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Read More View All Upcoming Events Mar 21 Limmud eFestival Session: The Seder and Conflict Resolution Online Online Learning Online Learning -- The history of how we understand Passover is replete with conflicting views. The Seder emerges as a locus of resolutions to this series of opposing perspectives, and invites us to ask how we can emulate its example in our own divided times. With Rabbi Robert Harris. Read More Mar 22 Freedom for Whom? Online Online Learning Online Learning -- The Jews of the United States and Israel enjoy unprecedented freedom. How do we honor the voice of tradition while also including the modern voices seeking liberation for all? Rabbi Eliezer Diamond discusses this question and more. Part of our series "The 'Other' in Jewish Text and Tradition." Read More Mar 22 John Leopold and Martha Dellheim Senior Recital: Jacob Sandler and Mira Davis Online Public Lectures & Events Public Lectures and Events H. L. Miller Cantorial School -- Join cantorial students Jacob Sandler and Mira Davis for an exciting evening of music and spirit as they share their talents and their vision for the 21st century cantorate. Read More Apr 5 Looking Back at Jews and the Civil Rights Movement Online Online Learning Online Learning -- In this session, led by Dr. Jason Schulman, we will look back at the story of Jews and the Civil Rig...