Events

A continuously updated list of events celebrating Jewish diversity

Note: Due to COVID-19, some events are taking place online. For the in-person events, please follow the health guidelines of each of the events. You can join us for livestreamed events on Facebook, or watch archived videos of past events below.

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TODAY - Monday, December 6, 2021 The Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION
Online

The Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program offers several different paths to careers of meaning and purpose. Students tell us they value our pluralistic community. RSVP hornstein@brandeis.edu for the Zoom link Dual Graduate Degree Programs Earn an MA in Jewish Professional Leadership with one of the following: *Social Impact MBA *MPP (Public Policy) *MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies *EdM in Jewish Educational Leadership Featuring *Generous tuition scholarships *Mentoring by renowned faculty *Meaningful fieldwork *Travel study seminars to Israel and within the U.S. *Job placement *A supportive community of students, faculty, and alumni, including over 700 Jewish professionals

Past Events

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Announcing Prism 2.0!
Online

An online gathering for JOCISM creatives and culture makers! It helps us with the planning if you would kindly register by Friday, November 9, 2021

Friday, November 5, 2021 Sigd@Senesh in Partnership with Be’chol Lashon
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Families with children ages 2 through 8 years old are invited to celebrate Sigd with Hannah Senesh Community Day School and Be'chol Lashon. Together we'll learn about this special Ethiopian holiday that celebrates Torah, Israel and community with Ethiopian music, dance, food, story, and other traditions! This event will be held indoor; masks are required for all including those who are vaccinated. Cosponsored by Be'chol Lashon.

Thursday, November 4, 2021 Sigd: Celebrating Past, Future, & Present
Online

Sigd - An ancient Jewish holiday, has been observed for centuries by the Beta Israel (Jewish Ethiopian) community Fifty days after Yom Kippur, we celebrate the Sigd. Join us to learn more about the holiday with David Mihret, Director of the North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ)-Israel. Cosponsored by Bechol Lashon, UJA Federation NY, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Marlene Meyerson JCC.

Monday, November 1, 2021 - Thursday, November 4, 2021 Epstein School Sigd Programming
Sandy Springs, GA

The Epstein School in Atlanta, Georgia is hosting a four-day Sigd celebration, November 1st – 4th, so all its students will have an opportunity to learn and experience the meaning and traditions of Sigd. Cosponsored by Be'chol Lashon.

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Speaking Her Truth
Online

Be'chol Lashon's Rabbi Ruth Abusch- Magder will be on a panel of female-identifying faith leaders confront our assumptions about what it means to be a female leader in today’s Jewish community. Sponsored by the Jewish Women's Fund of Atlanta.

Sunday, June 27, 2021 Include Speaker Series with Marcella White Campbell
Online

Come learn with incredible people as a part of Beth Sholom's commitment to Organizational Change around Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Friday, June 18, 2021 Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat
Online

Join Be’chol Lashon for this unique celebration of our community’s diversity. Cosponsored by 18Doors, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, OneTable, PJ Library, Union for Reform Judaism, National Museum of American Jewish History, Reconstructing Judaism, Jewish Federations of North America, Keshet, and Avodah's Jews of Color Bayit.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Book: “Balm in Gilead” Discussion w/ author – Be’chol Lashon Members
Online

Years after John L. Withers’ all-Black U.S. Army unit shelters two Jewish boys from Dachau and aided their physical and emotional recovery, his son searches for the roots behind this poignant story in his recent book "Balm in Gilead". More info here (https://hcdc.clubs.harvard.edu/article.html?aid=2101. Note: sign up with the free Be'chol Lashon link above, curtesy of the Harvard Club of Washington DC.

Thursday, June 3, 2021 Tres Leches Babka With Chef Fany Gerson
Online

Make Shabbat a little sweeter with a dish that blends two iconic desserts – the traditional Mexican dessert of tres leches cake and the classic Eastern European babka. Cosponsored by SFJCC, Jewtina y Co. & Be'chol Lashon.