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Jun
20
Mon
The twenty-three year old Bento (Baruch) Spinoza was
“excommunicated” from the Amsterdam Portuguese-Jewish
community over 350 years ago, for his “abominable heresies”
and “monstrous deeds”. He would go on to become one of
the most important philosophers in history. Though best
known for his radical (and probably atheistic) views on God and nature, his main project
was moral: providing an account of how best to live. In this presentation, we will
consider some of Spinoza’s ethical views on living well and how to flourish as a human
being, as well as on how to face our mortality. In this way, we can see why a philosopher
from the seventeenth century is still relevant for us today.
Lunch: Seasonal fruit plate, dinner rolls & mini muffins, choice of entrée: Pan-fried
Walleye with panko breadcumb or Sun-dried tomato and asparagus quiche in puff pastry,
parsley red potatoes, baby carrots. Dessert: Door County cherry pie
Jun 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
JSS, with assistance from the Wisconsin State Department of Children and Families and the Wisconsin State Department of Health Services, will be holding an information session for Ukrainian Parolees and/or those who are currently supporting or sponsoring Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees in Wisconsin.
(This session is not intended for those who want to become sponsors and are looking to learn how to do that. Look for information on BECOMING a sponsor here: https://ukraine.welcome.us/)
This session will be in English. JSS will be providing this information session in Russian at a later date.
Please feel free to share this invitation to those you know in Dane County who are, or who are currently supporting, Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees that are ALREADY in the US.
During this information session, we will cover the following:
1. General information on requirements to enroll in benefits & requirements for humanitarian parole status
2. Vaccination requirements
3. Documentation proving humanitarian parole
4. Work authorization
5. Social Security
6. How to enroll in benefits, including Food Stamps, Medicaid and cash benefits
7. Advocacy
8. JSS Programs and Services
Jun 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
JSS, with assistance from the Wisconsin State Department of Children and Families and the Wisconsin State Department of Health Services, will be holding an information session for Ukrainian Parolees and/or those who are currently supporting or sponsoring Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees in Wisconsin.
(This session is not intended for those who want to become sponsors and are looking to learn how to do that. Look for information on BECOMING a sponsor here: https://ukraine.welcome.us/)
This session will be in English. JSS will be providing this information session in Russian at a later date.
Please feel free to share this invitation to those you know in Dane County who are, or who are currently supporting, Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees that are ALREADY in the US.
During this information session, we will cover the following:
1. General information on requirements to enroll in benefits & requirements for humanitarian parole status
2. Vaccination requirements
3. Documentation proving humanitarian parole
4. Work authorization
5. Social Security
6. How to enroll in benefits, including Food Stamps, Medicaid and cash benefits
7. Advocacy
8. JSS Programs and Services
To register for this session, please email Christina@jssmadison.org and tell us which Wisconsin county you and the family you are supporting reside in.
Jun
27
Mon
Join Zoom Meeting
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Aug
10
Wed
On April 22, 2018 we lost our younger son, Zachary, then 26, in a car/pedestrian
accident. Grief riven, my wife Diane and I, along with my older brother and his wife,
decided to go ahead with a long-planned visit to my grandfather's shtetl in eastern Poland.
We would be the first descendants to return. This sad trip became the subject of an essay
that was co-published in the Delacorte Review of the Columbia School of Journalism and
Moment Magazine this past January. This talk revolves around that trip and my current
related book project.
Lunch: Nakoma Salad, dinner rolls & mini muffins, choice of entrée: Baked Atlantic
salmon with caper dill sauce or Vegetable phyllo (sautéed squash, peppers, onions,
tomatoes, spinach & herbed cream cheese wrapped in phyllo dough, topped with
marinara and crème fraiche), wild mushroom risotto cake, vegetable medley. Dessert:
Dark chocolate ganache three-layer cake