Downtown Lunch and Learn

In this class, we will journey through the history, folklore, and contemporary customs of Halloween; unraveling the diverse ways in which Jewish communities engage with the popular Western holiday. From [...]

With the rise of anti-Semitism, Rabbi Kamrass will lead us to examine the different types of prejudice and hatred against Jews throughout history, how the different types were manifested, the [...]

Eve, mother of all the living, is the first woman partaker in fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. We may think we know her story, but a close look at [...]

Who was really at fault for Eve eating the forbidden fruit? How might an oven teach us about our relationship to God? Why is the Hebrew in the Torah written [...]

S.Y. Agnon is perhaps somewhere between Shakespeare and Faulkner when it comes to the literature of The State of Israel. Join Matt Check to hear about the extraordinary life of [...]