BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1600@tign.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T140000 DTSTAMP:20260108T214728Z URL:https://www.tign.org/events/jewish-community-scholars-program-170/ 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\nT uesday Series: January 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"Faith &\; Freedom: The Transformation of Judaism in Ame rica"\nIn America\, Judaism became more diverse\, more democratic\, and mo re inventive than in any other diaspora community. This series examines ho w Jewish religious life adapted—sometimes dramatically—to the freedoms and pressures of American society.\nJanuary 6th: Colonial Beginnings: The First American Jews and Their Communities\nJanuary 13th: The Protestaniza tion of American Judaism\nJanuary 20th: Suburbia\, Social Change &\; Sp iritual Shifts: The Fight to Keep Jews Jewish\nJanuary 27th: Post-WWII Jud aism: Modern Movements &\; Spiritual Innovation\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGIST ER.\n\n \;\n\nThursday Series: January 8th\, 15th\, 22nd\, 29th from 1 0:00 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"\nAmerican Jews went from a cautious\, politically invisible minority to one of the most influential political communities in the country\, and this four-part series traces the surprising—and often dramatic—story of that transformation. On January 8\, Reluctant Citizens explores Jewish political neutrality in colonial America and the early republic\, includin g fears of standing out\, backlash\, and accusations of dual loyalty\, alo ngside the emergence of the first Jewish voters\, litigants\, and officeho lders\; on January 15\, Union\, Reconstruction &\; the Gilded Age (1840 –1914) examines Jewish combatants and chaplains in the Civil War\, Gener al Grant’s Order No. 11 and its aftermath\, and the growth of Jewish adv ocacy amid civil-rights and immigration debates\; on January 22\, From Eug ene V. Debs to Lyndon Johnson follows the rise of Jewish progressive polit ics shaped by immigrant experience\, labor activism\, the New Deal coaliti on\, and Jewish leadership in law\, civil rights\, and national political organizations\; and on January 29\, A House Divided surveys Jewish politic s since the 1960s—realignment\, Israel and social issues\, the emergence of a growing Republican wing\, generational divides and identity politics \, and what 2026 might reveal about the next era of Jewish American politi cal life.  \;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\n\nSunday Series: Janu ary 4th\, 11th\, 18th\, 25th from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (PT) and 1:00 p. m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET) live on Zoom\n"Jewish Settlement in North America & \; the Importance 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 cities to today’s suburbs and Sunbelt hubs. On January 4\, Pioneer s and Port Cities looks at the Sephardic and Ashkenazic families who first established communities in Charleston\, Savannah\, Newport\, New York\, a nd Philadelphia\, and how they navigated religious freedom\, mercantile ne tworks\, early institutions\, and legal rights in a Protestant-dominated s ociety\; on January 11\, Expansion and Upheaval follows the period from th e Revolution through the Gilded Age\, including Jewish participation in th e Revolution\, German Jewish migration and economic ascent\, Civil War com plexities\, and the rise of philanthropy and national Jewish organizations \; on January 18\, From the Lower East Side to Main Street explores mass E astern European immigration (1880–1924)\, urban growth\, labor and tenem ent life\, the flowering of Yiddish culture\, and the push west and south to places like Boston and beyond\; and on January 25\, From Suburbia to Su nbelt surveys 1924–2024—immigration restriction\, postwar suburbanizat ion\, the rise of new Jewish centers outside major cities\, the growth of communities in Los Angeles\, Houston\, Phoenix\, Atlanta\, Boca Raton\, Au stin and more\, and what American Jewish mobility may tell us about the ne xt chapter ahead.  \;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.\n\n \;\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