Past Is Present: Stephen S. Wise, the Jewish Institute of Religion, and the Reinvention of American Liberal Judaism

American Jewish Archives 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH, United States

Bucking denominational trends of the early 1920s, Stephen S. Wise’s Jewish Institute of Religion was founded on freedom of thought and practice. The cadre of JIR alumni who would later join the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) inspired a counter-cultural rabbinic ethos that flowed from their fledgling seminary to eventually pervade Reform Judaism. Rabbi Idelson will explore this history, including aspects […]

2024 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival

Cincinnati Cincinnati, Cincinnati

**All ticketing for in-person and virtual events will take place on our Eventive site **[ **HERE.**](https://mayersonjccfilmfestival2024.eventive.org/welcome) The Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival presents a diverse, inspiring lineup of award-winning films and engaging, educational programming that connects to Jewish and Israeli stories. The 2024 Festival has a hybrid lineup with each film offered either […]

Jewish and Israeli Film Festival Opening Night: Matchmaking

Memorial Hall OTR 1225 Elm St, Cincinnati

This sweet forbidden romance is a joyous tale about tolerance and love. Moti Bernstein is the son every mother wants, the student every Rabbi loves to teach, the ideal Yeshiva study mate, the perfect match for every bride. In search of a wife, he will meet the best girls in the Jewish Orthodox world but […]