WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LUNCH AND LEARN Wednesday Lunch time 12:00pm Lunch (optional) $10; 12:45pm Lecture Enjoy lunch and fabulous tidbits of learning during the day. Each month on the third Wednesday, there will be lectures from varied and learned sources ranging from TBI history to the Israel Film Festival to Yiddish and Hebrew Language. Join the discussion each session as these presenters bring these interesting topics straight to you here at Temple Beth Israel. Stay tuned to the TBI Bulletin and eBlast for each month’s topic.

Dead Heat: Understanding Why Israelis Have Voted 3 Times in the Past Year
May 20, 2020
Presenter:  Carl Schrag, Former Editor of Jerusalem Post
    For Americans, one elections every 4 years is more than enough. Israelis have voted 3 times since April 2019. Why is it so hard to choose a government?  Carl Schrag  is a journalist and lived in Israel for nearly 15 years, where he was the Editor of The Jerusalem Post. He is Program Director for JUF's Write On for Israel program, and mentors teens and Jewish educators who seek to deepen their understanding of Israel and their ability to share their perspectives with others