We are the Children of the Winter of '73 with Uri Feinberg

When the melody doesn’t change but the words make all the difference: an iconic song hits a powerful chord, opens our souls even as we find the writing of the prophets written in more places than one.

A historic journey that begins as the dust settles following the Yom Kippur War will find a ground zero of our melodic walk down memory lane. The Last War will make way for its juxtaposed response in a day of optimism and new direction 20 years later in 1994, with We are the Children of the Winter of 73. This powerful response, voiced by the generation born in the wake of the Yom Kippur War, will serve as a baseline for the expression that will explode in the wake of October 7, more than once. While much will be familiar about this song, even as it is re-born with new words in such an unprecedented and painful reality, it will project its voice in unbounded ways, expressing Israel’s pride and awe, anger and pain. Our discussion will continue through more than one cultural medium as we also decipher the words and images found on the walls of south Tel Aviv. We will use the street art for another insider’s perspective of where Israelis are ‘at’, at this unique and painful moment in time, as well as recognize that the words of the prophets are written on more than one kind of canvas.

Register to join us online on December 9th at 12:00 p.m. Contact cajl@tisrael.org with questions.

About Uri Feinberg

Uri Feinberg has been a Jewish Educator for 25 years. Born in the US, Uri immigrated to Israel when he was ten, grew up in Jerusalem, served in the IDF, and then traveled the world. Uri has a Masters Degree from the Hebrew University in Contemporary Jewish Studies, and was a Jewish history teacher for North American teens, in semester programs in Israel, for many years. Uri spent three years in the US with his wife and three daughters where he served as the Interim Director of Education of Temple Israel of Boston. A licensed tour guide since 1999, Uri has worked as a tour educator for a wide range of groups including synagogue, Federation, URJ and CCAR leadership, interfaith, multi-generational and more. He has guided Jewish heritage trips throughout Europe and has lectured on Israel and Jewish identity across North America. In the wake of the October Seventh war, with so many uncertainties and two daughters in the military, Uri has joined Israeli civil society helping where he can. He has also re-harnessed the tools of his trade to partner with and help the North American Jewish community (and himself) grapple with and strengthen their knowledge of what has happened, how this has affected Israel and why we feel the way we feel. This has been done through remote teaching and zoom, solidarity trips to Israel in these challenging times, and in-person visits to North America. Uri and his family live in the city of Modi’in, and are active members of their Reform congregation, YOZMA. Uri’s experience has been driven by a clear desire to share the power of the Land and State of Israel, to strengthen Jewish identity and a connection with the Jewish People. With his unique perspective, Uri recognizes that this process includes building bridges and having the ability to inspire and to be inspired.