BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1595@tign.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T140000 DTSTAMP:20260105T214001Z URL:https://www.tign.org/events/jewish-community-scholars-program-168/ SUMMARY:Jewish Community Scholars Program DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Community Scholars Program began in 2001 in Orange C ounty California to provide high level adult Jewish education. Technology has given CSP a global reach with partner synagogues in Israel\, Europe an d all of North America. As a partner synagogue\, Temple Israel members hav e access to CJP's vast array of live presentations from top notch scholars . CSP also has an extensive archive of past programs on You Tube.\n\n25th Annual CSP Scholar in Residence featuring Professor Jonathan D. Sarna\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nThursday Series: January 8th\, 15th\, 22nd\, 29th from 10:00 a.m . - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom\n"From the Sidelines to the Ballot Box: the Political Evolution of American Jews"\nA merican Jews went from a cautious\, politically invisible minority to one of the most influential political communities in the country\, and this fo ur-part series traces the surprising—and often dramatic—story of that transformation. On January 8\, Reluctant Citizens explores Jewish politica l neutrality in colonial America and the early republic\, including fears of standing out\, backlash\, and accusations of dual loyalty\, alongside t he emergence of the first Jewish voters\, litigants\, and officeholders\; on January 15\, Union\, Reconstruction &\; the Gilded Age (1840–1914) examines Jewish combatants and chaplains in the Civil War\, General Grant ’s Order No. 11 and its aftermath\, and the growth of Jewish advocacy am id civil-rights and immigration debates\; on January 22\, From Eugene V. D ebs to Lyndon Johnson follows the rise of Jewish progressive politics shap ed by immigrant experience\, labor activism\, the New Deal coalition\, and Jewish leadership in law\, civil rights\, and national political organiza tions\; and on January 29\, A House Divided surveys Jewish politics since the 1960s—realignment\, Israel and social issues\, the emergence of a gr owing Republican wing\, generational divides and identity politics\, and w hat 2026 might reveal about the next era of Jewish American political life .  \;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nSunday Series: January 4th\ , 11th\, 18th\, 25th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p.m. - 2:0 0 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom\n"Jewish Settlement in North America &\; the I mportance of Mobility"\nJoin us as we explore how American Jewish life has been built\, rebuilt\, uprooted\, and re-rooted over 250+ years\, tracing a story of mobility\, reinvention\, and opportunity from colonial port ci ties to today’s suburbs and Sunbelt hubs. On January 4\, Pioneers and Po rt Cities looks at the Sephardic and Ashkenazic families who first establi shed communities in Charleston\, Savannah\, Newport\, New York\, and Phila delphia\, and how they navigated religious freedom\, mercantile networks\, early institutions\, and legal rights in a Protestant-dominated society\; on January 11\, Expansion and Upheaval follows the period from the Revolu tion through the Gilded Age\, including Jewish participation in the Revolu tion\, German Jewish migration and economic ascent\, Civil War complexitie s\, and the rise of philanthropy and national Jewish organizations\; on Ja nuary 18\, From the Lower East Side to Main Street explores mass Eastern E uropean immigration (1880–1924)\, urban growth\, labor and tenement life \, the flowering of Yiddish culture\, and the push west and south to place s like Boston and beyond\; and on January 25\, From Suburbia to Sunbelt su rveys 1924–2024—immigration restriction\, postwar suburbanization\, th e rise of new Jewish centers outside major cities\, the growth of communit ies in Los Angeles\, Houston\, Phoenix\, Atlanta\, Boca Raton\, Austin and more\, and what American Jewish mobility may tell us about the next chapt er ahead.  \;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nTuesday Series: Jan uary 6th\, 13th\, 20th\, 27th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p .m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom from New York (Members Only Series)\n"Fa ith &\; Freedom: The Transformation of Judaism in America"\nIn America\ , Judaism became more diverse\, more democratic\, and more inventive than in any other diaspora community. This series examines how Jewish religious life adapted—sometimes dramatically—to the freedoms and pressures of American society.\nJanuary 6th: Colonial Beginnings: The First American Je ws and Their Communities\nJanuary 13th: The Protestanization of American J udaism\nJanuary 20th: Suburbia\, Social Change &\; Spiritual Shifts: Th e Fight to Keep Jews Jewish\nJanuary 27th: Post-WWII Judaism: Modern Movem ents &\; Spiritual Innovation\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\nCLICK HERE FOR MORE UPCOMING SESSIONS IN JANUARY 2026\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tign.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ Jewish-Community-Scholars-Program-2024_25_hero-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR