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Dr. Eric Goldman: The Jewish Women Who Broke the Hollywood Barriers (IN-PERSON)

New York, NY EDT
Women were largely excluded from directing and producing movies until late in the 20th century. However, since that time, a number of Jewish women have explored important Jewish themes in narrative films. This course will ex… read more

John Kenrick: Jews in American Comedy

New York, NY EDT
Couldn't we all use a few laughs? Jews have been providing them on stage, screen and television for decades, triumphing as writers,  performers and film makers. What led them to become so prominent in comedy? And how has Jew… read more

Martin Kaufman: Readings from Spinoza’s THEOLOGICAL-POLITICAL TREATISE

New York, NY EDT
Benedict Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise (TPT) is both an attack on the authority and overall validity of Scripture as well as a creative reconfiguration of Prophetic Revelation into a rationalistic theory of Libera… read more

Dr. Alyssa Cady: Hellenistic Judaism: From Alexander to Pompeii

New York, NY EDT
In the wake of Alexander the Great’s conquests, Jewish religious tradition became infused with elements of Greek culture, the political upheaval and intellectual ferment provoking serious conflict between Hellenizers and tra… read more

Rabbi Janet Roberts: Introduction to Judaism (Winter/Spring 2025)

New York, NY EDT
Ask your questions, learn multiple perspectives and discover what is meaningful to you in Reform Judaism. We'll explore Jewish holidays and life-cycle ceremonies, beliefs, values, prayer, Jewish texts, Israel and the America… read more

Women on the Move: Dara Horn with Jordana Horn

New York, NY EDT
In novel after novel, Dara Horn has devised wildly inventive ways to make Jewish stories new again. She dreamed up a mystery around a Marc Chagall painting in which past, present and future collide; imagined a Jewish soldier… read more

David Denby in Conversation with Joe Klein

New York, NY EDT
It’s conventional wisdom that the mid-20th century ushered in a heyday for American Jewry as the economy soared, antisemitism waned and the talents of a new generation of Jews reshaped American culture. Yet few people discus… read more

Tahini Baby

New York, NY EDT
In Hindu legend, sesame seeds symbolize immortality. In ancient Egypt and Persia, they were ground into flour for bread. In today’s Middle East, they are almost synonymous with the ground paste routinely mixed into hummus, b… read more

Israel on Our Minds: You Ask, Ambassador Aharoni Answers - Session Four

New York, NY EDT
Even those of us who follow the news from Israel regularly are left with more questions than insight:

Honor Our Past, Imagine Our Future

New York, NY EDT
Walk almost any neighborhood in New York City and the past inevitably collides with the future, since the city is always ever-evolving. Today, New York City’s legislation provides protected status to 158 historic districts, … read more

Women on the Move: Nicola Kraus

New York, NY EDT
Nicola Kraus was only 24 when she teamed up with a former NYU classmate to write a book that became a phenomenon: an international #1 bestseller that sold more than six million copies and was turned into a film starring Scar… read more

Rabbi Peter Weintraub: Introduction to Judaism (Summer 2025)

New York, NY EDT
Ask your questions, learn multiple perspectives and discover what is meaningful to you in Reform Judaism. We'll explore Jewish holidays and life-cycle ceremonies, beliefs, values, prayer, Jewish texts, Israel and the America… read more

Ron Chernow with Stacy Schiff on Mark Twain

New York, NY EDT
For more than three decades, Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Ron Chernow has marshaled deft prose, meticulous research and a keen sense of irony to bring leading American figures to life — most famously revealing the wunde… read more

Israel on Our Minds: You Ask, Ambassador Aharoni Answers - Session Five

New York, NY EDT
Even those of us who follow the news from Israel regularly are left with more questions than insight:
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Past Events

STRIKE: A Streicker Pop-Up Restaurant with Chef Adeena Sussman

STRIKE: A Streicker Pop-Up Restaurant with Chef Adeena Sussman

New York, NY
A Special In-Person Fundraiser Event For a single evening, The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center will be transformed into an avant-garde restaurant offering an elegant dinner. Each of the four courses will be carefully selected by acclaimed cookbook author Adeena Sussman, who will be on h…
Tuesday, March 11 2025 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

Purim Extravaganza 2025!

Purim Extravaganza 2025!

New York, NY
Purim Extravaganza 2025 For Temple Emanu-El members and Yesod Year II students only 21+ Only Thursday, March 136:00-8:00 PMFree Join us for an adult Purim extravaganza featuring a Megillah reading, live circus performances, a DJ, signature cocktails, sushi, curated charcuterie boards and a whims…
Thursday, March 13 2025 6:00 PM 8:00 PM

Israel on Our Minds: You Ask, Ambassador Aharoni Answers - Session Two

Israel on Our Minds: You Ask, Ambassador Aharoni Answers - Session Two

New York, NY
Even those of us who follow the news from Israel regularly are left with more questions than insight: How should we think about Israel's security in the face of a rapidly changing Middle East? What is the government doing in response to the worldwide condemnation of the Jewish State . . . and wha…
Thursday, February 27 2025 11:00 AM 12:00 PM

Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt and Attorney Anthony Julius with Abe Foxman

Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt and Attorney Anthony Julius with Abe Foxman

New York, NY
When Emory University historian Deborah Lipstadt was sued for libel by British author David Irving for branding him a Holocaust denier, many scholars and Jewish leaders urged her to ignore his absurd claims. Why give publicity to a man who had repeatedly argued that there were no gas chambers at Au…
Tuesday, February 25 2025 6:30 PM 7:30 PM

Women on the Move: Lihi Lapid

Women on the Move: Lihi Lapid

New York, NY
No matter how much the protagonist of Lihi Lapid’s new novel, hiding in a Tel Aviv staircase and disguising her identity, seems to be on her own, she never really is. After all, women’s lives are tangles of daughters and mothers, grandmothers and memories from which it isn’t so easy to escape. Al…
Tuesday, March 18 2025 11:30 AM 12:30 PM

The “Other” Jewish Food: Hélène Jawhara Piñer with Jake Cohen

The “Other” Jewish Food: Hélène Jawhara Piñer with Jake Cohen

New York, NY
If you are still under the illusion that “Jewish” food means gefilte fish, brisket, bagels and kugel — with a little bit of falafel thrown in for good measure — you haven’t met Hélène Jawhara Piñer. A culinary historian who mines the history of Sephardic cooking from the records of Inquisition tri…
Monday, March 10 2025 7:00 PM 8:00 PM

Civil Rights in Crisis

Civil Rights in Crisis

New York, NY
Since January 20, 2025, the new administration in Washington has set in motion what many view as a direct challenge to civil rights, civil liberties and our democratic institutions. This includes policies aimed at the rights of many communities: mass deportation of immigrants and refugees; the eli…
Thursday, February 27 2025 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

Graydon Carter & Bette Midler in Conversation

Graydon Carter & Bette Midler in Conversation

New York, NY
From the pages of Vanity Fair to the red carpets of Hollywood, editor Graydon Carter’s memoir revives the glamorous heyday of magazines when they were the vanguard of culture. When the Going Was Good is Graydon Carter’s lively recounting of how he made his mark as one of society’s most talented ed…
Wednesday, March 26 2025 7:00 PM 8:00 PM

Israel on Our Minds: You Ask, Ambassador Aharoni Answers - Session Three

Israel on Our Minds: You Ask, Ambassador Aharoni Answers - Session Three

New York, NY
Even those of us who follow the news from Israel regularly are left with more questions than insight: How should we think about Israel's security in the face of a rapidly changing Middle East? What is the government doing in response to the worldwide condemnation of the Jewish State . . . and wha…
Thursday, March 27 2025 11:00 AM 12:00 PM

Ezra Klein Discussing ABUNDANCE with Derek Thompson

Ezra Klein Discussing ABUNDANCE with Derek Thompson

New York, NY
America’s 21st-century landscape looks pretty bleak: After decades of strict zoning to prevent urban density, we’re facing a housing shortage. After years of slashing immigration to keep wages high, we don’t have enough workers. Regular off-shoring of manufacturing to control costs has brought us …
Monday, March 17 2025 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
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