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The Rabbi's Book Club

Upcoming Sessions

1. Tuesday, January 2, 2024 21 Tevet 5784

8:00 PM - 9:00 PMLower Level Beit Midrash

2. Tuesday, February 6, 2024 27 Shevat 5784

8:00 PM - 9:00 PMLower Level Beit Midrash

3. Tuesday, March 5, 2024 25 Adar I 5784

8:00 PM - 9:00 PMLower Level Beit Midrash

4. Tuesday, April 2, 2024 23 Adar II 5784

8:00 PM - 9:00 PMLower Level Beit Midrash
Past Sessions
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 22 Kislev 5784 - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Lower Level Beit Midrash
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 23 Marcheshvan 5784 - 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Lower Level Beit Midrash

Join Rav Steven for a year-long book club once a month on a Tuesday evening between 8:00pm-9:00pm, exploring issues central to our Bayit’s mission: Medinat Yisrael (Jewish Nationhood and Israeli-Palestinian relationships), Am Yisrael (Jewish Identity & Antisemitism), and Kol Yoshvei Teivel (Justice and Human Rights).

Participants have the option to join us for dinner prior to the discussion. Those who wish to share dinner at 7:30pm please call Kai Fan at 347-275-8056 by the day of the program at 5pm to place an order. Use promo code "HIR BOOK CLUB" to receive a 10% discount on your order. Kai Fan will deliver directly to the shul.

For those who plan to attend the book discussion only, please register in advance to receive the door code to enter the building. 

December 5 • Colum McCann • Apeirogon: A Novel
Please click here to RSVP.

January 2 • Sarah Hurwitz • Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life--in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)

February 6 • Chaim N. Saiman • Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law

March 5 • Hope Jahren • The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here

April 2 • Danielle S. Allen • Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education

Books Discussed this year:
The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle for Its Inner Soul by Isabel Kershner

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