This class meets Wednesdays November 12, 19, and December 3 and 10 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Tickets are non-refundable.

As Israel’s war in Gaza continues, many people have found themselves in conversations they don’t feel equipped to handle or feel hesitant to engage, at a loss for words, or confused about what to believe. Others find themselves at painful odds with friends and family and feel forced to choose a side.

In this series–adapted from the Tovanot: Generating Insight and Understanding, Building Community Resilience program–dive deep into the most complex questions related to Israel/Palestine, lean into discomfort, feel more at home in your values, and adopt a more expansive view of the conflict with the goal of building confidence in expressing your positions, especially in polarized environments. Using a dual-narrative approach to understanding the historical and political landscape in Israel, Tovanot rejects binary thinking, instead encouraging a rigorous and sober expl