Speaker Series
The Mothers' Studio: Parenthood
Ilana Jaffe-Lewis
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 @ 9:15am
Parenthood, particularly in the early years, is stressful. Juggling responsibilities, balancing needs, and just navigating the human experience with a tiny passenger(s) beside you--- it's all too much. Not to mention isolating and lonely. Join The Mothers' Studio for an arts-based workshop to process these challenges (and others) in community. Using the Jewish Studio Process, a unique methodology using a combination of art-therapy and Jewish practice, will dive a bit deeper into the woes (and wins) of being a parent. No prior art experience is needed. This space is built to hold everyone where they are at.
TJ Brotherhood: The Oscars
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Nicole Sperling & Glenn Whipp will share their insights on which movies, actors, and directors should and will win Oscar gold this year.
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Women's Health Night
Sharsheret & WTJ, with Dr. Taaly Silberstein & Jessica Queller
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Temple Judea is proud to partner again with Sharsheret (The Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer Community) for Women's Health Night. Bake and hear updates in cancer prevention and research, genetic testing, and how it impacts your family from our guest speakers: Dr. Taaly Silberstein, a Tarzana board certified OBGYN, and Jessica Queller -- author of the acclaimed memoir "Pretty is What Changes", member of the Basser Center for BRCA Advisory Board, and Temple Judea member. This will be an evening of fun, learning, and we all go home with baked goods!
1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews - men and women - are carriers of the BRCA gene mutation, as well as other genetic mutations linked to an increased risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, melanoma, and pancreatic cancers. Come and learn more about how these cancers may impact you and steps you can take to be proactive about the health of you and your family. Sharsheret, a national non-profit organization, helps all people and families facing breast cancer, ovarian cancer and those with hereditary risk for cancer through personalized support and educational outreach. Visit sharsheret.org for more information.
Rising Trends in Antisemitism
Dr. Sharon Nazarian
Sunday, March 10 @ 9:30am
Dr. Sharon Nazarian is the founder of the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Chair of its Advisory Board, the President of the Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation, and the former senior vice president of international affairs (and current board member) of the Anti-defamation league. Dr. Nazarian is also an adjunct professor at the UCLA teaching a class on "The Globalization of Antisemitism: A Survey of Transnational Trends." We are honored that she will bring her immense knowledge of the subject to our Temple Judea community to discuss how antisemitism is threatening Jewish communities around the world.
Passover Around the World
Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 @ 7:30pm
At Passover Seder, why is it that some dip parsley in salt water, while others dip endives in lemon juice, or lettuce in vinegar? Come learn about the essence of the Passover tradition and how it has come to be celebrated by Jews from around the world.
Exploring the Music & History of the Persian Jewish Community
Cantor Jacqueline Rafii
Tuesday May 7, 2024 @ 7:30pm
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