A Jew Falls Out
The Search for a Jewish Homeland in Suriname
Adam Rovner, University of Denver
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
University Center 122
Global History & Culture,
Israel
This talk provides a summary of several centuries of Jewish history in Suriname and how the long established Jewish community of this South American country encouraged the efforts of playwrights and politicos to found an alternate "promised land" in the Amazon Basin in the mid-twentieth century. This forgotten history compels contemporary Jews to re-examine their assumptions about territorial solutions to Jewish homelessness.
Ashamed and Proud of It
Three Rabbis Discuss What Drives Them Crazy About Their Own Movements
Gavriel Goldfeder,
Josh Rose,
Marc Soloway, Congregation Bonai Shalom
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
University Center 116 B
Identity & Responsibility,
Text & Thought
Yitz Greenberg supposedly said “it doesn't matter what denomination you belong to as long as you're ashamed of it,” or something like that. Join an Orthodox, a Conservative and a Reform rabbi, all from Boulder, as they let it rip on all that bothers them about their own brand of Judaism. They may get distracted and share what they like, too.
Fiesta Sefarad
A concert of Sephardic Music
Ramón Tasat, Shirat HaNefesh
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
Lodge B, C
Arts & Performance,
Family & Intergenerational,
Kids & Young Children
Imagine an afternoon filled with the glorious music of Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Iraq and Israel. Fiesta Sefarad includes exciting songs in Hebrew, Ladino and Aramaic that will make you clap, dance and sing. A family friendly concert of wonderful Sephardic music.
FILM: The Free Voice of Labor
The Jewish Anarchists
Kathryn Bernheimer, Boulder JCC,
Tamara Parker
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
University Center 302
This film traces the history of a Yiddish anarchist newspaper publishing its final issue. The story is mostly told by the newspaper's now elderly, but decidedly unbowed, staff. This is the story of one of the largest radical movements among Jewish immigrant workers in the 19th and 20th centuries and the conditions that led them to band together. These elderly anarchists reflect on their lives spent fighting for a less centralized government, workers’ rights, and, above all, justice for all. In doing so, strong social bonds were formed while authorities, including managers, police and the government, put psychological and physical pressure on them.
God & Love - Jewish?
Jews don't like to talk personally about God. Why?
Aryeh Ben David, Ayeka: Bringing God back to the Conversation
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
University Center 116 A
Jewish Education,
Text & Thought
I used to think that the essence of being human was the tension and free-will created by having a body and a soul. Now I would say that it is being loved by God. People tend to scoff; they tell me this doesn’t sound Jewish. Still, I would say that it is the core experience of Judaism and life. We tend to feel uncomfortable talking and dealing personally with it. We will study beautiful sources dealing with this issue.
The Jewish Calendar Demystified
James (Jim) Shneer
Sunday 1:30 PM–2:45 PM
University Center 124
Global History & Culture
What is a calendar? What are the major types? Why doesn’t Rosh Hashanah ever occur on Sunday? How is the piano keyboard related to the Jewish calendar? How often does the Jewish calendar cycle repeat itself? We will answer these questions and others as we explore the Jewish calendar in detail (with a minimum of math) and will conclude with a theory of why this is 5770.
