ISRAEL: State Seeking, State Making, State Keeping

Dr. Ken Stein taught Middle Eastern History, Political Science and Israel Studies at Emory University. He is internationally recognized as an expert on Israel’s origins, its domestic politics and international relations. His expertise focuses on US foreign policy to the Middle East, Arab politics, the origins of modern Israel, Arab-Israeli negotiations and the teaching of Israel. Stein founded the Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel (ISMI), and the Center for Israel Education, Inc (CIE). Read his full bio here.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
6:00 pm - Shabbat Services
Peoplehood Preservation
7:00 pm - Mind-Full Shabbat Dinner
BJC Members/ $36 • Guests/ $40
(catered by Café 56)
Register by October 15 at: https://cutt.ly/mind-full-shabbat-oct23
8:00 pm - UPDATED: From War with Hamas to the Declaration of Independence: A Look at Historic Benchmarks and Mindsets
Available on Stream

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
9:00 am - Shabbat Services
What a Difference 40 Years Make: 1939 - 1979
Noon - Congregational Luncheon
12:45 pm - Negotiations between Israelis and Arabs: Egyptians in the 1970s vs. Palestinians Today

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
8:00 am - Minyan
9:00 am - Breakfast - Registration encouraged at: https://cutt.ly/minyan-breakfast-speaker
9:30 am - UPDATED: Israel@75 and the 2023 Hamas war on Israel - An In-Depth Interactive Presentation 
Zoom, Meeting ID: 824 6615 5804, Contact the synagogue for Password

This weekend of learning is generously underwritten by the Weingold Family and by the Dobres-Berkowitz Israel Programming Fund. Our Mind-Full Shabbat Dinner is supported in part by the Rabbi Rudolph M. Rosenthal Memorial Fund.