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Upcoming Faces of Israel Programs
- *Monday, February 6, 2012 at 8:45 AM. What Does “A Jewish State” Mean? A special program for middle school students and their parents at The El Paso Jewish Academy in El Paso, TX. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of El Paso.
- *Monday, February 6, 2012 at 3 PM. ”Civil Liberties in Israel” - A special program for University of Texas at El Paso students and all interested parties, held at the Bromberg Auditorium in the UTEP Library. Guest parking available in the Sunbowl Garage. Cosponsored by the Jewish Federation of El Paso.
- *Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 7:15 PM. ”The Chief Rabbinate and Pluralism — Hot Topics and Trends in Israel”, a community-wide adult education program at Congregation Bnai Zion in El Paso, TX. Cosponsored by the Jewish Federation of El Paso.
- *Sunday, February 19, 2012 from 10:30-11:50 AM. ”What’s Hot In Israel Today - Religion and State in the Jewish Homeland”, a community-wide adult education program for Yom Limmud in Houston, TX. Cosponsored by the Houston BJE and hosted by Congregation Beth Yeshurun at 4525 Beechnut Street in Houston.
- *Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Full day programming at the Emery Weiner Day School in Houston, TX.
- *Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Community-wide teen education program and screening in Houston, TX. Sponsored by the Houston BJE. Details to come.
- *March 14-15, 2012. Communal program in Oklahoma City, OK. Sponsored by the Emanuel Synagogue, Jewish Federation of Oklahoma City and others. Details to come.
- *Sunday, March 20, 2012. Adult education program at Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, TX. This may be a community-wide event cosponsored by Austin congregations. Details to come.
- *Sunday March 25, 2012 from 10 am - noon. Adult education brunch and Faces of Israel program at TCS-Westport in Westport, CT.
- *Wednesday March 28, 2012 from 7-9 PM. Communal teen program for 200+ 7th through 10th graders at the Jewish Community Campus of Greater Kansas City. The address is 5801 W 115 St Overland Park, KS and the event will be held in the social hall. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City.
- *Thursday March 29, 2012 at 7 PM. Adult program at Congregation Beth Torah in Overland Park, KS. This may be a community-wide adult education program. Details to come.
- *Sunday April 1, 2012. Programming at Midrasha in Oakland, CA. Details to come.
- *Sunday April 15, 2012. Programming in Ann Arbor, MI. Details to come.
- *Monday April 16, 2012. Programming in Detroit, MI. Details to come.
- *Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Community-wide screening and program in Sacramento, CA. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Sacramento. Details to come.
- *Spring 2012. Presentation at the Metivta of Ottowa convocation ceremony in Ottowa, Canada. Faces of Israel director will videoconference to the event.
*Director in attendance
List of Past Faces of Israel Programs - 2012
- *Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 9:30 AM. Hebrew school program and screening at Congregation Ner Tamid in Henderson, NV. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Las Vegas. This program will be geared for junior high students.
- *Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 6 PM. Community-wide program and screening at Temple Beth Sholom in Summerlin, NV. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Las Vegas. This program will be geared for adults.
- *Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Young leadership program at a local home in Tucson, AZ. This is a private group and deep dive into religion and state issues. Organized by the Jewish Federation of Tucson.
- *Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 6:30 PM. Community-wide program and screening at the Tucson JCC in Tucson, AZ. This is part of the Heartbeat of Israel series and is open to all, focusing on questions of democracy and rabbinic authority in a Jewish state. Cosponsored by the Jewish Federation of Tucson and the Arizona Center for Jewish Studies.
- *Thursday, January 26, 2012. Program and screening at Congregation Or Chadash in Tucson, AZ. This program focuses on religious pluralism and Reform Judaism in Israel. Cosponsored by the Jewish Federation of Tucson.
- *Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 11 AM. Brunch program, screening and expert panel at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR.
List of Past Faces of Israel Programs - 2011
- *Thursday, January 20, 2011. Program at University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ.
- *Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 8 PM. Evening program at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. The event will be held at 93 College Avenue.
- *Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 6 PM. Evening program at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. The event will be held at 70 Saint Stephen Street.
- *Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 8 PM. Evening program at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. The event will be held at 52 Mount Auburn Street.
- *Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM. Program at University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. The event will be held at 54 North Eagleville Road.
- *Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 8 PM. Program at Yale University in New Haven, CT. The event will be held at 80 Wall Street.
- *February 7 - 18, 2011. Staffing an educational program for young adults in Israel.
- February 19, 2011. Educational program at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Teaneck, NJ. Facilitated by Rabbi Jamie Pearlberg and President Pam Scheininger.
- *Monday, February 21, 2010 at 8 PM. Evening program with director and screening for students at the Conservative Yeshiva at 8 Agron Street in Jerusalem.
- Wednesday, February 23, 2010 at 7:30 PM. Program and screening at PresenTense , located at 64 Emek Refaim, Jerusalem, Israel. Sponsored by Joel Alan Katz of the Religion and State in Israel blog. Open to the public - door admission will be charged.
- *Thursday, March 3, 2011. Afternoon program at Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
- *Monday, March 7, 2011 at 11:15 AM. Program and screening at TribeFest in Las Vegas, NV. Session will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in the Tradewinds E/F Room.
- *Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM. Program and screening for Las Vegas Jewish Community at Midbar Kodesh at 1940 Paseo Verde Parkway in Henderson, NV. Free and open to the community. Co-sponsored by Valley Outreach, Shaarei Tefila, Ner Tamid, Fran Fine and the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
- *March 11, 2011 at 1:30 PM. Program and screening at Congregation Shaarey Tikvah on 26811 Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, OH. Special program for CRUSY Senior Retreat , open to teens.
- *March 12, 2011 at 7:30 PM. Program and screening at Congregation Shaarey Tikvah on 26811 Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, OH. Open to the public. Masorti leader Rabbi Andy Sacks will be in attendance. Admission is $10.
- Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Screening and program at the University of Texas in Austin, TX.
- *Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 9:15 PM. Screening and program at Ramah Darom ’s Passover Retreat outside of Atlanta, GA.
- April 28, 2011 at 7:30 pm. Partial screening and discussion at Congregation Kol Ami in West Houston, TX. Co-sponsored by Temple Sinai, Congregation Or Ami, NCJW-West Houston, Anne Frank Hadassah, and MaArav Hadassah.
- *This Saturday Night! Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8 PM. Screening and community-wide program at Har Zion Congregation on 6140 East Thunderbird Road in Scottsdale, AZ. This program is free and open to all!
- Sponsored by Har Zion Congregation, Valley of Sun Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix.
- Co-sponsored by the Israel Center and Bureau of Jewish Education.
- Supporting synagogues include Beth El Congregation of Phoenix, Congregation Beth Israel Kehillah of Arizona, New Shul, Or Chadash, Temple Emanuel of TempeandTemple Solel.
- Media partner is the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix.
- *Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 9 AM. Screening and program at SAR High School for 11th graders.
- *Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 6:30 PM. Screening and program at The Orangetown Jewish Center in Orangeburg, NY. This is a closed program for teenagers in Naaseh and their parents.
- *Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 7:15 PM. Screening and program at the Katz JCC in Cherry Hill, NJ. Co-sponsored by the local Jewish Community Relations Council . Communal Yom Haatzmaut program, open to teens and adults.
- *Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 8 PM. Screening and program at Congregation Ramath Orah at 550 West 110th Street in Manhattan, NY. This event is open to the community.
- *Friday, May 6, 2011 at 10 AM. Full day of Faces of Israel learning and programming at the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester in Hartsdale, NY.
- *Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 10 AM. Yom HaAtzmaut program for students at Kushner Yeshiva High School in Livingston, NJ.
- *Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 1:30 PM. Yom HaAtzmaut program for students at Westchester Hebrew High School in Mamaroneck, NY.
- *Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 7 PM. Yom HaAtzmaut program for community members at the Rockland JCC at 450 West Nyack Road in West Nyack, NY. Open to all.
- *Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 10 AM. Screening and program at The Frisch School in Paramus, NJ. Co-sponsored by the Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls.
- *Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 7 PM. Community-wide screening and program at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue, WA. This is the East-side Faces of Israel program. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Seattle .
- *Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 7 PM. Community-wide screening and program at University of Washington Hillel in Seattle, WA. This is the West-side Faces of Israel program. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Seattle and Temple Beth Am .
- *Sunday, June 1, 2011 at 12 PM. Faces of Israel screening and program at Le Mood Festival in Montreal, CA. The director will be videoconferencing in to introduce the film, offer commentary and spark conversation. For details, visit www.lemood.ca/
- *Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 7:30 pm. Screening and educational program for campers at Shwayder Camp in Idaho Springs, CO.
- *Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 10 pm. Screening and educational program for staff at Shwayder Camp in Idaho Springs, CO.
- *Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Screening and educational programs for staff at Ramah in the Rockies in Sedalia, CO.
- *Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Screening and educational programs for campers at Ramah in the Rockies in Sedalia, CO.
- *Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 7 PM. Screening and educational programs for campers and staff at BBYO Kallah in Lake Como, PA.
- *Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 11 PM. Screening and educational programs for staff at Camp Moshava Indian Orchard in Honesdale, PA.
- *Sunday, July 24, 2011. Screening and educational program at URJ Camp Coleman outside of Atlanta, GA.
- *Monday, July 25, 2011. Abridged screening and program for staff at Camp Barney in Cleveland, GA.
- *Thursday, July 28, 2011. Screening and educational program for campers and staff at Camp Chi outside of Chicago, IL.
- *Friday, July 29-Monday, August 1, 2011. Educational programming, screenings and seminars for campers and staff at Ramah Wisconsin in Conover, WI.
- *Monday, August 1, 2011. Screening and educational program at Camp Interlaken outside of Milwaukee, WI.
- *Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 7 PM. Communal screening and educational program at Temple Sinai in Denver, CO. Cosponsored by:
- Temple Sinai
- Temple Emanuel
- Rodef Shalom
- Judaism Your Way
- HEA Denver and
- The Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado
- *Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 6 PM. Communal screening and educational program at Har Hashem in Boulder, CO. Cosponsored by:
- Har Hashem
- Beth Ami
- Bonai Shalom and
- The Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado
- *Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 5:30 PM. Communal Tisha B’Av program hosted by Shaar HaShomayim in Montreal, Quebec Canada. Cosponsored by:
- Shaar HaShomayim
- The Ghetto Shul
- Congregation Dorshei Emet
- Shaare Zion Congregation
- The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
- Shaare Zedek Congregation
- Gen J and
- Congregation Bet-El
- Summer 2011. Educational programming at Camp Kingswood in Bridgton, ME.
- Summer 2011. Educational programming at Greene Family Camp in Bruceville, TX.
- Summer 2011. Educational programming at Camp Judaea in Hendersonville, NC.
- *Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 10 AM. Communal program at Congregation Temple Emanu-El in Reno, NV. Cosponsored by:
- Temple Emanu-El
- Temple Beth Or
- Temple Sinai
- Temple Bat Yam
- North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation
- *Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 4 PM. Campus program at University of Nevada - Reno in Reno, NV. Cosponsored by Hillel and AEPi. Program will be held at the Joe Crowley Student Union in Room 324.
- *Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 8:15 PM. Community-wide Selichot program at the MSJCC in Portland, Oregon. Cosponsored by:
- MSJCC
- Shaarie Torah
- Havurah Shalom
- Kesser Israel
- Beth Israel
- Neveh Shalom
- Ahavath Achim
- Oregon Board of Rabbis and
- The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
- *Wednesday, October 5th at 6:30 PM. Community-wide teen program for the Portland Hebrew High Students at Shaarie Torah in Portland, OR. Cosponsored by Beth Israel, Havurah Shalom, Shaarie Torah and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.
- *Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 7 PM. Campus program at University of Oregon in Eugene, OR. The event will be held in 115 Lawrence Hall.
- *Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 7 PM. Educational programming at Temple Beth Israel at 1175 East 29th Avenue in Eugene, OR.
- *Tuesday November 8, 2011 at 1:15 PM. Shiur Clalli programming at the Ziegler School of theAmerican Jewish University of Los Angeles (AJULA).
- *Tuesday November 8, 2011 at 7 PM. Campus programming at Claremont Colleges Hillel in Claremont, CA.
- *Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 6:30 PM. Programming at Valley Beth Shalom in Los Angeles, CA.
- *Sunday, November 13th at 6 PM. Community-wide screening and program in Berkeley, CA. Hosted by Netivot Shalom and cosponsored by Congregation Beth Israel, Temple Sinai, Temple Beth Abraham and Berkeley Hillel. Followed by a cross-denominational panel with local leadership. Free and open to all.
- *Monday, November 14th at 7 PM. Campus program at University of California Berkeley at the Hillel chapel. This program is for students, but is welcome to community members who cannot attend another event. Free.
- *Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 6 PM. Teen program at Congregation Beth David in Saratoga, CA.
- *Wednesday, November 16th at 7 PM. Community-wide program in Lafayette, CA. Hosted by Temple Isaiah and cosponsored by Congregation B’nai Shalom, Congregation Beth Chaim and the Contra Costa JCC. Free and open to all.
- *Monday, November 21, 2011 at 6 PM. Teen programming at Temple B’nai Or in Morristown, NJ.
- *Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 12 PM EST. Lunch and learn program at the Jewish Theological Seminary in Manhattan, NY.
- *Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 1:15 PST. Second meeting of AJULA Ziegler Rabbinical School Shiur Clalli Faces of Israel series.
- Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Screening and program at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto, CA. This program will be facilitated by teaching faculty as the director will not be in attendance.
- *Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 10:45 AM. Teen program at Midrasha in Berkeley, a morning of presentation, film, activities and discussion with the Faces of Israel director.
- *Friday, December 16, 2011. Shabbat program at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, CA.
List of Past Faces of Israel Programs - 2010
List of Past Faces of Israel Programs and Pre-Film Debut Speaking Engagements - 2009
- *March 24, 2009 at 7:30 PM. Film debut and panel discussion to be held at the Riverdale YM-YWHA . This is a communal event, co-sponsored by local synagogues and temples including:
- Congregation Shaarei Shalom
- Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale
- Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
- Rabbi Moshe Edelman
- Riverdale Jewish Center
- Riverdale Jewish Community Council
- Riverdale Temple
- Young Israel Ohab Zedek of North Riverdale/Yonkers
- *March 25, 2009 at 8:00 PM. Straight screening cosponsored by Kehillat Hadar and Congregation Ansche Chesed in Manhattan NY.
- March 25, 2009. Closed screening at Columbia University Hillel .
- March 26, 2009. Closed screening at Goucher College Hillel .
- March 26, 2009. Closed screening at Johns Hopkins University Hillel.
- DEBUT: *March 28, 2009 at 9:00 PM. Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan NY (Click here for more info. )
- *April 6, 2009. Closed screening at Rutgers University Hillel .
- April 21, 2009. Closed screening at Brooklyn College Hillel .
- April 22, 2009. Closed screening at Tufts University Hillel .
- April 28, 2009. West End Synagogue at 190 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan NY.
- HAMPTONS DEBUT: *April 29, 2009. The Hampton Synagogue at 154 Sunset Avenue, Westhampton Beach NY.
- April 29, 2009. Temple Beth Haverim at 29900 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills CA
- WEST COAST DEBUT: *April 30, 2009. Bay Area debut in Silicon Valley, sponsored by Jewish Milestones and the BJE Peninsula Resource Center .
- *May 5, 2009. Closed screening at Berkeley University Hillel .
- May 6, 2009. On-campus screening at University of Denver .
- May 21, 2009. Ohev Shalom - The National Synagogue at 1600 Jonquil Street, Washington DC
- May 22-25, 2009. Limmud Colorado Conference and Panoramic Jewish Learning Fest at University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.
- June 6-8, 2009. Limmud Oz 2009 Conference at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
- NEW JERSEY DEBUT: *June 21, 2009 at 7 PM. Screening and panel discussion to be held at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades. This is a communal event, co-sponsored by local synagogues and temples including Congregation Sha’ar, Kehillat Kesher, Temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai of Bergen County .
- *July 5, 2009. Screening and program at Ramah in the Poconos.
- *July 7, 2009. Screening and program at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack.
- *July 12, 2009. Screening and program at Ramah in the Berkshires.
- August 4, 2009. Screening at EduPalooza, sponsored by the Chicago Board of Jewish Education .
- *August 13, 2009. Screening at the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven at 360 Amity Road in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
- August 20, 2009. Screening at URJ Camp Harlam.
- *August 31, 2009. Screening and program at METNY USY Encampment.
- *September 12, 2009. Speaking engagement, partial screening and Selichot program at Congregation Agudath Israel of West Essex, New Jersey.
- September 12, 2009. Film Screening, discussion and Selichot program at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington, Vermont.
- *September 16, 2009. Screening and program at Yeshiva University uptown campus. Co-sponsored by The Social Justice Society, The Tolerance Club, The Yeshiva Student Union and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theology Seminary.












