Programs

ACJ offers a range of programming from our public education series, to online courses, to in person events.

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Upside-Down Love: A Conversation with Sari Bashi

The American Council for Judaism, Community Church of New York, Jewish Currents, Rabbis for Ceasefire and 15th Street Monthly Meeting (Quakers), invite you to an evening with author and human rights lawyer Sari Bashi, in conversation with Rabbi Andy Kahn, discussing her memoir Upside-Down Love.

Upside-Down Love tells the story of Sari and her partner Osama, a Palestinian professor originally from Gaza, and the life they have built together in the West Bank under the apartheid conditions of restricted movement, legal uncertainty, and enforced separation. The memoir speaks to the unique circumstances of this specific moment in history, while also illustrating a timeless truth: Love will triumph over bigotry and destruction.

Together, Sari Bashi and Rabbi Kahn will explore how personal story, law, and Jewish ethical frameworks can illuminate paths toward a more humane future.

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  • Event
  • Streaming

Sources of Pride: A Conversation with Rabbi Abby Stein

Join Rabbi Andy Kahn and Rabbi Abby Chava Stein for a powerful conversation about the evolving edges of Jewish life today. Abby reflects on growing up in a Haredi community shaped by anti-Zionist teachings, how those ideas have shifted over time, and how her journey as a trans woman has helped her craft a Judaism rooted in truth, dignity, and expansive possibility.

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  • Education Series
  • Streaming

From Trauma to Transformation: A Conversation with Rabbi Tirzah Firestone

Join Rabbi Andrue Kahn for a conversation with Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, acclaimed Jungian psychotherapist, teacher of Jewish renewal, and author of Wounds into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma. Drawing on Jewish tradition, psychology, and case studies from across the globe, Rabbi Firestone offers seven principles for transforming inherited pain into resilience and moral clarity. Together, we'll explore how Jewish wisdom can guide us through grief, hope, and collective transformation in this season of reflection.

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  • Education Series
  • Streaming

Dismantling Antisemitism with Kohenet Shoshana Brown

Join Rabbi Andy Kahn and Kohenet Shoshana Brown for a powerful conversation about how accusations of antisemitism are increasingly weaponized to silence dissent, divide communities, and align Jewish identity with far-right agendas. We'll explore how to dismantle antisemitism through liberatory, non-punitive practices grounded in restorative justice, solidarity, and collective healing.

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  • Education Series
  • Streaming

Beyond Fear: Combatting Antisemitism with Shane Burley and Ben Lorber

Rabbi Andy Kahn will be joined by Ben Lorber and Shane Burley to discuss their recent book, Safety Through Solidarity. The discussion will highlight approaches of shared responsibility across difference in the fight for justice and safety for all people as as the most effective form of combatting antisemitism.

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  • Education Series
  • Streaming

People, Faith, Nation: Exploring Judaism’s Many Identities with Professor Rabbi Shaul Magid

Join Rabbi Andy Kahn in conversation with Professor Rabbi Shaul Magid for a deep dive into the possibilities of post-ethnic Judaism in America. Together, they’ll explore how shifting tides in Jewish identity intersect with the growing crisis of Zionism, and what this moment might mean for reimagining Jewish life beyond nationalism.

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