Monday, September 13, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures for NSU on Lenin, Stalin, and the Origins of the Cult of Personality

Topic: "Lenin, Stalin, and the Origins of the Cult of Personality"
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Covenant Village
Plantation, Florida

This lecture is sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Institute of Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida.

Monday, September 06, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on Western Religion in the Age of Kabbalah

Topic: "Western Religion in the Age of Kabbalah"
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The Carlisle
Lantana, Florida

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on Holocaust Denial for Nova Southeastern University

Topic: "David Irving, Iran, and the New Holocaust Deniers"
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Classic Residence in Aventura, Florida
Sponsored by NSU's Lifelong Learning Institute

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on The Myth of the Zionist Crusaders

Topic: "The Myth of the Zionist Crusaders"
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Forest Trace
Inverrary, Florida

Monday, August 23, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures for Grand Edventures on American Power in the 21st Century

Thank you to Seth and Dave of Grand Edventures for giving me the opportunity to lecture this morning at Temple Torah in Boynton Beach, Florida on "American Power in the 21st Century." I was glad that the students had many questions and even challenged me on certain points in my presentation. I look forward to future classes!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on Israel and the US National Interest

Topic: "Israel and the US National Interest"
The Hostel at Home
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
La Quinta Inn, Coral Springs, Florida

(This lecture is part of The Hostel at Home, a three-day program. Registration for the complete program is required).

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on King David and the Politics of Israeli Archaeology

Topic: "King David and the Politics of Israeli Archaeology"
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Temple Sinai
Delray Beach, Florida

(Lecture is for members of Brandeis of Boca Raton)

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on The Myth of the Crusades

Thank you to Hostel at Home organizer Ethne Chesterman for giving me the opportunity to lecture today at the La Quinta Inn in Coral Springs for her program. I lectured to enthusiastic students on the way Muslim jihadists have distorted the history of the Crusades in the service of robbing Israel of its right to exist. The libel of the "Zionist-Crusader" is a popular image in the Middle East--but this is just not true. Obviously, Jews are not European knights and a foreign element in the Land of Israel. Jews trace their origins to the Holy Land and have an integral connection to the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea scrolls and many other important events and literature of the Middle East. Thank you Ethne! Thank you to the students!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Eli Kavon to Speak at NA'AMAT USA National Convention

Topic: "Israel and Iran: What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us"
NA'AMAT USA National Convention
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Marriott Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida

Friday, July 02, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on Ancient Israel, the Bible, and Archaeology

I will be teaching a four-week course on "Ancient Israel: The Story Behind the History" for the Orloff CAJE MidrashaPlus program.

Wednesday, July 7: "King David and the Politics of Israeli Archaeology"

Wednesday, July 14: "The Maccabees: Power and Politics"

Wednesday, July 21: "Masada and Yavneh: A Tale of Two Paradigms"

Wednesday, July 28: "Bar Kokhba: Rebel Hero or Failed Messiah?"

I will teach the course at the JCC in Davie (in the Katz Building) from 10:30-Noon.

Cost: $75 for all four classes or $25 per lecture. All students must be registered. For more information contact Judy Asuleen at (954) 660-2074.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on France and the Jews for the Hostel at Home

Topic: "The French Revolution and the Jews"
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Hostel at Home
La Quinta Inn, Coral Springs

Thank you to CAJE summer students

Many thanks to all the students who participated in my four-part course for CAJE of Broward on "Fundamentalism: Religious Extremism in Our Time." We covered a large amount of material regarding fundamentalism in Western Religion--I believe it was worth the effort, especially when considering the importance of the topic to today's headlines.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on America's Founding Fathers and Judaism

Topic: "The Founding Fathers and American Jewry"
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tradition of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, Florida

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on Jihadist Islam

I begin a four-part lecture series on "Fundamentalism: Religious Extremism in Our Time" for CAJE of Broward County. The first class is tomorrow, June 2--I will explore the roots of extremism in Islam. The call for jihad has its roots in medieval Islam. It predates the creation of the State of Israel by 500 years and was formulated many centuries before European imperialism in the Middle East.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Eli Kavon versus Anne Roiphe in The Jerusalem Report

In its "Viewpoint" section, The Jerusalem Report presents two views on the course modern Jewish history has taken since the emancipation of the Jews 200 years ago. I argue that the granting of citizenship to Jews in Europe and America has contributed to the erosion of Jewish identity and life in the Diaspora. Ms. Roiphe makes a strong--but very flawed--case for the benefits of the Jewish embrace of modernity. I thank the editors of The Jerusalem Report--especially, Viewpoint editor Leslie Susser--for giving me a forum in which I could express my thesis on an important topic. I also welcome Ms. Roiphe's essay, despite my disgreement with her on the issue.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on the Myth of Zionist Imperialism

Topic: "Israel at 62: The Myth of Zionist Imperialism"
Tuesday, May 18 at 1:30 pm
Stratford Court
Boca Raton, Florida

Friday, May 14, 2010

Eli Kavon Lectures on Jonestown Tragedy

Topic: "Reverend Jim Jones: Rise and Fall of a False Messiah"
Monday, May 17, 10 am
Nova Southeastern University's Lifelong Learning Institute
Davie, Florida

(For LLI members and their guests only. To find out more, call (954) 262-8472).

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on The Politics of Israeli Archaeology

Topic: "King David and the Politics of Israeli Archaeology"
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 2:00 pm
Garden Plaza at Inverary

The lecture is sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Institute of Nova Southeastern University.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Eli Kavon lectures on Israel in the Age of Extremism

Topic: "Israel in the Age of Extremism"
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Grand Edventures
Temple Emeth, Delray Beach, Florida

(This lecture is part of a three-day program. Registration is required).

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Eli Kavon Lectures at NSU on Bolshevik Revolution

Topic: "Lenin, Stalin, and the Gulag: A Study in Tyranny"
Monday, April 19 at 10 am
Nova Southeastern University's Lifelong Learning Institute
Davie, Florida

Registration with the LLI is required to participate in this ongoing lecture series on the revolutions that have created the modern world. For more information, call (954) 262-8472.