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Theatre Ariel will perform Survivors, a play based on the testimonies of 10 Holocaust survivors from New York. This play was created with middle school and high school students in mind and families with older children are encouraged to attend. 

Author and journalist Matti Friedman tells the little-known story of Leonard Cohen’s concert tour to the front lines of the Yom Kippur War. The book includes never-before-seen selections from an unfinished manuscript by Cohen and rare photographs.

Sometimes called the "Pledge of Allegiance" of the Jewish people, Jews recite the Shema in times of joy as well as in times of crisis. Although it is the most familiar of liturgical texts, the Shema is rarely examined in depth. Dr. Wachs will guide a conversation about the implications of reciting these words with Kavannah (intent, concentration). 

Author Laya Charlestein offers her first-hand account of the transition from her Orthodox upbringing to the secular world. Books will be available for purchase in-person and online.