronted evolving challenges of war\, peace\, identity\, and survival\, from Ben-Gurion to Netanyahu. The course brings Israel’s history to life through its most influential figures and is ideal for those wishing to deepen their understanding of Israeli politics and the decisions that continue to shape the region. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/israels-prime-ministers-power-politics-and-personality/2025-12-09/ CATEGORIES:Israel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T160000 DTSTAMP:20251128T144026Z CREATED:20251128T144026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T144026Z UID:10028131-1765292400-1765296000@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Qesher Book Club: Stumbling Blocks DESCRIPTION:The Qesher Book Club presents a discussion of “Stumbling Blocks\,” a second-generation Holocaust memoir that interweaves the stories of Jennifer and her father\, Paul\, who was born in Germany in 1928 and sent to Belgium with his sisters after Kristallnacht. The book follows the family’s flight in 1941 and Jennifer’s later struggle to understand the fragments of untold history that shaped her childhood in the 1950s. Through her search for truth and meaning\, the memoir explores the enduring legacy of the Holocaust across generations. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/qesher-book-club-stumbling-blocks/ CATEGORIES:Books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T170000 DTSTAMP:20251126T172013Z CREATED:20251126T171859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T172013Z UID:10028118-1765299600-1765299600@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Responding to Antisemitism Amid Rising Authoritarianism DESCRIPTION:70 Faces Media and the Nexus Project present a briefing with Ambassador Susan E. Rice and Ambassador Rabbi David Saperstein on the interconnected rise of antisemitism and authoritarianism. They will explore how each phenomenon fuels the other and why defending democracy is essential to confronting hate. The program will also introduce the Shofar Report\, a new Nexus Project framework for building alliances\, protecting democratic norms and combating antisemitism while safeguarding free expression. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/responding-to-antisemitism-amid-rising-authoritarianism/ CATEGORIES:Antisemitism END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T180000 DTSTAMP:20251202T200120Z CREATED:20251202T200037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T200120Z UID:10028161-1765299600-1765303200@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Responding to Antisemitism Amid Rising Authoritarianism DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual briefing with Amb. Susan E. Rice and Amb. Rabbi David Saperstein.\n\nAntisemitism and authoritarianism are both rising\, each strengthening the other. To stop either\, both must be confronted.\n\nThe Nexus Project\, a national Jewish organization that defends democracy\, fights antisemitism\, and protects free speech\, will host a conversation with Ambassador Susan Rice and Ambassador Rabbi David Saperstein\, two leaders who have shaped America’s response to hate and human rights for decades.\n\nTogether\, they will examine how antisemitism and authoritarianism fuel each other and how the fight against one depends on defense of the other. The event will also introduce the Shofar Report\, a new Nexus Project framework for building alliances\, protecting democracy and confronting hate without compromising freedom.\n\nThe stakes are clear. The path forward is becoming clearer. Join this essential dialogue on what comes next.\n \nTuesday December 9\, 5 pm ET\n\n \nThis conversation is hosted by 70 Faces Media and sponsored by The Nexus Project. When you sign up to attend\, you’ll get more information from The Nexus Project. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/responding-to-antisemitism-amid-rising-authoritarianism-2/ CATEGORIES:Antisemitism,Current Events,Politics,Social Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ricesaperstein-social-1080x1080-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T190000 DTSTAMP:20251202T193648Z CREATED:20251111T210534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T193648Z UID:10027989-1765303200-1765306800@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:A Stirring Saga of a Modern Jewish Woman: with John Irving DESCRIPTION:JTA is thrilled to welcome acclaimed author John Irving to our virtual stage for an intimate conversation that is sure to capture your imagination. \nAfter forty years\, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award–winning film\, The Cider House Rules\, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud’s\, Maine\, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther—a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by antisemitism. \nJohn Irving’s sixteenth novel is a testament to his enduring ability to weave complex characters and intricate narratives that challenge and captivate. Queen Esther is not just a story of survival but a profound exploration of identity\, belonging\, and the enduring impact of history on our personal lives showcasing why Irving remains one of the world’s most beloved\, provocative\, and entertaining authors—a storyteller of our time and for all time. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/a-stirring-saga-of-a-modern-jewish-woman-with-john-irving/ CATEGORIES:Books,Culture, Arts, and Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T203000 DTSTAMP:20251015T140119Z CREATED:20251015T140007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T140119Z UID:10024853-1765306800-1765312200@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Introduction to the Bible with Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald DESCRIPTION:The National Jewish Outreach Program and Lincoln Square Synagogue present Introduction to the Bible with Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald. This course offers an overview of the Bible’s content and style\, exploring traditional and modern literary and theological approaches through close text analysis. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/introduction-to-the-bible-with-rabbi-ephraim-z-buchwald/2025-12-09/ CATEGORIES:Bible END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251211 DTSTAMP:20220708T144943Z CREATED:20220610T154602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T144943Z UID:10025713-1765324800-1765411199@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Weekday Prayer Services DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Hub’s partners for a weekday prayer service. Some synagogues hold morning prayer (shacharit)\, and some hold evening prayer. Please refer to the host’s website for more detailed information. \nMorning and Evening \nSephardic U \nSutton Place Synagogue (New York) \n \nSim Shalom (Online Synagogue) \nMorning Only \nShomrei Torah Synagogue (California) \nTemple Beth Abraham (New Hampshire) \nB’nai Jeshurun (New York) \nEvening Only \nOC Egal Nightly West Coast Minyan URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/weekday-prayer-services-2/2025-12-10/ CATEGORIES:Prayer Services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T190000 DTSTAMP:20220104T192125Z CREATED:20210825T205401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220104T192125Z UID:10014567-1765357200-1765393200@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Weekday Prayer Services DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Hub’s partners for a weekday prayer service. Some synagogues hold morning prayer (shacharit)\, and some hold evening prayer. Please refer to the host’s website for more detailed information. \nSim Shalom (Online Synagogue) \nShomrei Torah Synagogue (California) \nTemple Beth Abraham (New Hampshire) \n \nB’nai Jeshurun (New York) \nSutton Place Synagogue (New York) URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/weekday-prayer-services/2025-12-10/ CATEGORIES:Prayer Services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T130000 DTSTAMP:20251204T160153Z CREATED:20251204T160153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T160153Z UID:10028173-1765368000-1765371600@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Looted! The Nazi Art Plunder of Jewish Families in France DESCRIPTION:The Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted\, Ostracized and Banned Art presents a book talk on four French Jewish families whose art collections were looted and whose businesses were seized during the Nazi occupation of France. The program traces their enterprises\, their artworks\, and the journeys those paintings took during the war and in the years that followed. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/looted-the-nazi-art-plunder-of-jewish-families-in-france/ CATEGORIES:Books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T161500 DTSTAMP:20220712T165310Z CREATED:20201202T201806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220712T165310Z UID:10010074-1765382400-1765383300@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Kaddish Minyan with Rabbi Menachem Creditor (Wednesdays) DESCRIPTION:My Jewish Learning offers a place for people to come together each weekday for a few minutes of Torah teaching and a group recitation of the Mourner’s Kaddish. \nWednesday’s minyan is led by Rabbi Menachem Creditor. \nYou can sign up for reminders here. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/kaddish-minyan-wednesdays/2025-12-10/ CATEGORIES:Prayer Services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T204500 DTSTAMP:20251201T142542Z CREATED:20251201T142516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T142542Z UID:10028143-1765394100-1765399500@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Chanukah Workshop with Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald DESCRIPTION:The National Jewish Outreach Program presents a session on the deeper reasons behind the customs and practices of lighting the Chanukah menorah. Participants will also explore how Chanukah\, despite having no biblical source\, became a yearly Jewish holiday and a lasting part of the Jewish calendar. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/chanukah-workshop-with-rabbi-ephraim-buchwald/ CATEGORIES:Hanukkah END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T203000 DTSTAMP:20251201T142950Z CREATED:20251201T142950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T142950Z UID:10028144-1765395000-1765398600@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:CCAR Press Speaker Series: 'Moments That Matter: Marking Transitions in Midlife and Beyond' DESCRIPTION:CCAR Press presents a celebration of the release of “Moments That Matter: Marking Transitions in Midlife and Beyond\,” a new book exploring the challenges and possibilities of midlife\, from launching children to redefining purpose\, navigating retirement\, facing illness and caregiving\, and embracing love at any age. The book offers tools and rituals to approach these milestones with creativity and intention. The event features a conversation between the authors and the author of “Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older.” URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/ccar-press-speaker-series-moments-that-matter-marking-transitions-in-midlife-and-beyond/ CATEGORIES:Books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251212 DTSTAMP:20220708T144943Z CREATED:20220610T154602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T144943Z UID:10025714-1765411200-1765497599@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Weekday Prayer Services DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Hub’s partners for a weekday prayer service. Some synagogues hold morning prayer (shacharit)\, and some hold evening prayer. Please refer to the host’s website for more detailed information. \nMorning and Evening \nSephardic U \nSutton Place Synagogue (New York) \n \nSim Shalom (Online Synagogue) \nMorning Only \nShomrei Torah Synagogue (California) \nTemple Beth Abraham (New Hampshire) \nB’nai Jeshurun (New York) \nEvening Only \nOC Egal Nightly West Coast Minyan URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/weekday-prayer-services-2/2025-12-11/ CATEGORIES:Prayer Services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T190000 DTSTAMP:20220104T192125Z CREATED:20210825T205401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220104T192125Z UID:10014568-1765443600-1765479600@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Weekday Prayer Services DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Hub’s partners for a weekday prayer service. Some synagogues hold morning prayer (shacharit)\, and some hold evening prayer. Please refer to the host’s website for more detailed information. \nSim Shalom (Online Synagogue) \nShomrei Torah Synagogue (California) \nTemple Beth Abraham (New Hampshire) \n \nB’nai Jeshurun (New York) \nSutton Place Synagogue (New York) URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/weekday-prayer-services/2025-12-11/ CATEGORIES:Prayer Services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T110000 DTSTAMP:20251201T143305Z CREATED:20251201T143305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T143305Z UID:10028145-1765447200-1765450800@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:What We Celebrate When We Celebrate Hannukah: Four Theories on Unsettled Question DESCRIPTION:Valley Beit Midrash presents a session exploring how classic rabbinic sources offer strikingly different answers to what Hanukkah actually celebrates. The program examines five influential retellings of the holiday\, ranging from medieval Zionist interpretations to rabbinic pacifist readings. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/what-we-celebrate-when-we-celebrate-hannukah-four-theories-on-unsettled-question/ CATEGORIES:Hanukkah END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T143615Z CREATED:20251201T143615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T143615Z UID:10028146-1765454400-1765458000@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Animals as Kabbalistic Masters DESCRIPTION:Valley Beit Midrash presents a session examining the rare but intriguing ways animals appear in kabbalistic texts\, where they are usually invoked only to teach humans how to be better humans. Some anonymous kabbalists\, however\, saw a deeper bond between humans and animals\, even telling stories in which animals revealed kabbalistic secrets. The program considers what these ideas might offer today as we think about animals\, humanity and a shared future. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/animals-as-kabbalistic-masters/ CATEGORIES:Kabbalah, Mysticism and Hasidut END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T133000 DTSTAMP:20251201T143904Z CREATED:20251201T143904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T143904Z UID:10028147-1765454400-1765459800@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Have You Made Art About It Yet? Chanukah Edition with Rabbi Adina Allen DESCRIPTION:Jewish Studio Project presents a session that uses its creative\, art-based methodology to explore Chanukah’s themes of light\, darkness and the small flames we kindle in winter’s quiet. Participants will reflect on what it takes—physically\, mentally and spiritually—to ignite light in the darkest time of year and how to appreciate the gifts held in both brightness and shadow. Through the Jewish Studio Process\, the program taps into the season’s creative energy to embrace Chanukah’s warmth alongside the generativity of darkness. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/have-you-made-art-about-it-yet-chanukah-edition-with-rabbi-adina-allen/ CATEGORIES:Hanukkah END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T130000 DTSTAMP:20251201T144350Z CREATED:20251201T144250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T144350Z UID:10028148-1765458000-1765458000@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Jewish Songs and Dances for Piano: Juliusz Wolfsohn’s 'Paraphrasen' DESCRIPTION:YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents the YouTube premiere of Juliusz Wolfsohn’s “Paraphrasen\,” a collection of 12 virtuosic piano fantasies based on Yiddish folksongs. Wolfsohn\, a Warsaw-born pianist\, critic\, and composer active in the Association for the Promotion of Jewish Music in Vienna\, later settled in the United States\, where he died in 1944; “Paraphrasen” is one of several works he composed on Eastern European Jewish themes. The 12 pieces will be performed by Ryan MacEvoy McCullough. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/jewish-songs-and-dances-for-piano-juliusz-wolfsohns-paraphrasen/ CATEGORIES:Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T140000 DTSTAMP:20251209T131739Z CREATED:20251209T131739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T131739Z UID:10028202-1765458000-1765461600@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Will America turn on its Jews? Menachem Rosensaft vs. Adam Scott Bellos\, Moderated by Amy E. Schwartz DESCRIPTION:Moment Magazine presents a discussion on whether the United States still stands as a uniquely safe and promising home for Jews or risks becoming another place where history turns. The program explores shifting assumptions about American exceptionalism and Jewish security in a changing era. Menachem Rosensaft and Adam Scott Bellos will debate these questions in a live conversation moderated by Moment Opinion and Books Editor Amy E. Schwartz. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/will-america-turn-on-its-jews-menachem-rosensaft-vs-adam-scott-bellos-moderated-by-amy-e-schwartz/ CATEGORIES:Current Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T151500 DTSTAMP:20251016T121402Z CREATED:20251016T121309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T121402Z UID:10024881-1765461600-1765466100@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Hidden in Plain Sight: Metaphorical Dimensions of Numbers DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies\, this course introduces students to metaphorical language in the Five Books of Moses. The curriculum examines how metaphors function as a literary device\, explores the complexities of decoding figurative expressions in the Torah\, and investigates connections to Ancient Near Eastern literature. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/hidden-in-plain-sight-metaphorical-dimensions-of-numbers/2025-12-11/ CATEGORIES:Torah END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T163000 DTSTAMP:20251124T142702Z CREATED:20251124T142620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T142702Z UID:10028096-1765465200-1765470600@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Four Jewish Revolutionaries DESCRIPTION:The Community Scholar Program presents a series on four influential Jewish revolutionaries whose ideas and actions helped shape modern political movements. Through their backgrounds\, beliefs and societal impact\, the sessions will examine how each figure interpreted justice and freedom in the revolutionary struggles of their time. The series features programs on Adolph Fischhof\, Leon Trotsky\, Rosa Luxemburg and Béla Kun. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/four-jewish-revolutionaries/2025-12-11/ CATEGORIES:History END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T163000 DTSTAMP:20251016T121843Z CREATED:20251016T121755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T121843Z UID:10024891-1765467000-1765470600@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:To the Ends of the Land: The Poetry of Israel’s Southern and Northern Communities DESCRIPTION:The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies presents a series of lectures exploring the poetry created in Israel’s Gaza envelope and northern communities. Since the calamity of October 7 and the war that followed\, these regions have become symbols of devastation—but they have a story that reaches far beyond recent tragedy. Through history\, music\, and verse\, the program will uncover how these places have long shaped the larger Israeli story. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/to-the-ends-of-the-land-the-poetry-of-israels-southern-and-northern-communities/2025-12-11/ CATEGORIES:Israel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T203000 DTSTAMP:20251208T125540Z CREATED:20251208T125540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T125540Z UID:10028195-1765479600-1765485000@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:The Ten Greatest Jewish Films of All Time! DESCRIPTION:The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy presents a FilmShul program offering its own opinionated list of the finest titles in Jewish cinema. While classics like “Schindler’s List” and “The Producers” are obvious choices\, some selections may surprise you. Designed to spark lively discussion and spirited debate\, the session invites participants to challenge FilmShul’s picks for the best of the best. URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/the-ten-greatest-jewish-films-of-all-time/ CATEGORIES:Film Screening,New York,New York - Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251213 DTSTAMP:20220708T144943Z CREATED:20220610T154602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T144943Z UID:10025715-1765497600-1765583999@www.myjewishlearning.com SUMMARY:Weekday Prayer Services DESCRIPTION:Join one of the Hub’s partners for a weekday prayer service. Some synagogues hold morning prayer (shacharit)\, and some hold evening prayer. Please refer to the host’s website for more detailed information. \nMorning and Evening \nSephardic U \nSutton Place Synagogue (New York) \n \nSim Shalom (Online Synagogue) \nMorning Only \nShomrei Torah Synagogue (California) \nTemple Beth Abraham (New Hampshire) \nB’nai Jeshurun (New York) \nEvening Only \nOC Egal Nightly West Coast Minyan URL:https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-hub/weekday-prayer-services-2/2025-12-12/ CATEGORIES:Prayer Services END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR