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Anita Diamant on Jewish Life, Literature, and the Power of Women’s Voices

Hosted By: Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program ("CSP")

The Orange County Community Scholar Program will host an exclusive one-hour discussion with Rabbi Elie Spitz and acclaimed author Anita Diamant. Diamant’s work spans fiction, journalism, essays, and guidebooks on contemporary Jewish life, including her well-known novel “The Red Tent,” which has been translated into over 25 languages. The conversation will explore her journey, achievements, and the impact of her stories, including her most recent book, “Period. End of Sentence,” and her role as the founding president of Mayyim Hayyim.

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Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz

Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz approaches the familiar in unfamiliar ways. A spiritual leader and scholar specializing in topics of spirituality and Judaism, he teaches, writes and speaks to a wide range of audiences. He has served as the rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel in Tustin, California, for over three decades and served as member of the Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Law and Standards for twenty years. Rabbi Spitz is author of Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a Broken World; Does the Soul Survive? A Jewish Journey to Belief in Afterlife, Past Lives & Living with Purpose and Increasing Wholeness: Jewish Wisdom and Guided Meditations to Strengthen and Calm Body, Heart, Mind and Spirit (all Jewish Lights) and many articles dealing with spirituality and Jewish law. Rabbi Spitz spent the past 17 months teaching the Psalms with half-hour presentations for each Psalm (recently completing all 150 Psalms!).
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Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program ("CSP")

The Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program (“CSP”) is a program offering adult Jewish education and family Jewish celebrations.
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