Hazak Video Archive

March 14, 2022

• We Have Always Been a “Mixed Multitude”: Building Inclusive Jewish Community with Rabbi Adam Greenwald, Vice President for Jewish Engagement at American Jewish University
• What a nice Jewish Boy... with Jesse Gabriel, Assemblymember, 45th California State Assembly District; Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus

February 28, 2022

• The Five Pillars of Islam and How They Compare with Judaism with Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Ph.D., Professor in medieval Judaism and Islam at Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles
• Scams that Target Seniors with Sparky Abraham, Alisa Anderson, Archie Roundtree, Bet Tzedek Legal Services

January 24, 2022

• Healthy Eating As We Age: A Jewish Perspective with LeeAnn Weintraub, MPH, RD
• A woman playing in a man’s world: How a female lawyer gets professional athletes to play by her rules with Kyra Buch, Lawyer

January 10, 2022

• Israel's Early Days with Ester Benjamin Shifren, International Public Speaker, Author, Journalist, Artist and Musician
• Beyond Cain and Abel: Resolving Adult Sibling Conflicts with Bunni Dybnis, MA, LMFT, Aging Life Matters

December 13, 2021

• Centering the voices of Black Jewish Women to Combat Antisemitism with Kiyomi Kowalski, JD, Jewbian Princess, Co-Founder

November 29, 2021

• The World of Jewish Humor with Cantor Herschel Fox, Valley Beth Shalom
• Care Management: Creating a Circle of Support as We Age with Mindy Goldberg, MSW, LCSW, CMC, Certified Aging Life Care Manager™/Geriatric Care Manager and Brenda Shorkend, MA, CMC, Certified Aging Life Care Manager™/Geriatric Care Manager

November 15, 2021

• Home Fitness: Is Your Home Safe? with Rachel Stone, Senior Program Specialist, AARP California
• Artificial Intelligence: Can Machines Think? with Ted Carmely, retired engineer, Jet Propulsion Lab

November 1, 2021

• The Best of America, Right in Front of us: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the Tomb Guards, in its Centennial Year with Jeff Gottesfeld, Writer
• Strategic Trusts in Your Estate Plan with Jennifer Van Duzer, California Attorney focusing in Estate Planning

October 18, 2021

• President Biden's Commission on the Supreme Court: Panacea or Placation of the Progressive Wing? with Mark D. Levick, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pierce College

October 4, 2021

• L.A. 2.0: Rising to Our Challenges and Emerging A Stronger City with Mike Feuer, Los Angeles City Attorney
• Recovery of the Klimt Paintings from Austria with E.Randol Schoenberg, JD, Burris, Schoenberg & Walden, LLP 

May 24, 2021

• The Next Chapter: Retirement in the 21st Century with Janice Kamenir-Reznik, Attorney (ret'd), co-founder, Jewish World Watch and Jews United for Democracy & Justice; Zev Yaroslavsky, LA County Supervisor (ret'd), Founder, The Yaroslavsky Institute, UCLA; and Honey Kessler Amado, Attorney (ret'd)

May 3, 2021

• Jews and the Creation of LA in Three Centuries with Bruce A. Phillips, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Jewish Communal Studies, Hebrew Union College
• A Renaissance in Jewish Music with Cantor Phil Baron, Valley Beth Shalom

April 19, 2021

• Secrets of Mars Revealed with Bill Green, Retired Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

April 5, 2021

• The Past and Future Fault Lines of Jewish Life with Rabbi Noah Farkas, Valley Beth Shalom
• We're Still Here with Jonathan Dobrer, Instructor, American Jewish University

March 22, 2021

• Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition with Louise Sloan Goben, Minister, First Christian Church of North Hollywood

March 8, 2021

• Intermarriage, Homosexual Unions, and Variations of Jewish Identity Today with Rabbi Joshua Hoffman, Valley Beth Shalom
• Why did our Jewish ancestors leave a great place like the Pale? with Hal Bookbinder, Past President of Jewish Genealogy Society, LA  |  Click here to view/download the attachment for reference >

February 22, 2021

• Opera 2 – Great Bass Voices in Opera with Steve Kohn, Community Educator for Los Angeles Opera
• The Secrets of the Megillah with Rabbi Ed Feinstein

February 8, 2021

• The Human Element Project - Transforming Life Into Art with Lori Shocket, MD, Founder, The Human Element Project
• Jewish Influence on Hollywood Film Music with Noreen Green, Founder and Conductor of the LA Jewish Symphony

January 25, 2021

• Who Is In the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Why? with Randy Rosenbloom, Sports Broadcaster

January 11, 2021

• Healthy Living, Positive Aging with Grace and Independence with Maureen Feldman, Instructor, Pierce College ENCORE Program
• Volunteering for Meaningful Living: Each of Us Has Something Special to Offer the World, Come Explore the Possibilities with Nitzan Barlev, Volunteer Engagement & Community Organizing Coordinator, VBS

December 21, 2020

• Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids: A Bridge to Healing with Beverly Dcunha, Au. D. Doctor of Audiology
• Exploring the Link Between Nutrition and Mental Health with Art Kress, RD

December 7, 2020

• "Carl Laemmle - The Film: Feature Documentary about the Extraordinary Life Story of Movie Producer Carl Laemmle" with Commentary by James L. Freedman, Filmmaker with James L. Freedman, Filmmaker in conversation with Carl Laemmle’s Great-grandniece Antonia Carlotta

November 23, 2020

• Klezmer Revival and its Renaissance in America with Dr. Mark Kligman, Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music at UCLA
• The Future of Political Polling: A Case Study from the 2020 Election with Ken Gross, Founder, California Survey Research Services

November 9, 2020

• From Covid to Israel, What's Happening on College Campuses Today? with Rabbi Aaron Lerner, Executive Director, UCLA Hillel
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall 31 Years Ago and Its Consequences for East Germans with Richard Campbell, PhD, Historian, VIP Guide for the U.S. Mission/Embassy in Berlin

October 26, 2020

• Rabbi at Sea: A Unique Spiritual Journey -- Stories and Discussion from 5 Years as a Guest Rabbi on Cruise Ships with Rabbi Corinne Copnick

October 19, 2020

• Election 2020 - What's On Your Ballot? with Mona Field, League of Women Voters

October 12, 2020

• Band is Not a Four Letter Word with Stephen Piazza

August 24, 2020

• Assessing Anti-Semitism and Race Relations Today: A Long Range Perspective with David A. Lehrer

July 27, 2020

• Art in Israel with John Paul Thornton, Artist and Educator

July 13, 2020

• My Life as a Mohel with Fred Kogen, MD, Brit Milah Professional

June 29, 2020

• Nutrition and the Aging Immune System with David Heber, MD, Founding Director, UCLA Center for Medical Nutrition
• Mindful Grandparenting During Challenging Times with Pam Siegel, MPH MFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Leslie Zinberg, Elementary Education and Parenting Author

June 15, 2020

• Cybersecurity for Seniors with Steve Krantz, PhD, Retired IBM Computer Scientist and Author
• Pioneers of 20th Century Art-- Alexander Calder and Joan Miro with Barbara Green, Artist and Educator

June 1, 2020

• Portraits of 21st Century Jews with Rabbi Joshua Hoffman
• Supreme Court Update with Mark Levick, Lecturer LA Pierce College Encore Program

May 18, 2020

• Who Cares About Yiddish? The Whys and Wherefores with Miri Koral, CEO, California Institute of Yiddish Culture and Language
• VBS Updates and Reflections on Rabbi Harold Schulweis with Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Valley Beth Shalom

May 4, 2020

• What Everybody Should Know About Age-Related Memory Loss with Dr. Gary Small
• Jewish Voice in American Folk Music with Cantor Phil Baron, Art Podell and David Budin

April 20, 2020

• Game Changers in Aging with Helen Dennis 
• New Technology in Space Exploration--Helicopters, Drones and Cubesats with Bill Green