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FOR JEWISH CULTURE<br />
9th ANNUAL SAN DIEGO<br />
JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL<br />
Monday, March 17, 2008<br />
Rafi Malkiel<br />
Composer, trombonist and euphonium player Rafi Malkiel, originally from Jerusalem,<br />
has shared his talent with audiences around the world, playing Jazz & Latin music in<br />
his unique and captivating style.<br />
Monday, March 24, 2008<br />
Avi Avital and Moran Katz<br />
“Avital’s playing, which can be defined as “everything you never dreamt a mandolin<br />
could do.” —Noam Ben Ze’ev, Haaretz Daily<br />
“Moran Katz on clarinet played with assertive and at times explosive.”<br />
—The New York Times<br />
Monday, April 28, 2008<br />
Lucidarium: “La Istoria de Purim io ve Racconto”<br />
A music story dedicated to the musical and poetic legacy of the <strong>Jewish</strong> communities<br />
of Renaissance Italy, which presents a vast, entertaining and exuberant repertoire.<br />
IN COLLABORATION WITH CONGREGATION BETH EL<br />
Avi Avital<br />
Moran Katz<br />
Monday, August 4, 2008<br />
Joshua Nelson in Concert<br />
The prince of Kosher Gospel music brings his high-energy performance to the<br />
Garfield Theatre. “The next big thing in music, I’ve never heard a voice like Joshua’s<br />
before, he literally brings the House down.” — Oprah Winfrey<br />
PROGRAMS OF<br />
THE SAMUEL AND REBECCA<br />
ASTOR JUDAICA LIBRARY<br />
The Jacob Goldberg Annual Series<br />
Tuesday, April 8, Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10, 2008<br />
"Israel in the Eye of the Storm: Regional and International Challenges."<br />
The Distinguished Authors Series<br />
Monday, May 12, 2008<br />
Daniel C. Matt, The Zohar 4: Pritzker Edition,<br />
Volume Four (Zohar: The Pritzker Editions)<br />
Join the foremost authority on the Zohar, the masterpiece of Kabbalah, that has<br />
amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval<br />
Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century.<br />
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION<br />
Rafi Malkiel<br />
Jacob Goldberg<br />
Joshua Nelson<br />
Daniel C. Matt<br />
Wednesday, May 21, 2008<br />
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, You Don't Have to Be Wrong<br />
for Me to Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism<br />
The President of the National <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong> for Learning and Leadership brings his<br />
unique insights for a fascinating lecture on the balance between faith and rationality.<br />
Rabbi Brad<br />
Hirschfield<br />
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