Defiant Requiem: A Film Screening

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Muesum

This 45-minute documentary highlights the story of Rafael Schächter, a brilliant and courageous young Czech conductor who was arrested and sent to Terezín in 1941. He taught Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem to 150 prisoners, who then performed it 16 times for Terezín prisoners as an unspoken work of defiance against the Nazis. The film includes testimony...

Jewish and You: Classes for the Curious | Trimester 2

Temple Emanu-El

Jewish and You: Classes for the Curious provide basic information about core aspects of Judaism, including history, texts, foundational stories, ideas, and more. Join us to explore some of the big questions facing the Jewish people, past and future. Trimester 2 - Jewish Ideas Session 1 – Talmud and Mishnah Session 2 – Jewish Holidays...

Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Music in a Time of War

Temple Emanu-El Weiss Youth Wing

Join Rabbi Cantor Shani Ben-Or and Boaz Dorot of Nigunim Ensemble following the Shabbat morning service as they share their story of resilience, creativity and the enduring spirit of Reform...

Behind the Curtain

Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel

Join Defiant Requiem conductor Ben Loeb, Defiant Requiem soprano soloist Allison Charney, cellist Peter Seidenberg, Cantor Vicky Glikin and Cantor Hallie Weiner in a concert featuring music composed in Europe...