University of San Francisco Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice

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Heal the divides in the Jewish community through inclusive education. JEDI + JSSJ is more than an educational program. It’s a movement bridging division and extremes by building community around differences. Join us this Fall! Go to usfca.edu/JEDI Less than one week left! Applications are due August 5th.

JEDI + JSSJ empowers Jewish professionals with invaluable skills, tools, and resources to connect generations and ensure inclusive growth. Join us this Fall! Go to usfca.edu/JEDI Don't wait! Applications are due August 5th.

JEDI + JSSJ is more than an educational program. It’s a call to action to improve the future. Join the growing list of organizations committed to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) education and values as a profound pathway to a more just and inclusive world. Join us this Fall! Go to usfca.edu/JEDI Don't wait! Applications are due August 5th.

Back this fall by popular demand! Race, Racism + Jews Dr. Imani Chapman, ACC (she/her/ella) Sundays 10 am - 1 pm Pacific Time (remote synchronous) Begins Sunday, August 25th This graduate-level course explores the complexities of race, racialization, and racial oppression within Jewish American communities. Through inquiry and reflective practice, students will explore the historical roots and present-day manifestations of racism within Jewish contexts. Inquire now: usfca.edu/JEDI

We invite you to join this summertime conversation with one of the country’s most insightful writers on the relationship between Zionism and Judaism. What is exile? What is diaspora? What is Zionism? Jewish identity today has been shaped by prior generations’ answers to these questions, and the future of Jewish life will depend on how we respond to them in our own time. In?The Necessity of Exile: Essays from a Distance, rabbi and scholar Shaul Magid?offers an essential contribution to this intergenerational process, inviting us to examine our current moment making use of religious and political resources from the Jewish tradition. Shaul will appear in conversation with Oren Kroll-Zeldin, Ph.D., assistant director of the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice at USF and author of the new book?Unsettled: American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine. Use discount code USF100 for FREE admission. https://lnkd.in/ghSjsDXR HOSTED BY The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF), Ayin Press, Books Inc, and the Jewish Studies & Social Justice program at University of San Francisco

"I had always been interested in the generational shifts in American Jewish connections to and support for the State of Israel and for Zionism, and I had personal experiences interacting with the groups that I focused on. I knew that this was a project that was politically important, that was personally meaningful, and that academically was worthy of?inquiry." Read more in the recent J. The Jewish News of Northern California interview with Oren Kroll-Zeldin, Ph.D. -- https://lnkd.in/gejemJa6 Learn with Dr. Kroll-Zeldin this fall in his *NEW* course - Meet the Moment – Israel/Palestine and American Jewish Life: Generational Divides and Future Directions Mondays, 4-7pm Pacific Time (hyflex) Begins Monday, August 26th Apply by August 5th --> usfca.edu/JEDI