Series in cooperation with Beth Shalom Aleichem
(Top photo: Hasidim in Leżajsk, Poland. April 2022. Photo: Meir Bulka)
Series editor: Rivka Aderet
Program:
November 15, 2024
- Hasidism: social and historical aspects. Prof. David Asaf.
- Hasidic music with Di Gasn Trio: Gal Klein – clarinet, Yanush Hurwitz – accordion, Asaf Rabi – bass.
December 13, 2024
- The songs of Karlin-Stolin, with the Hasidic choir “קאפעליע”. Rabbi Avraham Avish Shor tells about the history of songs and melodies from Karlin.
- Cinematic glimpses on Hasidism: films from the Oster Visual Documentation Center at ANU – Museum of the Jewish People. With Rivka Aderet.
January 17, 2025
- Hasidism in Yiddish literature. Prof. Avraham Novershtern.
- The stories of rabbi Nachman of Breslov. Dr. Ze’ev Kitzes.
February 14, 2025
- The Besht as a mystic and religious reformator. Prof. Immanuel Etkes.
- Food as a tool for worship in Hasidism. Shmil Holland.
March 21, 2025
- Hasidim and Mitnagdim in Lithuania. Prof. Motti Zalkin.
- Hasidic humor. Lecture and archival recordings. Dr. Michael Lukin.
April 25, 2025
- When the Hasidim get to meet with their Tsadik. Prof. Gadi Sagiv.
- An-sky’s Hasidim. Dibuks and melodies. Lecture and flute: Dr. Michael Lukin.
May 9, 2025
- Hasidism in cinema. Dr. Yuval Rivlin.
- The untold story of Hasidic women. Dr. Ze’ev Kitzes.
June 6, 2025
- On pilgrimage and festivals. Meir Bulka.
- Anti Hasidic songs that became Hasidic icons. Lecture and flute: Dr. Michael Lukin, singer: Vira Lozinsky, piano: Igor Ostrowski.
