Jewish Culture Group

This Sunday, February 2 at 1 pm Eastern Time, prolific author Harry Freedman will join us from his native UK (the reason for the early time for us) in a Casual Conversation about his newest

On Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 3 pm Eastern Time, Ehud Eilam, Ph.D., will be our guest for a Casual Conversation, sponsored by the Jewish Culture Group, which classmate Bruce Alpert chairs.

On Monday, February 19 at 5 pm Eastern Time (US), UNC Professor Emeritus Christopher R.

On Thursday, January 11 at 5 pm Eastern Time, we will have a Casual Conversation sponsored by the Jewish Culture Group chaired by classmate Bruce Alpert, with Rabbi Dennis S.

Please join us for a Pop-Up Casual Conversation sponsored by the Jewish Culture Group, chaired by classmate Bruce Alpert, on Thursday, November 16 at 3:30 pm Eastern Time (U.S.).  Our guest will be Hilik Wald from Israel, where it will be 10:30 in the evening.

Bruce describes how he has come to know Hilik:

On Thursday, July 20 at 5 pm Eastern Time, Professor Moshe Naor will be our guest for a Casual Conversation that focuses on the social and political nature of the State of Israel.  As with Rachel Greenblatt, Ph.D., our last guest, Professor Naor was suggested for a Casual Conversation to Bruce Alpert, Chair of the Jewish Culture Group.
 
Here is Professor Naor’s short biography:
 

On Tuesday, June 27 at 5 pm, we will have a Casual Conversation, sponsored by the Jewish Culture group, with Rachel L. Greenblatt, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Jewish Studies at Dartmouth and Judaica Librarian at Brandeis University.  Dr.

On Tuesday, May 16 at 5 pm Eastern Time, Thayer Professor Emeritus Alexander Hartov will join us for a Casual Conversation sponsored by the Jewish Culture Group.  Professor Hartov is the co-founder the Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive.
 
Bruce Alpert, chair of the Jewish Culture Group found out about the Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive when he received the Dartmouth News email on April 7: 

https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2023/04/dartmouth-jewish-sound-archive-mark-150000-tracks 

With apologies to Paul Revere devotees:

On the 18th of April '23, no '69 will want to miss
The 5pm Eastern talk of Rabbi Seth
One if by land(line), two if by Zoom
We want all of you in the virtual room!