Lectures & Programs
BODY OF WATER: Performance & Conversation with Sara Nesson
Thursday, Feb 13th 11:30a to 12:30pCelebrate Tu B’Shvat with Body of Water, Sara Nesson’s poignant monologue about love, loss, and connection to nature. Blending storytelling, myth, and Jewish wisdom, Sara’s performance will be followed by a conversation with Rabbi Elana Rosen-Brown on grief, hope, and healing.
United for Life: Hearing from Survivors of October 7th
Tuesday, Feb 18th 7:00p to 8:30pJoin us to hear from survivors of the October 7 terror attack. Speakers will include: Daniel Lifshitz, the grandson of Oded & Yocheved Lifshitz from Nir Oz, who were both kidnapped from their home in the Kibbutz on Oct 7. Yocheved was released in an exchange in November 2023 but Oded remains captive in Gaza. Noam Ben David, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre, who was badly wounded and who lost her boyfriend at the festival.
PROFESSOR ELISSA EPEL ON THE STRESS PRESCRIPTION: HOW TO MANAGE STRESS AND BUILD RESILIENCE
Wednesday, Mar 5th 7:00p to 8:30pJoin UCSF Professor Elissa Epel for an engaging conversation on managing stress and cultivating resilience in our daily lives. Elissa Epel, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and a leading expert on the effects of chronic stress on health and aging. She is the author of The Stress Prescription and co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Telomere Effect.
Zack Bodner: “Zionism 3.0: The Evolving Relationship Between Israel and the American Jewish Community”
Tuesday, Mar 11th 7:00p to 8:30pPlease check back for more information and to register.
