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Upcoming Lectures

Below is a chronological listing of individual lectures offered by Siegal Lifelong Learning. Click on the lecture titles below for the full lecture description, pricing and registration. Click here for instructions on using Siegal's registration system.

LIVING IN THE NEW AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Alfred R. Cowger, Jr
Tuesday September 09 | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM ET

BOOK TALK: IS SUPERMAN CIRCUMCISED? THE COMPLETE JEWISH HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST HERO (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Roy Schwartz
Wednesday September 10 | 7-8:30 pm ET

JUDAISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE ETHICS OF CARE AND RESPONSIBILITY (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Hava Tirosh, PhD
Monday September 15 | 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

WE HAVEN’T ALWAYS HAD PARIS: WHY THE PARIS DEAL MATTERS (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Matthew Hodgetts, PhD
Thursday September 18 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

ACE TRIP TO SHAW FESTIVAL

Lecturer(s):
Friday September 19 | – Saturday, September 20, 2025

FREUDIAN STRIPS: COMICS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE AMERICAN SUPERHERO (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Valentino Zullo, PhD
Wednesday October 01 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

ORIGINS SCIENCE SCHOLARS: EARTH ON THE EDGE? A BRIEF CLIMATE HISTORY TO PRESENT DAY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Tali L Babila, PhD
Tuesday October 07 | 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ET

ACE LECTURE DAY: HISPANIOLA: HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- ONE ISLAND, TWO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Jose Sola, PhD, Associate Professor of History, Cleveland State University
Monday October 13 | 9:15 AM - 2 PM ET

ORIGINS SCIENCE SCHOLARS: ENVIRONMENTAL VIRUSES THAT SHAPE THE WORLD (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Sarah Bagby, PhD
Tuesday October 14 | 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ET

NEW PLACES FROM OLD SPACES (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Lauren Pacini
Wednesday October 15 | 7 - 8:30 PM ET

AMERICAN MACCABEE: THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE JEWS (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Andrew Porwancher, PhD
Thursday October 16 | 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

LOVE PREVAILS (REMOTE)

Lecturer(s):
Jean Bosco Rutagengwa
Monday October 20 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

ORIGINS SCIENCE SCHOLARS: ROBOT FRIENDS? HAPTICS, EMOTION, AND THE FIELD OF HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Alexis Block
Tuesday October 21 | 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ET

GENE EDITING: EXTRAORDINARY PROMISE FOR GOOD, UNRESTRAINABLE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Barbara Kuemerle, PhD
Friday October 24 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

ORIGINS SCIENCE SCHOLARS: MOTHER NATURE KNOWS BEST: ANCIENT WARMING LESSONS FOR EARTH’S FUTURE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Tali Babila, PhD
Tuesday October 28 | 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ET

THE GREAT DEBATE – RATIFYING THE CONSTITUTION (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Patrick Moore, JD
Tuesday November 04 | 9:30 am Breakfast; 10 am Lecture

ORIGINS SCIENCE SCHOLARS: EMPATHETIC MACHINES: DESIGNING ROBOTS THAT CARE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Alexis Block
Tuesday November 04 | 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ET

WHAT'S NEW(S) IN ISRAEL? (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Doron Kalir
Friday November 07 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

MAHJONG: FROM CHINA TO THE WORLD (REMOTE & GROUP SCREENING)

Lecturer(s):
Gregg Swain
Monday November 10 | 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET

ORIGINS SCIENCE SCHOLARS: DISCOVERING THE NOVEL SOIL VIRUS TAYEBLU (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Sarah Bagby
Tuesday November 11 | 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ET

THE LAST SHIPS FROM HAMBURG, THE BUSINESS, RIVALRY, AND THE RACE TO SAVE RUSSIA’S JEWS ON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR I (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Steven Ujifusa
Thursday November 13 | 10:30 AM - Noon ET

BOOK DISCUSSION: KRISPR BY JENNIFER HANDLER (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Barbara Kuemerle, PhD
Friday November 14 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

MOSES JACOB EZEKIEL: JEWISH, CONFEDERATE, EXPATRIATE SCULPTOR (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Samantha Baskind, PhD
Wednesday December 03 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

ICONS, IDENTITY, AND INNOVATION: THE JEWISH MUSEUM, NEW YORK CITY (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Carol Salus, PhD
Thursday December 04 | 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM ET

TRANSLATION AND TRAUMA: POETRY AFTER OCTOBER 7TH (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Barbara Mann, PhD
Tuesday December 09 | 10:00 AM to Noon ET

BOTANICAL DEFENSE: THE TULIP TREE’S SECRET TO PEST RESISTANCE (IN-PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Matthew Bertin, PhD
Wednesday December 10 | 10:30 AM to Noon ET

ANTARCTICA: A SCENIC AND SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (IN PERSON)

Lecturer(s):
Tom Hare, Geologist, Executive Director, HarvestNet
Thursday December 11 | 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET