Riverway Bookclub: Can We Talk About Israel?

“Have you ever found yourself at a dinner party when the topic of Israel came up, and you wanted to flee to another room? I feel your pain. I’m often asked, “can’t you just explain the Israel situation to me in, like, 10 minutes or less?” People want to know, they want to understand, and they want me to wrap it up before their entrées arrive. This book will take more than 10 minutes to read, but it won’t be daunting, intimidating, or undertaking. It will be, I hope, interesting and engaging, and after you’ve read it, you’ll be able to hold your own in any Israel conversation, at any dinner party.”

Let’s learn together with the book Can We Talk About Israel? by Daniel Sokatch!

Please join us for a group learning experience about the history of Israel! We will meet on Zoom every other Thursday for 6 sessions. Each session we will dive deep, a few chapters at a time, to complete the whole book over the course of the spring. This is a peer-led learning group and will rely on participants helping to facilitate our group discussions.

This experience requires each participant to read the book in some way (hard copy, audiobook, etc). If getting the book is a financial hardship please contact Nalani so we can help you out!

We will meet online on the following dates:  
Thursdays, February 20, March 6, March 20, April 3, April 17, May 1
7:30 p.m.

"This book subscribes to neither of the two camps that tend to define the debate, the “ Israel always right” camp and the “Israel always wrong” one. It is my hope that it will help you reject the dominant dichotomy and begin to understand that when it comes to Israel, things are never black and white. Israel is all about the grays.”

If you’re interested or have questions, please reach out to Hannah to join the waitlist.