YoVAL - Year of Very Active Listening
YoVAL Timeline
Past Events
An Introduction to YoVAL with Rabbi Yosie Levine
11/9/2020
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"Let's Talk About It" An Honest Conversation on Racism, Policing, and the Role of Faith Communities between Officer Anthony Campbell and Ora Weinbach
11/30/20
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2020 Martha Sonnenschein Memorial Lecture
Everything You Wanted to Discuss About Orthodox Jews And Race, But Were Afraid To Ask
with
Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz
12/22/2020
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Race and Racism:
The Dialogue At Jewish Day Schools
1/17/21
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Reckoning with Race and History: What Does Slavery Have To Do With Me?
with Rachel Swarns
2/1/21
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Four Questions People Ask About Racism and Antisemitism
with Clint Odom and Seffi Kogen
2/18/21
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Personal Narratives with NY Friends of the Children
with Gary Clemons, Freddi Mccullers and Sister Eli
3/11/21
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The Case of Crown Heights: Rabbinic Perspectives on White Flight
with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
4/22/21
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A Look at Race within the Jewish Community,
with Chava Shervington and Marnie Black
5/20/21
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A Conversation with Governor Deval Patrick on Race and American Society
6/9/21
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Our Vision
To read our founding mission statement, click here
Our Communication
Click here to see our introductory email (10/26/2020)
Click here to see our email follow up to our first event (11/13/2020)
Who We Are
Planning Committee
Rabbi Dr. Yosie Levine
Ora Weinbach, Community Educator, Co-Chair
Virginia Bayer Hirt, Co-Chair
Len Berman
Margy-Ruth Davis
Seffi Kogen
Marnie Black
Amanda Dryer
Genna Singer
Adina Wagman
Host Committee
Elana Kaminetzky, co-chair
Caleb Koffler, co-chair
Jacob Buksbaum
Jacob Chefitz
Arthur Degen
Sam Goldman
Aliza Herzberg
Rachel Lurie
Shira Orenstein
Rose Lynn Sherr
Sponsors
Lori Zeltser and Len Berman
Marnie and Scott Black
Rachel Wolf and Andrew Borodach
Lisa and Jacob Buksbaum
Margy-Ruth and Perry Davis
Amanda Dryer
Susan and Sam Goldman
Esther and Steve Graber
Rachel and Jonathan Herlands
Rabbi Robert and Virginia Bayer Hirt
Shira Orenstein and Danny Kahn
Seffi Kogen
Chani and Mark Segall
Genna Singer
Adina and Phil Wagman
Cindy and Jacob Worenklein
Want To Help?
To join the growing list of sponsors or the host committee, email yoval@jewishcenter.org
Make A Donation to YoVAL
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Tue, April 29 2025
1 Iyyar 5785
Bring Them Home
Please remember to daven and advocate for the hostages who have been held by Hamas for 567 days.
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