Join us for this important learning opportunity as we hear from Israeli leaders on the ground about how bringing the hostages home brings us all one step closer to mental wellness and safety. There is nothing “post” about Israelis’ trauma. Each day that the 58 remaining hostages are kept in Hamas captivity, the mental health […]

Join Sha’ar Zahav and co-sponsor, A Wider Bridge, in a 75-minute Zoom presentation and discussion with a diverse group of Israel leaders of Israel’s Transgender community. Moderator: Arthur Slepian (Founder of A Wider Bridge, past President of Sha’ar Zahav and immediate past Chair of the Bay Area Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund Panelists: Linor […]

Join Chef Ayelet live from her kitchen in Tel Aviv as she teaches us how to make simple dishes to nourish our bodies and neshamot (souls) A proud Tel Avivian with Persian Mizrahi roots, Chef Ayelet brings her full self to the kitchen, and invites you to do the same as we connect through cooking. […]

Join Rabbi Eger as she teaches us how to use Jewish sacred texts to advocate for substantive change in Judaism toward LGBTQ+ inclusion and celebration. In this session, Rabbi Eger will address critical questions like: What do our core Jewish texts say about LGBTQ+ love and relationships? How has religion historically been weaponized against queer […]

Join A Wider Bridge in conversation with acclaimed LGBTQ Jewish author and activist, Ben Freeman on his latest book. In The Jews: An Indigenous People, the final instalment of his seminal Jewish Pride trilogy, Ben takes readers on a powerful journey through 3,000 years of Jewish history. Exploring the origins of Jewish identity and practice […]