01/15/2011 - 12:30pm
Saturday, January 15th, 12:30 PM
Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Anat Hoffman, Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), and Director of Women of the Wall, on:
"The Search for Cracks in the City of Stone: An Anatomy of the Struggles for
Pluralism in Modern Jerusalem"
Jerusalem is a harsh city to live in. It is a city in struggle, a struggle
between narrow-minded Judaism and pluralistic Judaism, a battle for appropriate
representation for all city inhabitants, a struggle to make it a better place
for all to live in.
Anat Hoffman's talk will touch on several issues that pertain to
these struggles and to the contribution of IRAC to advance a pluralistic living
environment in Israel's capital.
Presented by Congregation Beth Elohim and co-sponsored by Meretz USA.
Please note: This is a Shabbat luncheon and discussion. Preregistration will be possible on the Congregation Beth Elohim website; $10
contribution requested. Payment will not be collected on the day of the event.
Location: Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place (corner of Garfield & 8th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn
(Near the #2, #3, #4 Grand Army Plaza subway station)
For directions by mass transit or car, plus a map, click here.
Additional co-sponsors: Americans for Peace Now, New Israel Fund
discussion
On June 16, Israel's LGBT community organizations will bestow a medal of esteem on Zehava Galon, a member of Meretz, who served in the Knesset between 1999-2009. The award is being given in appreciation of Galon's ongoing efforts on behalf of LGBT rights. An award will also go to Prof. Uzi Even, the first openly homosexual member of Knesset, who served a partial term for the Meretz party in 2002-03.
Meretz Gay Pride Forum - for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
