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December 6th, 2019
 
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Shabbat Times: 
Candle Lighting
Evening service
Bat Mitzvah of Emma Schulman
M inha 
4:10  pm
7:00 pm 
9:00 am
4:00pm
 
  Forecast: 37/sunny

IN THIS ISSUE...
SHABBAT KIDDUSH
Today's Kiddush has been sponsored by the Schulman family
in honor of Emma's Bat Mitzvah

Birthdays and Anniversaries 
Alice Grodman
Terry Plawker
Leah Jivotosky
Mark Laufer
Stephen Obstbaum

   UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Saturday 12/7
Bat Mitzvah of Emma Gabrielle Schulman 9:00 am
Minha , S'uda Shlishit (3rd Shabbat Meal), timely topic, Maariv and Havdalah 4:00pm
Sunday 12/8
Socks of Love Sock Drive 2:00 pm RSVP Required
Tuesday 12/10
Sisterhood Book Club 1:00 pm  " Promised Land"
By Martin Fletcher
Wednesday 12/11
On the Road with the Rabbi to Philadelphia Notorious RBG Exhibit 11:30 am RSVP Required
Thursday 12/12
Rabbi's Class 10:30 am
Lecture Series with Janet DiNardo White "Expansion" 12:30 pm
Friday 12/13
Bible Study 11:30 am
Evening Service 7:00 pm

 
 
Active Shooter Training
The Fort Lee Police Department is offering a special program to members of the Jewish Community
before it is rolled out to the community at large  on:  Wednesday, December 11 at 4:00 p.m.  Space is limited; if you would to participate, please contact Rabbi Stern ASAP!








Re-Inventing the Bible
Thursdays at 10:30 am
Join Rabbi Stern as we discover the amazingly creative juices of  the classical rabbis! They were masters at spinning yarns, embellishing narrative, and inventing out of whole cloth to really make the Bible come alive through what they called Midrash Aggadah.
Using Louis Ginzberg's one-volume The Legends of the Bible (you can buy a used copy online for less than $10), we will contrast the biblical text with these rabbinically enhanced narratives.
 
Next classes: December 19, then January 9


For weeks, AIPAC has been asking its members to get senators to sponsor legislation that would extend sanctions to entities dealing with already sanctioned Palestinian groups, called the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019. So far, they have 20 sponsors, but just one Democrat, Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct., who initiated the bill with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Bi-partisanship, which is the hallmark of AIPAC, is becoming more difficult...And that isn why your presence at AIPAC is even more important!


Torah Rea ding 166    Haftarah 189
VA-YETZEI
On route to his uncle's home in Haran, Jacob encamps in the open air near the city of Luz. That night he has a vision of angels ascending and descending a ladder from heaven. God appears to him and promises protection to Jacob, and the land to his descendants. In the morning Jacob erects a stele on the site, renames the place Beth El, and vows that if he returns home unharmed he will dedicate a tenth of his possessions to God.
 
On the outskirts of Haran, Jacob encounters his cousin Rachel, a shepherdess, at the local well. He is so taken with her that he single-handedly removes the stone covering the well and waters her flock. Jacob is welcomed cordially into his uncle Laban's household, and he agrees to work for seven years as a shepherd in order to gain his cousin Rachel's hand in marriage. Laban deceives him and he is wedded to Leah, Rachel's older sister. Jacob must now work an additional seven years to marry Rachel.
 
During the years in Haran, Leah and Rachel - and their handmaidens, Bilhah and Zilpah - bear Jacob eleven sons and one daughter. (Benjamin, the 12 th son, will be born near Bethlehem.)
 
Jacob works an additional six years for Laban in exchange for all the streaked and spotted animals born into the flock. Without any detriment to Laban's pure black and white animals, Jacob's flock becomes exceedingly numerous, arousing envy and hostility in Laban and his sons. Jacob decides that it is time to return home with his family and flock. He departs while Laban is away; Laban overtakes him and they have a brief confrontation before concluding a covenant of peace with each other. The journey home is resumed.
 
Tonight: Evening service at 7:00 p.m.
Tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. will be our last Shabbat service at 1449 Anderson Avenue
Mazal Tov to Emma Schulman and to her family on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah ceremony
 
Minha, Seudah Shlishit, Ma'ariv & Havdalah at 4:00 p.m.
During Seudah Shlishit we will read the continuation of
A Letter to Golda, from Georgian Jews marking the 50th anniversary of the "Free Soviet Jewry" Movement
 
December Shabbat Morning Services  for:
December 14th, 21st and 28th
Will be held at 9:30 a.m. at CBIOTP -  1585 Center Avenue
This Week's Yahrzeit Observances
We hope that our weekly listing of yahrzeit observances will serve 2 purposes:
1)     To remind those who have the yahrzeit for a second time, much closer to the date of the actual observance
2)     To alert friends and acquaintances that someone they know is observing a yahrzeit. We hope that you will show them your support by joining them at our minyanim, and helping to assure that Kaddish can be recited with a minyan 
Gloria Singer will be observing yahrzeit for her mother, Pauline Pickholz on Saturday evening, December 7th
Ann Hurwitz will be observing yahrzeit for her husband, Marshall Hurwitz on Saturday evening, December 7th
Irene Eisenstein will be observing yahrzeit for her father, Albert Cohen on Monday evening, December 9th
Joseph Lempel will be observing yahrzeit for his wife, Claire Lempel on Monday evening, December 9th
Robert Mohl will be observing yahrzeit for his mother, Anna Mohl on Monday evening, December 9th
Mary Rettig will be observing yahrzeit for her grandmother, Fanny Frohlich on Tuesday evening, December 10th
Milton Breit will be observing yahrzeit for his sister, Dora Planchard on Wednesday evening, December 11th
Mrs. Ann Schaer will be observing yahrzeit for her daughter, Stacey Yore on Wednesday evening, December 11th
Ann Oster will be observing yahrzeit for her father, Solomon Weisleder on Wednesday evening, December 11th
        
              


Important/Interesting Reads      
For The Soul...A CAPPELLA AND THE SPIRIT OF JEWISH WORSHIP
JTS held a mini-conference last month celebrating Jewish a cappella and its power to enhance communal prayer. The event was co-chaired by Hazzan Matthew Austerklein (CS '11), Hazzan Nancy Abramson, director of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School, and Rabbi Jan Urbach, director of the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts. It included a beautiful model Shabbat Musaf service drawn from the new Cantors Assembly publication Ilu Finu: A Cappella for Jewish Prayer.                                                                               
ILU FINU - A Cappella and the Spirit of Jewish Prayer
ILU FINU - A Cappella and the Spirit of Jewish Prayer

 
NYC Councilman, Ritchie Torres: 'I Am the Embodiment of a Pro-Israel Progressive'  "I am from the Bronx, I'm Afro-Latino, I'm Puerto Rican, I'm a millennial - but I'm also pro-Israel."                             

In Surprise Change, 13 Countries Vote Against UN's Division of Palestinian Rights    
The resolution still passed by 87 to 54 with 23 abstentions.                          
                      
Israel Pushed Trump to Send 14,000 Troops to the Middle East, Report Claims   
However, in the article it says "aides to the president reportedly also pushed for the increase."                                
            

U.S. Pushing Arab States on Non-Belligerence Pacts with Israel       
How a Tolerant UAE is Welcoming Jews into the Country                                                                                                 The Jewish community will soon have a prominent place to pray in the heart of the Gulf
 
Israeli Singers Form Bridge to Arab Countries  
Jewish Director and Journalist Each Receive Ukrainian Civil Honor for Women                                               
2 Men Stockpiled Guns and Far-Right Propaganda in N.J. Are They Alone?                                                        

Jews Angered by Activists' Use of Holocaust Victims' Remains 

The current issue of National Geographic is devoted to Jerusalem:
Maze of Tunnels Reveals Remains of Ancient Jerusalem                                                                
 
The Three Democratic Constitutional Lawyer/Witnesses Are Also Jewish
Ron Kampeas, of JTA, reports that "I got texts from leading Jewish Democrats during Wednesday's hearings wondering, with not inconsiderable trepidation, whether the scholars were indeed Jewish."
And he continues, "The trepidation is a shame, because considerations of how being Jewish shapes one's outlook should be free of anxieties about what anti-Semites will make of it. And there are meaningful Jewish stories behind the decisions of these witnesses to become constitutional scholars:
"I grew up in Alabama, and I grew up Jewish in Alabama in the 1960s," Gerhardt told C-Span last year, "and that was a time of great turbulence, and the time the civil rights movement was sort of unfolding, and it was all unfolding in front of me, and I paid attention to it, and that - those events that arose in the '60s and early '70s really shaped my interest in civil rights, but also my interest in law."
Karlan, delivering closing remarks in 2006 at the annual meeting of the liberal American Constitution Society, called herself one of the "snarky, bisexual, Jewish women who want the freedom to say what we think, read what we want, and love who we do," calling on listeners to "seize back the high ground on patriotism and on love of our country" from "the rich, pampered, prodigal, sanctimonious, incurious, white, straight sons of the powerful."
Feldman, who in 2015 launched Harvard's Julis-Rabinowitz Program in Jewish and Israeli Law, also helped draft the Iraqi constitution; he is gripped by how and whether religious and civil law can coexist. "Jewish law and Israeli law are distinct and different," Feldman was quoted as saying by Tablet at the time of the launch of the Harvard program, "yet they also interact and make claims on each other."
       



Israel
Israel Seeks UN Recognition of Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries     

Moody's Affirms Israel's Credit Rating in Upbeat Economic Assessment                                                
A New Book of Letters Offers an Eyewitness Account of Israel's Birth                                                                  
Seventy-two years ago, the U.N. voted on the Partition Plan, paving the way to Israel's birth. A letter written that night from Jerusalem captures the community's joy, gratitude, and trepidation                                     

Israel Dispatches Aid Mission to Albania following Earthquake  
U.S. Worried Israel Will Strike Iran. Israel Is Worried About Something Else   
With Netanyahu's legal woes and a new defense minister looking to score political points, Israel's security establishment has one responsible adult 

King Abdullah: Israeli-Jordanian Relations Are at "An All-Time Low"
 Jordan's monarch says problems in relationship partially due to Israel's domestic issues; says there can be no Israel-Palestinian peace without active US involvement                                               
Bringing Madonna and Messi to Israel Sylvan Adams reveals he'll sponsor Israeli team in Tour de France, admits Madonna delivered 'bad performance' in Tel Aviv, describes being 'very frustrated' with Israeli red tape                                                      


Iranian Judoka Tells Israeli Counterpart: 'You're My Best Friend'   
 Saeid Mollaei, who defected after Iranian authorities pressured him not to compete against Israeli Sagi Muki, competed on Saturday for the first time since his receiving refugee status                                            

The New MMA Hotbed: Israel   
A father passes the fighting torch to his prodigal son, and a new generation of combat athletes makes a name for the Promised Land                                    
Saudi Reporter Secretly Visits Israel, Says "Loves Jewish People"                                                              
Thousands of Brazilians Join Israeli Musicale for YouTube Performance                                                     

Bolivia Renews Ties with Israel  

From Today's NYT: The Back Story on Jerusalem's Status
The Trump administration recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital two years ago today. We asked our Jerusalem bureau chief, David M. Halbfinger, how that has played out.
Little has changed as a direct result; other countries have hardly lined up to follow suit. But the announcement now almost seems quaint.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, at the American Embassy in Jerusalem in March. Jim Young/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images
What was a shock at the time was followed by many more such administration moves: shifting the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv; downgrading the diplomatic mission to the Palestinians; wholesale aid cuts; attacks on the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees; the closing of the P.L.O. office in Washington; ceasing to use the term "occupied territory"; openness to Israeli annexation of West Bank land; and, most recently, repudiation of a decades-old State Department opinion that the settlements are illegitimate.
The Palestinians now will have nothing to do with the Trump administration as a mediator. But their reasons for that could take up another book of the Bible.


 
BDS / Anti-Semitism / anti-Zionism   
French Parliament Decides Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitism By a 2:1 Vote                                                          
Roman Polanski's Dreyfus (reviewed/appraised by  Bernard-Henri Lévy)                                                  
Why the filmmaker's depiction of early-20th-century anti-Semitism in 'J'accuse' is, with reservations, 'important and beautiful'                                      

McGill University Sides with Jewish Student Against Student Government 
Arizona State U Student Government Passes Resolution to Support Jewish Students                                         
U.S. Groups Call to Prevent Federal Funding of Anti-Israel Mideast Programs                                                  
Jeremy Corbyn's Most Ardent Supporters "More Likely to Be Anti-Semitic"                                                

Jewish Candidate for British Labour Party Bombarded with Death Threats 
Labour Partry Officials Detail Alleged Anti-Semitism to UK Equality Watchdog   
Jeremy Corbyn Says He is 'Very Sorry' for Anti-Semitism Incidents in Labour Party                                                       
Few Britons Feel Warmly toward Israel, But See It as an Ally Against Terrorism                                                
Guardian Revives Lie that Israel Holds Palestinian "Political Prisoners"                                          
Argentine University Condemns 2 Professors for Being 'Promoters of Anti-Semitism'                                       
Italian Town Says 'No' to Holocaust Memorial, Calling Stolpersteine Divisive                                                

Belgian Officials Boycott Trade Delegation to Israel   The move is a major victory for proponents of attempts to boycott Israel 
Game of Thrones' Star Cancels Belgium Appearance Over Parade with Jewish Caricatures          
Dutch Daily's Cartoon Shows Netanyahu Behind Labour Anti-Semitism Scandals                                                          A false charge; it is British Jews and others who are accusing Corbyn       



Iran / Syria / Hezbollah
U.S. Navy Seizes Iranian Missile Components in Arabian Sea                                                        

Lebanon Protesters Take On Hezbollah                                                                                 

Poll: Lebanese Groups Split over Support for Hizbullah, Ayatollah Khamenei
Report: Hizbullah Uses Germany to Finance Terrorism, Weapons Purchases                                               
Israel Asks U.S. to Withhold Anti-Tank Missiles, Drones from Lebanese Military Aid        
Syrian Army Struggles to Reassume Control in Northern Syria                                                         
Report: Airstrikes Target Iranian Weapons Stores in Eastern Syria                                                            
Satellite Photos: Aftermath of Israeli Airstrike on Iran's Quds Force in Syria                                                  
IDF International Cooperation Unit Deals with Daily Challenges on Northern Border                                         
Media Coverage Is Wrong about Medical Impact of Sanctions in Iran                                                       
Iran, Cut Off from Vital Cash Reserves, Is Approaching Economic Peril, U.S. Says                                            







The Palestinians
I CC Prosecutor Recognizes IDF Legal Probe in Marmara Case                         
International Criminal Court: Palestinian Stipends to Attackers and Their Families Could Be a War Crime 
Norway's Ruling Coalition Wants to Freeze Aid to Palestinians Over Incitement                                        
Israel Struck by 2,600 Rockets and Mortars from Gaza in Past Two Years                                                  
Reuters, AFP Headlines Cast Palestinian Assailant as Victim                                                              

Palestinian Prime Minister Rejects Economic Projects in Gaza                  
Why Holy Land Christians Are Leaving Bethlehem                                                                     


Hi-Tech
Israeli Scientists Find Way to Treat Deadly Pancreatic Cancer in 14 Days the tumor in one mouse that was injected with human cancer cells completely disappeared                      
Instinct Beats Technology in Airport Security                                                                          
IDF's Targeted Warning System Reduced Sirens by 50 Percent                                                            

Israeli Team Uses Silicon Chip to Deliver Alzheimer's-Busting Protein to Brain         
In Technion, Bar-Ilan trials, nanochip ferries 'neural growth factor' - which combats neuro-degenerative diseases - and releases it where needed, overcoming blood-brain barrier
Israel's Augmentiqs Makes Microscopes "Smart" and Connected                                                        
Israeli Students Develop Aircraft Safe Landing System after Engine Shutdown                                               

Israel Becomes First Country in World to Perform 'Artificial Meniscus' Transplant Israeli Researchers Offer New Hope for Cancer Survivors Suffering from Side Effects of Treatment                          

Pop Culture  
Fifty Years of 'Sesame Street'
Lamed Vav. Google It.
Finally, a potboiler religious action-thriller novel built around an ancient Jewish mystery, in Steven Pressfield's '36 Righteous Men'          
In the Jewish Heart of Pittsburgh-Squirrel Hill--Mister Rogers Was Actually Our Neighbor                                        
 Seth Rogen and His Dad Honored by Jewish Group for Their Contributions to Jewish Culture                                
Scarlett Johansson is Back as Black Widow                                                                                            

The King of Farce's New Play is Inspired by His Parents' Love Letters
Ken Ludwig's "Dear Jack, Dear Louise" shows two young lovers gradually revealing themselves to each other.                                                
If only she could learn to properly pronounce the words to Hava Nagila before singing it on Jimmy Fallon   (kas)
Tiffany Haddish Is Ready to Celebrate Her Jewish Heritage with
Tiffany Haddish Is Ready to Celebrate Her Jewish Heritage with "Hava Nagila"

The Black Jewish comedian opened up about her bat mitzvah and Netflix special and why she wants her friends to study Torah.                       
 












Year-Round Offerings for Families, Teens, & Adults
November 2019 / Cheshvan 5780

There are many ways to enjoy Ramah experiences year-round, whether it's with your own Ramah camp or with the Ramah mishpacha at programs throughout North America, Israel, and the world. Use these links or scroll down to learn more!
No prior Ramah affiliation is needed to participate in these programs, so please invite friends and family to join you, or forward this email to anyone who might be interested in these terrific program offerings!
Travel with Ramah Israel Institute (RII) and Reshet Ramah
Poland Journey for Adults (two trips)  |  July 13-19, 2020 & Oct. 19-25, 2020
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Adventure in Israel  (two trips)| August 10-20, 2020 & Dec. 21-30, 2020
Ramah Morocco Experience  | Oct. 19-29, 2020 
Ramah Israel Bike Ride & Hiking Trip  | April 20-27, 2021
Custom  Family  and  Synagogue  Trips
Family Camps & Retreats
Ramah Darom Winter Break Family Camp   |  Dec. 27, 2019  -  Jan. 1, 2020
Camp Ramah at Limmud NY  (Ramah Nyack/Berkshires partnership) | Feb. 14-17, 2020
Ramah Darom "Book It to Shabbat with PJ Library"  (in partnership with with Jewish Federation of Atlanta PJ Library) | March 13-15, 2020
Ramah Darom Passover Retreat  | April 7-17, 2020
Ramah California Passover Camp  | April 8-17, 2020
Ramah New England Family Camp   | May 22-25, 2020
Ramah Darom Summer Family Camp  | June 24-28, 2020 and July 15-19, 2020
Ramah Wisconsin Family Camp | Aug. 12-16, 2020
Ramah Berkshires Outdoor Adventure Family Camp  | Summer 2020 dates to be announced
LimmudFest at Ramah Darom  (partnership with Limmud Atlanta and Southeast)  |  Sept. 4-7, 2020
Ramah Poconos - Sukkot | Oct. 2-5, 2020 (registration opens soon)
Adult Camps & Retreats
Ramah Shabbaton at Songleader Boot Camp (St. Louis, MO) | Feb. 14-16, 2020
Experiential Educator Course at BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy | March 8-15, 2020 and May 17-24, 2020
Singles Weekend at Ramah Berkshires (for singles in their 40s, 50s, and up) | May 22-25, 2020 (registration opens soon)
Ramah Darom/Pardes Shavuot Beit Midrash  | May 28-31, 2020 (partnership with the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies)
Ramah Poconos - Shabbat Plus | July 24-26, 2020 (registration opens soon)
Families with Children with Disabilities
Ramah New England Tikvah Family Shabbaton  | May 1-3, 2020 (registration opens soon)
Ramah Darom Camp Yofi   | Aug. 5-9, 2020
Ramah California Camp Ohr Lanu   | Aug. 13-17, 2020
Ramah Poconos Tikvah Family Camp   |  Aug. 19-23, 2020
Programs for Teens & Young Adults
Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim (TRY) | Jan. 27 - June 1, 2020
TRY, the Ramah Jerusalem High School, is a transformative program that offers 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students a fully accredited academic program within a Ramah setting based in Jerusalem. Students from day schools and public schools continue their required and elective courses, participate in an outstanding program in Jewish history and thought, and immerse themselves in Israeli life and culture.
MITF is Ramah's first-ever immersive Israel experience for college graduates ages 21-35. MITF fellows spend an exciting year teaching English in Israeli schools, making a meaningful impact on the lives of their students, learning Hebrew, and living in Jerusalem. This highly subsidized program provides extensive opportunities for personal and professional growth and enrichment. Ramah MITF is a partnership between Masa and the Israeli Ministry of Education.
BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy |  Dec. 22, 2019 - Jan. 12, 2020 (A program of Ramah in the Rockies)
BaMidbar's therapeutic expeditions  are immersive experiences that help Jewish young adults ages 18-28 overcome personal hurdles and get on their feet as confident and adjusted adults. Using wilderness and adventure-based experiences as a vehicle to promote self-reflection and community connection, students build a toolkit to face life's challenges. BaMidbar's program serves emerging adults who may or may not have a history of mental health challenges, but who are struggling to find their way forward as they transition from adolescence into adulthood.

Israeli Jazz Celebration: Yuval Cohen Sexet
December 10 7:30pm | 9:30pm
Dizzy's Club
Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Yuval Cohen is a leading figure in modern Israeli jazz, and tonight marks his long-anticipated return to DIzzy's Club. Cohen has played with a long list of legends from the world of jazz and beyond, including his wildly successful family band, The Three Cohens (also featuring Anat and Avishai Cohen), but he is also notable for the eclectic small groups he assembles. This performance will feature the ten-part KadishZuger Suite, Cohen's latest chamber jazz creation, combining Western Romantic music, traditional jazz, and Israeli music.
With: Maya Belzitsman - Cello Jonathan Voltzok - Trombone Gadi Lehavi - Piano
Tal Mashiach - Double bass  Daniel Dor - Drums

Art
SurveillAnts
by Gal Nissim & Leslie Ruckman
December 5 | 6 pm
Opening Reception
December 7 | 6 pm
Artist Talk
December 14 | 6 pm
Closing Party
ChaShaMa
SurveillAnts is an interactive, biological installation that explores the unseen world of ants. Tracing the movements of living harvester ants, the artists reveal emergent patterns and interactions, inviting the audience to contemplate the relationship between individual and collective, and between emergent systems at different scales-from the micro to the macro. The effect is a real-time, augmented reality ant farm, that allows participants to explore relationships between individual ants and their collective superorganism. The piece aims to provoke the audience's curiosity about non-human life, touching on themes of emergent intelligence, biological algorithms, systemic pattern making, and creation.


Music
Bronfman and Beethoven
December 5 | 7:30 pm
December 6 | 11 am
December 7 | 8 am
New York Philharmonic
David Geffen Hall
Yefim Bronfman brings his brilliance and power to Beethoven's sublime Piano Concerto No. 4. From the same composer, Maestro van Zweden conducts the jubilant, high-spirited Second Symphony that foreshadows the power and drive we associate with Beethoven. Steve Reich's propulsive new work pays homage to the Baroque concerto grosso.

Dance
50 Years of Dance at Princeton
December 7 | 4 pm
The Lewis Center for the Arts
Princeton
The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Dance invites Princeton alumni, current and former faculty and guests, and friends of dance to join Founding Director of Dance Ze'eva Cohen and current dance faculty members in celebrating 50 years of dance at Princeton at a special reception held between Princeton Dance Festival performances.
The reception is FREE. RSVP required.

Dance
Julliard Presents:
New Dances Edition 2019
December 11, 12, 13 | 7:30pm December 14 | 2pm + 7:30pm
December 15 | 3pm
Julliard- Peter Jay Sharp Theater
New Dances: Edition 2019 in December Features World Premiere Dances by Stephen Petronio, Andrea Miller, Jamar Roberts, and Amy Hall Garner. The cornerstone of the season is New Dances: Edition 2019, featuring four world-premiere dances by innovative choreographers: alumna Amy Hall Garner (first-year class); Jamar Roberts (second-year class); alumna Andrea Miller (third-year class); and Stephen Petronio (fourth-year class).


Music
David Broza & Friends
December 19 | 8 pm
Lowenstein Auditorium at Temle EmanuEl
In the summer of 2018 David Broza was joined by the NY based Cuban "Trio Havana" lead by flute virtuoso Itai Kriss. This union of musicians lead to the creation of his newest band under the label "David Broza & Friends". Together they bring a unique interpretation to the full spectrum of Broza's rich repertoire of hits.



Dance
Zvidance : MAIM
December 18 - 20 | 7:30 PM,
December 21 | 2 PM & 7:30 PM 
New York Live Arts
"One does not just watch a dance by Zvi Gotheiner. One enters a world with its own internal logic, a sensual, organic world of movement, language, and images where one is pulled along by currents unseen and inevitable." (Dance Magazine) MAIM sets out to raise awareness to issues related to the global diminishing water resources due to global warming.Israeli Zvi Gotheiner grew up in Kibbutz Messilot on the slopes of Mount Gilboa, where King David cursed the land with no rain or dew in his biblical mourning elegy to his beloved Jonathan. Droughts, water shortage and the need for water conservation were powerful tensions in Gotheiner's early years, epitomized by the government's slogan "Every Drop Counts." Later, Gotheiner would learn the significant role water, or lack thereof, played into the war politics of the region.

Music
Orli Shaham's Bach Yard
Saturdays at 8 am through December 21
WQXR
Orli Shaham's Bach Yard is where the whole family can listen to stories illustrated by extraordinary music. This four-part miniseries introduces children and their parents to classical music through stories about a family of trout and their new friend, a special trip through the zoo with Beethoven, Charlie and Belinda's big day, and a little boy named Henry.

Music
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players: Warhorses
December 16 | 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Roman Rabinovich, piano-
Winner of the Rubinstein, Animato and Arjil competitions, the Mezzo and Salon de Virtuosi awards, and the Vendome Prize ~ "admirable interpretations...performed with a rich, full-blooded sound, singing lines and witty dexterity." The New York Times


Music
The Israeli Songbook: Ofra, Izhar, Gali & Co.- Celebrating Yemenite Singers
December 5| 7:30pm
Yeshiva University Museum
Elad Kabilio and the MusicTalks ensemble featuring Ariella Edvy celebrate the music of Yemenite Israeli singers including Ofra Haza, Izhar Cohen and Gali Atari.
Co-presented by Yeshiva University Museum, the YU Center for Israel Studies, and American Sephardi Federation.

Music
Music Talks Celebrates Hannukah
with host Elad Kabilio
December 10 | 7 pm
Birdland Theater
Birdland Theater is proud to announce that cellist and MusicTalks host Elad Kabilio will join 12th Night Klezmer and singer/actress Daniella Rabbani in a celebration of Hanukkah.
Join MusicTalks Host Elad Kabilio, 12th Night Klezmer, and singer/actress Daniella Rabbani in an evening celebrating Hanukkah with Klezmer and Gypsy music. Special guest vocalist Michael Einav (Original Cast, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish) will bring our celebration into the world of Fiddler on the Roof for the ultimate Shtetl experience.


Theater
Last Tree in Jerusalem / A Page of Talmud
December 4th - December 15th
Monday-Thursday | 7:30pm
Saturday | 8pm
Sunday | 3pm
TheaterLab
LAST TREE IN JERUSALEM / A PAGE OF TALMUD
Two Plays by: Dani Horowitz
A Page of Talmud was written in collaboration with Yaakov Raz
Translated from the Hebrew by:
Yoni Oppenheim (Last Tree in Jerusalem)
Dr. Yael S. Feldman and Michael Posnick (A Page of Talmud)
Riven by internal strife, ecological disaster, and interference from foreign powers, can society survive? Set nearly two millennia ago but still resonant today, acclaimed Israeli playwright Dani Horowitz's interrelated plays Last Tree in Jerusalem (world premiere translation) and A Page of Talmud tell the seminal Talmudic stories "Kamtza and Bar Kamtza" and "The Oven of Achnai." These timely Jewish stories examine the cost of humiliation and explore what it means to be a member of a community, to be a leader, to have moral courage, and to resist.


Art
Oded Hirsch: At the Borders
PBS
Clip: Season 5 Episode 3 | 8m 18s
The Israeli conceptual artist Oded Hirsch lives on the periphery- both philosophically and geographically.


Art
New World Water
November 4- December 13
Walsh Gallery
Curated by Samantha Becker.
New World Water examines humanity's relationship with water through the lens of contemporary art. The artists in the exhibition address themes such as: climate change, water contamination, immigration, diaspora, plastic pollution, community water management, leisure, and hygiene. Participating artists include Keren Anavy, Dotty Attie, Aileen Bassis, Adam Brent, Nancy Cohen, Nancy Crasco, Sally Gall, Tai Hwa Goh, Ellie Irons, Anne Percoco, Nyugen Smith, Allan Wexler, and Woolpunk.

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