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Join us for this week long seminar hosted at Boca Raton Synagogue that will focus on contemporary Israel in the context of Jewish history and the broader Middle East. Each class will be preceded by a short film.

AIPAC & BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE INVITE YOU TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA ISRAEL WEEK

JANUARY 11-16, 2014 Open to the entire community!

Monday January 13

Tuesday January 14

Wednesday January 15

Thursday January 16

9:45am

Rabbi Ken Spiro - “The Holy Land of Israel: An Overview

of the Last 3,300 Years” Part I


of the Last 3,300 Years” Part II

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg - The Religious Significance of

Israel

11:15 AM Film Series: A State is Born

12:00 PM

*Lunch Seminar: Dr. Jonathan Schanzer -

“Analysis of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Past,

Present & Future”

8:00pm

Evening Seminar: Dr. Jonathan Schanzer -

“Analysis of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Past,

Present & Future”


of the Last 3,300 Years” Part I


of the Last 3,300 Years” Part II

Reception & Briefing - Jonathan Kessler "Now that

you know, what can you do?"

Movie: History of the State

7:15pm Movie: A State is Born Movie: Israel in the Bible Movie: From Abraham to Modern Zionism Movie: History of the State

9:00am Movie: Israel in the Bible Movie: From Abraham to Modern Zionism

Course Fee & Registration: The seminar fee is $10 per class or $35 for the entire week long seminar series. To register or for more information visit brsonline.org/IsraelWeek or email [email protected]. Advance reservation required. The morning and evening presentations on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will cover the same topic and information.

*Lunch seminar on Monday, January 13 is an additional charge of $10 per lunch.These events are off the record and closed to the press.

Opening lecture: January 11 Bret Stephens will speak at 11:15 a.m. at the conclusion of Shabbat services. Free and open to the public.

Hahn Judaic Campus 7900 Montoya Circle

Boca Raton, Florida 33433(561) 491.2384 • www.brsonline.org

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERSBret StephenS Mr. Stephens is the deputy editorial page editor responsible for the international opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal. He also writes “Global View,” the paper’s weekly foreign-affairs column, and is a member of the Journal’s editorial board. He is a regular panelist on The Journal Editorial Report, a weekly political talk show broadcast on Fox News Channel.

Dr. Jonathan Schanzer Dr. Schanzer is vice president of research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the author of Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine. Previously, he has served as a counterterrorism analyst at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He was also a Research Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he authored the book Al-Qaeda’s Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror.

raBBi Ken Spiro Rabbi Spiro is a senior lecturer and researcher for Aish HaTorah’s Discovery Seminars and the Jerusalem Online University. In addition, he is a licensed tour guide from the Israel Ministry of Tourism. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs such as B.B.C. Radio and TV., The National Geographic Channel, The History Channel, Channel 4 England and Arutz Sheva-Israel National Radio. He is the author of WorldPerfect - The Jewish Impact on Civilization and Crash Course in Jewish History.

Jonathan KeSSler Jonathan Kessler has devoted his professional life to strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship. He currently serves as AIPAC’s Leadership Development Director, responsible for the strategic development and oversight of AIPAC’s highly acclaimed campus efforts and their positioning within the larger pro-Israel political movement. In addition, Jonathan serves as a member of AIPAC’s Senior Staff and directs AIPAC’s Schusterman Advocacy Institute and Washington Professional Forum.

Hahn Judaic Campus 7900 Montoya Circle

Boca Raton, Florida 33433(561) 394.0394 • www.brsonline.org

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