Eli Kavon lectures on The Confluence of Genius for Nova Southeastern University LLI

Yesterday I began a year-long series of lectures on "The Confluence of Genius" for the Lifelong Learning Institute of Nova Southeastern University. In the first lecture I asked the question--"What is Genius?" Upcoming lectures in the series include ancient Athens, Bible prophets, the Church Fathers, Renaissance Humanists, the French Enlightenment, Russian literary genius, and "Emerson and the New Americans."

For more information on this series or the LLI, call (954) 262-8471.

In Memory of Cantor Paul Kavon (1924-1999)

Tonight and tomorrow--my father's eleventh yahrzeit. Cantor Paul Kavon was an exceptional man, a person who devoted his life to his people and to his family. From the forests of Germany in 1945 to serving as a Hebrew tutor in Florida after his retirement--a great person, a true mentsch. We all miss him. His memory is a blessing to all who knew him.

Eli Kavon lectures on Modern Judaism for Orloff CAJE Midrasha PLUS

Lecture Series: "Tragedy, Triumph and Transformation: The Jewish Encounter with Modernity"
Wednesdays--October 2010-June 2011
Orloff CAJE of Broward County Midrasha PLUS

Eli Kavon lectures on The Myth of the Zionist Crusaders

Topic: "The Myth of the Zionist Crusaders"
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
The Carlisle
Lantana, Florida

Eli Kavon lectures for Grand Edventures on Stalin's Russia

Topic: "Josef Stalin: A Study in Tyranny"
Monday, September 27, 2010
Grand Edventures
Boca Dunes Country Club
Boca Raton, Florida

Eli Kavon lectures on Lenin, Stalin, and the Soviet War on Religion

Topic: "Lenin, Stalin, and the Soviet War on Religion"
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Stratford Court
Boca Raton, Florida

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.

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

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

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

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!

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).

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)

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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.