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SUMMARY:Texts and Values: A Weekly Jewish Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:Join Rabbi Naftali Brawer for a weekly exploration of Jewish values and ethical teachings embedded in ancient Jewish texts. No prior knowledge is required\, just curiosity and an open mind.
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/texts-and-values-a-weekly-jewish-study-circle/2026-01-27/
LOCATION:Tufts Hillel Building\, 220 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
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SUMMARY:Bunchi: an Ethiopian-Israeli story (Film Screening\, Dinner\, and Discussion with Director Esti Wexler)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special screening of Bunchi\, a powerful short drama by acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Esti Almo Wexler. The film will be screened at Tufts Hillel\, followed by a live Q&A with the director. Dinner will be provided.  \n\n\n\nEsti Almo Wexler is one of the leading voices in contemporary Israeli cinema and one of the most prominent Ethiopian-Israeli filmmakers working today. Following the screening\, she will speak about the making of the film\, her personal journey\, and her experience working as an Ethiopian-Israeli woman in the film industry. \n\n\n\nBunchi tells the story of an Ethiopian-Israeli mother who must confront deeply rooted traditional gender roles as she struggles to protect her family from a growing crisis. With emotional depth and striking intimacy\, the film explores themes of motherhood\, immigration\, cultural identity\, and the tensions between tradition and modern life. \n\n\n\nThis moving and thought-provoking film offers a rare and authentic look into a community and a story that is seldom seen on screen. The screening and conversation with the director promise an engaging evening of cinema\, culture\, and dialogue.  \n\n\n\nSponsored by: \n\n\n\nDepartment of International Literary and Cultural Studies \n\n\n\nCharles Smith Endowment Fund \n\n\n\nJudaic Studies Program \n\n\n\nHebrew Program \n\n\n\nTufts Hillel \n\n\n\nDepartment of History \n\n\n\nProgram in Medieval Studies
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/bunchi-an-ethiopian-israeli-story-film-screening-dinner-and-discussion-with-director-esti-wexler/
LOCATION:Tufts Hillel Building\, 220 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
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SUMMARY:Talmud Chaburah
DESCRIPTION:Want to take sharpen your Talmud skills? Join a weekly\, text-based study group where you’ll work through the Hebrew/Aramaic of the Gemara together\, sharpening both reading skills and analytical thinking. Guided by Rabbi Brawer\, this chaburah offers a collaborative space for deep learning and thoughtful discussion. \n\n\n\nPrerequisite: Participants should be comfortable reading Talmud in the original Hebrew/Aramaic.
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/talmud-chaburah/2026-01-30/
LOCATION:Tufts Hillel Building\, 220 Packard Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
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SUMMARY:Ethiopian Jewry and the Lost Kingdom of the Gideonites
DESCRIPTION:This short presentation explores two interrelated subjects: the unique history of Ethiopian Jewry (Beta Israel) and the story of the Kingdom of the Gideonites—an independent Jewish polity that existed in the Ethiopian highlands between the 14th and 17th centuries. \n\n\n\nThe presentation will also include the latest discoveries and developments in the research on the Gideonites\, drawing on Dr. Wexler’s recent expedition to Ethiopia\, where he and his team searched for archaeological and historical evidence of the lost Kingdom of the Gideonites. \n\n\n\nDr. Elad Wexler is a Visiting Professor at Tulane University\, a scholar of Ethiopian Jewry\, and a filmmaker. \n\n\n\nProudly sponsored by: Department of International Literary and Cultural Studies\, Charles Smith Endowment Fund\, Judaic Studies Program\, Hebrew Program\, Tufts Hillel\, Department of History\, and Program in Medieval Studies
URL:https://tuftshillel.org/event/ethiopian-jewry-and-the-lost-kingdom-of-the-gideonites/
LOCATION:Laminan Lounge in Olin Center\, 180 Packard Ave\, Medford\, 02155
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning
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