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SUMMARY:CIESJ Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join Congregation Ramot Shalom of Be’er Shevah and Temple Sinai of DC for a virtual book discussion of Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran by Roya Hakakian. With attention focused on Iran this spring\, we felt that both American Jews and Israelis would be interested in this first-person account of a Jewish young woman before\, during\, and after the Iranian revolution of 1979. The book is accessible and compelling; the author is a poet\, journalist\, and former associate producer of CBS’s 60 Minutes. \nRegister to join via Zoom \n  \nThe book was written up by the Jewish Book Council as follows: \nIn Jour­ney from the Land of No Roya Hakakian recalls her child­hood and ado­les­cence in pre­rev­o­lu­tion­ary Iran with can­dor and verve. The result is a beau­ti­ful­ly writ­ten com­ing-of-age sto­ry about one deeply intel­li­gent and per­cep­tive girl’s attempt to ï¬?nd an authen­tic voice of her own at a time of cul­tur­al clos­ing and repres­sion. Remark­ably\, she man­ages to re-cre­ate a time and place dom­i­nat­ed by reli­gious fanati­cism\, vio­lence\, and fear with an open heart and often with great humor. \nHakakian was twelve years old in 1979 when the rev­o­lu­tion swept through Tehran. The daugh­ter of an esteemed poet\, she grew up in a house­hold that hummed with intel­lec­tu­al life. Fam­i­ly gath­er­ings were punc­tu­at­ed by wit­ty\, satir­i­cal exchanges and spon­ta­neous recita­tions of poet­ry. But the Hakakians were also part of the very small Jew­ish pop­u­la­tion in Iran who wit­nessed the iron fist of the Islam­ic fun­da­men­tal­ists increas­ing­ly tight­en­ing its grip. It is with the inno­cent con­fu­sion of youth that Roya describes her dis­cov­ery of a swasti­ka — “a plus sign gone awry\, a dark rep­tile with four hun­gry claws” — paint­ed on the wall near her home. As a school­girl she watched as friends accused of read­ing blas­phe­mous books were escort­ed from class by Islam­ic Soci­ety guards\, nev­er to return. Only much lat­er did Roya learn that she was spared a sim­i­lar fate because her teacher admired her writ­ing. \nHakakian relates in the most poignant and at times painful ways what life was like for women after the coun­try fell into the hands of Islam­ic fun­da­men­tal­ists who had declared an insid­i­ous war against them\, but we see it all through the eyes of a strong\, youth­ful opti­mist who some­how came up in the world believ­ing that she was dif­fer­ent\, know­ing she was spe­cial. At her loneli­est\, Roya dis­cov­ers the con­so­la­tions of writ­ing while sit­ting on the rooftop of her house late at night. There\, “pen in hand\, I led my own cho­rus of words\, with a melody of my own mak­ing.” And she dis­cov­ers the craft that would ulti­mate­ly enable her to find her own voice and become her own per­son. \nA won­der­ful­ly evoca­tive sto­ry\, Jour­ney from the Land of No reveals an Iran most read­ers have not encoun­tered and marks the debut of a stun­ning new talent.
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/ciesj-book-discussion-6/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Israel Engagement & Social Justice,Spotlight
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SUMMARY:Community Memorial Services
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to attend services at the Garden of Remembrance in Clarksburg\, MD\, each led by community rabbis and cantors. For more information\, please call GOR at 301.428.3000.
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/community-memorial-services-2/
LOCATION:Garden of Remembrance – 14321 Comus Rd\, Clarksburg\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holidays,Worship
GEO:39.23872;-77.27943
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SUMMARY:Fall Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join the Temple Sinai community of young families for our Fall Festival! Featuring family-friendly activities\, crafts\, treats\, a moon bounce\, and more! And a chance to learn more about the Temple Sinai community. \nRequest tickets \nQuestions? Contact Lisa Resnikoff. \nThis event is part of our Young Families High Holidays programming\, which is open to the community.
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/fall-festival/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Holidays,Spotlight,Young Families
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SUMMARY:B'not Mitzvah of Sienna Sherman and Zelda Burton
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URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/bnot-mitzvah-of-sienna-sherman-and-zelda-burton/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Worship
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SUMMARY:Adult B'nei Mitzvah Alumni Reunion in the Sukkah
DESCRIPTION:Adult B’nei Mitzvah alumni are invited to a festive potluck dinner and gathering in the Sukkah and Social Hall. Cantor Emerita Croen will lead us in song and celebration. \nPlease bring a dish for 8 people. As in past years\, given the large number of alumni\, attendance is limited to the participants in the program. \nPlease RSVP and direct any questions to Lafe Solomon at lafesolo@aol.com.
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/adult-bnei-mitzvah-alumni-reunion-in-the-sukkah-2/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Community,Spotlight,Sukkot & Simchat Torah
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SUMMARY:B'nei Mitzvah of Skylar Bawa and Isaac Bishins
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URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/bnei-mitzvah-of-skylar-bawa-and-isaac-bishins/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Worship
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SUMMARY:Bar Mitzvah of Oren Maritz Taylor
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URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/bar-mitzvah-of-oren-maritz-taylor/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T103000
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CREATED:20260604T141943Z
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SUMMARY:B'nei Mitzvah of Joshua Perlman and Ronan Sharma-Manning
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/bnei-mitzvah-of-joshua-perlman-and-ronan-sharma-manning/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T103000
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SUMMARY:B'nei Mitzvah of Gemma and Theo Schwartz
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URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/bnei-mitzvah-of-gemma-and-theo-schwartz/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Worship
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T142000Z
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SUMMARY:B'nei Mitzvah of Baba and Niya Fabrikant
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URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/bnei-mitzvah-of-baba-and-niya-fabrikant/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T103000
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CREATED:20260604T141944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T142000Z
UID:10003388-1794652200-1794657600@www.templesinaidc.org
SUMMARY:Bat Mitzvah of Leena Bluestone
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URL:https://www.templesinaidc.org/event/bat-mitzvah-of-leena-bluestone/
LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Worship
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