Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley will host a three-part course led by Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan exploring the history and modern reality of antisemitism. The course will run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Oct. 6, 13 and 20.
Kaplan has a wide variety of experience within the Jewish community. He started his career in Cape Town, South Africa before moving back to the United States to take a job in Georgia. Ten years later, he moved to Jamaica where he was the first rabbi in the country in 33 years. He then moved to Alabama to be an interim rabbi before coming to Sun City, where he’s been since 2019. He has also written a number of books.
Like many people across the country, Kaplan had experienced virtually no antisemitism in his life until Oct. 7, 2023. However, since that day, he has seen a boom in antisemitic incidents.
