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On Thursday, March 28, 2024, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, the Vilna Shul will host a community conversation and celebration of Moroccan Jewish women and early 20th century feminism marking the publication of the first-ever English translation of Blanche Bendahan's classic novel Mazaltob.
The Ben-Zvi Institute will mark the 300th anniversary of Hida’s birth with a celebratory conference that will discuss the many aspects of eighteenth-century Judaism that are reflected in the figure of Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azoulai (Jerusalem, 5484/1724 – Livorno, 5566/1806), known as Hida.. The conference will be held on March 26-27, in Yad Ben Zvi, Jerusalem, and broadcast via YouTube.
The Ben Zvi Institute is happy to invite you to a special lecture for Purim by Dr. Moti Benmelech, about the mysterious figure of David ha-Reubeni and the place of disguise-impersonation in his story.