Talks · Twice a month · Online
Twice a month, live, with the people who know Israel firsthand.
A 45-minute talk, then your questions. Every talk is free for AIC members, and members’ questions go first. For everyone else it’s $18.
Join AIC, Every Talk FreeRegister for Thursday, November 5
Free for everyone The first talk, Thursday, November 5, is open to all.
How it works
First Thursday
12:00 PMET
Third Thursday
7:30 PMET
We announce each speaker as they confirm, and you register on that talk’s page.
On a computer, open your link in Chrome or Microsoft Edge. No account needed. On a phone or tablet, get the free Teams app first.
Type your question in the Q&A. Members’ questions go first, and Uri keeps the conversation moving.
Members get the recording by email. A week later it goes up on our Watch page for everyone.
The dates
We announce each speaker as they confirm. Every date is a Thursday.
Who it’s for
You don’t need to be an expert to come. Each talk is somebody who does the work, in Israel or here at home, and then an open floor where you can ask them about it.
Israel in the title means Am Israel as well — the Jewish people, wherever they live. So the talks run wider than the news from Jerusalem.
Suggest a speaker
Tell us about someone who knows Israel firsthand, or put yourself forward. We read every suggestion.
For members
Membership starts at $9 a month, and every level includes Israel Up Close, the Mitzpe Institute and the Author’s Table. Your questions go first, and the recording comes to your inbox.
Partnership with AIC is free for congregations, schools, nonprofits, and civic groups. Your people get a member code for a free 90-day AIC membership, and every member comes to Israel Up Close free. Partners take a turn co-presenting a talk when a slot opens. A business can sponsor a talk, too.
Partner or SponsorMembers get each recording by email. A week later it goes up on our Watch page, free for everyone, with past AIC programs beside it.
Watch past programsNothing if you’re an AIC member, at any level. For everyone else it’s $18 a talk. The first talk, on Thursday, November 5, is free for everyone.
See membership levelsPeople who know Israel and Am Israel firsthand. We name each speaker as soon as they confirm, and registration for that talk opens then.
Suggest a speakerNot on a computer. Open the link from your email in Chrome or Microsoft Edge and choose to continue in the browser. You don’t need an account. On a phone or tablet you do need the Teams app, because Teams doesn’t run in a phone’s web browser. Install it, then tap the link again.
Select Q&A at the top of the Teams window and type it in the “Ask a question” box. Our team reads each question before it’s posted. At Israel Up Close, members’ questions go first.
No. At our online talks and town halls, everyone watching joins with their camera and microphone off. You see and hear the speaker, and nobody sees or hears you.
Yes, live captions. Select Caption in the Teams window and choose a language, and they appear on screen.
About ten minutes early. We open the room ten minutes before we start, which gives you time to get in and turn your sound up. Running late? Come in anyway. You can rewind and watch from the beginning.
Israel Up Close talks are recorded. Members get the recording by email, and a week later it goes up for everyone on our Watch page.
Watch past programsStand with AIC
Membership starts at $9 a month and makes every Israel Up Close talk free. Rather give once? A donation pays for AIC’s briefings, talks, and missions.
Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
January mission to Israel
Cheryl and Kirsten will be in Israel from 11 to 22 January, delivering aid. What they bring depends on what we raise.
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Where the money goes: after the cost of making and shipping it, what AIC makes on your order pays for our programs, like Israel Up Close, The Author's Table and our work against antisemitism here in Atlanta.
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