{"title": "An Unorthodox Education", "start": "2026-11-18T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Temple Emanuel", "address": "Benedict Avenue 2000, 10462", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "religion/jewish", "society/education"], "description": "A film screening and panel discussion hosted at Temple Emanuel. The documentary An Unorthodox Education examines the lack of secular education in many Orthodox yeshivas and its impact on students' futures. After the film, director Joe Kolman, YAFFED Executive Director Adina Konikoff, and Rabbi Sarah H. 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Producer Hilla Medalia presents \"Ada: My Mother the Architect\", a portrait of a mother and artist who created an \"architecture of the ground and of the sky\" that continues to shape the State of Israel.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/ada-my-mother-the-architect-81177/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/sholom-afternoons-ada-my-mother-the-architect-with-filmmaker-yael-melamed/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/00a4c49a46f0b4c3207d9f111712baf3b1a4bf76ae86c42eb08d0e9172a8d9be-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Other Israel Film Festival: Screening & Talkback at BHS", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue", "address": "Remsen Street 131, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "BHS Members may inquire with the office for a code for 20% off tickets.", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["society/politics/israel-palestine", "film/documentary"], "description": "Brooklyn Heights Synagogue hosts a screening of the film Split followed by a talkback. 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It is told through residents' perspectives, set against the historical backdrop of the past 75 years, from 1948 until today, and features a talkback with co-director Shady Srour.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-other-israel-film-festival-screening-talkback-at-bhs-51654/", "official_url": "https://www.bhsbrooklyn.org/bhs-events/the-other-israel-film-festival-screening-talkback-at-bhs", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c04f73a7e4d1ea48a715d417471541d46263458376912479570dc582fba1dfd1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Short Film Screening: Elijah (2024) & Community Discussion", "start": "2026-11-14T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T16:30:00-05:00", "place": "Brooklyn Public Library", "address": "Cadman Plaza West 286, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/short-film", "society/identity"], "description": "A free afternoon screening of the short film Elijah (2024), followed by a community discussion. 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Dr. Rebecca Cypess, Dean of Yeshiva College for Men, joins members of the Yeshiva College faculty for the session. She will discuss the college's academic offerings, innovative programs, and the opportunities available to students, highlighting what makes it a unique place to learn and grow. 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Through films, panels, and events, it takes a deeper look into the complexities of Israeli society, including a spotlight on underserved populations, providing a platform for important conversations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/other-israel-new-perspectives-film-festival-53800/", "official_url": "https://www.mmjccm.org/events/film-other-israel-new-perspectives-film-festival", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2f0e4724c96f457f93fb80ee3962084cc75d5e312ec4220a61bea508f610b634-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Maybe Tomorrow", "start": "2026-11-17T12:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-17T14:00:00-05:00", "place": "CUNY Graduate School of Journalism", "address": "West 40th Street 219, 10018 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society/war"], "description": "A screening of the documentary “Maybe Tomorrow,” presented by Alia Malek, director of the International Reporting Program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. The film comes from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab, co-directed with her childhood friend Wafa Mustafa. It follows Wafa’s journey of grief, hope, and exile as she risks everything to uncover her father’s fate. Al-Kateab and Mustafa will hold a Q&A after the screening.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/maybe-tomorrow-106727/", "official_url": "https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/film-screening-maybe-tomorrow/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cd1d1e6c6fab8669313e74001bc37db7626bd35eb9d4f4d381fa58e008147448-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Physician-Assisted Suicide: Panel", "start": "2026-11-18T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-18T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Yeshiva University - Wilf Campus", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/health/assisted-suicide", "religion/jewish"], "description": "A panel discussion on physician-assisted suicide, presented by Student Life at Yeshiva University's Wilf Campus. Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman addresses the halachic issues, while Dr. Beth Popp speaks on the history and current state of the practice in medicine. 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Attendance is complimentary for temple members, guests pay $36, and advance registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/lessons-in-leadership-an-evening-with-distinguished-emanu-el-114012/", "official_url": "https://emanuelnyc.org/calendar/an-evening-with-distinguished-emanu-el-members/?occurrence=2026-11-12&", "image": "https://noky.io/images/56fab65d26e1396536b9cf85073236ae61a49f837889116e05b7a23aaeb7321f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Who Are We Becoming", "start": "2026-11-08T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish", "society/democracy"], "description": "An introductory lecture asking how Jewish tradition can anchor people at a time of deep communal and national soul-searching. It is taught by Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash, Education Director of the Pardes Learning Seminar and a master teacher of contemporary halakha and Talmud. The session explores how Torah addresses how humans live together, how leaders are held accountable, and how power is ethically wielded. Participants learn and discuss issues such as individual liberty versus communal duty and the boundaries of belonging in a deeply divided world.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/who-are-we-becoming-81169/", "official_url": "https://rodephsholom.org/event/who-are-we-becoming-at-250-jewish-wisdom-for-american-jews-in-divided-democracy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8de36378a42ba17bd4fbf49f592f1fece11b168b28bf18acaa696d20dd4711aa-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Making America: Immigrant Stories", "start": "2026-11-18T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The New School", "address": "", "price": "$10 General Public; free to students, faculty and non-profit staff and members.", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society/migration"], "description": "An evening of five documentary short films celebrating immigrants and first-generation Americans, shown at The New School in New York City. It is presented by The Institute on Race, Power & Political Economy at The New School together with DOC NYC, as a partner screening of the DOC NYC Film Festival with Creatively Speaking. The films include 'Sole', 'Sonia', 'The Deli', 'Gaza Friends Club' and 'La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave)', portraying unsung heroes whose courage and determination exemplify the American promise. A question-and-answer session with the filmmakers follows the screening, moderated by Karen McMullen of DOC NYC.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/making-america-immigrant-stories-88354/", "official_url": "https://event.newschool.edu/makingamericaimmigrantstories", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e6c1727a490da9796b3dd090309ee955bb86ed44d50878adc97b80c567e03bbc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dani Dayan and Rabbi Cosgrove in Conversation", "start": "2026-11-06T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T18:45:00-05:00", "place": "Park Avenue Synagogue", "address": "East 87th Street 50, 10128", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/holocaust/commemoration"], "description": "An evening conversation marking Kristallnacht, held on 87th Street and online. Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, joins Rabbi Cosgrove to discuss the changing landscape of Holocaust education and remembrance at a time when \"never forget\" is more important than ever. Dayan also served as Israel's consul general in New York and as the 2025–2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Chair for the Israeli Presidency.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/dani-dayan-and-rabbi-cosgrove-in-conversation-54687/", "official_url": "https://pasyn.org/events/2026-27/adult-engagement/november/honoring-kristallnacht-dani-dayan-and-rabbi-cosgrove-in-conversation/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f735155c03277a53e32221d2ddaf6a9d68fd7650993e55c8fa2fa67f3b5e578a-2000.webp"}]}