Our Shabbat service. Cultural program: Woody Guthrie in New York When most people think of Woody Guthrie, the image coming to mind is the hard-traveling Okie who crisscrossed the country…
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Our Shabbat service. Cultural program: Facing Fear: Jason Cohen, director of restorative justice documentaries in film and TV Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Cohen will share his experiences making his Oscar-Nominated short subject…
Our Shabbat service. Cultural program: Highlights from the Derfner Judaica Museum Collection Susan Chevlowe will guide us through an exploration of highlights from the Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection…
Our Shabbat service. Cultural program: Louis Armstrong’s Jewish background – Jim Ryan Louis Armstrong, one of the legends of jazz, wore a Star of David around his neck his whole…
Our Shabbat service, online. Cultural program: In 2021, Lisa Napoli published Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie—The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR, a collective history of the “original” women of…
Our Shabbat service, online. Cultural program: How scientific and critical thinking saved me – and failed me – during the pandemic We Humanistic Jews see ourselves as “committed to science.”…
Our Shabbat service, online. Cultural program: American Baby by Gabrielle Glaser Gabrielle Glaser will present to us her examination of adoption in Jewish families and Jewish adoption services. There is…
Our Shabbat service. Cultural program: Jewish Women of Rebetika (Greek blues) Using archival recordings, this unique program presented by vocalist Carol Freeman illuminates the life and music of several of…
Our Shabbat service. Cultural program: Yaakov Malkin (1926-2019) has been chosen by the Society for Humanistic Judaism as the Humanist Role Model of the Year. Malkin was the provost of…
Our Shabbat service. Cultural program: Dear Editor: Advice Columns and the Making of the American Yiddish Press At the turn of the twentieth century, American Yiddish newspapers overflowed with advice…