Tuesday, March 17, 6 –7:15 pm, Sandler Family Campus
The upcoming evening of Partners in Jewish Life will center around a conversation about The New Antisemitism: Roots and Responses, inviting participants to explore how antisemitism has evolved over time—and how Jewish unity, relationships, and shared values can be part of the response today.
How it works
Partners in Jewish Life is a guided, one-on-one learning experience. Participants are thoughtfully paired with one other person for an hour-long conversation, working through a curated booklet of short readings and reflection questions. Participants have the opportunity to think about the text, learn from the person sitting across from them, and maybe even make a new friend along the way.
Before the program, participants complete a brief form to privately share learning preferences and comfort levels, helping ensure that everyone comes in feeling confident, supported, and ready to engage.
This month’s theme
Drawing on Jewish texts and modern thought, the conversation will explore antisemitism as a force that adapts and mutates over time—from its earliest expressions to its newest form, often experienced today as anti-Zionism. Partners will reflect on what it means to live as a diverse yet unified Jewish people, and how shared habits, relationships, and responsibility can help a response contain strength and purpose.
Dinner and childcare
To make it easier for families to attend, dinner will be available for pre-purchase, and children’s activities will be offered for ages 4 and up during the program.
This month, the kids will join Shinshinim Noga Yaniv and Yarden Lahan for games, crafts, and an ice cream social as they celebrate Golda Meir, Israel’s first female Prime Minister. Children will learn about Meir’s journey from a young immigrant to a national leader, and how her courage, determination, and love for Israel helped shape the Jewish state.
The kids’ program takes place right down the hall, so the whole family can take part in the evening together.
Come for the learning. Stay for the connection. Leave feeling more grounded, more connected, and part of a larger story we are building together.
For more information or to register, visit JewishVA.org/Partners or contact Sierra Lautman, senior director of Jewish Innovation at SLautman@ujft.org or 757-965-6107.