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The late Jonathan Sacks was given the top award for Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times. (National Jewish Book Awards)
The final book published by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks before he died in November is the Jewish Book Council’s top book for 2020.
“Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times,” published in the United States in September, was awarded the Everett Family Foundation Book of the Year when the Jewish Book Council announced its 2020 National Jewish Book Awards on Wednesday.
Sacks shared his vision for a moral future one that he said would include an end to “cancel culture,” changes in Israeli policy and more encounters with people who hold different views in an interview he gave last summer.
Jewish Ledger
What’s Happening – January 26 – March 4
Jewish organizations are invited to submit their upcoming events to the our What’s Happening section. Events are placed on the Ledger website on Tuesday afternoons. Deadline for submission of calendar items is the previous Tuesday. Send items to: judiej@jewishledger.com.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
Are Your Kids Naked Online? For parents of middle & high school students
Parents of middle school and high school school parents learn how to protect your children from the dangers of our digital world in this session, to be held Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m., that goes beyond the exploitative world of sexting and social media into darker and more concerning areas of the internet to which young people have free and easy access. Designed for parents and guardians who may not be particularly tech-savvy themselves, Lisa Good will discuss topics such as the dark web, online pornography, cyberbullying and more.
Jewish Ledger
What’s Happening: January 19 – February 28
The COVID-19 Vaccine and Judaism
“The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Intersection Between Jewish Law, Ethics and Public Policy,” second of a two-part talk presented on Zoom by Young Israel of West Hartford and led by Rabbi Tuvia Brander, on Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. Join at youngisraelwh.org/zoom. For more information or to submit questions in advance, email info@youngisraelwh.org.
Are Your Kids Naked Online? For parents of Elementary School students
Elementary school parent can learn how to protect your children from the dangers of our digital world in this session, to be held Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m., that goes beyond the exploitative world of sexting and social media into darker and more concerning areas of the internet to which young people have free and easy access. Designed for parents and guardians who may not be particularly tech-savvy themselves, Lisa Good will discuss topics such as the dark web, online
Tingle show benefits WHAT
Comedian Jimmy Tingle offers a “Humor for Humanity” fundraiser that in part benefits Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater with virtual showings of his recorded “2020 Vision: Why Would a Comedian Run For Office” show. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A and Tingle’s comedy performance.
When: 7 p.m. through Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday (sales end 75 minutes before showtime; Zoom link sent one hour prior to show)
Where: Via Zoom link sent to ticket-holders
Tickets: $20 or pay what you can
Information: what.org
‘Flying Santa’ story told in exhibit
The Massachusetts Air and Space Museum is showing an exhibit on “Flying Santa,” outlining the history of the original Flying Santa who delivered packages on Christmas Day to the lighthouse keepers and their families along the New England coast. Now a more than 90-year-old non-profit organization delivers gifts to the families of active duty Coast Guardsmen.