JBC Author Series

JBC Author Series

Jewish Book Council is the longest-running organization devoted exclusively to the support and celebration of Jewish literature.
For over seventy years, they have used literature to bring people together for meaningful discussions around Jewish life, identity, and culture. As a part of the JBC network, we are thrilled to welcome authors from far and wide to our community here in Port Washington, to share their teachings with us throughout the year. 

You can see our upcoming events below. Click here to view our past events. 

Upcoming Events

Cleo Stiller
Monday, May 10 at 8:00 PM via Zoom

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Emmy and Peabody Award-nominated journalist Cleo Stiller's fun(ny) and informative collection of advice and perspectives about what it means to be a good guy in the era of #MeToo. In Modern Manhood, reporter Cleo Stiller sheds light on all the gray areas out there, using conversations that real men and women are having with their friends, their dates, their family, and themselves. Free of judgment preaching and sugarcoating, Modern Manhood is engaging and provocative, and ultimately a great resource for gaining a deeper understanding of what it means to genuinely be a good man today.

Click here* to purchase Modern Manhood: Conversations About the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today
*For each purchase using the link above, the synagogue receives a small commission.

Cleo Stiller is an award-winning journalist, speaker, and television host–and most recently the author of Modern Manhood: Conversations About the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today. Stiller received a prestigious Peabody Award nomination for public service journalism in 2018 and an Emmy Award nomination in 2015. Her work receives frequent coverage, including in The New York Times, Fortune Magazine, Rolling Stone, PBS, and many other outlets. She speaks regularly around the country about her work and social impact, most recently at New York University Global Affairs: Women's Global Health Conference.  

Matan Moshe Hakimi
Thursday, May 20 at 8:00 PM via Zoom

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Matan Hakimi was diagnosed with a chronic bowel disease at age 20. However, that didn't stop him from doing everything he could do to cure himself. No matter how crazy it sounded. And it worked. Matan has spent the last few years investigating different approaches to medical practices and experimenting with the connection between our lifestyle and the medical problems of the last century. After doing the impossible (what the doctors describe as a miracle), Matan shares the tools he has accumulated to prepare his body for the optimal state to recover gut health and heal the body. His 3 keys are: understanding the root cause of disease, learning nutrition, and creating proper lifestyle adjustments to allow for optimal conditions for healing.

Click here* to purchase Gut Rules: A guide to Self-Healing
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Matan Hakimi was born in New York City and raised in Tel Aviv. During his military service, Matan was diagnosed with a chronic disease that led him to dedicate his career to study our health and help others naturally overcome this disease.