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“What’s Next for Middle East Diplomacy?” with Rep. David Price. The event is co-sponsored by Federation, Judea Reform, Chapel Hill Kehillah, Beth El, and J Street.

This event will take place virtually. Access information will be added as we approach May 3.

MEDITATIVE SHABBAT MORNING CHANT SERVICE

10:00 A.M. in the [multipurpose room/classroom]

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Join David Dreifus and Jennifer Sosensky as they lead a meditative Shabbat morning chant service from P’zeuki D’Zimra and Shacharit based on the teachings of Rabbi Shefa Gold.  We will chant selected phrases from the service for several minutes at a time, followed by a period of meditative silence after each chant.  In the words of Rabbi Shefa, “The practice of chant takes the words of prayer and uses them as doorways into deeper meaning and into the spaces of our own hearts. . . . The practice of chant allows us to explore one phrase at a time, igniting the fire of our enthusiasm and pouring our passion into those particular words.”   We hope this service will capture the spirit of Rabbi Shefa’s practice.  After our service concludes you can join the rest of the congregation for the remainder of the regular service and Kiddush lunch.  All are welcome.  No prior chanting or meditation experience needed.

Continuing in the Walking Withthe Jewish Calendar Class Series, this session will explore the holiday Shavuot

Meeting ID: 236-765-3425  

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2367653425

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Join Sicha's ongoing conversation for 2019-20:

Resilience, Renewal, And Resurrection
Levin JCC, 3:30-5:00 (unless noted):

November 24, 2019
January 26, 2020
February 16, 2020
March 1, 2020
April 5, 2020
May 17, 2020

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Hevra Kaddisha Day of Learning
Levin JCC, 2:00-5:00

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August 6-9, 2020
Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC
Sicha Shabbaton in the Mountains

Anti-Semitic admissions quotas designed to restrict the access of Jews to medical school and residency training were commonplace in the U.S. and Canada from the 1920s to the 1960s. Dramatic public acts related to the quota were rare. In this presentation Dr. Halperin will describe two exceptions: the anti-Semitic assaults on the Jewish interns of Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, in 1927 and the Montreal Anti-Semitic Medical Interns Strike of 1934. He will draw comparisons between these two events and current controversies related to alleged anti-Asian-American quotas in American higher education.

Edward C. Halperin MD MA, a Beth El member since 1983, is the Chancellor/CEO of New York Medical College of the Touro College and University System. Touro is the largest university under Jewish auspices in the U.S. He has published extensively in the fields of pediatric radiation oncology and medical history.

Meeting ID: 835-6800-5146
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83568005146  

https://zoom.us/j/96176229461

"Why a Sabbatical Year: A Theory of Jewish Farming and the Land of Israel."

We may not be able to gather in person this year, but that won't stop us from a full night of online Torah learning on Shavuot - Thursday night, May 28, starting at 7pm and going until the cows come home! All are welcome to volunteer to teach a session using this form: https://forms.gle/45nWE5vew8QJcCwd7. Submission deadline is May 21. Please contact Adam Levine (adamsimonlevine@gmail.com) if you have any questions.  

Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89481050187