Bite-sized Israel [Spring Series]
Join Mikhael Kesher on Mondays at 1pm ET for 30 minutes of learning to enrich your Israel knowledge and connection alongside fellow educators. Build your Israel literacy with Bite-sized Israel: a weekly, drop-in, interactive learning space where we'll explore cultural artifacts, current events, and other relevant and timely content emerging from Israel.
Each session stands alone, and no prior knowledge is necessary to attend. Session topics will be announced in batches ahead of time. Past source sheets available here.
Questions? Contact Mikhael.
Spring Series
April 20 —
May 4 —
May 18 —
June 1 —
Winter Series
January 26 — Sof Tov // "Happy Ending" by Yoni Bloch
February 2 — Blue Box: The Legacy of Yosef Weitz
February 23 — Israeli Poetry on Memory for Parashat Zachor
March 16 — Current events: Unpacking PM Netanyahu's request for a pardon
March 23 — Yom HaAliyah: From Joshua to today
Fall Series
October 20 — Zikaron Otef // "Wrapping Memory"
October 27 — Current events: Un-firing Israel's attorney general
November 3 — Rosa Sonneschein, "Anti-semitism and Zionism" (1897)
November 10 — Yom Rabin: His final speech (1995)
November 17 — Sigd: A Taste of Ethiopian Jewish Tradition
November 24 — David Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir
December 1 — Dugri: An Israeli-Palestinian Rap Duo
December 15 — Current events: Israel and Eurovision
Summer pilot series
July 21 — Yom Jabotinsky: "The Iron Wall" (1923)
July 28 — Kadur Niv'at // "A Ball is Kicked"
August 4 — Current events: Israel's coalition government
August 11 — Srulik and Handala
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Mikhael Kesher is a curator of educational experiences and resources, whose professional passion is supporting Jewish educators and learners in building informed, constructive, and committed relationships with am yisrael (the Jewish people) and medinat yisrael (the Jewish state). As a British-born Israeli-by-choice and new American, he cares deeply about strengthening each Jew’s connection to global Jewry. Before joining The Jewish Education Project as Director, Israel Education, Mikhael worked at Harvard Hillel, MIT Hillel, and Hebrew College. He holds Master’s degrees in Philosophy (University of Cambridge), Near Eastern & Judaic Studies (Brandeis University), and Jewish professional leadership (Brandeis University). At home, Mikhael is an avid reader, ḥevruta enthusiast, and devoted abba to two young children.
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