Binah
Thursdays at 2pm
Binah features creative voices from the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. In this series, we bring you remarkable artists and thinkers who’ve come to speak at the JCCSF as part of their Arts & Ideas program.
Latest Episodes
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Dr. Natan Meir discusses the complex historical relationship between Russia and Ukraine and its impact on Ukraine’s Jewry. Also, Meylakh Sheykhet, speaking from Lviv in western Ukraine, gives an update on the wartime challenges to Jewish life and the heroic struggle in the face of the humanitarian and refugee crisis.
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Zack Bodner, CEO of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto, thoughtfully shifts from asking why be Jewish to why do Jewish, and provides a roadmap for anyone looking to live a more meaningful Jewish life.
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Los Angeles street rat turned world-famous rock star Flea, the bassist and co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, tells his origin story.
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Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, warns of the dangers of loneliness and the lasting impact it can have on our health.
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Tracy K. Smith, former Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019, talks about traveling the country on a quest to bring poetry to people living in rural America.
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New York Times columnist Charles Blow envisions a succinct and counterintuitive corrective to myths about race and geography in America, and presents a roadmap to generate an unprecedented shift in Black political power.
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Historian Marcia Chatelain shares the untold story of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of black wealth in America.
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Adult educator Betty Burr shares strategies for solo-aging in the time of COVID, wildfires, and political unrest. Over 20% of baby boomers fall into the solo-ager category: over 50 with no partner, or your family is geographically or emotionally remote. The current high-pressure, isolated, shelter-in-place time is an opportunity for solo-agers to identify advocates, create a support network, conduct their planning, and put affairs into order.
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Novelist and young-adult writer Alice Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic book series.
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Author Nicole Krauss seeks a new and nonviolent order for Jews and for men. Her collection of short stories is, To Be a Man.