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The Real Story of Israel: Countering Antisemitism with Facts

Monday, May 19
6:00 PM EDT -8:00 PM EDT

In-Person Event

Cost: $10

Venue

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 United States
Gefsky Community Scholar Rabbi Danny Schiff

Are you getting questions about Israel that you can't answer? Join us for this special lecture about Israel and its origins and significance to the Jewish people.

The Gefsky Community Scholar position is endowed by the H. Arnold and Adrien B. Gefsky Endowment Fund of the Federation’s Jewish Community Foundation.

Learn What to Answer

In this special talk in honor of 77 years since the founding of Israel, H. Arnold and Adrien B. Gefsky Community Scholar Rabbi Danny Schiff will focus on the history of the Jewish connection to the land, responses to current anti-Zionist claims and what the past can teach us about how we might move forward.

Join us for an evening of networking (schmoozing) with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres before the presentation, followed by a delightful dessert. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn powerful insights that will boost your ability to counter antisemitism.

Dietary Laws Observed

Space is limited. Register early! Generously sponsored by Emily Medine and Michael Schwartz.

Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff - Gefsky Community ScholarRabbi Dr. Danny Schiff is the H. Arnold and Adrien B. Gefsky Community Scholar. He is a noted teacher and researcher in Jewish ethics. Rabbi Schiff previously served as the Community Scholar for the Agency for Jewish Learning in Pittsburgh, as rabbi of B’nai Israel in White Oak, Pennsylvania, and as rabbi at Temple Beth Israel in Melbourne.

He is the author of Abortion in Judaism, published by Cambridge University Press and Judaism in a Digital Age published by Palgrave Macmillan. He is a former President of the Museum of Jewish Ideas and a board member of the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Board and the Society of Jewish Ethics.

Venue

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
2000 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 United States

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Organizer

Federation Adult Learning
Phone
412-681-8000
Email
learning@jfedpgh.org
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