Online highlights 
Rebecca Margolis | Jews on screen: Shtisel and Unorthodox
Were you captivated by Akiva’s emotional struggle in Season 3 of Shtisel? Did you watch Esty’s journey from Brooklyn to Berlin in Unorthodox? Ultra-Orthodox Jews are not your mainstream TV protagonists, and yet these shows have captivated Jewish and non-Jewish audiences across the globe. How authentic are these portrayals of Jews on screen? What makes their stories so compelling? Join Rebecca Margolis, scholar of Jewish migration and cultural history at Monash University, for some TV analysis.
Ittay Flescher | The State of Israel v Benjamin Netanyahu
In what is arguably one of the most important court cases in the history of Israel, Bibi is on trial for corruption. Plus61J Media’s Jerusalem Correspondent Ittay Flescher will take you through all the charges, Netanyahu’s defence arguments and how the trial has already impacted the politics of Israel in a dramatic fashion.
Amy-Jill Levine | How and why Jews and Christians read scripture differently
The Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old Testament differ in translation, punctuation, definitions, theology, emphasis and even canonical order. How and why do Jews and Christians hold different interpretations of Isaiah 7.14 (pregnant woman or virginal conception), Isaiah’s “suffering servant,” the Garden of Eden (“original sin” or “original opportunity”), views of the land of Israel, the role of Law, and Psalm 22? Why do our interpretive differences matter so much?
Tuvia Book | Blessed is the match: the life of Hannah Szenes
Learn about the life of Hannah Szenes, Zionist pioneer, poet and paratrooper who was executed by the Hungarian Arrow Cross – Nazi collaborators – at the age of 23. This session will examine Hannah’s motivation for her heroic selfless actions, through her own words and through recollections of those who knew her. Decades after her tragic early death her story and her poems continue to inspire.
“A voice called, and I went.
I went, for a voice called.”
(Hannah Szenes, 1921-1944) |
