{"id":34190,"date":"2025-08-07T09:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?post_type=news&#038;p=34190"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:51:13","slug":"ono-ethiopian-scholar-speaks-at-9-av-program","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/news\/ono-ethiopian-scholar-speaks-at-9-av-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ono Ethiopian Scholar Speaks at 9 Av Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34191 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Tisha-Bav-Program-8.25.jpg\" alt=\"Yoav Council 9 Av Program\" width=\"1122\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Tisha-Bav-Program-8.25.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Tisha-Bav-Program-8.25-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Tisha-Bav-Program-8.25-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Tisha-Bav-Program-8.25-768x1095.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Tisha-Bav-Program-8.25-1077x1536.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h3><strong>Ono Ethiopian Scholar Speaks at 9 Av Program<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, Director of the International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry at Ono Academic College, was a featured speaker at the TED-style \u201c9 Speak in 9\u201d Tisha B\u2019Av event hosted by the Yoav Regional Council. In his talk, Rabbi Shalom reflected on the meaning of divine absence through the lens of Ethiopian Jewish theology, exploring how the Beta Israel tradition confronts the silence of God in times of crisis. His unique perspective offered a powerful spiritual voice as part of a diverse lineup of thought leaders reimagining mourning, resilience, and hope on one of the most solemn days of the Jewish calendar.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, Director of the International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry at Ono Academic College, was a featured speaker at the TED-style \u201c9 Speak in 9\u201d Tisha B\u2019Av event hosted by the Yoav Regional Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":34191,"menu_order":28,"template":"","class_list":["post-34190","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categories_news-updates_news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}