Preparing for Rosh Hashana:
Weighing our Values. What do We Stand For?
In preparation for the High Holidays, attend this provocative public conversation about how liberal Jews make decisions about their lives and effectively include Jewish perspectives in their decision-making.
Rabbis David Ellenson and Joy Levitt join the author, Rabbi David Teutsch for an interactive program in honor of the publication of the A Guide to Jewish Practice: Everyday Living. Book signing and reception follow the program.
Admission is free, and reservations are preferred.
When: Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 at 7:00p
Where: The JCC in Manhattan, New York, NY
Price: FREE
Phone: (917) 403-3989
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Second only to China in its economic miracle, India is undergoing one of the most momentous national transformations the world has ever seen. In India: A Portrait, Patrick French gives us an intimate biography of 1.2 billion people as their country is transforming in front of their eyes examines from a listless planned economy to capitalist and entrepreneurial powerhouse.
A book sale and signing will follow its launching at the Asia Society this month.
French is the author of several prize-winning books on South Asia including: Liberty or Death: India’s Journey to Independence and Division(1997); Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land (2003) and The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul (2008). He is a contributor to publications including The Economist, Vanity F ... 
Culinary legend Adrià and renowned chef and advocate Andrés discuss the future of food and Adrià’s new book,The Family Meal.
José Andrés, the James Beard award-winning and critically acclaimed chef, welcomes longtime friend, mentor and culinary legend Ferran Adrià to Washington with an exclusive and intimate discussion at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium.
Andrés and Adrià, whose friendship began more than twenty years ago in Spain, will share stories and insights on their storied careers, Adrià’s future as one of the most creative chefs in history and now as the head of the El Bulli Foundation, as well as his new cookbook, The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adrià.
With introductions from the Washington Post’s Food and Travel editor, Joe Yonan, the event will include ... 
Carlos Fuentes, one of the key authors of Spanish literature, presents his latest essay, The Great Latin American Novel.
The author will introduce his work at the Instituto Cervantes New York. Carlos Fuentes writes about the history and evolution of the narrative and presents his canon of writers and substantial works of the 20th and 21st century.
The author will introduce his work.
When: November 22, 2011
Time: 06:30 pm
Where: Instituto Cervantes,
211 East 49th Street, New York, NY 10017
Contact: 212-308-7720
For more info click here.
Dr. Marie Jhin, author of Asian Beauty Secrets: Ancient and Modern Tips from Japan, Korea and China discusses the history of beauty in the Far East and shares centuries-old customs and timely tips and treatments for health and beauty. Join us afterwards for refreshments and book signing – and take home a gift bag!
The Korea Society invites its members to this special free membership appreciation event. Click here to let us know you’re coming. You are welcome to bring a guest.
When: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM
Where: The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
REGISTRATION
Contact: Claudia Pak
Phone: (212) 759-7525 ext. 321.
For more info click here.
In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Philadelphia Jew Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China’s heartland. His hosts in the city of Guiyang found additional uses for him: resident expert on Judaism, romantic adviser, and provincial basketball star, to name a few. Chow down on glatt kosher meat Chinese food from Cherry Grill while Levy shares his fascinating, poignant, and laugh out loud funny account of overcoming vast cultural differences to befriend his students and fellow teachers.
When: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: 401 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Cost: $18 in advance, includes dinner
$25 at the door, includes dinner
$30 in advance, includes dinner and an autographed copy of the book
$38 at door, includes dinner and an autographed copy ... 
Continuing its highly successful 2011 partnership with The Japan Foundation, Asia Society will once again join with Monkey Business, the acclaimed English-language anthology of newly translated Japanese writing, to present an American-Japanese literary dialogue in conjunction with the PEN World Voices International Festival. Writers Masatsugu Ono and Tomoka Shibasaki will be joined by Stuart Dybek andKelly Link for an intriguing and original cross-cultural encounter facilitated by eminent translators Ted Goossen and Motoyuki Shibata.
Followed by a book sale and signing.
In conjunction with PEN World Voices 2012, April 30 to May 6
Can’t make it to this program? Tune into AsiaSociety.org/Live at 2:00 pm ET for a free live video webcast. Viewers are encouraged to submit questions to mod ... 
