The following courses and lectures are being offered as remote learning opportunities using Zoom. A Zoom Meeting Code will be sent to registrants prior to their lecture or course. View Zoom Instructions.
Filmmaker and celebrated screenwriter Yehonatan Indursky, creator of Shtisel, speaks about his show Autonomies, a dystopian drama set in an alternate reality of present-day Israel.
Yiddish has influenced the English of Jews (and non-Jews) in the United States.
The Passover Haggadah is an iconic Jewish text. With each generation, the traditional recounting of the Exodus story finds new relevance and as such, each edition of the Haggadah is a unique statement of the moment and context in which it is written.
In this session, we will reflect on what we do on the holiday of Simchat Torah; namely, finish the Torah. We then immediately proceed in two ways: we return to the beginning but we also read the opening verses of the next book, the Book of Joshua.
Join Gila Silverman for an informal discussion on the recent lecture: Chutzpah to Chidush: A Century of Yiddish with speaker Sarah Bunin Benor presented on March 17.
Why is Greater Cleveland home to so many notable private institutions? The Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Museum of Art both make persuasive claims to be among the very best in the United States. University Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic give the region two nationally-notable medical systems.
The book of Genesis is full of stories about siblings who do not get along. Indeed, it would be impossible to read Genesis without considering the first fratricide, or the struggles between Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Rachel and Leah, and Joseph and his brothers.
The story of the Buddha’s life is known all over the world. So the story goes, he was a prince of a small kingdom, destined to one day take the throne. But after a moment of insight, he decided to leave worldly ambitions aside. Thus did he begin his quest towards Awakening.
As a part of the Israeli Speaker Series, join Siegal Lifelong Learning for an informal Hebrew conversation with author Emuna Elon. (For Hebrew speakers only)
Join Michael Posner, bestselling author and biographer, as he draws on hundreds of interviews to reach beyond the myth of singer and songwriter, Leonard Cohen and reveals the unique, complex, and compelling figure of the real man.
Using works from the eponymous exhibition on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew Cappetta will discuss the characteristics and qualities that make an object “art”; the issues and ethics surrounding art conservation; and the stories left untold on museum walls and floors.
Professor Paula Giddings, known for her writings on the complicated history of Black women in America, will answer your questions about her scholarship, advocacy, and books, including When and Where I Enter and A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching.
The Association for Continuing Education has chosen On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong as the book for common reading for Book Discussion Day. Read this award-winning novel then hear Professor John McBratney’s lecture.
Decades ago, Milton Himmelfarb quipped that American Jews tends to “earn like Episcopalians but vote like Puerto Ricans”; that is, they remain liberal despite achieving economic success. While that has broadly continued in the age of Trump, a new trend has grown clear.
Join us for a conversation with Rob Leshem, screenwriter, author, and creator of Valley of Tears, a new HBO Max series shaking Israeli society and now reaching American audiences. Inspired by true events, Valley of Tears is a ten-part miniseries depicting the Yom Kippur War through the eyes of young combatants.
What is the best way to engage with those who appear to us to be ignorant or wicked? What can biblical and rabbinic debates over the duty, utility, and virtue of answering a “fool” teach us about the possibilities and limitations of the disappearing art of civil discourse?
As a part of the Israeli Speaker Series, join Siegal Lifelong Learning for an informal Hebrew conversation with screenwriter and author Ron Leshem. (For Hebrew speakers only)
A casual conversation with Gila Silverman, Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning, dedicated to further discussion of a book or topic featured in a recent Jewish Studies course or lecture.
Join Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum to honor the memory of Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of our time.
The first love in the Bible did not involve a couple. The first kiss in the Bible had nothing to do with love. Overall, the biblical concept of love is much different than how we perceive it today.
As a part of the Israeli Speaker Series, join Meir Shalev, one of Israel's most celebrated authors, for an intimate conversation in Hebrew. (For Hebrew speakers only)
The Jesuits labeled him “the devil’s partner in crime,” Frederick the Great of Prussia called him “a monster” who wished to destroy humanity, and his name appears frequently in the plays of Shakespeare in reference to nefarious and murderous characters.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 was awarded jointly to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna "for the development of a method for genome editing." Charpentier and Doudna discovered the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. Dr.
The Great Depression presented Jewish women with a unique set of challenges and choices. In response, Jewish women found new survival strategies to cope with the difficult economic conditions and changing family dynamics of these turbulent years.
From the Group Plan to the Terminal Tower, Urban Renewal, and University Circle, Cleveland’s history is full of attempts at building a better community.
A casual conversation with Gila Silverman, Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning, dedicated to further discussion of a book or topic featured in a recent Jewish Studies course or lecture. This session will focus on Alison Joseph's lecture, which was held in partnership with the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, on What's New In t
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to World Food Programme (WFP) "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict." As the world’s largest humanitarian organization addr
Literature loves catastrophes, as they reveal a person's true nature. For two thousand years, Jewish texts have faced this question: how should one behave when the world dissolves into chaos? In these moments, we find ordinary men who turn into heroes, heroes who turn into villains, we find cruelty – but also grace, and love.
As a part of the Israeli Speaker Series, join novelist Ayelet Gundar Goshen for an intimate conversation in Hebrew. (For Hebrew speakers only)
A casual conversation with Gila Silverman, Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning, dedicated to further discussion of a book or topic featured in a recent Jewish Studies course or lecture. This session will focus on "The Liar" by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen.