Across Iranian Jewry: Home, Exile, and Belonging

Explore Vietnam – Hosted by Leanna Wolfe in Van Nuys, address provided upon RSVP! 7:00 PM Shmooze & Wine, 8:00 PM Presentation Please join the Travel Circle for an in-person adventure to Vietnam with host Leanna Wolfe.

The window of opportunity is closing. But as long as the spark of vitality remains within us, it’s not yet too late. Shalkh Lekha 5786

We are a nation built by people who dared to believe the unbelievable, even when the odds were far worse and the stakes much higher than at any blackjack table… Our shared history, our family stories, our collective legacy is one of impossible dreams made real– …we are our ancestors’ wildest dreams. -Sen Cory Booker (STAND, 215)

The Torah’s most repetitive chapter may conceal one of its most urgent lessons. Through a series of surprising midrashic connections, we discover that the leaders bringing gifts to the Mishkan are the same figures who once clashed bitterly with Moses during the struggle against Pharaoh. Their last-minute act of reconciliation raises a timeless question: what does it take for a divided people to rebuild trust before it’s too late?