Join Sisterhood this year as we embark on a journey throughout the Mediterranean! We will study, taste, view and sightsee the wonderful and beautiful Mediterranean. And all through a Jewish lens together with your Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood.

Get your passports out and view the fabulous itinerary below!

DECEMBER: Learn with Sisterhood

Jews of the Mediterranean: A Brief History

with Professor Jessica Marglin

December 7, 2020 | We will begin our journey learning about the Jews of the Mediterranean both past and present from Professor Jessica Marglin from The University of Southern California. Jessica has extensively studied the history of Jews and Jewish-Muslim relations in modern North Africa and the Mediterranean.

Join us for this wonderful start for our exciting excursion!

FEBRUARY: Taste with Sisterhood

Jewish Mediterranean Cooking with Susie Fishbein

Take a culinary adventure through the Mediterranean with Susie Fishbein, the author of the popular Kosher by Design cookbook series. Susie, who is known as a “contemporary balaboosta,” will demonstrate some Jewish Mediterranean recipes, provide an overview and answer your questions about the savory dishes of this region.

Registration link coming soon—stay tuned!

MARCH: View with Sisterhood

Film Screening and Panel Discussion of Children of the Inquisition

In March, we travel back to the time of the Spanish Inquisition. At your leisure, you will have the opportunity to view the film Children of the Inquisition, which reveals the difficult history of Jewish families that were forced to convert to Catholicism during the Spanish Inquisition.

We will then meet virtually with CRS’s own Hilary Klotz Steinman, the producer of the film, along with the director, Joseph Lovett. Learn more about this incredible film here.

Registration link coming soon—stay tuned!

APRIL: Sightsee with Sisterhood

Rome’s Jewish Ghetto with Andrew Kranis

We sail into spring with a stop in Rome with Andrew Kranis (who grew up at CRS), as he takes us on a fascinating tour of Rome’s Jewish Ghetto. Andrew, a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, has guided and taught architecture and urban design in Rome for over a decade. 

Learn more about Andrew and his virtual tours.

Registration link coming soon—stay tuned!

MAY: Study with Sisterhood

Torah Study with Rabbi Nadia Gold and Sisterhood Chair Katie Watkin

As our Mediterranean voyage comes to an end, we will learn about Jewish journeys and find meaning in the many crossings Jews have taken in the Torah.

Registration link coming soon—stay tuned!