Women on the Move LIVE: ON BEING JEWISH NOW
Women on the Move LIVE: ON BEING JEWISH NOW
New York, NY
Zibby Media Presents Women on the Move LIVE: ON BEING JEWISH NOW Pride, Laughter and Terror Under the Six-Pointed Star Jewish Writers Speak Out With Talia Carner, Annabelle Gurwitch, Nicola Kraus and Lihi Lapid in conversation with Zibby Owens What is it about being Jewish that connects us…
Monday, November 18 2024
11:30 AM
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12:30 PM
The Metamorphoses of Franz Kafka with Martin Kaufman (IN-PERSON, Fall 2024)
The Metamorphoses of Franz Kafka with Martin Kaufman (IN-PERSON, Fall 2024)
New York, NY
The Metamorphoses of Franz Kafka (IN-PERSON) Upon the centenary of the death of the “twentieth century’s most complex and enigmatic literary prophet,” as Cynthia Ozick described Franz Kafka, this course will examine the work of the intriguing author who spent his life steeped in the rich German, J…
Monday, October 28 2024
6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
The Book of Judges with Dr. Diane M. Sharon (Fall 2024)
The Book of Judges with Dr. Diane M. Sharon (Fall 2024)
New York, NY
Murder, Mayhem, and Flawed Leadership in the Book of Judges The Book of Judges bursts with tales that seem straight out of today’s tabloids: The illegitimate son of a judge goes down in flames and a high-powered demagogue has a liaison with a prostitute. One flawed leader is found cowering in a…
Monday, October 28 2024
11:00 AM
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12:30 PM
Women on the Move: Julie Satow
Women on the Move: Julie Satow
New York, NY
It’s hard to remember when friends gathered for tea at Lord & Taylor after a rough day of shopping. When Bonwit Teller’s signature look was its 15-foot-tall limestone relief panels depicting nearly nude women dancing at the top of its building’s façade. Or when Bendel’s excited the ladies who lunch…
Tuesday, November 19 2024
11:30 AM
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12:30 PM
Antisemitism, Zionism, and Anti-Zionism with Dr. David Kaufman (Fall 2024)
Antisemitism, Zionism, and Anti-Zionism with Dr. David Kaufman (Fall 2024)
New York, NY
Antisemitism, Zionism, and Anti-Zionism The traumatic events of October 7 and its aftermath remind us that antisemitism, Zionism and anti-Zionism are interrelated – even symbiotic phenomena. Understanding their historical relationship is a vital step toward meeting the challenges they pose for the…
Tuesday, October 29 2024
6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
Judaism and Science: Schism or Synergy?
Judaism and Science: Schism or Synergy?
New York, NY
"[Faith] is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.” - Richard Dawkins “Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean.” - Rabbi Jonathan Sacks The conflict between …
Tuesday, November 12 2024
6:30 PM
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7:45 PM
Yotam Ottolenghi with Andy Baraghani
Yotam Ottolenghi with Andy Baraghani
New York, NY
Spend a delicious evening with Yotam Ottolenghi as he talks about his new book, Comfort, in this fun and participatory event. Live on stage, Yotam will take the audience through Comfort, (from eggs, to noodles, to roast chicken, to a wide array of cultural and culinary themes) in conversation with …
Saturday, October 5 2024
7:00 PM
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8:15 PM
The Musicals of Rogers and Hammerstein with John Kenrick (Fall 2024)
The Musicals of Rogers and Hammerstein with John Kenrick (Fall 2024)
New York, NY
The Musicals of Rogers and Hammerstein Composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II had each enjoyed long and successful careers before they teamed up for a collaboration that changed musical theater forever. With bright golden hazes on meadows and mountains begging to be climbed, th…
Monday, October 28 2024
6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
Lox with Lihi Lapid
Lox with Lihi Lapid
New York, NY
As we watch from the Diaspora, we can only imagine how traumatic daily life is: ongoing sirens that force you into shelters, anxiety over the well-being of a relative fighting in Gaza or Lebanon and the chilling reality of a war on multiple borders with no end in sight. Incrementally, Israel is the…
Tuesday, November 19 2024
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM