Upcoming Courses

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


ANALYZING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Michael Walczak, J.D.
Mondays, October 7-November 11|1:30PM to 3:00PM ET

ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Rivka Taub
Tuesdays, July 2-August 6|10 AM - Noon ET

AVATARS OF THE INFORMATION AGE: HACKERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Jacob Bruggeman
Mondays, July 8-29|1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

THE HISTORY OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN AMERICA (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg J.D.
Tuesdays, July 9-30|10-11:30 a.m. ET

SENECA: STOIC PHILOSOPHER AND TRAGIC DRAMATIST (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Timothy Wutrich
Tuesdays, July 9-30|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

EDITH WHARTON’S OLD NEW YORK (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Monica Miller
Tuesdays, July 9-30|1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES: SPORTS AND SOCIETY IN ANCIENT GREECE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Karen Laurence, PhD
Wednesdays, July 10-31|1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

CHILDREN’S BIBLE STORIES FOR ADULTS (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Sarah Rosenson
Wednesdays, July 10-July 24 (please note change of dates and times)|11:00AM to 12:30PM ET

PLATO IN SUMMERTIME: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Christopher Utter, PhD
Thursdays, August 1-22|10-11:30 a.m. ET

ADVANCED BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Leah Cooper
Mondays, August 19-September 30|1:00PM to 3:00PM ET

BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Leah Cooper
Mondays, August 19 - September 30|6:30PM to 8:30PM ET

JOURNEY THROUGH CLEVELAND'S JEWISH HISTORY COURSE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Sean Martin
Tuesdays, August 20–September 10|10–11:30 a.m. ET

ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Rivka Taub
Tuesdays, August 20-September 24|10:00AM to 12:00PM ET

ADVANCED HEBREW LITERATURE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Judith Shamir
Tuesdays, August 20-September 24|10:00AM to 12:00PM ET

INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Rivka Taub
Wednesdays, August 21-September 25|10:00AM to 12:00PM ET

BEGINNER CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Leah Cooper
Wednesdays, August 21 - September 25| 10:00AM to 12:00PM ET

ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Judith Shamir
Thursdays, August 22-September 26|10:00AM to 12:00PM ET

ADVANCED CONVERSATIONAL HEBREW (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Rivka Taub
Thursdays, August 22-September 26|6:30PM to 8:30PM ET

BEGINNER CLASSICAL HEBREW FROM ALEPH-BET (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Holly Litwin
Tuesdays, August 27-October 1|6:30PM to 8:30PM ET

THE GAZA WAR AND THE MIDDLE EAST (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Peter J. Haas
Tuesdays, September 3-October 1|1:30PM to 3:30PM ET

THE HISTORY OF ETHIOPIAN JEWRY (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Sarah Livingston
Wednesdays, September 4-25|10:30AM to 12:00PM ET

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE (ART) WORLD: THEFTS, FAKES, AND FORGERIES (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Brian Glassman
Wednesdays, September 4-October 2|1:30PM to 3:30PM ET

GREAT ARTISTS OF THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE: DEPICTING THE SACRED, CONSIDERING THE HUMAN (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Gerry Guest
Thursdays, September 5-October 3|1:30PM to 3:30PM ET

HOMER’S ILIAD (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Janice Vitullo
Mondays, September 9-October 28|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

CHARLOTTE BRONTE’S JANE EYRE AND VILLETTE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Sandy Zagarell
Mondays, September 9-October 14|1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, J.D.
Tuesdays, September 10-October 15|1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

TRANSGENDER ISSUES IN TODAY’S POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Halle Martin
Wednesdays, September 11-October 23 (no class Oct 9)|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

IMAGES OF WOMEN IN FILM (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Terri Mester
Thursdays, September 12-October 17|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill
Tuesdays, September 17-October 29|1:00PM to 3:00PM ET

POETRY WRITING (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Linda Tuthill
Thursdays, September 19-October 31 (no class Oct 3)|1:00PM to 3:00PM ET

THREE MAJOR REVOLUTIONS (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Patrick Moore, J.D.
Tuesdays, September 24-October 29|10:30AM to 12:00PM ET

HITCHCOCK: TWO SHORT STORIES FROM PAGE TO SCREEN (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Terry Meehan
Tuesdays, September 24-October 29|2:00PM to 3:30PM ET

CMA UP CLOSE (TUESDAYS) – HERITAGE AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Professional Staff
Tuesdays, September 24-October 29|1:30PM to 2:30PM ET

THE TWO AMERICAS (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Earl Leiken, J.D.
Wednesdays, September 25-October 30 (no class Oct 2)|10:00AM to 12:00PM ET

CMA UP CLOSE (THURSDAYS) – HERITAGE AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Professional Staff
Thursdays, September 26-October 31|1:30PM to 2:30PM

THE SHORT STORIES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Stephen Pierson, PhD
Thursdays, September 26-October 31|3:00PM to 4:30PM ET

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Barbara Greenberg, J.D.
Mondays, September 30-November 4|1:30PM to 3:00PM ET

PRESIDENT VS PRESIDENT: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Justin Buchler
Tuesdays, October 8-November 12|1:30PM to 3:30PM ET

ISRAEL’S CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Steve Klein, PhD
Tuesdays, October 8-November 19 (no class Oct 15)| 2:30PM to 4:00PM ET

ORDER, SYMMETRY, AND THE ORIGINS OF MUSIC (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Jesse Berezovsky
Wednesdays, October 9-November 13|1:30PM to 3:30PM ET

WOMEN IN EARLY AMERICA (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Renee Sentilles
Thursdays, October 10-November 14|1:30PM to 3:30PM ET

THE EUROPEAN ROOTS OF AMERICAN ART (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Carol Salus
Mondays, October 14-November 18|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

A PASSION FOR FASHION: FROM TOGA TO YOGA (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Lee Rubinstein
Thursdays, October 17-November 17|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

HOW JEWS TRANSFORMED MODERN ART (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Linda M. Sandhaus, M.D.
Wednesdays, October 30-November 20|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

THE MESSIAH: HOW JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY DIFFER (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Todd Rosenberg
Wednesdays, October 30-November 20|7:00PM to 8:30PM ET

MAESTRO REVISITED – THE MUSICAL GENIUS OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN TO WHICH THE FILM ONLY ALLUDED (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Eric Kisch
Thursdays, October 31-November 21|10:00AM to 12:00PM ET

GENDER EQUALITY, CHOSENNESS, AND OTHER ISSUES IN JEWISH LITURGY (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Sarah Rosenson
Fridays, November 1-15|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF 2024 (REMOTE)

Instructor(s): Angela Fasick
Tuesdays, November 5-December 10|10:00AM to 11:30AM ET

EXPLORING THEODICY IN BIBLE: HOW THE PROPHETS UNDERSTOOD GOD THROUGH THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE (IN-PERSON)

Instructor(s): Adina Blaustein
Wednesdays, November 6-December 4 (no class Nov 27)| 1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

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|1:00PM to 2:30PM ET

YIDDISH THEATRE FROM THEN TO NOW (REMOTE)

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