Upcoming Courses

Below is a chronological listing of upcoming courses offered by Siegal Lifelong Learning. Click on the course titles below for the full course description, pricing and registration.

HOW JEWS TRANSFORMED MODERN ART (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Linda Sandhaus, MD
Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 22-May 1 (2X per week)|10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET

OTHERNESS: SHAKESPEARE IN OPERA AND JEWS IN SHAKESPEAREAN ENGLAND (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Matt Goldish, PhD, Samuel M. and Esther Melton Chair in History, Ohio State University
Mondays, April 28-May 19|12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

BEGINNER BIBLICAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Holly Litwin
Tuesdays, April 29–June 10 (no class June 3)|6:30 - 8:30 PM ET

BIRDING AT THE FARM (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Tim Matson, PhD
Fridays, May 2-June 6|7:00 AM to 9:00 AM ET

GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ AND MAGICAL REALISM (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Manuel Chinchilla
Fridays, May 2-June 6|10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET

BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW - LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Leah Cooper
Mondays, May 5-June 23 (no class May 26 & June 2)|6:30-8:30 PM ET

INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW - LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Leah Cooper
Mondays, May 5–June 23 (no class May 26 & June 2)|1-3 PM ET

SIGN LANGUAGE AND JEWISH VALUES: SHEMA, TZEDAKAH, TIKKUN OLAM, AND TIKVAH (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Lori Harris, MEd
Tuesdays, May 6-May 13|7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

ADVANCED HEBREW LITERATURE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Judith Shamir
Tuesdays, May 6–June 17 (no class June 3)|10 AM - Noon ET

BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW - LEVEL 1 (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Leah Cooper
Tuesdays, May 6–June 17 (no class June 3)|1-3 PM ET

ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Rivka Taub
Tuesdays, May 6–June 17 (no class June 3)|10 AM - Noon ET

INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW - LEVEL 2 (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Rivka Taub
Wednesdays, May 7–June 11|10 AM - NOON ET

ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Judith Shamir
Thursdays, May 8–June 12|10 AM - Noon ET

OZARK JEWS: COWBOYS IN POPULAR CULTURE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Mara W. Cohen Ioannides, PhD
Thursdays, May 8-May 29|10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

THE CITY IN TIME AND SPACE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Jim Lane
Thursdays, May 08 - June 12|10-11:30 AM ET

THE THEME OF TRAGEDY IN AGNON AND BRENNER’S SECOND ALIYAH HEBREW NOVELS (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Nadav Linial, PhD
Wednesdays, May 14–May 28|10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

ISRAEL AND THE NON-JEWISH COMMUNITIES IT INHERITED (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Steve Klein, PhD
Wednesdays, May 14-June 25 (no class on May 21) Note date change.|2:30 PM to 4:00 PM ET

FINDING HOPE IN POETRY (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Cindy Sabik, Instructor of Lifelong Learning
Tuesdays & Thursdays, May 20–June 5 This class will take place on Tuesdays AND Thursdays (2x per week)|10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

PLEIN AIR PAINTING (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Pat Sigmier
Fridays, May 30-June 27 (no class June 20)|10:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET

UNVEILING THE RISE, GLORY, AND DECLINE OF AN ANCIENT LANGUAGE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Rabbi Daniel Isaac, PhD
Wednesdays, June 4-18|10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

SILAS HOUSE’S SOUTHERNMOST (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Monica Miller
Wednesdays, June 4-25|2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET

ISAIAH 53: THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE MESSIANIC PROPHECY OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Todd Rosenberg
Wednesdays, June 4-25|7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

THE U.S. AND ITS MAJOR ECONOMIC CHALLENGES (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Earl Leiken, J.D.
Fridays, June 6–June 27 (No class June 20, Class will meet Monday, June 23 instead)|10 a.m.–noon ET

THE MYSTERY OF HEBREW NUMEROLOGY (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Rabbi Ari Sollish
Mondays, June 9-23|7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

JOURNEY THROUGH CLEVELAND’S JEWISH HISTORY LECTURE AND BUS TOUR (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Sean Martin
Monday, June 9 | 10-11:30 AM ET and Monday, June 16 | 10 AM - 3 PM ET|

SHAVUOT SPECIAL: AS QUEEN SHE IS IN HER FINERY: DRESSING UP THE TORAH (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Katya Oicherman, PhD
Tuesdays, June 17-24 (please note date change)|1:30 PM to 3:00 PM ET

ANALYZING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Michael Walczak, J.D.
Wednesdays, June 25–July 30|1:30–3 p.m. ET

THE VIRGIN BIRTH: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH UNDERSTANDING (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Todd Rosenberg
Wednesdays, July 23–July 30|7–8:30 p.m. ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: THE MANY LIVES OF ANNE FRANK BY RUTH FRANKLIN (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Jay Geller, PhD
Fridays, August 1–August 15|10:30 a.m–noon ET

WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Carol Salus, PhD
Tuesdays, August 5–August 26|10–11:30 a.m. ET

MUSICAL MUSINGS TO SOOTHE THE SAVAGE BREAST (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Eric Kisch
Thursdays, August 7–August 21|10 a.m.–noon ET

SOLVING POLITICAL CONFLICTS THROUGH THE LENS OF COMPLEXITY SCIENCE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Steve Klein, PhD
Wednesdays, August 13–August 27|1:30–3 p.m. ET