March 2016
Laurie Wohl’s Birds of Longing: Exile and Memory
An Art Exhibition March 14th - May 2nd Artist Reception with Laurie on Thursday, March 31st | 5:30pm This project interweaves Muslim, Jewish, and Christian poetry and spiritual texts from the period of convivencia (co-existence) in Spain (8th-15th centuries), and from modern Middle Eastern poets, particularly Palestinian and Israeli. Emphasis is on the common themes and striking parallels between Arabic and Hebrew texts, similarly rich in their poetry of spiritual love, an extensive poetry of exile, and poetry of nostalgia for Andalusia.…
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Taking inspiration from exhibiting artist Laurie Wohl's Birds of Longing: Exile and Memory, panel participants will speak to the interweaving of words, beliefs, and philosophies amongst the Abrahamic religions. Participants include: Wohl, Maha Elgenaidi from the Islamic Networks Group, Rev. Dr. D. Andrew Kille editor of Reading Between The Lines, and Rabbi Me’irah Susan Iliinsky from VITAS Healthcare. Birds of Longing interweaves Muslim, Jewish, and Christian poetry and spiritual texts from the period of convivencia (co-existence) in Spain (8th-15th centuries), and from modern Middle Eastern poets, particularly Palestinian and…
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Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust
Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust Marty Brounstein, author and public speaker will be speaking at the JCC to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Holocaust Remembrance Day is May 5th this year. We will be having our speaker a bit early, on April 27th.) Come hear the remarkable true story about a Catholic couple in the Netherlands who, despite great risk and danger, helped save the lives of at least two dozen Jews from certain…
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Dinner and talk with Dr. Joel Hoffman
Dinner and talk with Dr. Joel Hoffman, author of The Bible Doesn't Say That: 40 Biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings. Tickets are $24 JCC member $36 non member. Books will be available for purchase at the event. The Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley is a nonprofit community center that welcomes people of all faiths. We work to enhance Jewish life in Silicon Valley, and to provide social, cultural, educational and recreational services for the entire community.
Find out more »January 2018
A Day of Jewish Learning 2018, Special Dialogue by SiVIC Board Members
Sunday, January 28, 2018 5pm Venerable JianHu, Abbot of Chung Tai Zen Center, and Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia, Community Engagement Director, Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center will be in dialogue on: “When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Jewish and Buddhist Perspectives” This dialogue is part of A Day of Jewish Learning from 1:00-6:30pm, and SiVIC friends are invited to attend the full day or this session which is at 5:00pm. Location: Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. Cost: This…
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SiVIC Forum, “Stories from the Afterlife” at Jewbilee 2020
JEWBILEE Immerse Yourself in a Jewish Learning Experience Sunday,January 26,2020,from 1pm to 6:30pm The SiVIC Forum, "Stories from the Afterlife" will be at 5:20pm. The entire Jewbilee runs from 1pm to 6:30pm. If you are only coming to the SiVIC Forum, just say that you are attending the SiVIC Forum to the security guard and the front desk. The front desk can help you with the room number. Otherwise, if you wish to partake of the other workshops, please register.for…
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