Digital Leaders for Progressive Judaism

The World Union For Progressive Judaism is offering a program to develop “Digital Leaders”, who will learn about the values of progressive Judaism and how to share them on social media.  The program includes leadership training with time in Israel.

Click here for more information.

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Aspirational Zionism:  How Moral Imagination Enriches Our Love of Israel and the Jewish People

Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00 PM

Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto

Join us to hear Yehuda Kurtzer as he shares reflections on what it means to embrace an aspirational Zionism today—one proudly committed to the Jewish people and responsive to the moral, spiritual, and political challenges of our time.

Following his remarks, Yehuda will be joined by Rabbi Yael Splansky for a conversation about how we can contribute to ensuring that Israel lives up to our deepest hopes and our highest values.

Register here.

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Israel Dialogues

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April 30 – The Inverted Funnel of Information and the Creation of a False Consensus: The Case of the ‘Genocide’ Allegations in Gaza

Dr. Danny Orbach

Dr. Danny Orbach is an  Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He specializes in military history, political assassinations and coups, military adventurism, illegal orders, dynamics of military atrocities and the history of intelligence and espionage. His books were translated to numerous languages, including Thai, Japanese, Hebrew, French, Hungarian, Italian and Spanish. Orbach is currently writing a history of Jus in Bello (the rules of armed conflict) in the Imperial Japanese Army. Dr. Orbach will lecture on one of the most oft repeated libels of the last few years, that Israel committed a genocide.

This is an online program.  Register here

Click here for recordings of past sessions.

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Israel in Depth – Reform Day of Learning

May 17, 2026 from 12 to 5 PM ET on zoom

This is an opportunity for congregational lay leaders and professionals to hear from experts, ask big questions, and connect with others who are working in similar spaces. This half-day training was developed for this moment, to address the challenges and responsibilities facing the Jewish community in a post-October 7 world.

This session will draw on material created for the ARZA Canada curriculum for Israel – Navigating Shared Spaces.

This is an opportunity for those seeking deeper grounding, moral clarity, and leadership and educational tools for engaging Israel in a complex time through a Reform Movement lens!

Register here.  Cost is US$36.