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Essentialism and Gender in Jewish Texts

Prof. Ruhama Weiss and Prof. Dalia Marx in conversation (in Heb.)

Some Like It Hot

Dir.: Billy Wilder
| 126 minutes

After witnessing the St. Valentine’s Day massacre, two musicians flee Chicago, posing as members of an all-girl band. Mayhem ensues as both fall for Sugar Cane and try to keep their true identities hidden. One of the best and most loved comedies of all time.

Conscious Captivity, Religion, and Gender

Rabbi Tamar Duvdevani, Ph.D. and Prof. Ruhama Weiss, Hebrew Union College, in conversation (in Heb.)

Suspicion

Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock
| 99 minutes

An introverted young woman falls in love with a charming bachelor. But after the two wed, she begins to suspect her husband may be planning to kill her. Suspicion is an impeccable thriller that proves, once again, why Hitchcock is the greatest.

Prof. Ruhama Weiss and Rabbi Naamah Kelman in conversation (Heb.)

To Be and to Have

Dir.: Nicolas Philibert
| 105 minutes

In a small town in Auvergne, Georges Lopez runs a one-room school house. To his 13 students, aged 4-11, Lopez teaches reading, writing, arithmetic and all the other subjects. Nicolas Philibert follows a year in the life of the school and exposing us to the rare and extraordinary dedication of their teacher. 

Speaker (in Heb.): Prof. Ruhama Weiss 

Balcony

Dir.: Elad Davidovitch Schicowich
| 50 minutes

A young man observes Israeli society from his balcony. This deep and painful reflection opens past wounds. On the week between Israel’s Memorial and Independence Day he needs to focus on himself.