Lectures/Events
Current Events
Nabucco, Israel and Babylon
The Impact of Exile on the Birth of Judaism and Christianity
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 7:00pm
Speakers
Dr. Nicolas Reveles, Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, San Diego Opera
Dr. Risa Levitt-Kohn, Director of the Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University
Location
San Diego Natural History Museum
Charmaine & Maurice Kaplan Theater
Balboa Park - 1788 El Prado, San Diego CA 92101
Tickets
Beyond the Fiscal and Political Debate: The Moral Dimension of Health Care
Elliot Dorff
Rector Professor of Philosophy, American Jewish University
Ethics Committee. Clinton’s Health Care Task Force, 1993
California State Ethics Advisory Committee on Stem Cell Research
President, Academy for Jewish, Children, and Muslim Studies
Author, Matters of Life and Death: A Jewish Approach to Medical Ethics
TIME: 4:00 PM
DATE: November 10, 2009
LOCATION: Hepner Hall, Rm. 130 San Diego State University
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Please join us for a wonderful evening of music with three of the world’s leading clarinetists performing traditional and new music along with lots of inspiring improvisation.
Wednesday November 4th 2009 @ 7:00 pm
Rhapsody Hall, SDSU Music Building
Guest Artists:
Leo Chelyapov won first place in the Shostakovich Competition in Moscow at the age of twelve. In the US, he has appeared on several TV shows including Beverly Hills 90210, and Late Night with David Letterman.
Gary Gould has lectured at universities and colleges for over ten years has led a clinic called "Gary Gould and Friends: A Klezmer Experience "introducing local music pros to the art of klezmer for the Orange CountyMusicians Union Bash.
Robert Zelickman is a Lecturer of Music at UC San Diego where he has taught since 1983. He conducts the UCSD Wind Ensemble and lectures on The Symphony and Jewish Music. He is a member of Orchestra Nova San Diego and has performed with the San Diego Symphony and the San Diego Opera.
Appearing in concert with acclaimed klezmer ethnographer and Jewish Studies Artist-in-Residence Yale Strom and members of his band Hot Pstromi
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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24TH ANNUAL ROBERT SIEGEL MEMORIAL LECTURE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 @ 7:30 P.M at the
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center
4126 Executive Drive - La Jolla
 Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
"A Code of Jewish Ethics Volume 2: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself"
One of the most popular speakers at book fairs in the U.S., Rabbi Telushkin, scholar, screenwriter and author of fifteen books, has completed the second of his three volume series distilling the ethical content of Jewish tradition and encouraging discussion on how to apply long-held teachings to daily life. “Love your Neighbor As Yourself” provides a much-needed guide for interpersonal relationships in these strife-torn times. As inspiring a speaker as he is an author, Telushkin truly delivers a book to live by for people of all faiths.
Book Signing Follows
Admission: $14:00/JCC Member: $17:00/Non-Member
Purchase tickets online
THE JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM AT SDSU IS PROUD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR OF
THE CLOSING EVENING AUTHOR LECTURE AT THE SAN DIEGO JEWISH BOOK FAIR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 @ 7:30 P.M.
 AMOS OZ
"Rhyming Life & Death: A Novel"
Lifelong Zionist and world-renowned Israeli author Amos Oz returns to San Diego with two new books. If you’ve never read Oz, or if you want to sample the range of his talent, The Amos Oz Reader is a great introduction with excerpts from his novels and his nonfiction centering around four themes: kibbutz, Jerusalem, the promised land, and autobiography. And if you’re an Oz fan, you’ll really enjoy his latest novel in which a prominent Israeli writer (The Author) mocks his own celebrity status while inventing erotic and hilarious lives for the people around him. This deceptively mischievous adventure involves us in the creative process and shares profound insights on literature and language, life and death.
Book Signing Follows
Admission: $14:00/JCC Member: $17:00/Non-Member
More information and tickets
Past Events
Sunday, February 22, 2009, afternoon
A Concert & Lecture by Yale Strom in conjunction with the current exhibition: "From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America" FROM MINSK TO MANHATTAN: JEWISH MUSIC IN THE JEWISH IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE
New Americans Museum
2825 Dewey Rd. Suite 102 San Diego CA 92106 619 255-8908 http://www.newamericansmuseum.org/
The event will take place next door at the Command Center
Sunday, March 15 2009, 4:00 P.M.
A PORTABLE GOD: THE ORIGIN OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
Speaker: Dr. Risa Levitt Kohn
Dr. Risa Levitt Kohn, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Judaism at San Diego State University, will explore Judaism and Christianity as sister religions and trace their lineage back to the common parent of the ancient Israelite religion. Last year Dr. Kohn was Curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. She is the chair of the Department of Judaic Studies. Her book is entitled A Portable God, and will be available for sale after the lecture. Admission is free.
At Temple Adat Shalom
15905 Pomerado Rd. Poway, CA 92064
Phone: (858) 451-1200
Email: info@adatshalom.com
Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 10:30am
The Destiny of Ethiopian Jews Living in Israel
Professor Uri Ben-Eliezer, University of Haifa
Winn Room, Coronado Library
2009 Mandelbaum Family Lecture Series
presented by The Agency for Jewish Education and Coronado Friends of AJE
For more info call: (858-268-9200)
Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:30 P.M.
COMMON CHORDS III, THE NEXT GENERATION
At the 10th Annual Jewish Music Festival
A Celebration of Jewish and Muslim Music - Yale Strom & Salman Ahmad
At the La Jolla JCC.
Purchase Tickets at: http://www.sdcjc.org
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 10:30am
"Strangers in the Holy Land: New Immigrants in Israeli Society"
Professor Adriana Kemp, Tel Aviv University
Winn Room, Coronado Library
2009 Mandelbaum Family Lecture Series
presented by The Agency for Jewish Education and Coronado Friends of AJE
For more info call: (858-268-9200)
Sunday, April 12, 2009, 4:00 P.M.
HOW A JEW BECOMES BLACK IN A JEWISH LAND
The Al & Norma Cooper Lecture on Modern Jewish Politics
Speaker: Dr. Uri Ben Eliezer
Dr. Uri Ben Eliezer, Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology, Haifa University, and Scholar in Residence at SDSU, will speak about the difficulties absorbing Ethiopian Jews in Democratic Israel. He and his wife Dr. Adrianna Kemp, have written many articles on the plight of newcomers to the State of Israel. Having lectured in several prestigious American universities, Dr. Eliezers command of English is excellent. Admission is free.
At Temple Adat Shalom
15905 Pomerado Rd. Poway, CA 92064
Phone: (858) 451-1200
Email: info@adatshalom.com
Sunday, May 10th, 2009, 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Israel in the 21st Century: New Hopes, New Challenges
SDSU- Exercise and Nutritional Sciences Building (ENS) Room 280
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DEFINETLY NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S KLEZMER
BEAT BOX AND NEW JEWISH MUSIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND
Josh Dolgin, aka "SoCalled" in Concert at SDSU
Canadian rapper and producer, SOCALLED is known for his eclectic mix of hip hop, klezmer and other styles. He has performed with such artists as David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!, rapper C-Rayz Walz, Chilly Gonzales, funk trombonist Fred Wesley, and Sophie Solomon. Josh will present a program of klezmer tunes and Yiddish songs deconstructed using electronics, a beat box and voice. This is definitely not the klezmer music of the 19th century, but of the 21st and beyond! Joining this exciting and innovative artist will be JSP Artist In Residence Yale Strom and members of his band.
Co-Sponsored by Hillel of SDSU
WED NOV. 5th, Rhapsody Hall, Music Bldg SDSU
Doors open 6:45 pm, Concert at 7:00pm
Students/Staff/Faculty with RedID: FREE
General Public $5.00 at the door
Seating is Limited
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23RD ANNUAL ROBERT SIEGEL MEMORIAL LECTURE
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9th at 3:30 P.M.
Aaron Cohen, Brotherhood of Warriors: Behind Enemy Lines with a Commando in One of the Worlds Most Elite Counterterrorism Units
Eighteen year-old Aaron Cohen left his privileged life in Beverly Hills to join Israel's most elite security force. After fifteen months of grueling training designed to make him a warrior, he became an expert in urban counter-terror warfare. He participated in over 200 life-or-death missions as part of a controversial "black ops" unit that abducted terrorist leaders from the Palestinian-controlled West Bank.
Cohen shares his fly-on-the-wall view of a top-secret shadowy world that redefines strength, danger and security.
Book Signing Follows
Free Admission at the San Diego Jewish Community Center
SDSU's Jewish Studies Program Presents: An Author Evening Lecture At the San Diego Jewish Book Fair
Tuesday November 11 at 7:30 P.M.
Daniel C. Kurtzer and Scott B. Lasensky Authors of Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East
Daniel Kurtzer, former US ambassador to both Israel and Egypt, and Middle East expert and widely published author and commentator Scott Lasensky share ten core lessons to guide the effort of future American peace negotiators in the Middle East. After nine months of groundbreaking consultations with dozens of statesmen, political leaders and civilians who have defined the Arab-Israeli peace process in recent years, Kurtzer and Lasensky reveal what works and what does not in this distinctive diplomatic arena.
Book Signing Follows
Admission: $14.00 JCC Member/$17.00 Non-Member, Students and Seniors: $1 off
This Event will be held at the Lawrence Family JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
COMMON CHORDS Workshop & Concert
Smith Recital Hall
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This special event will feature the Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad (guitar)of Junoon, South Asias most popular rock band, and internationally renowned Indian tabla player Samir Chatterjee in concert with acclaimed klezmer ethnographer and Jewish Studies Artist-in-Residence Yale Strom (and members of his band Hot Pstromi). This workshop and concert celebrate the common roots of Muslim and Jewish music. Salman Ahmad formed his band Junoon (They just played at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo.) in the early 1990's. Since then, Junoon has become a phenomenon on the South Asian music scene and beyond. Ahmad has combined Sufi poetry, Qawaali singing and improvisation with rock music and has used his popularity to promote humanitarian efforts throughout the world. As a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, one of his main goals is to foster mutual respect and understanding between Muslims and Jews by bringing these two groups of people together in concert settings. Through his dialogue, poetry and music, he demonstrates the many mutual "common chords" (especially music) these two ancient civilizations share. Yale Strom and Ahmad first performed together in February 2007 at Queens College in NYC as part of a large exhibit called "The Grandeur of Islamic Art in Image and Object." After the concert, they realized how effective their jamming together, a Jew and a Muslim, on stage was for the audience. They decided then to continue having these musical dialogues across the country, hoping to demonstrate and foster positive and constructive conversations between people from all walks of life. These great artists and friends now bring this spiritual and musical energy to San Diego State. Check back soon for more details.
Sunday, April 13, 2008 2:00pm
The AL and Norma Cooper Lecture
Israel and Palestine: Two States for Two People
Lecturer: Dr. Liora Lukitz
This is a fascinating topic which will acquaint the audience with the current situation as well as offering insights on the possible paths that negotiations may follow. Dr. Lukitz is a Fellow at the Iraq Study Group at the Truman Institute, Hebrew University at Jerusalem. She received her doctorate at the London School of Economics and Political Science and was a research fellow at Harvard. She currently is the visiting scholar-in-residence at the Department of Judaic Studies at SDSU.
Cost: Free.
At Temple Adat Shalom
15905 Pomerado Rd.
Poway, CA 92064
Phone: (858) 451-1200
Email: info@adatshalom.com
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:30am
The Formation of Iraq: Seeds of Conflict
Liora Lukitz, Ph.D., Hebrew University
Winn Room, Coronado Library
For more information, phone Noah Hadas at 858-268-9200
Suggested donations: $6/session.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:30am
Mandelbaum Family Lecture Series
Presented by The Agency for Jewish Education and Coronado Friends of AJE
Sydney Taylor: "All-of-a-Kind Family" and the Jewish American Dream
Professor June Cummins, SDSU
Winn Room, Coronado Library
For more information, phone Noah Hadas at 858-268-9200
Suggested donations: $6/session.
Sunday November 4, 2007 2:00pm
The 22nd Annual Robert Siegel Memorial Lecture
Risa Levitt-Kohn and Rebecca Moore discuss their new book:
A Portable God: The Origin of Judaism and Christianity at the San Diego Jewish Book Fair:
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center,
JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS
4126 Executive Drive La Jolla, CA 92037
858.457.3030
www.lfjcc.org
This event is free and open to the public
Monday, November 12, 2007; 6:30 PM or 8 PM
Mystery and Mysticism at Qumran
By Esther Chazon, Ph.D., Director of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. At the San Diego Natural History Museum.
The Qumran community, the holy congregation of elect "Sons of Light," held that God revealed the deeper, hidden meaning of the Torah and Prophets to its teachers and members through a process of divinely inspired exegesis. The Qumran community's transcendent experience and intricate knowledge of the heavenly realm uncover an early link in the chain of tradition that developed into classical Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah.
Dr. Chazon serves as the Director of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. She is a lecturer at The Hebrew University in the areas of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Literature of the Second Temple Period, Development of Jewish Liturgy. She earned her Ph.D. at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her publications include, "A Liturgical Document from Qumran and Its Implications: "Words of the Luminaries" (4QDibHam)"; "Is Divrei ha-me'orot a Sectarian Prayer?" in The Dead Sea Scrolls: Forty Years of Research (Magnes Press, 1992).
Tickets for Museum Members $20; Nonmembers $25. tickets@sdnhm.org or call 619.255.0203
www.sdscrolls.org
Sponsored by Jewish Studies Program, San Diego State University
Monday December 3, 2007, 7:00pm
"Ebony and Ivory: The Interaction between Jews and African American Jazz Musicians in the first half of the 20th Century."
A lecture and musical performance with A. Spencer Barefield acclaimed jazz guitarist, composer, and producer and Jewish Studies Artist-in-Residence Yale Strom. At SDSU Music Bldg room 113.
This presentation will feature the music of African American and Jewish American composers and musicians exploring the rich cultural interaction of these two ethnic groups.The concert would include works by performers & composers such as Thelonius Monk, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Leonard Bernstein. Artie Shaw and others. Discussion would explore the cultures and the origin of musical elements such as harmony, rhythm, instrumentation, in the creation of this new 20th century art form. In addition the lecture/demo will look at the social tensions related to segregation and integration between African Americans and Jews both in the music and social worlds in the first half of the 20th century.
For further information and reservations contact jsprogram@projects.sdsu.edu or call 619-594-8695. Co sponsored by SDSU's Aficana Studies Department and the Anthropology Department. Seating is limited.
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