SPONSORED BY ALBANY BRIT TZEDEK V'SHALOM

Thursday, May 14, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Temple Sinai

Straddling the Fence, produced by Thomas L. Friedman, chronicles his travel to Israel for a look at the causes and potential consequences of the security wall under construction - a barrier between Israel and Palestine.  Following the movie there will be a dialogue led by Guest Moderator Bob Gluck who has served as Executive Director of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, as the first Director of Outreach for the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, and as a pulpit rabbi.

Thursday, May 7, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Temple Sinai

Please join us for a showing of Land of the Settlers, Directed by Chaim Yavin.  In the movie Yavin reveals his own complicated and conflicted perspective of the occupation and the complex web of viewpoints and relations among Palestinians, Israeli settlers, the Israeli army, and other Israeli citizens both within Israel and on the West Bank.  Following the movie there will be a dialogue led by Guest Moderator Gerry Magnes who directs a statewide computer training project for the State Office of Children and Family Services.

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
7:30pm
Temple Sinai
 
Please join us for a showing of the film Encounter Point which follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities.  Following the movie there will be a moderated discussion.

Sunday March 15, 2009
9:30 a.m.
Temple Beth Emeth
Albany, NY
 
Ethan Bloch, a founding member of Brit Tzedek will be part of a panel discussion along with a representative of AIPAC.

Sunday, March 1
3:00 P.M.
Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary at the College of St. Rose.
 
Ethan Bloch, a founding member of Brit Tzedek will be part of a panel discussion entitled "Do You Hear the Other Side"?

Saturday, January 31, 2009
8:00pm
Temple Sinai
Saratoga Springs, NY
 
Ethan Bloch, a founding member of Brit Tzedek  will lead a discussion on "The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: A Pro-Peace and Pro-Israel Perspective." Rabbis Linda Motzkin and Jonathan Rubenstein will open the evening with a celebration of Havdalah  and then introduced Ethan and Brit Tzedek v'Shalom.

Sunday, November 23, 2008
2:00 PM
Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary, College of St. Rose, 959 Madison Ave., Albany, NY

THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT: A TURNING POINT with Ghaith al-Omari, author of “Palestinian Perspectives on the Israel-Palestine Conflict” with moderator Rabbi Debora S. Gordon of Congregation Berith Sholom of Troy, NY

Admission free: donation appreciated
Presented by: Capital District Chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, Sidney Albert Interfaith Lecture Series Board, Interfaith Alliance of New York State, Commission on Peace & Justice of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

For more information and directions please email chapter@btvshalom.org

Saturday, November 22, 2008
3:00 PM
Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar, NY

THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT: A TURNING POINT with Ghaith al-Omari, author of “Palestinian Perspectives on the Israel-Palestine Conflict” and Diane Balser, Interim Executive Director of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom and author of “The Israel-Palestine Conflict, American Politics and American Jews.”

Admission free: donation appreciated
Presented by: Brit Tzedek v’Shalom and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace

For more information and directions please email chapter@btvshalom.org

Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 7:00 PM
At the home of David & Jean Shub
Dessert and Talk by Ethan Bloch, Professor, Department of Mathematics Bard College. Ethan is a past chairman of the Brit Tzedek local chapter.  He has just returned from a sabbatical year in Israel. He will present his perspective on the Israel-Palestine conflict and then lead a general conversation about the path to peace.

For more information and directions please email chapter@btvshalom.org

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
At the home of David & Jean Shub
Professor Yyarom Meital, Professor of Middle East Studies at Ben Gurion University, will speak on origins of the "generous offer;terrorist response" myth about Camp David and the destructive consequences of that myth.

For more information and directions please email chapter@btvshalom.org

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Berith Sholom
167 3rd St
Troy, NY 12180

Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam ("Oasis of Peace") is a village between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv where Israeli Jews and Arabs live together. Among its activities, the village runs a School for Peace and a Pluralistic Spiritual Center.

The Capital District Chapter of Brit Tzedek is pleased to co-sponsor with Congregation Berith Sholom and Troy Area United Ministries an event featuring Ahmad Hijazi, former mayor and current Director of Public Relations of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam. Deanna Armbuster, Executive Director of American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam will accompany Ahmad.

October 15 , 2007, 5:30pm
Sari Nusseibeh will speak at Skidmore. He has been in the middle of the Israel-Plaestine conflict for a generation, and has been a consistent voice for a humane solution.

April 22, 2007
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom House Party
At Magnesses
3 Linda Lane, Schenectady, NY 12309 - off of Old Valley and Valley Roads.

We'll start with a presentation and discussion on the current
Israeli-Palestinian situation, and then we'll work on organizing the next
steps for our Chapter.

Ethan Bloch will speak. Ethan is a past chairman of our local chapter. Part of his schooling was in Israel, and he
and his family spend summers in Israel. All will be given the opportunity to ask questions and air views.

We'll then move on to organizing. Our Combatants events in January generated a lot of interest. We want to capitalize on that. Also Brit Tzedek v' Shalom's new "Let's Talk" campaign gives us lots to do.

Dessert and coffee/tea will be served.

January 20, 2007--DELMAR, NY
4pm, Bethlehem Town Hall, 445 Delaware Ave.
Sponsor: Capitol District Chapter of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
Co-sponsor: Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace
For more information, contact Jack Alexander by email or (518) 674-8582

For more information on the Combatants for Peace Tour, including bios of the speakers and a description of Combatants for Peace, please click here.

Saturday, January 20, 2007
Combatants for Peace Tour
Congregation Berith Shalom
167 Third Street, Troy
Brit Tzedek's Combatants for Peace Tour will be coming to Troy on Saturday, January 20, 2007. The two speakers, Elik Elhanan and Sulaiman Al Hamri, will be giving a talk at 8:00 PM at Congregation Berith Shalom, located at 167 Third Street, Troy. Congregation Berith Shalom and Temple Gates of Heaven of Schenectady are co-sponsoring this event with Brit Tzedek. For more information on this event, please contact Jack Alexander by email or at (518) 674-8582.

November 6, 2006
Capital District Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Attending Greenberg Lecture Series on the Middle East
Join the Capital District of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom as we attend the Greenberg Lecture Series on the Middle East, sponsored by Skidmore College. This will be the third lecture in this series we will be attending. The lecture is on “Middle East Conflicts: Rebellion, Revolution, Resistance or Civil War?” by Lisa Anderson and James T. Shotwell, located at Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall at 8:00 PM. Carpooling: For information, email us.


October 10, 2006
Capital District Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Attending Greenberg Lecture Series on the Middle East
Join the Capital District of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom as we attend the Greenberg Lecture Series on the Middle East, sponsored by Skidmore College. This will be the second lecture in this series we will be attending. The lecture is on “Hamas and Hezbollah: Risk, Conflict, and Democracy” by Robert Malley, located at Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall at 8:00 PM. Carpooling: For information, email us. If you live in a convenient location and would like to provide a meeting place for the October 10 or November 6 lectures, please email us.

Monday, October 9, 2006
Open Sukkah
Rabbi Deb Gordon and Judy Weinman invite Brit Tzedek members to their Open
Sukkah on Monday, October 9, from 2:00 to 6:00 at their new farm. Please RSVP so they will know how many people to expect.

September 21, 2006
Capital District Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Attending Greenberg Lecture Series on the Middle East
Join the Capital District of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom as we attend the Greenberg Lecture Series on the Middle East, sponsored by Skidmore College. This Thursday we will be attending "Re-reading the Islamic Revolution: From February 11 (1979) to September 11 (2001)," a conversation with Hamid Dabashi and Hagop, located in Payne Room, Tang Museum at 8:00 PM.


June 2005
On June 8, representatives from the New York and Albany chapters met with an aide in the office of Sen. Schumer. The meeting was a great success and hopefully will lay the foundation for future meetings. Jack Alexander, Albany chapter chair, also joined other Brit Tzedek activists in DC for the National Advocacy Days, meeting with the offices of Sen. Schumer and Clinton. To find out how you can become involved in the chapter’s advocacy activities send an email.


January 16, 2005
Chapter meeting: 5:00-7:00pm at the Campus Center of Sage College, Room 347.