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Lunch and Learn: Ship Modeling
Monday, Jan. 4
Zoom at noon to be amazed. You won’t believe the intricacy Mike Slade employs to craft his ship models. No detail, from the hull to the rigging, is lost on the vessels he has been meticulously researching and modeling for more than 30 years. Learn about the woods, the fittings and the trims he incorporates into his models, and see the stunning results.
Thursday, Jan. 7
Zoom at noon and join Rabbi Gadi for the continuation of his carefully researched Jewish history series. The series continues today with the Maccabean revolt, the story of Hanukkah, and the end of Greek rule over the land.
A Big ‘Thank You’ To Our Lunch and Learn Presenters
The Lunch and Learn program extends a big “thank you” to all of our 2020 presenters, from our first program on Monday, April 20, with Ron Rothman, through December 31, with Rabbi Gadi. Applause, applause, applause to our presenters: Adrianne Greenberg, Marian Friedmann, Susan Rosenstreich, Deborah Pittorino, Cantor Melissa Berman, Ladan Shalom-Murray, Elizabeth Holtzman, Saul Rosenstreich, Nancy and Dan Torchio, Dr. Lewis Teperman, Ellen Jaffe, Francis Dubois, Roberta Garris, Dede Whitsit, Bill Packard, Cookie and Michael Slade, Miriam Gabriel, Sylvia Daly, Rachel Levin Murphy, Ellen Wiederlight, Jody Levin, Stephen Brumberg, Jack Weiskott, Kasa Bayisin, Josh Clauss, Sara Bloom and, of course, Rabbi Gadi who offered facets of Judaism every Thursday at noon.
Zoom at noon every Monday and Thursday in 2021. Bring lunch. Bring curiosity. Bring imagination. Bring an individual perspective and a willingness to connect to our shul and learn.
Lunch and Learn: Happy New Year
Monday, Dec. 28
Here we are on the cusp of a new year. As 2020 comes to a close, Lunch and Learn invites everyone to join in as we search for something positive to say about this difficult year. Let’s also talk about what you would like to see in 2021, and what you think might happen. Our New Year session will be interesting, fun, and maybe even prophetic. Zoom at noon, and let’s see if we are good predictors of what may come…
Thursday, Dec. 31
Zoom at noon and join Rabbi Gadi for his Jewish history series. Having explored the State of Israel under Netanyahu, we will now travel back to the time of the Second Temple. We know where we are, and now we will see how we got here. The series continues with ancient history laced with modern references.
Lunch and Learn – Jews and Christmas
Monday, Dec. 21
At some point in their young lives, most Jewish children have asked their parents, “Why can’t we have a Christmas tree?” Zoom at noon this Monday, when Lunch and Learn invites you to participate in a lively discussion of the Jewish experience with Christmas, led by our own Suzi Rosenstreich.
Thursday, Dec. 24
Those who attended Rabbi Gadi’s Lunch and Learn program this Thursday heard an animated evaluation of Benjamin Netanyahu’s long leadership of Israel. On Thursday, Dec. 24 — by popular demand — Rabbi Gadi will continue the discussion of Netanyahu’s agenda for Israel, looking more closely at Israel’s capitalistic shift to a modern state. Be sure to Zoom at noon. You don’t want to miss this one.
Lunch and Learn: All About Oysters
Monday, Dec. 14
“He was a brave man who first ate an oyster,” quipped 18th-century satirist Jonathan Swift. Apparently, that brave man liked what he ate and spread the good word about oysters. In fact, according to those who track such things, more than two billion oysters are consumed every year.
Zoom at noon for Lunch and Learn on Monday, Dec. 14, when Josh Clauss, son of shul member Joanna Paulsen, will join us for the scoop on how oysters are seeded, farmed, sorted and, of course, consumed here on the North Fork. Josh is the proprietor of the Harvest Moon Shellfish Co.
Thursday, Dec. 17
On Thursday, Dec. 17, Rabbi Gadi will offer the next installment of his fascinating Jewish history series. Zoom at noon for Lunch and Learn, and join us as we focus on the final chapter of Zionism, the consequences of Rabin’s assassination, the rise of Netanyahu, and a totally changed Israel.
Lunch and Learn: Hanukkah Prelude
Monday, Dec. 7
Hanukkah is at hand, the first candle just one week from today. What better way to put us in a happy and festive Hanukkah frame of mind than a program of songs and stories about the Festival of Lights. Zoom at noon this Monday, Dec. 7, when Lunch and Learn welcomes back Melissa Berman, cantor at the West End Synagogue in Manhattan, for a fun and festive prelude to our shul’s Hanukkah celebration.
Cantor Berman last joined us for a Memorial Day sing-along with guitar accompaniment in a program of songs to elevate the spirit. She earned a bachelor’s in music from Duke University and master’s degrees in sacred music and Jewish education from JTS. Her music is a joyous blend of Jewish tradition and modern sensitivity.
Thursday, Dec. 10
On Thursday, Dec. 10, Rabbi Gadi will offer the next installment of his fascinating Jewish history series. Join us as we focus on the emergence of Yitzhak Rabin, significantly the first Prime Minister born in the land of Israel. It is Rabin, of course, who serves as the bridge to Netanyahu and today’s Israel.
Zoom at noon. Bring lunch.
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