Mini-Course: Inside Our Israel

Sundays, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
October 27th through December 15th (No Session December 1st)

Congregants Matthew Weinstein, Laura Kessler, and Rachel Kessler-Weinstein, recently returned from a year in Israel, will share their experiences as a lens into contemporary Israel society, culture, and politics. Topics include:

• Course Introduction: Israel Popular Music as a Window into Israel Today
• Israeli Politics: Two Elections in One Year!
• Comparing American and Israeli Jewish Identity: Differences and Similarities
• Israeli Families and Family Law: Can Secular Family Law Exist in a Jewish State?
• Melting Pot or Bento Box? The Complexities of Israel's Ethnic Diversity
• Israel's Image in the Media and on American College Campuses: Birthright vs. BDS
• The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: The View from Inside the West Bank

Matthew Weinstein is a former Kol Ami Synagogue Director and longtime Israel activist. Laura Kessler, Professor of Law at the University of Utah, was recently a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Israel, where she investigated the tensions between religious and secular values in Israel's family law system. Rachel Kessler-Weinstein, now a 10th grader at Rowland Hall, attended 9th grade at the Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel.

No advance registration required, just show up! Bamba and Bisli will be available!