BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1876@bnaijehudah.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240818T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240818T143000 DTSTAMP:20240715T040528Z URL:https://bnaijehudah.org/events/day-of-discovery-explore-the-joy-of-jew ish-learning-in-kansas-city/ SUMMARY:Day of Discovery: Explore the Joy of Jewish Learning in Kansas City DESCRIPTION:Jewish Community Campus\nDay of Discovery is a unique opportuni ty for the entire Jewish community to discover and explore the richness\, diversity\, and joy of Jewish learning in Kansas City.\n\nThis program is a partnership of Jewish Experiences\, a Collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J\, and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Kansas City. This p rogram is generously funded in part by Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City.\n\nRegister here.\n\n\nRegistration:\n\n Early Bird Admission $12\ n Early Bird Admission &\; Lunch $27\n Day of Admission $15\n Day of Admission &\; Lunch $33\n\nEarly Bird registration will close on Frida y\, August 9 at 11:59pm. They will have a limited number of spots open for walk-ins the day of the event.\n\nSession I: 9:30am-10:45am\n\nExamining Jewish Undergraduate Student Sense of Belonging in U.S. Higher Education\n Presented by: Kim Kushner\, UMKC Doctoral Student\n\nExploring Reform Resp onsa\nPresented by: Rabbi Caitlin Brazner\, Assistant Rabbi\, The Temple\, Congregation B’nai Jehudah\n\nJewish Heretics\nPresented by: Dan Margol ies\, Retired Journalist\n\nProtecting Democracy: Lessons from Nazi German y\nPresented by: Dr. Shelly Cline\, Historian/Director of Education\, Midw est Center for Holocaust Education\n\nShalom Bayit (Peaceful Home): Buildi ng Authentic Relationships in Interfaith Families\nPresented by: Andi Kahc lamat\, Marketing &\; Communications Director\, United Synagogue of Con servative Judaism\n\nTaking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Sp irituality\nPresented by: Rabbi Michael Zedek\, Rabbi Emeritus\, The Templ e\, Congregation B’nai Jehudah\n\nThe Jewish Silver Artisans of Yemen\nP resented by: Abby Magariel\, Educator/Curator\, The Michael Klein Collecti on at The Temple\, Congregation B’nai Jehudah\n\nSession II: 11:00am - 1 2:15pm\n\nFrom Psalms to Chagal: Classic Jewish Imagery in the Poetry of D ahlia Ravikovitch\, 1998 Israel Prize Winn\nPresented by: Rabbi Talia Kapl an\, Congregation Beth Shalom\n\nKansas City is a Thriving Jewish Communit y: A Perspective and a Dialogue\nPresented by: Jay Lewis\, President and C EO\, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City\n\nMaking a Living\, Not a K illing: Food Sanctity &\; Safety\nPresented by: Rabbi Edward AlterShmue l Shapiro\, Executive Director\, Vaad HaKashruth of Kansas City\n\nThe Pop es’ and the Jews’ Love/Hate Relationship\nPresented by: Rabbi Herbert Mandl\, Ph.D.\, Rabbi Emeritus\, Kehilath Israel Synagogue\n\nUnderstandin g Antisemitism in this Current Moment\nPresented by: Sarah Markowitz Schre iber\, Director of Education and Programs\, JCRB|AJC\nNeta Meltzer\, Direc tor of Community and Government Relations\, JCRB|AJC\n\nWhen the Rabbis Wr ote The Life of Brian: Counter-Christian Polemics in the Talmud\nPresented by: Rabbi Mark Glass\, Congregation BIAV\n\nThe War in Gaza: A Strategic/ Military Perspective\nPresented by: Bill Greenberg\, US Army\, Retired\n\n Session III: 1:15pm-2:30pm\n\nA Convert’s Journey Into Judaism\nPresente d by: Rabbi Elizabeth Bonney Cohen\, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy\n\n"Nation Builds a Military That Builds a Nation:" A Look Into The Connections Betw een the IDF and Israeli Society\nPresented by: Mika Kislanski\, Kansas Cit y Community Shalicha\n\nOctober 7\, 2023 – Triggers\, Underlying Causes\ , Context\, and What Is Next\nPresented by: Prof. Rami Zeedan\, Jewish Stu dies Program\, the University of Kansas\n\nInclusion in Jewish Tradition: From Sacred Texts to Today\nPresented by: Rabbi Monica Kleinman\, Assistan t Director of Programs (North America)\, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studie s\nLindsey Lipsky\, Director\, Sasone\, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansa s City\n\nMore than a Century of Community Coverage — How The Kansas Cit y Jewish Chronicle Reported History\nPresented by: Sam Kricsfeld\, Editor and Business Manager\, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle\nLacey Storer\, As sistant Editor\, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle and Marketing Manager\, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City\n\nWhat Should We Be Teaching Our Religious School Students\, And What Should a Bar or Bat Mitzvah Look Lik e?\nPresented by: Hazzan Tahl Ben-Yehuda\, Congregation Beth Shalom\n\nThe Talmud of Kosher Trader Joes: Jewish Life in an Online World\nPresented b y: Ethan Helfand\, Executive Director\, KU Hillel\nFor More Information\nP lease\, contact Megan Pener\, Manager of Jewish Experiences\, 913-327-816 3 or meganp@thejkc.org.\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bnaijehudah.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/ 07/DayofDiscovery_SimpleLogo_no_year_med.png CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Community Connections END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR