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SUMMARY:The Wholeness of a Broken Heart - In Conversation with Rabbi Amy Pessah & Rabbi Emeritus David Steinhardt
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nIn Rabbi Pessah’s second book\, The Wholeness of a Broken Heart: Pathways to Resilience and Renewal\, she shares a lived experience of loss\, hope\, meaning\, and spiritual courage in Judaism. Pessah’s book is rooted in honesty and compassion\, emphasizing the need to meet life as it is—without denial—while cultivating meaning\, connection\, and joy. All humans will experience trials\, tribulations\, or traumas\, and Pessah tells the story of losing her twenty-year-old son to brain cancer. Through Jewish texts and teachings\, Rabbi Amy engages with the big questions—suffering\, responsibility\, purpose\, and God—with depth\, accessibility and emotional intelligence.\n\nIN-PERSON at B’nai Torah Congregation\nFREE for B’nai Torah members and for guests \n\nClick here to register\n \n\nAmy Grossblatt Pessah is a rabbi\, educator\, spiritual director\, and author living and working in Boca Raton\, Florida. She was ordained by Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal and is a graduate of the Rhea Hirsch School of Jewish Education at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion where she received a Master of Arts in Jewish Education. Rabbi Pessah first book was Parenting on a Prayer: Ancient Jewish Secrets for Raising Modern Children. \n​ \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:B’nai Torah Congregation\, 6261 SW 18th Street\, Boca Raton\, FL\, 33433\, United States
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SUMMARY:Movie: 400 Miles to Freedom and Q&A with Tali Ysia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nTali Ysia made Aliyah from Ethiopia as part of Operation Moses. She has led large-scale educational and social initiatives in Israel and worldwide. 400 Miles to Freedom is a documentary in which filmmaker Avishai Mekonen tells the story of his escape from Ethiopia to Israel as a child during Operation Moses after surviving kidnapping and torture. The film is praised as a thoughtful and engaging exploration of identity\, faith\, and the diversity of the Jewish diaspora. Movie is mainly in Hebrew with some English and subtitled.\nThe SIGD holiday\, is an ancient celebration of the Beta Yisrael community of Ethiopia that symbolizes the renewal of the covenant with God and the longing for Jerusalem and return to Israel. \n\nIN-PERSON at B’nai Torah Congregation\n$10 for B’nai Torah members | $18 for Guests \n\nClick here to register\n \n\nTali Ysia’s journey began at just four years old\, when she walked for two and a half months through the Sudanese desert with her family as part of Operation Moses\, the historic effort to bring the Jews of Ethiopia to Israel.  Since making Aliyah in 1984\, Tali has dedicated her life to leading impactful educational and social initiatives in Israel and around the world. \n​ \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.btcboca.org/event/movie-400-miles-to-freedom-and-qa-with-tali-ysia/
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SUMMARY:The Challenge of Peacemaking from the Roots Up - A conversation with Rabbi Emeritus David Steinhardt and Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nRabbi Emeritus David Steinhardt will be in conversation with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger\, co-founder of Roots\, a joint Israeli-Palestinian grassroots initiative based in the West Bank. It brings local Israelis and Palestinians together for dialogue\, relationship-building\, nonviolence\, and mutual recognition.\n\nIN-PERSON at B’nai Torah Congregation\nFREE for B’nai Torah members and  Guests \n\nClick here to register\n \n\nRabbi Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi and teacher who has been profoundly transformed by his encounters with Palestinians and the Palestinian People beginning in late 2013. Originally hailing from New York\, Rav Hanan immigrated to Israel on his own at the age of 20 and has lived in Alon Shvut\, Gush Etzion\, for 40 years. He spent over 10 years in advanced Jewish study\, primarily at the Har Etzion College of Jewish Studies and in the M.A. program of the Dept. of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University. In early 2014\, Ali Abu Awwad and an Israeli partner Shaul Judelman\, together with Rav Hanan and other Israelis and Palestinians\, founded Roots/Judur/Shorashim. Rav Hanan currently serves as its Director of International Relations. He also is the founder of the American Friends of Roots\, a multi-faith organization dedicated to supporting the work of Roots/Shorashim/Judur. Rav Hanan frequently speaks in the USA together with one of his Palestinian partner about the amazing work that Roots/Shorashim/Judur is doing in Judea/Palestine. \nRabbi Schlesinger is a member of the Rabbinical Council of America and the International Rabbinic Fellowship\, as well as Beit Hillel\, an Israeli rabbinical association. He is a Rabbis Without Borders fellow\, and was honored in 2013 and again in 2014 as the Memnosyne Institute Interfaith Scholar. His website is ravhanan.org \n​ \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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