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Welcome to B’Yachad Together: Spirited by American Jewish University, delivering ONLINE LEARNING that captures the insights of our faculty and friends and convenes our diverse and inclusive community to advance ideas, dialogue and debate.

This week we invite you to nourish your mind, body and spirit. Give yourself the gift of learning. Enroll now to have the soul substance to carry you through each day.

We look forward to seeing you online.

Spiritual Journeys and Religious Pursuits: A Conversation About Hassidism

MONDAY | JUNE 8 | 9:00 AM PDT

21st century Jews seeking spiritual depth and religious integrity have embraced and transformed Hassidism, a religious movement that captured Eastern European Jewry in the 18th and 19th centuries. Join AJU scholar Dr. Michael Berenbaum as he engages Arthur Green and Ariel Evan Mayse, editors of a two volume anthology that explores the Hassidic Movement in North America and Israel. Meet and learn from these two leading contemporary Jewish religious thinkers - a generation apart – Green was born during World War II and Mayse, a millennial, as they explore Hassidism from different perspectives.

Keep Calm and Read On

TUESDAY | JUNE 9 | 12 PM PDT

Join us online to discuss a classic Jewish-themed short story for the month of June: Philip Roth's, "Defender of the Faith" from his first book, Goodbye, Columbus. Access to the short story is included in your registration confirmation email.

Author Talk:
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen Discusses The Liar

WEDNESDAY | JUNE 10 | 10 AM PDT

Join famed Israeli author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, in conversation with AJU's Lisa Silverman, as they discuss lies, misconceptions, unexpected outcomes, and how all of those found their way to her most recent book, The Liar. This "brilliant" novel, an Elle Magazine Best Book of the Year about "lying and the lure of fame," reveals how one mistake can have a thousand consequences. If you'd like to purchase a signed copy of The Liar, please visit: https://www.book-pal.com/the-liar-signed-copy-sp9780316445399.

If you are hungry for more, AJU's Sperber Community Library is hosting book clubs for a deeper dive into the book. Registration for an upcoming book club can be found HERE.

Text and the City, Part II:
Hebrew Lesson with Guy Sharett

THURSDAY | JUNE 11 | 6 PM PDT

Back by popular demand, Guy Sharett of the podcast Streetwise Hebrew will take you on a journey of Hebrew and Israeli culture through local urban landscapes. In conversation with Dr. Rotem Rozental, he will also focus on the innovations, diversions, and unexpected turns located in the meeting points of the Hebrew language and gender.

Cocktails With Meal and A Spiel

FRIDAY | JUNE 12 | 10 AM PDT

Elana Horwich, author of Meal and A Spiel: How to be a Badass in the Kitchen, prepares cocktails and crostinis in conversation with Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, for a Shabbat afternoon soiree that will be sure to impress your Shabbat guests over Zoom!

If you'd like to purchase a signed copy of Meal and A Spiel by Elana Horwich, please visit: https://www.elanahorwich.com/cookbooks/meal-and-a-spiel-cookbook-tptwf and use discount code SPIELFORAJU for 20% off.

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