INVITATION: An Evening with Yossi Klein Halevi, 6pm Thurs Sept 18

Speakeasy Tel Aviv, presents:

Yossi Klein Halevi, Author & Journalist

What: Come join us for an engaging evening as we host Yossi Klein Halevi, moderated by Calev Ben Dor. This is an opportunity to connect with thought-provoking ideas, while growing your Tel Aviv community, wine glass in hand.

When: Thursday September 18th 2025, 6pm door & wine, 7pm speaker

Who: Ages 50+ Olim & Sabras from all over Israel & the Globe

Where: Brodt Center for Jewish Culture, 22 Zeitlin Street, Tel Aviv

How: Please register here on Eventbrite

Cost: 70NIS online in advance (tickets are limited, so register today)

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About Our Speaker: Yossi Klein Halevi

Yossi Klein Halevi is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem where he also co-directs the Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative.

Yossi is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor and co-host with Doniel Hartman of the Institute’s podcast, For Heaven’s Sake.

He is the author of Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation. Other books by Yossi include At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew’s Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land, published in 2001. His first book, Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist, told the story of his teenage attraction to, and subsequent disillusionment with Jewish militancy.

Yossi writes for the op-ed pages of leading American newspapers. He was born in New York. He has a B.A. in Jewish Studies from Brooklyn College and an M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University. He moved to Israel in 1982, and lives in Jerusalem with his wife, Sarah. They have three children.

About Our Moderator: Calev Ben Dor

Calev is a writer, political analyst, and commentator on Israeli politics, society and culture. Known for his insightful perspectives and engaging discussions, he frequently moderates and contributes to forums that explore contemporary issues in Israel and beyond.

About Our Venue: Brodt Center for Jewish Culture

The Brodt Center is under the Tel Aviv Municipality and is Tel Aviv's venue for Jewish culture which aims to bring modern contemporary Israel closer to Jewish spirituality, identity, heritage and tradition.

Toda Raba to the Tel Aviv Municipality for the support of the venue for this event. There is limited blue & white street parking, with the nearest parking lot on 5 Rivka Sieff Street.

About Our Organization: Speakeasy Tel Aviv

Speakeasy Tel Aviv is a nonprofit initiative led by a dedicated group of English speaking volunteers with a mission to build a community of like-minded peers, interested in diverse speaker forum events of intellectual and cultural substance. We host monthly events, engaging with some of the most prominent voices in Israel, and from around the globe. Our community is focused on ages 50+ Olim and English-speaking Sabras from all over Israel. We maintain a non-partisan attitude towards the issues of the day, and look forward to welcoming you to our warm, wine-filled events.

According to some accounts, the word ‘speakeasy’ is originally derived from ‘speak-softly shops’ which were illegal clandestine drinking establishments in England during the 19th century. The name referenced the need for secrecy, with customers being asked to speak quietly while inside to avoid detection. Our Speakeasy Tel Aviv events strive to embrace this honorable culture of carefully curated speakers worth imbibing with intellectual curiosity, maintaining off-the-record confidential 'Chatham House Rules', while also partaking in our wine socializing mingling time, meeting friends, old and new alike.

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