Session 2 of Rabbi Steven Bayar’s Our Jewish World series, focusing on external challenges. Click to watch the Zoom session.
‘Will the Challenges for the Jews Ever Cease?: Part 2
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Will the Challenges for the Jews Ever Cease?: Part 1
Session 1 of Rabbi Steven Bayar’s Our Jewish World series, focusing on internal challenges within the Jewish community. Click to watch the Zoom session.
‘Wordless Ecstasy: The Niggun in Jewish Tradition’
Join Cantor Perry Fine on Thursdays, Nov. 6 and 13, at 1 p.m. via Zoom, for this in-depth look at the niggun, the wordless melody of Jewish liturgical tradition. From sadness to ecstasy, the niggun has connected Jews for centuries with the many facets and emotions of Jewish prayer.
Will Challenges for the Jews Ever Cease?
The NCJW-WM Clergy Series, presented by our Section’s Our Jewish World program, will inaugurate its 2025-2026 season on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. via Zoom, featuring Rabbi Steven Bayar. In his three-part seminar, Rabbi Bayar will help us answer questions many of us have long been asking: Will the seemingly endless challenges confronting the Jewish people ever stop? Will we ever be able to enjoy quiet days of Shalom, peace?
‘Sounds of October Rain’: Part 2′
Watch the second Our Jewish World session with Cantor Perry Fine.
‘The History of Extremism in the United States,’ Part 3
Dr. Angela West of Drew University’s Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study delves into contemporary forms of extremism in part 3 of her series.
‘The History of Extremism in the United States,’ Part 2
Dr. Angela West of Drew University’s Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study examines “The 1960s’ Mississippi Klan: Homegrown
Terrorism and Interfaith Resistance” in part 2 of her series
‘The History of Extremism in the United States,’ Part 1
Dr. Angela West of Drew University’s Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study examines this timely topic.
‘Models of Resilience in the Jewish Tradition,’ Part 2
Rabbi Mark Biller continues his examination of this provocative topic in his Our Jewish World series.
‘Models of Resilience in the Jewish Tradition,’ Part 1
Rabbi Mark Biller explores this provocative topic in his Our Jewish World series.