Program
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- Manhattan, NYC
A Path Forward: Three Approaches to The Fight for Palestinian Freedom
As the struggle for justice in Palestine reaches a critical moment, this gathering brings together leading voices who are building solidarity, organizing for change, and creating models of resilience and care.
Featured Guests
• Atalya Ben-Abba — Refuser Solidarity Network (Jerusalem)
• Mara Kronenfeld — Executive Director, UNRWA USA
• Hani Almadhoun — Founder, Gaza Soup Kitchen
Moderated by: Rabbi Andrue Kahn (ACJ) Presented by: Fellowship of Reconciliation, Refuser Solidarity Network, Rabbis for Ceasefire, American Council for Judaism, IfNotNow NYC, and Gaza Soup Kitchen.
Three leaders. Three approaches. One shared goal: liberation.
Together, we’ll explore how each of us can mobilize from where we are to help build a future of freedom for Palestinians, and for all people. Join us for this conversation that promises to spur inspiration, new thinking, and collective action.
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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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- Brooklyn, NY
Havdalah Into Hannukah with Chavurat Binah
Join the Chavurat Binah with the American Council for Judaism for Havdalah into Chanukah on December 13 at 5:00 PM at Christ Church in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. We'll do fun, social group learning about Hannukah together, then join in a songful, lay-led gathering of liturgy in Hebrew and English and music for Havdalah. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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- 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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