Talks,
Exhibits,
and
Programs
Upcoming Events
Recent Events
Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Jewish Thought and Practice
Lehrhaus
Somerville, Massachusetts
December 15, 2024
I always carried my little Book with me. Digital collage — Shai Afsai
Thomas Paine, Deism, and the Masonic Fraternity
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 4
North Kingston, Rhode Island
November 2, 2023
Ben Franklin and Mussar Program
Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
March 13–July 3, 2022
Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Jewish Thought and Practice
Temple Reyim
Newton, Massachusetts
November 24, 2019
Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Jewish Thought and Practice
Limmud Boston
Brookline, Massachusetts
November 17, 2019
The Igbo Jews of Abuja: A Photo Exhibit
Cranston Public Library
Cranston, Rhode Island
November 6–December 17, 2019
(Drawn from an earlier exhibit originally displayed at Brown RISD Hillel)
Ireland’s Jewish Community and Newport’s Irish Rabbi
Shai Afsai, Sean O’Callaghan, Ph.D., and John Quinn, Ph.D.
Museum of Newport Irish History
Newport, Rhode Island
November 4, 2019
Touro Synagogue Foundation
Newport, Rhode Island
October 17, 2019
Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Jewish Thought and Practice
Temple Beth-El
Providence, Rhode Island
October 5, 2019
Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Jewish Thought and Practice
Temple Beth El
Fall River, Massachusetts
September 22, 2019
The Sage, the Prince & the Rabbi: Benjamin Franklin’s Art of Virtue, Freemasonry & Judaism
St. Johns Lodge No. 1 Providence
Cranston, Rhode Island
September 18, 2019
Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Jewish Thought and Practice
Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston, Massachusetts
September 12, 2019
Connecting Africa with Rhode Island/Connecting Across Continents
Once Upon A Sign, PVDFest 2019
Providence, Rhode Island
June 5–9, 2019
Benjamin Franklin’s Virtues, Freemasonry, and Judaism: The Sage, the Prince, and the Rabbi
Masonic Con 2019
Attleboro, Massachusetts
April 27, 2019
Annual Banquet of the Pittsburgh Junta
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 15, 2019
Rhode Island Freemasonry and Religious Accommodation
Redwood Lodge No. 35
East Providence, Rhode Island
January 14, 2019
Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Judaism
Rhode Island Jewish Museum/Congregation Sons of Jacob Synagogue
Providence, Rhode Island
October 14, 2018
Benjamin Franklin’s Influence on Judaism
Belfast Jewish Community
Belfast, Northern Ireland
August 11, 2018
Rhode Island Freemasonry and Religious Accommodation
Harmony Lodge No. 9
Cranston, Rhode Island
May 1, 2018
Thomas Paine, Deism, and the Masonic Fraternity
Collegium Luminosum
Cranston, Rhode Island
January 29, 2018
Aliyah from Rhode Island: A Photo-Text Exhibit and Panel Discussion
Cranston Public Library
Cranston, Rhode Island
Exhibit: November 1–November 30, 2017
Panel discussion with Miriam Abrams-Stark, Shai Afsai, Rabbi Barry Dolinger, George Goodwin, Ph.D., and Adam Myers, Ph.D.: November 5, 2017
Jews and Rhode Island Freemasonry
Bruce Newbury’s Talk of the Town, WADK 1540AM/MIXX 99.3 FM
Newport, Rhode Island
Oct. 30, 2017
Thomas Paine, Deism, and the Masonic Fraternity
St. Johns Lodge No. 1 Providence
Cranston, Rhode Island
May 17, 2017
Rhode Island Freemasonry and Religious Accommodation
Jenks Lodge No. 24
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
April 24, 2017
Qessotch: Ethiopian Jewry’s Priests — A Photo Exhibit
Temple Habonim
Barrington, Rhode Island
May 8–June 30, 2016
Seeing the Humanity in Your Enemy
A discussion with Ali Abu Awwad and Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, moderated by Shai Afsai and Israeli emissary to Rhode Island Gilor Meshulam
Congregation Beth Sholom
Providence, Rhode Island
April 9, 2016