understanding the assessment process, eligibility criteria and Rabbinic responses

A panel discussion with Family Palliative Care Physician, Dr. Jyothi Jayaraman, palliative care volunteer, peer support counsellor with MAID Family Services Society, and Temple Sholom member, Kelley Korbin, as well as Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, Rabbi Carey Brown and Rabbi Philip Bregman.

COST: $18 Temple Sholom member; $28 Non-member

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With Rabbi Dan Moskovitz

The impact of October 7 and its aftermath on Jewish identity continues to be profound and transformative. Journalist and author Franklin Foer referred to the period prior to October 7th as “The Golden Age of North American Judaism”, an unprecedented period of safety and prosperity for North American Jews.  

Post October 7th a host of long-standing assumptions and illusions were shattered. Faced with antisemitism on the right and the left at levels and intensity not seen on our lifetime. Israel under physical and moral attack from existential threats and internal conflict within the Jewish people, we find ourselves in a “us versus them” and “us versus us” moment. This experience in addition to prompting a rise in attacks on Jews has also triggered a long-dormant sense of global Jewish peoplehood.

What does all this mean for us, our children and the future of the Jewish People in the 21st century?

Rabbi Dan will lead discussion on those very questions and the questions those questions raise.

Open to everyone.Free of charge. Registration required.

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What is Genocide?

Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 2025, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at Temple Sholom.

With Anna-Mae Wiesenthal

The Polish-Jewish scholar Raphael Lemkin coined the term “genocide” in 1944. Using the Holocaust as a lens, in our time together we will explore the meaning and history of the term genocide. We will examine genocide in other contexts with a focus on the unique circumstances of each.

An examination of the stages of genocide will lead us towards an understanding of the utility of comparing genocides. Towards these goals, participants will examine the UN definition of genocide, read a selection of articles by genocide scholars, discuss ideas both in small and large groups, view portions of a documentary on genocide, and be introduced to concepts including the Holocaust as a paradigm and the stages of genocide.

Bio: Originally from Winnipeg, Anna-Mae Wiesenthal taught Psychology, Jewish History, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies at King David High School in Vancouver. She holds a Masters in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and will soon be defending a PhD dissertation in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Anna-Mae sat on a teacher advisory committee at the Vancouver Holocaust Centre and was a member of a Vancouver Genocide Prevention Think Tank. Anna-Mae is a recipient of the VHEC Kron Sigal Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education.

Free to attend, but registration is required.

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