On May 18, 2022, the Jewish National Fund of Greater Cincinnati welcomes internationally acclaimed actress, producer, activist, and author, Noa Tishby, to Cincinnati. Ms. Tishby is the author of Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. It examines the past, present, and future of Israel in an insightful and engaging way.
We are promoting this book to local book clubs so they can take advantage of the opportunity to hear the author speak on the morning of May 18 at the Mayerson JCC.
If your book club is interested in reading this book, please forward your name or your club coordinator’s name and address to EGoldstein.cinci@jnf.org. Your club can reserve their own table and at no expense for the May 18 breakfast event featuring Noa Tishby. It is a great opportunity to have a special morning with your book club friends.
To learn more about Noa Tishby, please click here.
If you’re interested in joining a reading and discussion group through Jewish Federation’s Israel Center, please contact Yarden Neeman at yneeman@jfedcin.org.
If you’re interested in joining a reading and discussion group through Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy, please contact Jaynie Levinson at jlevinson@jfedcin.org.
On May 18, 2022, the Jewish National Fund of Greater Cincinnati welcomes internationally acclaimed actress, producer, activist, and author, Noa Tishby, to Cincinnati. Ms. Tishby is the author of Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. It examines the past, present, and future of Israel in an insightful and engaging way.
We are promoting this book to local book clubs so they can take advantage of the opportunity to hear the author speak on the morning of May 18 at the Mayerson JCC.
If your book club is interested in reading this book, please forward your name or your club coordinator’s name and address to EGoldstein.cinci@jnf.org. Your club can reserve their own table and at no expense for the May 18 breakfast event featuring Noa Tishby. It is a great opportunity to have a special morning with your book club friends.
To learn more about Noa Tishby, please click here.
If you’re interested in joining a reading and discussion group through Jewish Federation’s Israel Center, please contact Yarden Neeman at yneeman@jfedcin.org.
If you’re interested in joining a reading and discussion group through Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy, please contact Jaynie Levinson at jlevinson@jfedcin.org.
Thursday, April 7
Reception and Viewing of the Exhibition: 6:30 — 8:30 pm ET
Program: 6:30 pm — 7:30 pm ET
“The First Four” Women Rabbis in Conversation:
Rabbi Sally Priesand ’72, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso ’74,
Rabbi Amy Eilberg ’85, and Rabba Sara Hurwitz ’09;
moderated by Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Ph.D.,’93
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Provost
Reflections by Rabbi Amy Perlin ’82 and President Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D.
Performance by The Braid of an excerpt
from the play “Stories from the Fringe,”
about 18 pioneering women rabbis revealing their journeys
Thursday, April 7
Reception and Viewing of the Exhibition: 6:30 — 8:30 pm ET
Program: 6:30 pm — 7:30 pm ET
“The First Four” Women Rabbis in Conversation:
Rabbi Sally Priesand ’72, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso ’74,
Rabbi Amy Eilberg ’85, and Rabba Sara Hurwitz ’09;
moderated by Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Ph.D.,’93
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Provost
Reflections by Rabbi Amy Perlin ’82 and President Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D.
Performance by The Braid of an excerpt
from the play “Stories from the Fringe,”
about 18 pioneering women rabbis revealing their journeys
A Play About
18 Pioneering Women Rabbis
Revealing Their Journeys
Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 pm ET
In-Person at HUC or Simultaneous Livestream
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
One West Fourth Street, NYC
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition
“Holy Sparks: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate”
Pre-performance viewing of the exhibition at 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
A play performed by Geoffrey Cantor, Lisa Cirincione,Rosie Moss, and Kate Zentall (pictured below from left to right).
A Play About
18 Pioneering Women Rabbis
Revealing Their Journeys
Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 pm ET
In-Person at HUC or Simultaneous Livestream
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
One West Fourth Street, NYC
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition
“Holy Sparks: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate”
Pre-performance viewing of the exhibition at 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET
A play performed by Geoffrey Cantor, Lisa Cirincione,Rosie Moss, and Kate Zentall (pictured below from left to right).
Jewish influences in Cincinnati have shaped our food, medicine, arts institutions, social justice movements, how we enjoy sports and more. Our Shared Story: 200 Years of Jewish Cincinnati is celebrating the lasting influences of Cincinnati’s Jewish community on the city we know today.
Meet the ordinary and extraordinary individuals whose innovation, persistence and creativity founded organizations, businesses and movements that shape our region today. Explore what “home” means, see how Cincinnati has influenced other communities worldwide and discover echoes of your own family’s immigrant and migrant experiences in these vibrant histories.
Discover, or rediscover, the stories of Rabbis Isaac M. Wise and Eliezer Silver, Albert Sabin and Henry Heimlich, the Krohns, Aronoffs and Rosenthals and the birth of Jewish Hospital, Big Brothers, Big Sisters and more. Learn about the traditions behind yarmulkes, dreidels and menorahs and the Jewish connection to baseball’s favorite phrase “going, going, gone!”
Jewish influences in Cincinnati have shaped our food, medicine, arts institutions, social justice movements, how we enjoy sports and more. Our Shared Story: 200 Years of Jewish Cincinnati is celebrating the lasting influences of Cincinnati’s Jewish community on the city we know today.
Meet the ordinary and extraordinary individuals whose innovation, persistence and creativity founded organizations, businesses and movements that shape our region today. Explore what “home” means, see how Cincinnati has influenced other communities worldwide and discover echoes of your own family’s immigrant and migrant experiences in these vibrant histories.
Discover, or rediscover, the stories of Rabbis Isaac M. Wise and Eliezer Silver, Albert Sabin and Henry Heimlich, the Krohns, Aronoffs and Rosenthals and the birth of Jewish Hospital, Big Brothers, Big Sisters and more. Learn about the traditions behind yarmulkes, dreidels and menorahs and the Jewish connection to baseball’s favorite phrase “going, going, gone!”
A Webinar with Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles, Cincinnati Art Museum.
This event is online only. It will be held virtually on Zoom. Link will be provided upon registration.