Refugee Shabbat 2025: A Jewish Textual Exploration of Immigration and Refugees (Co-Sponsored by IKAR)

Learn about Jewish texts relating to refugees and immigration with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld (Temple Beth Am) and Rabbi Hannah Jensen (Ikar) on Saturday, March 1 at 4:30pm. The program begins with minchah services, followed by Seudah Shlishit and the text study, and then maariv and havdalah.

Please register in advance so we have enough food. We suggest a donation of $18 per person, which will be distributed to organizations supporting refugees including HIAS, Tiyya, and CLUE Justice and will pay for dessert prepared by a local refugee baker.

More information about the HIAS Refugee Shabbat Project HERE.

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