America Turns 250: Truths, Self-Evident & Otherwise
Political and Geopolitical
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1h 7m
As the kickoff to our year of America at 250 programming, our Yom Kippur afternoon learning looked at key moments in our history and discuss our present and future with Rabbi Cosgrove, Dr. Richard Haass, and Dr. Julian Zelizer.
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Under G-d: Reproductive Rights and Re...
After a screening of the short documentary Under G-d, a panel
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