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First Miriam Hasson z”l Sephardic Shabbat
October 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - October 14, 2023 @ 9:30 pm
Free – $49.00Join the Slifka Center community in celebrating the first Miriam Hasson z”l Sephardic Shabbat. This year’s Shabbat will feature the culture and cuisine of the Jews of Thessalonika, with several presentations by Prof. Devin Naar, who will be our scholar-in-residence.
Friday Oct. 13
Sephardi Pizmonim, 5:30 pm
Sing traditional Sephardi melodies, all are welcome
Shabbat Dinner, 7:30 pm
Brief dinner remarks on The Sephardic Roots of Modern Judaism by Professor Naar, introduction by Yosef Malka ‘24, with a special menu
Poetry: Salonica and Jerusalem as Holy Cities, 9:15 pm
Join Professor Naar for a post-dinner conversation
Saturday Oct. 14
Shabbat Shuir, 12:30 pm
Join Professor Naar for some communal learning after services
The Rise and Fall of the Jews of Salonica, 2:30 pm
Lecture by Professor Naar
Screening and Conversation, 7:15 pm
Join Professor Naar for a conversation about Sephardi Jews in film and TV