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The fourth annual Schmooze-A-Palooza, a student concert sung in Hebrew at the 91�Թ���, will be performed this week. Singing along is encouraged; lyrics will be projected for each song on a screen, and there is free food.

Ariel Sabar, an award-winning author and journalist, will host a public lecture titled “Paradise Lost and Found,” which will focus on his best-selling book, My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq.

Professor Nan Goodman sits down with the College of Arts and Sciences to explain why Jewish mysticism is important, why her course on the topic is so unique and express just how much pleasure she derives from teaching it.

David Shneer is hoping to arrange a half-dozen hookups on the 91�Թ��� campus next year — in a way that’s never been done before. The goal is to boost scholars’ creativity and to boost artists’ depth.

The second annual Mediterranean Summer Skills Seminar – an innovative program organized by the CU Mediterranean Studies Group – will be held May 22-26 at the 91�Թ���.Participants in this year’s seminar, titled “Reading Ladino/

Russian Jewish American artists, scholars examine the immigrant experience at a time of increasing threat.

This year’s public panel discussion, “Religion and Human Rights After the 2016 Election,” will take place Thursday, April 6, at 6 p.m. in Eaton Humanities 250, 1610 Pleasant Street, on the 91�Թ��� campus.

Elias Sacks, 91�Թ��� assistant professor or religious studies, makes a case for the contemporary relevance of an Enlightenment superstar.

Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment.

Sue Baer loves to write, loves children and wants to help others. So it’s no surprise that her newest children’s book tackles a grown-up issue: children with autism. It’s one of many ways she and her husband, Barry, use their time and resources in the service of others.