Archives: Cafe Ve'Ivrit

2004

January 7 - 2004 & 5764. We opened the new season of Cafe V'Ivrit 2004 by looking at the relationship between the Hebrew and "Loazi" calendars, and the significance the Hebrew calendar has in our lives as individuals and as a Jewish people. We became familiar with the differences between the two calendars.

January 14 - Actualia. (current events). We tried to understand what is taking place these days in Israel, and to look at the facts and leave some room for the opinions (since they are often hard to separate).

February 4 - Tu B'Shvat is here!

February 11 - Tiyulim (Travel). In our new location at the SFJCC!

March 3 - Please note: We went to the Israel Non Stop: Idan Reichel & Emanual Gat performance at the SFJCC.

March 10 - Show Games.

April 14 - with A. B. Yehoshua.

May 5 - Reflecting on 56 years of the state of Israel.

May 13 - EXTRA SPECIAL Cafe with Meital Dohan - young Israeli rising movie star.

June 2 - names. We investigated the correlation between names and identity. We looked at the way names have changed over the generations, and the differences between names in Israel and the USA.

June 9 - Last chance to say goodbye to Consul General Yossi Amrani.

July 14 - Fascinating discussion about the role of Israel in our lives and farewell to Ayelet Daliot.

August 11 - Reflections on Israeli society through its contemporary music.

September 8 - Special guest artist- Piven.

October 13 - With Keren Tzarfati on ‘Jewish Tradition and Revival'.

November 10 - With Keren Tzarfati on Israeli Poetry.

December 8.

2005

January 12 - with Keren Tzarfati.

February 9 - With Keren Tzarfati on ‘Military Service in Israel'.

March 9 - with Keren Tzarfati. Purim behind the mask: Fresh look at Megilat Esther, plus Special Screening of Israeli Satirical comedy skits of "Ha'Hamishiya Hakamerit" (The Chamber Quintet).

April 13 - with Keren Tzarfati. Passover: Tradition & Freedom.

June 8 - Cafe V'Ivrit.

July 13 - Humor!

August 10.

November 9 - with Shotey Hanevua band members!December 14 - Cafe Ve'Ivrit. Alternative language learning. Avant-garde body-mind techniques & yoga philosophy.

2006

January 11 - Animal testing.

February 8 -Israeli culture and politics in TV satires.

March 8 - Men and Women - the mystery...

April 5 - Special Passover event: Acclaimed Israeli Photographer Adi Nes. In the Bay Area for the opening of the exhibit "The Art of Living: Contemporary Photography and Video Works from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem"

May 10 - The Israeli Man. Ido Siemion was our guest.The Israeli man is characterized by a complexity that often includes an old heritage of sensitiveness and vulnerability as well as a stereotypical macho, rough, and no nonsense attitude. We discussed the forces that have gone into shaping his identity. Through watching excerpts from the Israeli movie "Walk on Water" as well as from the successful TV series "Betipul" (In Therapy) we visited the historical and contemporary sign posts that are central to shaping his internal world and thus attempt to understand his way of life, his view of the world and the challenges he faces.

Ido Siemion is an integral psychotherapist in private practice internship in San Francisco. He brings a decade of theoretical and embodied experience, exploring body, mind and spirit. His practice weaves together psychological and spiritual elements of growth. He holds an MA in Somatic Psychotherapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies and is currently working towards a PhD in East-West Psychology.

June 14 - beTipul .In the last cafe of this season, we watched a chapter from "betipul", a successful Israeli TV drama, and will talked about psychology, dreams and personal growth.