EVENTS

Ben-Gurion Society Family Volunteer Day

This event is intended for our Ben-Gurion Society donors. For more information on the different Giving Societies at Minneapolis Jewish Federation, click here.

Israel Speaker Series: Israel Behind The Scenes: Minorities of Israel with Barak Heymann

Barry Family Campus 4330 Cedar Lake Rd S, Minneapolis, MN

Barak Heymann has been directing and producing documentaries for TV and cinema for more than 20 years. Heymann Brothers Films, the independent film company led by Barak and his brother Tomer, has produced over 30 documentaries, some as international co-productions. Their films have premiered in numerous festivals worldwide, such as Berlinale, IDFA, and Hot Docs, […]

Free

Israel Speaker Series: Unity in Action: Muslim Volunteers with United Hatzalah

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Amir, an Arab Muslim, serves as a volunteer dispatcher and medic. When he's not volunteering, he works full-time as a Jerusalem tour guide. In addition to his work in Israel, Amir dedicates significant time to fostering Jewish-Arab relations in Germany. Register Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Israel Center presents the Israel Speaker Series. There is so much misinformation […]

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Harry Kay Leadership Summit Presents There is A Way Forward: Building A More Just & Loving Society with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley, United States

Sharon Brous is the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading edge Jewish community based in Los Angeles, and author of The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Heal Our Hearts and Mend Our Broken World, a national bestseller. Brous offered the invocation at the Democratic National Convention in 2024, led the Hanukkah candle lighting with […]

Israel Speaker Series: Honey, Don’t Say That: Navigating Generational Diversity When It Comes to Israel with Rabbi Gardenswartz

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Parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren, famously disagree about Israel. That was the case before October 7. It has been especially the case since October 7. Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors will say ”Israel is committing genocide.” Parents and grandparents will say: “Honey, don’t say that. What Saba went through in Auschwitz was genocide. Israel fighting Hamas […]

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Israel Speaker Series: Israel Story: Wartime Diaries

Barry Family Campus 4330 Cedar Lake Rd S, Minneapolis, MN

Ever since the start of the war, the Israel Story team has been crisscrossing the country and collecting testimonies because they believe people around the world must know what is going on. The result is “Wartime Diaries” - a series of raw audio ‘postcards’ that highlight the voices the producers of the show are hearing […]

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