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.

YES, WOMEN WROTE PLAYS IN THE RENAISSANCE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Barbara Burgess-Van Aken
Tuesdays, November 19-December 10|1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

ORPHEUS, THE BIRTH OF OPERA, AND THE AFTERLIFE IN JUDAISM (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Matt Goldish, PhD, Samuel M. And Esther Melton Chair in History, The Ohio State University
Thursdays, November 21-December 19 (No class Nov 28)|1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

YIDDISH THEATRE FROM THEN TO NOW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Kyra Smith, PhD
Mondays, November 25-December 16|4:00PM to 5:30PM ET

THE ART OF TORAH: A FOUR-PART SERIES WITH A LOCAL TORAH SCRIBE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Bec Richman
Tuesdays, January 7-January 21 & Thursday, January 23|10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

ARISTOTLE’S NICOMACHEAN ETHICS (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Christopher Utter
Tuesdays, January 7-February 25|3:00 PM to 4:30 PM ET

PABLO PICASSO: HIS ART AND LIFE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Carol Salus, PhD
Wednesdays, January 8-29|10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET

MIRACLES: HOW JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY DIFFER (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Todd Rosenberg
Wednesdays, January 15-29| 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

MODERNISM, WWI AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WESTERN WORLD (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Earl Leiken and Terri Mester
Wednesdays, January 15-March 5|10:30 AM to Noon ET

HISTORY OF PEACE MOVEMENTS (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Steve Klein, PhD
Wednesdays, January 15-February 19|1:30 PM to 3:00 PM ET

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR: FROM JEWISH ORIGINS TO THE GOOD SAMARITAN TO MLK (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Sarah Rosenson
Fridays, January 17-24|10:30 AM to NOON ET

MICHELANGELO: MAN IS THE MEASURE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Jim Lane
Tuesdays, January 21-March 11|10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

CMA UP CLOSE: MATERIALS AND PROCESSES (IN-PERSON - TUESDAYS)

Instructor(s): Professional Staff
Tuesdays, January 21-February 25|1:30 PM to 2:30 PM ET

WRITERS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Angela Fasick
Thursdays, January 23-February 27|10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET

CMA UP CLOSE: MATERIALS AND PROCESSES (IN-PERSON - THURSDAYS)

Instructor(s): Professional Staff
Thursdays, January 23-Feburary 27|1:30 PM to 2:30 PM ET

NOTEWORTHY LITIGATION: A REFLECTION OF OUR SOCIETY? (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, JD
Mondays, January 27-March 3|1:30 PM to 3:00 PM ET

CARSON MCCULLERS’S GOTHIC FICTION (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Monica Miller, PhD
Mondays, January 27-March 3|2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, J.D.
Tuesdays, January 28-March 4|10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

THE OSCARS: PAST AND PRESENT (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Terry Meehan
Tuesdays, January 28-March 4|2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET

WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill
Tuesdays, January 28-March 4| 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

ART HERSTORY: THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE FEMALE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Lee Rubinstein
Tuesdays, January 28-March 4| 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET

RELIGION AND TECH: FAITH IN THE AGE OF AI (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): John Lee
Wednesdays, January 29-March 5|10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET

POETRY WRITING (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill
Thursdays, January 30-March 6|1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

THREE STORIES, THREE WINDOWS: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM ISRAELI SHORT STORIES (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Shira Atik
Mondays, February 3-17|10:30 AM to Noon ET

MUSIC IN THE RENAISSANCE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): David J. Rothenberg
Tuesdays, February 4-March 4| 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM ET

FROM CROSSINGS TO CRUISES: SHIPS, STYLE, IMMIGRANTS, AND THE ATLANTIC (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): John Grabowski, PhD
Wednesdays, February 5-March 5|1:30 PM to 3:30 PM ET

HEREM IN AMSTERDAM: SPINOZA’S HERETICAL THEOLOGY (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Steven Nadler, PhD
Wednesdays, February 5-12|7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

PARTIES AGAINST THE STATE: THE GERMAN EXAMPLE, 1871-PRESENT (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Kenneth Ledford
Thursdays, February 6-March 6|1:30 PM to 3:30 PM ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: THE HEBREW TEACHER – THREE NOVELLAS BY MAYA ARAD (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Sylvia Abrams, PhD
Mondays, February 24-March 10|10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET

THE ORESTEIA BY AESCHYLUS (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Janice Vitullo
Mondays, March 3-24|10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET

PURIM: THE STORY, THE SCROLL AND THE FESTIVAL (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Katya Oicherman, PhD
Tuesdays, March 11-25|10:30 AM to Noon ET

EUROPEAN ART COLLECTING IN THE AMERICAN GILDED AGE: COLLECTORS, ADVISORS, AND DEALERS (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Catherine Scallen
Tuesdays, March 18-April 22|1:30 PM to 3:30 PM ET

HEBREW BIBLE HEROINES (AND ANTI-HEROINES) (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Caryn Tamber-Rosenau, PhD
Tuesdays, March 18 - April 1|7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

UNDERSTANDING THE EMERGING SUPREME COURT (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Jonathan Entin
Wednesdays, March 19-April 23|1:30 PM to 3:30 PM ET

STORIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO: HISTORY AND HUMANITY (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Greg Deegan, Executive Director, Teaching Cleveland
Thursdays, March 20-April 24|1:30 PM to 3:30 PM ET