October 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us to welcome the month of Cheshvan, a month that contains no holy days, but one in which many important events took place. Register Here
October 23, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The 2025 11th Annual ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute for Curriculum Development in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies brought 100+ scholars together from a range of academic fields to study antisemitism and develop this topic as a new discipline in Higher Education. Traveling from many countries worldwide, participants attended numerous discussion-oriented lectures and then presented their newly designed […]
October 27, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us to examine Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools during the 1960s. What is the relationship of these events to history, and to attitudes towards minorities of all kinds today? Register Here
October 28, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Our next Scholars Circle features an exclusive interview with Salvador Litvak, the talented director of the new film Guns & Moses, conducted by Scott Shay. Register Here Sal directed Saving Lincoln, based on the true story of Abraham Lincoln and his closest friend & bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon. This epic indie features a new visual […]
November 3, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Unlike tzedakah, which is a Jewish obligation based in justice, generosity comes from an open and willing heart, going beyond the minimum that justice might require financially or emotionally. Join us to explore this concept together. Register Here NOTE: MUSSAR WILL NOT MEET IN OCTOBER DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN […]
November 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – This lecture examines how anti-Zionism on university campuses has evolved into a sophisticated form of antisemitism disguised as social justice. Dr. Jarrod Tanny argues that portrayals of Israel as powerful, conspiratorial, and globally harmful echo propaganda once deployed by both Nazi and Soviet regimes, now reframed in progressive terms. Register Here Dr. Jarrod Tanny is […]
November 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – There are many ways to connect and create community. In these days before Thanksgiving, through Abraham’s example, we will examine ways to open not just our homes and communities, but our hearts. Register Here
November 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Join new friends and old on Sunday morning! BYOB (bagels) and enjoy meaningful text-based conversation as part of the Limmud Global Day of Jewish Learning. The theme is 70 Faces of Torah, and we will examine Success and Satisfaction: The 10th Commandment’s Paradox. Digital Interactive Source Sheet provided at no cost. Register Here
November 19, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us to welcome Kislev, a month connected to light, as Chanukah begins during the month of Kislev. Also related to trust and hope, as the root of the word Kislev means “trust” and “hope,” this month is one of support against darkness. Register Here
November 20, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – In this exclusive Scholars Circle interview, Rabbi David Rosenn explores the deep Jewish roots of interest-free lending, how this ancient practice continues to empower communities today, and what it reveals about the values that sustain Jewish life across generations. Register Here Rabbi David Rosenn is the President & CEO of the Hebrew Free Loan Society […]
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