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MONDAY

MAY 10

3 P.M. E.T.
12 P.M. P.T.

'Second class citizens:' LGBTQ discrimination at Yeshiva University

Last week, recent alumni filed a lawsuit against Yeshiva University, alleging a pattern of discrimination against LGBTQ students at the premier Modern Orthodox institution. Read our investigation here and join us for a conversation with Molly Meisels, a Yeshiva alum who is part of the lawsuit.

TUESDAY

MAY 11

2 P.M. E.T.
11 A.M. P.T.

Yiddish folk song: the next generation

Join a new generation of Boston-based Yiddish singers keeping the tradition alive and fresh – Adah Hetko, Kirsten Lamb, Eden MacAdam-Somer and Abigale Reisman. Hankus Netsky, founder of the Klezmer conservatory band, and Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forverts, will lead a conversation with these four women and learn how they see their work in the context of Yiddish culture today.

This talk is in partnership with JArts Boston and part of the Dr. Thomas Zand Forward Event Series. It will be recorded and sent to registrants.

WEDNESDAY

MAY 12

3:30 P.M. E.T.
12:30 P.M. P.T.

Surveying American Jewry

Forward reporter Arno Rosenfeld will interview Alan Cooperman from Pew Research Center about the Center’s new report.

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.

WEDNESDAY

MAY 12

7 P.M. E.T.
4 P.M. P.T.

“Animal, Vegetable, Junk:” a conversation on food, climate change and spirituality with Mark Bittman

Join best-selling food writer Mark Bittman, Dayenu's Rabbi Jennie Rosenn and Forward National Editor Rob Eshman as they explore connections between food, climate change, food justice and spirituality.

This talk is co-sponsored by Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action. It will be recorded and sent to registrants.

THURSDAY

MAY 13

4 P.M. E.T.
1 P.M. P.T.

A conversation with Israeli author Noa Tishby on her new book

Join Israeli author and activist Noa Tishby in conversation with Forward National Editor Rob Eshman about her new book, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth.

On the eve of the anniversary of Israel’s Independence, join Noa to talk about her life, her book and her no-holds-barred views on Israel — the good, the great and the ugly.

Her new book is now available to purchase here.

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