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Power of 49 Registration

Power of 49 Registration

Register for classInteractive Five Session Course-$50RegisterThe Power of 49 A 5 Session Course on Race, Liberalism and Jewish Values[wpforms_selector form_id="15590" show_title="off" show_desc="on" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default"...

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Black Jewish Perspectives

Black Jewish Perspectives

A discussion on tensions between Black Americans and Jews Sunday, January 22nd at 1:00 PM EST LIVESTREAM Black Jewish thinkers will discuss ongoing tensions between Black and Jewish communities, exploring how these tensions impact Black Jews. Frequently uninvited to...

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WSJ: Teach ‘1619’ and ‘1776’ U.S. History

WSJ: Teach ‘1619’ and ‘1776’ U.S. History

The answer to ideological education isn’t to ban the ideology but to make room for alternative views.

Conventional wisdom has it that there are only two sides in the culture war over kids’ instruction on race and racism in America. Those on the right want to impose state-level bans on teaching critical race theory in public schools. Some also want to remove particular books from libraries and curriculums. On the left, people want to teach about America’s history of racism and contemporary systemic racism but from only one perspective, with little if any room for debate.

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LIVESTREAM: Batya Ungar-Sargon,

LIVESTREAM: Batya Ungar-Sargon,

LIVESTREAM w/Batya Ungar-Sargon: The Dangers of Woke Media

Batya Ungar-Sargon, Deputy Opinion Editor at Newsweek, will speak about her new book, ‘Bad News: How Woke Media is Undermining Democracy.’ Her book details how newsrooms are propagating radical ideas and stifling dissent. She will also discuss how these radical ideas fuel antisemitism and generate anti-Israel sentiment.

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On Liberty, Liberalism, and Freedom

On Liberty, Liberalism, and Freedom

We often take for granted that everyone understands the meaning of the word “liberal” and the values that it represents. However, we use a confusing lexicon that misleads people regarding the meaning of the word “liberal.” Hanging out at kiddush after shul a friend...

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Livestream Peter Boghossian

Livestream Peter Boghossian

Friday, September 24th at 3:00 PM EST Philosophy professor and public intellectual discusses how universities have become ideology factories. Boghossian fought the system by submitting and getting published several hoax papers in academic journals in the infamous...

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Open Strategy Session

Open Strategy Session

OPEN STRATEGY SESSIONTuesday, August 10, 12:00 Noon ET ZOOM EventWe discussed how we change the conversation and bring back some measure of sanity to the public discussion inside and outside the Jewish community. Moderator: David Bernstein  Founder of JILV and...

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LGBTQ+ Jewish Voices/Free Expression

LGBTQ+ Jewish Voices/Free Expression

Watch Here- Thursday, June 3, at 2 PM ET LiveStream EventJILV will hold another Livestream event at 2:00 PM ET. Jewish Voices from the LGBTQ+ community: Why we value the free expression of ideas   Numerous LGBTQ+ Jews have been at the frontlines of the battle for...

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Ten Ways Woke Ideas Spread and Stick

Ten Ways Woke Ideas Spread and Stick

I’ve long been fascinated by the varied explanations of why woke ideas spread. Here are the ten that I find most compelling. There are three kinds of explanations among the ten: one looks at the contagiousness of the woke ideas themselves; a second looks at the...

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Who Decides What’s Racist?

Who Decides What’s Racist?

The problem with "standpoint epistemology."   Growing out of the Critical Race Theory (CRT) movement, a culture of censorship has taken root in many of our institutions. CRT makes two basic observations: First, that bias and prejudice exist not just in the hearts...

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NYT: Woke Me When It’s Over

NYT: Woke Me When It’s Over

In 2015, Bon Appétit ran an article by the food writer Dawn Perry about hamantaschen, the triangular cookies that are a tradition during the Jewish festival of Purim. It was headlined — brace yourself for outrage — “How to Make Actually Good Hamantaschen.” Six years...

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The Anti-Rational Woke Meme

The Anti-Rational Woke Meme

Woke ideology, which presents itself as the progressive successor to the liberal tradition, is actually a source of cultural lethargy and decay. It is an anti-rational meme with the power to disable criticism, which wreaks havoc on liberal societies. In The Beginning...

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