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Cool Jewish Events: The Jews of Cuba: The Road to Paradise and the Land We Called Home

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Event: The Jews of Cuba: The Road to Paradise and the Land We Called HomeDate: Wednesday, January 13, 2010Time: 7:30pm-9pm Place: Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22031Cost: $8M/ $10NM Presenter Miriam Levinson is an expert on Jewish Cuban history! In 1927, Miriam Levinson’s grandfather set out for Paradise… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: The Jews of Cuba: The Road to Paradise and the Land We Called Home

event · funny · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · New York

Have you been circumcised? A Happy New Year Deal!

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Whether or not you have, I bet you’ll more than enjoy hearing Reform-then Conservative-then Orthodox Jewish convert and Italian-Irish American comedian Yisrael Campbell telling you about the THREE circumcisions (“a fetish!,” he says) and three conversions that made him the Jew he is today. Below is the trailer for the film “Circumcise Me.” Campbell is… Continue reading Have you been circumcised? A Happy New Year Deal!

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Cool Jewish Events: Journeys to Judaism: Jews by Choice Tell Their Stories

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TITLE: Journeys to Judaism: Jews by Choice Tell Their StoriesDATE: Tuesday, December 22, 2009TIME: 7-9PMPLACE: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202.408.3100 For those who choose to become Jews, every journey is different. Students in the conversion class at Tifereth Israel Congregration have traveled together for many months. In… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Journeys to Judaism: Jews by Choice Tell Their Stories

event · food · hanukkah · jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism

Cool Jewish Events: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah Potluck

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Event: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah PotluckDate: Sunday Dec. 13, 2009Time: 4:30-6:30 pmPlace: Moishe House, 3625 May St., Los Angeles, CA 90066 Adults, children, everyone welcome! We’ll have crafts and games for the kids and food and drinks for the adults. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share and a menorah to light. RSVP to TwinZebra… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah Potluck

event · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · poetry · writing

Cool Jewish Events: Poetry as Protest II: Writing Justice

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In the above Def Jam Poetry clip, Shihan uses poetry to protest everything he’s “Sick & Tired” about and boy, do watch out for that R-rated language! Event: Poetry as Protest II: Writing JusticeDate: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 (Please note correction to date)Place: Drisha Institute, 37 W. 65th, 5th floor, New York, NYTime: 7-9pmSuggested Donation:… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Poetry as Protest II: Writing Justice

event · hanukkah · jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism

Cool Jewish Events: Hanukkah Party for Jewish multiracial families and their friends

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Event: Hanukkah Party for Jewish multiracial families and their friendsDate: Saturday, December 12, 2009Time: 3-5 p.m.Place: Temple Hillel B’nai Torah, 120 Corey Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132

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Cool Jewish Events: In Search of the Bene Israel

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Event: Screening of “In Search of the Bene Israel“Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009Place: Washington Jewish Film Festival, Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts, 1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC Time: 6:15pm USA/India, 2008, video, documentary38 minutesEnglish and Hindu with English subtitlesDirector: Sadia Shepard, author of “The Girl from Foreign: A search for shipwrecked ancestors, forgotten… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: In Search of the Bene Israel

books and reading · event · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · religion

Cool Jewish Events: Goy Launch Party

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Celebrate the publishing of Ranjit Chatterjee‘s spellbinding spiritual autobiography “Goy” with us on Sunday, December 13, at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Author to speak, followed by a “question and answer” session and book signings. Refreshments will be served throughout. ============================================ Dr. Chatterjee, an internationally known and published linguist, was the first… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Goy Launch Party

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Cool Jewish Events: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah Potluck

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Event: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah PotluckDate: Sunday Dec. 13Time: 4:30-6:30 pmPlace: Moishe House, 3625 May St., Los Angeles, CA 90066 Adults, children, everyone welcome! We’ll have crafts and games for the kids and food and drinks for the adults. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share and a menorah to light. RSVP to TwinZebra AT… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Jewish Multiracial Network Chanukah Potluck

event · Israel · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · rabbi · Riverdale

Rabbi Haim Drukman speaks to Riverdale

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Rabbi Haim Drukman spoke to Riverdale last night at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in an event co-sponsored by YCT and the International Rabbinic Fellowship. A friend from YCT (Yeshivat Chovevei Torah) transcribed Rabbi Drukman’s speech. There’s little things he left out but this is the gist. I apologize for all the Hebrew if it’s… Continue reading Rabbi Haim Drukman speaks to Riverdale