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Faith Perspectives on Racial Justice (Webinar)

MAY 19TH @ 7PM- Join the program committee of EquaSion's "A Mighty Stream" Interfaith Racial Justice Initiative for the second webinar in a four-part series examining Faith Perspectives on Racial Justice. This panel aims to explore our spiritual understanding of race, racism, and racial just ice, by applying scriptures, tenets, practices, contemporary writings and/or beliefs […]

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Faith Perspectives on Racial Justice (Webinar)

MAY 19TH @ 7PM- Join the program committee of EquaSion's "A Mighty Stream" Interfaith Racial Justice Initiative for the second webinar in a four-part series examining Faith Perspectives on Racial Justice. This panel aims to explore our spiritual understanding of race, racism, and racial just ice, by applying scriptures, tenets, practices, contemporary writings and/or beliefs […]

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What’s next for the US and Iran: Unpacking the Biden Administration’s approach to the Iran Deal with Ambassador Dennis Ross

ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL EVENT The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), continues to attract controversy and raise serious questions about global security. Since the initiation of the agreement under then President Barack Obama and the Trump administration’s subsequent withdrawal from the deal, we’ve witnessed an expansion of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, numerous regional incidents that risked major conflict escalation, economic sanctions levied by Washington against Tehran, and the continuation of proxy wars throughout the region. President Joe Biden has said the United States will return to the JCPOA if Iran resumes compliance. Join the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Relations Council and Ambassador Dennis Ross, counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, for a conversation that will break down the current dynamics of the JCPOA and uncover perspectives on the Biden administration’s approach to Iran. Thursday, May 20   |  12:00 p.m.

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What’s next for the US and Iran: Unpacking the Biden Administration’s approach to the Iran Deal with Ambassador Dennis Ross

ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL EVENT The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), continues to attract controversy and raise serious questions about global security. Since the initiation of the agreement under then President Barack Obama and the Trump administration’s subsequent withdrawal from the deal, we’ve witnessed an expansion of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, numerous regional incidents that risked major conflict escalation, economic sanctions levied by Washington against Tehran, and the continuation of proxy wars throughout the region. President Joe Biden has said the United States will return to the JCPOA if Iran resumes compliance. Join the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Relations Council and Ambassador Dennis Ross, counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, for a conversation that will break down the current dynamics of the JCPOA and uncover perspectives on the Biden administration’s approach to Iran. Thursday, May 20   |  12:00 p.m.

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Every Book Has a Story: The Story of Alpha Betah of Ben Sira

Yoram Bitton, Director of Libraries, HUC More than 500 years ago, a contentious and unsettling book representative of what today we would call Pulp Fiction was published. Entitled Alpha Betah of Ben Sira, it was printed for the first time in Constantinople in 1519, became very popular, and was reprinted many times in the 16th […]

Every Book Has a Story: The Story of Alpha Betah of Ben Sira

Yoram Bitton, Director of Libraries, HUC More than 500 years ago, a contentious and unsettling book representative of what today we would call Pulp Fiction was published. Entitled Alpha Betah of Ben Sira, it was printed for the first time in Constantinople in 1519, became very popular, and was reprinted many times in the 16th […]

Modern Science and Spirituality: Mystery as Common Ground

The concepts of paradox and mystery lie at the heart of both modern scientific thought and contemplative spirituality. The deeper we dig into the physical universe, the more astonishing and incomprehensible it becomes, and the more we are confronted with mystery. In this presentation, Dr. George Wolfe brings together believers and nonbelievers around the concept […]

Modern Science and Spirituality: Mystery as Common Ground

The concepts of paradox and mystery lie at the heart of both modern scientific thought and contemplative spirituality. The deeper we dig into the physical universe, the more astonishing and incomprehensible it becomes, and the more we are confronted with mystery. In this presentation, Dr. George Wolfe brings together believers and nonbelievers around the concept […]

Roundtable Conversation: Navigating Difference in South Asia

Join our featured youth speakers from Pakistan and India for an hour-long conversation about their unique experiences being in dialogue across lines of difference. What surprised them about what they encountered in these dialogues? What did they notice about others, and what did they notice about themselves? What impact did these conversations have on their […]

Roundtable Conversation: Navigating Difference in South Asia

Join our featured youth speakers from Pakistan and India for an hour-long conversation about their unique experiences being in dialogue across lines of difference. What surprised them about what they encountered in these dialogues? What did they notice about others, and what did they notice about themselves? What impact did these conversations have on their […]

The Disneyfication of Climate Crisis: Frozen and Moana Through the Lens of Global Warming

Disney’s recent princess films Moana (2016), Frozen (2013), and Frozen 2 (2019) cast the primary antagonist as climate change. These films solve their respective climate issues through love for oneself, one’s family, and the environment. Grounding our analysis in ecocriticism in children's literature, Disney’s marketing of the films, and their material culture, we argue that […]

The Disneyfication of Climate Crisis: Frozen and Moana Through the Lens of Global Warming

Disney’s recent princess films Moana (2016), Frozen (2013), and Frozen 2 (2019) cast the primary antagonist as climate change. These films solve their respective climate issues through love for oneself, one’s family, and the environment. Grounding our analysis in ecocriticism in children's literature, Disney’s marketing of the films, and their material culture, we argue that […]