Communicating Across Divides
Part of our fall learning series, Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond—Expanding the Conversation
Monday, December 9, 2024
7:30–8:30 p.m. ET
Online
With Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts, JTS
Argument is essential to Jewish life—it forms the basis of the Talmud and the classic Jewish joke about two Jews, three opinions. Yet today the challenge of talking across differences often seems insurmountable.
Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, director of the Block Kolker Center for Spiritual Life, shares insight into how to communicate with those whose opinion differs from yours. She will include tactics for creating structures that enable civility and explore the traps to avoid in your community.
About the Series
Mondays, November 11–December 16, 2024
1:00–2:00 p.m. ET*
What does it mean to be a Zionist in 21st-century North America? Expanding on conversations from our two-day convening “Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond,” this webinar series will explore this and other questions, presenting significant insights and debate and enhancing the context that is informing contemporary issues. JTS faculty will highlight the political, religious, and philosophical perspectives that shape the current landscape for Jews in North America in relationship with Israel.
* Rabbi Jan Uhrbach’s December 9 session will meet at 7:30–8:30 p.m. ET.
