BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:945@emanuelsynagogue.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T110000 DTSTAMP:20250110T204323Z URL:https://emanuelsynagogue.org/events/emanuel-monthly-book-club-february / SUMMARY:Emanuel Monthly Book Club: February DESCRIPTION:The Books and Banter Book Group meets monthly in-person in Bank s Garden Lobby\nYou did not have to read the book to join our discussion. Meet new people and hear about our next book!\n\nFeb 25 we will discuss:\n Join us to discuss "The Hebrew Teacher" by Maya Arad\n\nThree Israeli wome n\, their lives altered by immigration to the United States\, seek to over come crises. Ilana is a veteran Hebrew instructor at a Midwestern college who has built her life around her career. When a young Hebrew literature p rofessor joins the faculty\, she finds his post-Zionist politics pose a th reat to her life’s work. Miriam\, whose son left Israel to make his fort une in Silicon Valley\, pays an unwanted visit to meet her new grandson an d discovers cracks in the family’s perfect façade. Efrat\, another Isra eli in California\, is determined to help her daughter navigate the challe nges of middle school and crosses forbidden lines when she follows her int o the minefield of social media. In these three stirring novellas—comedi es of manners with an ambitious blend of irony and sensitivity—celebrate d Israeli author Maya Arad probes the demise of idealism and the generatio n gap that her heroines must confront.\n\nNo registration required. For qu estions: Michalee Merrtitt at \;merrittm13@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://emanuelsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2025/01/Feb-Book-CLUB-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR