• Polarization’s Impact On Our World: What Can We Do?

    Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue 8485, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Adults

    This program is open to all, not just 60 & Better members. Americans have rarely been as polarized as we are today. We are aware of how polarized our country is: Democrats, Republicans, and Independents seemingly live in separate and divided worlds. Political disagreements aren’t wrong, in fact, this is an important part of a […]

  • Listening Across Differences: Skills for a Divided World

    Wise Center 8329 Ridge Road, Cincinnati
    Adults

    Presented by: Rabbi Neil Hirsch Join our Senior Rabbi for a skill building workshop on communicating across lines of division. We won’t solve every issue, but we will learn practical strategies we can use to listen with compassion, stay grounded, and help reduce polarization in our families, workplaces, and communities. A chance to practice, grow, […]

  • Separation of Church and State

    Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue 8485, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Adults

    **_This program is only open to members of the JCC and/or 60 & Better Center._**_ You can learn more about our 60 & Better Center _(https://mayersonjcc.org/60-and-better/) _ or contact Melissa Shrimplin at _513.761.7500 ext. 1218. Come learn with Donald Hordes about the US Supreme Court’s evolving philosophy on Separation of Church and State and the […]

  • Depolarizing Ourselves: How to Approach Difficult Political Conversations

    Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue 8485, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Adults

    _This program is only open to JCC members and 60 & Better members._ Respect, not agreement, is an essential key to a healthy discussion. This workshop explores how we may, without realizing it, encourage polarization. We will examine how we regard and talk about large groups of ordinary people on the other side of our […]

  • Families & Politics: How to Talk About Politics When We Disagree?

    Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue 8485, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Adults

    _This program is only open to JCC members and 60 & Better members._ Family relationships, as well as friendships, are becoming casualties of our toxic, polarized environment. Families and friends are having political arguments, avoiding each other, or even cutting off lifelong relationships. Although the focus is on family relationships, you can use the strategies […]