Israeli Folk Dancing
Mondays @ 7:30-9:30 pm
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay
Teaching and dancing for beginners is often held from 7:30 to 8:15 pm followed by intermediate to advanced level circle dancing of the newest dances from Israel. Ages 12+. No cost.
Email [email protected] for more information including whether a beginner class is being held on a given week.
Gilbert Scholar in Residence Weekend with Adam Ciselsky
February 6-8
Congregation Shalom
7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point
Over the weekend, founding member of Kibbutz Lotan, Alex Cicelsky, will present on environmentalism and ARTZA. Friday the 6th, services start at 6:45pm, Saturday morning, Torah study is at 9am , and Saturday night, Israeli wine, cheese, and Havadallah starts at 6:30pm. Sat. night's topic is Jewish pluralism in Israel, the role of ARZA and our roles in the upcoming 2015 World Zionist Organization elections.
RSVP to [email protected]
Israeli Falafel Night
February 8 @ 5:30-8:30 pm
Peltz Center for Jewish Life
2233 West Mequon Road, Mequon
SABABA!! Enjoy the flavors of the Middle East at Israeli Falafel Night with Israeli Chef, Yaniv Sheinbein! Taste his famous falafel balls, pita, chummus, techina, Israeli salad and burekahs. Enjoy the authentic Israeli experience along with Israeli music! Bring your whole family and invite your friends!
Members: $16 per adult, $12 per child Non-members: $18 per adult, $14 per child
Contact Rabbi Moshe at 262-242-2235 or [email protected] to RSVP.
Nice or Necessary: The Role of Peace Groups in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
February 9 @ Noon
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay
A unique opportunity to hear from the US Director Joel Braunold of the Alliance for Middle East Peace ,a coalition of over 70 people-to-people organizations building Middle East peace, cooperation, coexistence and reconciliation on the grassroots level.
Co-sponsored by the Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation's Jewish Community Relations Council and Israel Center.
Bring your own lunch or purchase food at the caf�. RSVP with Zabrina at [email protected], 414-390-5724.
The Growing Threat In the Middle East: ISIS
February 17 @ 7 pm
Peltz Center for Jewish Life
2233 West Mequon Road, Mequon
Join for a community lecture by Israeli military intelligence analyst Dr. Mordechai Kedar. He will discuss the Middle East's profound and historic transformation, as well as what makes ISIS attractive to young recruits.
Contact Rabbi Moshe at 262-242-2235 x204 or [email protected] to RSVP.
KOACH Featuring Amit and Doron
February 19 @ Noon
Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun
2020 West Brown Deer Road, River Hills
KOACH, a senior education program run by the Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, will feature the Federation's shlichut couple for music and education.
Lunch is $8. RSVP by February 16th with Diane Sobel, KOACH Director, 414-967-8258.
Understanding Next Month's Israeli Elections with Doron Zehavi
February 26 @ Noon
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Evan & Marion Helfaer Community Services Building
1360 North Prospect Ave,, Milwaukee
Learn about the factors at play in Israel's elections on March 17th. Doron Zehavi, part of the current shlichut delegation, will explain which coalitions are coming together for the next ballot and why.
Bring your own lunch. RSVP by February 19th with Zabrina at [email protected], 414-390-5724.
Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Tal Becker
February 27-28
Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid
6880 N. Green Bay Ave., Glendale
Congregation Sinai
8223 N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point
CBINT and Congregation Sinai are co-hosting Dr. Tal Becker, principal deputy legal adviser at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an iEngage Project research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. He is a senior member of the Israeli peace negotiation team and works on the front lines of many of Israel's most pressing diplomatic, legal and policy challenges. Hi recent book won the Guggenheim Prize for best international law book. Dr. Becker will be at CBINT on Friday night and at Congregation Sinai on Saturday night.
To RSVP for Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid, contact Danielle Glass at 414-352-7310, [email protected]
To RSVP for Congregation Sinai, contact Jen Friedman 414-352-2970 x110, [email protected]
Young Leaders Interested in Israel
Save the Date: March 28-29
Midwest NextGen Conference on Israel in Indianapolis
Includes a geo-political briefing by the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, Roey Gilad, on ways to combat the delegitimization of Israel, workshops on how to talk about Israel in any situation, the US-Israel alliance, and the rise in global Anti-Semitism.
For more information contact Rabbi Hannah at [email protected], 414-390-5764
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