Leadership, the Presidency, and Light – Hanukkah Through Songs and Stories at the President's Hut

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Wednesday at the Hut – Coffee, Culture and Knowledge

Leadership, Presidency and Light – Hanukkah in Songs and Stories at the President’s Hut

9:30 – Gathering and registration

10:00–11:00 – A Hut, a Sukkah and a Home: On the Leadership and Activities of Israel’s second president, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, and his wife, Rachel Yanait, and on the President’s Hut in Rehavia—which was inspired by the spirit of their lives in its unique design
Lecturer: Tirtza Rabinovich

11:00–11:30 – Break: Coffee and pastry

11:30–12:30 – A Journey through Songs and Piyyutim to the Multifaceted Figure of the Hanukkah Holiday

Hanukkah is a holiday with many facets—religious, national, folkloric, and more. We will set out on a journey following the piyyutim and songs written for Hanukkah in the various Jewish diasporas and in the State of Israel, and examine how each one reflects the character of the holiday.
Facilitators: Akiva Segal and Neriya Rafael Kanfo

Meeting point: Yad Ben-Zvi – 14 Ibn Gabirol St.