18th Annual Connie Spear Birnbaum Memorial Lecture and Chai Anniversary Celebration Sunday, May 2, 2021 12:30 pm EDT from the comfort of your own home The Synagogue Council of Massachusetts is honored to join lecture founder, Dr. Herbert Birnbaum and the Birnbaum family, in presenting the Connie Spear Birnbaum Memorial Lecture. This year's program features […]

Photo Credit: Liron Shani Recovering the Land: Jewish-Israeli Settlers’ Agricultural and Environmental Pursuits in the Israeli South March 4, 2021 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Register Shai M. Dromi is a Lecturer on Sociology at Harvard University. His research looks at how moral beliefs affect political and organizational dynamics. His recent book, "Above the Fray: The […]

Dear fellow RSJ educators and engagers, I am reaching out on the recommendation of our dear Olga Markus to share the information about JPA Platinum - a series of free online events for the Russian-speaking 60+ audience.  Last spring, JPA resolved to make a positive difference in the lives of our parents' and grandparents' generations; […]

Passover Instant Pot Cooking with Paula Shoyer Get out your Instant Pot and prepare for Passover with famed cook and author, Paula Shoyer About this Event Please join us for a wonderful morning of cooking with famed cook and author, Paula Shoyer, as she helps us find ways to use our Instant Pots for Passover […]

Photo Credit: Menahem Rosenberg With Us More Than Ever: Making the Absent Rebbe Present in Messianic Chabad March 18, 2021 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Register Yoram Bilu is Professor (emeritus) of Anthropology and Psychology at Hebrew University. Focusing on Israeli society and Jewish traditional culture, his research interests include the anthropology of religion, culture and mental […]

The Jewish Family During Social Isolation JPA Platinum Series in Russian: Since being with family is valued so highly in the Jewish culture, the workshop will discuss the possible impact of being separated from loved ones, and how to mitigate this effect now that families are starting to come back together. The workshop will help […]

Art by Keren Katz Voices Far and Near: Translating Contemporary Israeli Poetry March 25, 2021 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Register Adriana X. Jacobs is Associate Professor of Modern Hebrew Literature at the University of Oxford and author of "Strange Cocktail: Translation and the Making of Modern Hebrew Poetry" (2018). Her work on contemporary Hebrew and […]