Upcoming Classes

Explore New York Jewish history in three-dimensional spatial terms—mapping the multiple neighborhoods New York Jews have made their own.

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, one of the great (Jewish) thinkers of the last 50 years, was the first ‘homegrown’ Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, and this position granted him a platform from which to share his ideas with the English-speaking world both non-Jewish and Jewish.

What are the Dead Sea Scrolls, and what can they tell us about the range of Jewish beliefs at the time they were written? How do they enrich our understanding of the Tanakh and its origins?

Using the “Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism” curriculum from the Shalom Hartman Institute, this course will explore the concept of faith and its role in Jewish life, the human relationship with God, and the interplay between faith and what transpires in the world, especially in times of turmo

Discover contemporary meaning in the timeless texts of the Megillot (Scrolls) of Esther and Ruth. Explore themes of Jewish identity, gender, God’s role in human affairs, and comedy.

Uncover the diverse and complex faces of Jewish Israeli identity.