The JBC @ The Jewish Federation, Author Series 2023/24 

For the coming year, the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County has created exciting ways to connect, learn, or be entertained.

In partnership with the Jewish Book Council we are bringing in world-renowned authors from around the country for author events for the Orange County community.  There are a variety of topics and subjects that appeal to everyone. 

The Federation has books available in the office, please contact Pam by calling (845) 562-7860 or emailing office@jewishorangeny.org, to purchase one today, or purchase them the day of the event for author signing. See the pricing is below for each book.

If you are registering for a Zoom author event, you will receive the Zoom link upon completion of your registration. 

Consider becoming a Sponsor for our JBC events to offset our costs. Various degrees of Sponsorship available, see below

David L. Bernstein

Woke Antisemitism

Thursday, April 4th at 7PM 

This is a Virtual Collaborative Event with the
Jewish Federations of Greater Orange & Dutchess Counties
brought to you by The Jewish Book Council

Discussion with the author and Q&A session
Register to recieve the Zoom Link

Books available at The Federation Office; Book Cost: $15
Contact Pam Orange County: Office@jewishorangeny.org or (845)562-7860

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

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Woke Anti­semitism: How a Pro­gres­sive Ide­ol­o­gy Harms Jews

In May 2021, amid anoth­er con­flict with Iran-backed Hamas, Israel took a beat­ing in both the main­stream press and social media. Notwith­stand­ing the rock­et fire aimed at its cit­i­zens, the Jew­ish state was por­trayed as the oppres­sor and the Hamas gov­ern­ment as the oppressed. While Israel has always been sub­ject to exces­sive scruti­ny, this time was dif­fer­ent. What had changed in the ide­o­log­i­cal envi­ron­ment? A vet­er­an Jew­ish advo­ca­cy leader and self-described lib­er­al who has bro­ken with the far left over the adop­tion of woke ide­ol­o­gy, David L. Bern­stein traces the growth of woke ide­ol­o­gy in his life and career from a remote aca­d­e­m­ic study to an inter­na­tion­al post-colo­nial­ist move­ment, then a fad­dish cam­pus ide­ol­o­gy, mor­ph­ing into cor­po­rate diver­si­ty pro­grams to a dom­i­nant ide­ol­o­gy in main­stream insti­tu­tions, includ­ing many Jew­ish orga­ni­za­tions. Bern­stein shows how core ide­o­log­i­cal tenets — such as priv­i­lege, equi­ty, white­ness, and the oppressor/oppressed bina­ry — can be and are weaponized against Jews.

Susan Simon & Zoe Zak
The Cook & The Rabbi

Sunday, April 7th at 2PM 

This is a Collaborative Event with the Temple Sinai, Middletown (Adult Education Program),
 The Jewish Federations of Greater Orange & Dutchess Counties
brought to you by The Jewish Book Council

Discussion with the author and Q&A session

Books will be available at The Federation Office
Contact Pam Orange County: Office@jewishorangeny.org or (845)562-7860

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

 

The Cook and the Rab­bi: Recipes and Sto­ries to Cel­e­brate the Jew­ish Holidays

A deli­cious explo­ration of the Jew­ish hol­i­days, with illu­mi­nat­ing con­ver­sa­tions and meals shared by friends: a rab­bi and a cook.

For many belong­ing to the Jew­ish dias­po­ra, under­stand­ing the hol­i­days means light­ing a meno­rah for Chanukah, maybe host­ing a seder dur­ing Passover. But, if cel­e­brat­ed with an under­stand­ing of the sto­ried cus­toms behind the fes­tiv­i­ties, these occa­sions can be so much more than can­dles and matzah. Fol­low­ing the luniso­lar cal­en­dar, James Beard Award-win­ning author Susan Simon and Rab­bi Zoe Zak devote a chap­ter to each of the four­teen hol­i­days. From Seli­chot to Rosh Hashanah, Purim to Pesach, every hol­i­day has his­to­ry, inter­pre­ta­tion, and foods, with kosher recipes that reimag­ine tra­di­tion­al dish­es with flair.

More than a cook­book, The Cook and the Rab­bi is a tes­ta­ment to the resilient ver­sa­til­i­ty of the Jew­ish peo­ple and their tra­di­tions. With Rab­bi Zoe’s thought­ful insight and Susan’s inspired recipes, there’s no end to the ways you might cel­e­brate the hol­i­days and make your per­son­al rela­tion­ship with them uplift­ing, inspir­ing, and deeply ful­fill­ing. Chag Sameach!

STAY TUNED WE HAVE MORE GREAT SELECTIONS COMING FOR YOU IN THE FALL!

Woke Antisemitism

Woke Antisemitism Monday Night Discussion with Author David L. Bernstein, Wendy Cedar & Donald Green

Woke Antisemitism

Tuesday Afternoon Discussion with Author David L. Bernstein, Wendy Cedar & Donald Green

Andrew Meier

Morgenthau Sunday Discussion with Author Andrew Meier

Jennifer Rosner

Author of Once We Were Home

Elizabeth Graver

Kantika