A Tug of War - Israeli Society in this Moment
Fri, Apr 25
|Kane Street Synagogue
Join us for a special Kabbalat Shabbat at Kane Street Synagogue, marking the Shabbat between Yom HaShoah and Yom HaZikaron. We’ll gather for dinner and a conversation with Rabbi Elhanan Miller — an educator and journalist dedicated to building bridges between the Jewish and Muslim worlds.
Time & Location
Apr 25, 2025, 6:15 PM
Kane Street Synagogue, 236 Kane St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA
About the event
06:15 - service
07:30 - dinner
08:00 - Rabbi Elhanan Miller: Presentation and Q&A.
As the war in Gaza hits the 18-month mark, it has accentuated ideological divisions within Israeli society. Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Elhanan Miller to unpack these trends and discuss what they mean for Israel’s future.
This event is open to the public.
Dinner fee: $18 for KSS members; $30 for non-members. Kids are free.
About the speaker:
Rabbi Elhanan Miller is the founder of People of the Book, an initiative that harnesses the power of social media to educate a younger generation of Arabs curious about Jewish faith and culture. A language specialist, he earned his BA (cum laude) and MA degrees in Middle East History and Islamic Studies from the Hebrew University. He has served as the Arab Affairs Reporter for The Times of Israel.
A native of Jerusalem, Rabbi Miller regularly comments on Israeli politics on international Arabic news channels, including BBC Arabic, Sky News Arabia, and Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan. His opinion articles have appeared in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
He conducted research on Palestinian politics as an Atkin Fellow at King’s College London and was the Richard Beeston Scholar at the foreign desk of The Times (London). Most recently, he served as the rabbi of the Jewish community in Canberra, Australia, while studying for Orthodox rabbinic ordination at Beit Midrash Harel.