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Antisemitism in US History: Reconceptualizing Anti-Jewish Bigotry
Aug
6
7:30 PM19:30

Antisemitism in US History: Reconceptualizing Anti-Jewish Bigotry

  • Wednesday, August 6, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
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Presented by Britt Tevis, JD/PhD
American Jewish Historian; Phyllis Backer Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies, Department of History, Syracuse University

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Hatred, Holiness, and the Image of God
Jul
30
2:00 PM14:00

Hatred, Holiness, and the Image of God

  • Wednesday, July 30, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 14:00 15:30
  • Zoom Webinar (map)
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Presented by Rabbi Lauren Tuchman

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Pink Triangle Legacies: Holocaust History and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights
Jul
9
6:30 PM18:30

Pink Triangle Legacies: Holocaust History and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights

  • Wednesday, July 9, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 8:00 PM 18:30 20:00
  • Online or In-Person at the Capital Jewish Museum (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Jake Desai-Newsome
Founder and Director of the Pink Triangle Legacies Project

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La Nona Kanta: The Remarkable Life of Flory Jagod
Jul
1
7:30 PM19:30

La Nona Kanta: The Remarkable Life of Flory Jagod

  • Tuesday, July 1, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 19:30 20:30
  • At Home Film Screening + Online Director Talk (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Trio Sefardi
Susan Gaeta, Tina Chancey, and Howard Bass

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Roots and Routes: The Jewish Diaspora and the Evolution of Identity
Jun
17
8:00 PM20:00

Roots and Routes: The Jewish Diaspora and the Evolution of Identity

  • Tuesday, June 17, 2025
  • 8:00 PM 9:30 PM 20:00 21:30
  • Online Webinar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Geraldine Gudefin
Modern Jewish Historian

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Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
Jun
4
7:30 PM19:30

Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

  • Wednesday, June 4, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Online (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by:
Ilana Trachtman, Producer/Director

At-Home Film Screening: May 30-June 4
Online Film Discussion: June 4 at 7:30 PM ET

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Christian Nationalism Today
May
28
7:30 PM19:30

Christian Nationalism Today

  • Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Online Webinar (map)
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Presented by
Rachel Laser, President & CEO, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Katherine Stewart, Journalist, Author

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Codex Sassoon: The Extraordinary History of the Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bibl
May
21
7:30 PM19:30

Codex Sassoon: The Extraordinary History of the Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bibl

  • Wednesday, May 21, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 19:30 20:30
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Presented by Sharon Liberman Mintz
Curator of Jewish Art, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary

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An Extraordinary Kind of Funny:  Behind the Jewish Scenes with Richard Kind
May
12
7:30 PM19:30

An Extraordinary Kind of Funny: Behind the Jewish Scenes with Richard Kind

  • Monday, May 12, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Zoom webinar (map)
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Special Event with Richard Kind
Emmy and Drama Desk Winner, Tony Award Nominee

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Beyond the Binary: Judaism and Gender
Apr
28
7:30 PM19:30

Beyond the Binary: Judaism and Gender

  • Monday, April 28, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by McKenzie Wren, MPH
Special Projects Manager, SOJOURN: Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender & Sexual Diversity

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Why is Finding "the Right Haggadah" So Hard?
Apr
6
7:00 PM19:00

Why is Finding "the Right Haggadah" So Hard?

  • Sunday, April 6, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 19:00 20:30
  • Online (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by: Rabbi Joshua Cahan
Author, Yedid Nefeshbencher, Yedid Nefesh Haggadah 

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From Bondage to Healing: The Freedom to Grieve and Rebuild
Apr
3
1:00 PM13:00

From Bondage to Healing: The Freedom to Grieve and Rebuild

  • Thursday, April 3, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 13:00 14:30
  • Online Webinar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Neta and Roei Moshe Yaakov, Siblings of Ilan Yaakov z’l, who lost his life at the Nova Festival
Ravit Tzur Weisselberg, Program Lead Therapist
Dr. Vered Resnick, Lecturer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem's School of Education
Dr. Justin Resnick, Clinical Psychologist

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Josephus’s Masada Story: Martyrs, Murders, and Myth
Mar
30
7:30 PM19:30

Josephus’s Masada Story: Martyrs, Murders, and Myth

  • Sunday, March 30, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • B'nai Israel Congregation (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Jonathan Klawans
Boston University

IN PERSON ONLY
B’nai Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD

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The Magic of Theodore Bikel: A Centennial Celebration
Mar
30
3:00 PM15:00

The Magic of Theodore Bikel: A Centennial Celebration

  • Sunday, March 30, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 15:00 17:00
  • Temple Beth Ami (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Aimee Ginsburg Bikel

IN PERSON ONLY
Temple Beth Ami, Rockville, MD

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Day of Learning:  Jerusalem Through the Ages
Mar
23
9:30 AM09:30

Day of Learning: Jerusalem Through the Ages

  • Sunday, March 23, 2025
  • 9:30 AM 3:30 PM 09:30 15:30
  • Kol Shalom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Jodi Magness
Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
IN PERSON ONLY
Kol Shalom, Rockville, MD

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Stories of Southern Jewish Life: A Personal Tour of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience
Mar
18
1:00 PM13:00

Stories of Southern Jewish Life: A Personal Tour of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

  • Tuesday, March 18, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 13:00 14:30
  • Zoom Webinar (map)
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Two-Part Series: March 11 & 18
Presented by Lizzi Meister
Public Programs Manager, Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

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Poems For Our Days
Feb
25
1:00 PM13:00

Poems For Our Days

  • Tuesday, February 25, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 13:00 14:30
  • Online Lecture (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Rachel Korazim
Israeli Scholar and Educator

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When Crying Stops: Echoes of War in Romania
Feb
18
7:30 PM19:30

When Crying Stops: Echoes of War in Romania

  • Tuesday, February 18, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Zoom Webinar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Lois Silverstein
Author

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Sacred Spaces and Conflicting Claims: Analyzing Holiness in Israel Series
Feb
3
to Feb 10

Sacred Spaces and Conflicting Claims: Analyzing Holiness in Israel Series

  • Mon, Feb 3, 2025 7:30 PM 19:30 Mon, Feb 10, 2025 8:30 PM 20:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

Professor Marshall Breger
Professor of Law, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America

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21st Century American Judaism: Unpacking the Trends, Defining the Future
Jan
27
7:30 PM19:30

21st Century American Judaism: Unpacking the Trends, Defining the Future

  • Monday, January 27, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Online Lecture (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Steven Windmueller
Emeritus Professor, Jewish Communal Studies, Jack H. Skirball Campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

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Leonard Bernstein's Jewish Roots: A Musical Journey
Jan
15
7:30 PM19:30

Leonard Bernstein's Jewish Roots: A Musical Journey

  • Wednesday, January 15, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
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Presented by Saul Lilienstein
Music Historian, Smithsonian Affiliates in D.C., Johns Hopkins University, Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center

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Jewish Languages Today: Endangered, Surviving, Thriving
Jan
9
7:30 PM19:30

Jewish Languages Today: Endangered, Surviving, Thriving

  • Thursday, January 9, 2025
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
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  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor
Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and Linguistics, Director, Jewish Language Project, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

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Finding Home:  The Post-War Jewish Experience in Eastern Europe
Dec
11
7:30 PM19:30

Finding Home: The Post-War Jewish Experience in Eastern Europe

  • Wednesday, December 11, 2024
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Zoom Webinar (map)
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Presented by Dean Cycon, Author, Lawyer, Human Rights Advocate

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In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Yiddish Memories of Small-Town Jewish life in Ukrai
Dec
8
7:30 PM19:30

In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Yiddish Memories of Small-Town Jewish life in Ukrai

  • Sunday, December 8, 2024
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Jeffrey Veidlinger
Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies, Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan

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Friddie's Journey:  Hidden Stories of Jewish Roman
Dec
2
7:30 PM19:30

Friddie's Journey: Hidden Stories of Jewish Roman

  • Monday, December 2, 2024
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Online Lecture (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Roni Rosenthal
Governor's Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs, Literature Professor and Director of Judaic Studies, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Award-winning Author

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Why (and How?) Do We Believe:  The Psychology of Scientific and Religious Beliefs
Nov
21
7:30 PM19:30

Why (and How?) Do We Believe: The Psychology of Scientific and Religious Beliefs

  • Thursday, November 21, 2024
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Zoom Webinar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Tania Lombrozo
Professor of Psychology; Associate of the Department of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Value, Princeton University

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The Nazi Titanic: The Shocking, Little-Known Story of the Final Days of the Holocaust
Nov
18
7:00 PM19:00

The Nazi Titanic: The Shocking, Little-Known Story of the Final Days of the Holocaust

  • Monday, November 18, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 19:00 20:30
  • Zoom Webinar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Dr. Robert Watson
Distinguished Professor of American History, Avron Fogelman Research Professor, and Director of Project Civitas at Lynn University

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Curiosity vs. Faith: The Moral Implications of Questioning
Nov
14
10:30 AM10:30

Curiosity vs. Faith: The Moral Implications of Questioning

  • Thursday, November 14, 2024
  • 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 10:30 12:00
  • Zoom Webinar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dr. Larisa Heiphetz Solomon

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Whither Do We Go? The Challenges of Post-October 7th Jewish Life
Oct
28
7:30 PM19:30

Whither Do We Go? The Challenges of Post-October 7th Jewish Life

  • Monday, October 28, 2024
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Online Lecture (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Michael Berenbaum
Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust; Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, American Jewish University

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Jewish-Christian Interactions in the Talmud: The Story of Heruta
Oct
9
12:00 PM12:00

Jewish-Christian Interactions in the Talmud: The Story of Heruta

  • Wednesday, October 9, 2024
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented by Professor Michal Bar-Asher Siegal
Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought and Vice President for Global Engagement, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)

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