Archive: December 2022

HaZaK

Posted on December 26, 2022

December 26, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – HOKHMAH (WISDOM) ZIKNAH (MATURITY) KADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.

HaZaK

Posted on January 2, 2023

January 2, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – HOKHMAH (WISDOM) ZIKNAH (MATURITY) KADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.

HaZaK

Posted on January 9, 2023

January 9, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – HOKHMAH (WISDOM) ZIKNAH (MATURITY) KADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.

A Conversation with Joshua Malina: How to Make it in Hollywood and Remain a Mensch

Posted on January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – Presented by The Sarah Danielle Goldberg Memorial Cultural Arts Fund. Joshua Malina is an American film and stage actor known for playing Will Bailey on the NBC drama, The West Wing, Jeremy Goodwin on Sports Night, US Attorney General David Rosen on Scandal, and Caltech President Siebert on The Big Bang Theory.  He currently is […]

Celebrating the Legacy of MLK

Posted on January 13, 2023

January 13, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The AES community will come together for a special Friday night Shabbat service, followed by a delicious community dinner.  Rabbi Michael Siegel and special guests, Pastor Chris Harris of Bright Star Church, and acclaimed author and AES member Jonathan Eig, will join together, during our meal, for a deeper discussion on the legacy of Dr. King and its relevance today. […]

HaZaK

Posted on January 16, 2023

January 16, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – HOKHMAH (WISDOM) ZIKNAH (MATURITY) KADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.

Why the Prophet Jeremiah Hated Religion (and Maybe We Should Too) with Rabbi Shai Held

Posted on January 17, 2023

January 17, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – **New Date** In this day and age, we tend to assume that it is ideological atheists who most hate religion.  But, according to the prophet Yirmiyahu, it is God who actively detests religion—or at least religion of the self-serving, hypocritical kind.  In this session, we will engage in an extremely close reading of Jeremiah Chapter […]

Jewish Film Series: Where Life Begins

Posted on January 19, 2023

January 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – An ultra-Orthodox Jewish family from Aix-les-Bains comes to a farm in Calabria for a brief stay every year to carry out a sacred mission: harvesting citrons. Here Elio, the farm owner, meets Esther, the rabbi’s daughter, who is tired of the constraints imposed by her religion. Through this relationship, Esther will understand the importance of […]

Holocaust Cinema Complete with Author and Educator Rich Brownstein

Posted on January 22, 2023

January 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am – Rich Brownstein will lecture about the history of Holocaust films, how to analyze the genre, and his recommendations of the best, and worst, Holocaust films ever made.  After a career in Hollywood, Rich Brownstein has become a leading international expert about the history and use of Holocaust films.  Since 2014, he has lectured for Yad […]

HaZaK

Posted on January 23, 2023

January 23, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – HOKHMAH (WISDOM) ZIKNAH (MATURITY) KADIMAH (LOOKING AHEAD) HaZaK is an Anshe Emet daytime program for mature adults with active minds. Co-taught by our clergy and other community educators, this year HaZaK is focusing on Jewish Ethics with the Melton curriculum “Ethics of Jewish Living.” Generously funded by Beatrice Mayer, z”l.