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2025 Program Highlights
New Highlights Added Weekly
2025 Program Highlights
Unbreakable
Discover powerful techniques to build personal resilience amid rising antisemitism and social pressures. This workshop blends psychological insights with Jewish wisdom, teaching practical tools to maintain control, develop realistic thinking, and stay positive during difficult times.
Cracking the Chaos Code
Learn practical strategies for building resilience and navigating uncertainty in turbulent times from psychologist Dr. Andrew Shatté. Discover evidence-based techniques to manage stress, overcome challenges, and maintain mental well-being when facing upheaval.
Women at the Forefront
Hear from dynamic women shaping Jewish life today, from educators and scholars to psychologists and artists, as they share their stories and diverse perspectives on faith, family, and modern Jewish life.
The Light I See: A Journey Beyond Sight
Join Hindy Markowitz on her journey of faith and resilience. Born with challenges that led to total blindness and vocal cord damage, discover how she maintains her passion for singing, her sense of humor, and unwavering gratitude while inspiring audiences across schools, camps, and communities with her infectious positivity and deep faith.
Crafting the Covenant
Marvel at a meticulously crafted golden replica of the Holy Ark, bringing to life Judaism's most sacred object. This stunning exhibition offers a rare opportunity to gain deeper insight into the Ark of the Covenant's spiritual significance and historical context.
Good Answers to Silent Questions
Satisfy your curiosity in this candid discussion of contentious topics like cremation, abortion, and more. Discover how timeless Jewish teachings address sensitive and complex moral questions with clarity and nuance.
Quote Me on That!
Watch scholars and educators test their wit and wisdom in this entertaining live competition. Participants must craft compelling impromptu sermons based on quotes they’re seeing for the first time. Witness their creativity, Torah knowledge, and quick thinking as they transform unexpected ideas into meaningful messages.
Help, I’ve Got a Horoscope!
Are the stars really guiding your fate? Rabbi Yechiel Krisch explores Judaism’s nuanced view of astrology. Discover how Jewish tradition treats cosmic predictions with a mix of skepticism and acceptance while maintaining our freedom to shape our own destiny.
Giving the Future
Leading Jewish philanthropists share strategies for creating meaningful impact through charitable giving. Learn how they evaluate causes, measure outcomes, and build lasting legacies through generosity. You’ll get practical insights for doing the same with your giving, large or small.
Smarter Than Us?
The rise of Artificial Intelligence is changing everything — how we think, work, create, and even connect. But in a world where machines can mimic nearly everything human, this powerful and thought-provoking talk explores what can't be replicated: the soul, free will, purpose, and the Divine spark within every person. With wisdom, humor, and unforgettable stories, this lecture makes the case that the Jewish way of life — especially Shabbat — might just be the world’s greatest counterbalance to AI’s dizzying speed.
Comedy Gold
Laugh your way through a hilarious evening as acclaimed comedian Elon Gold shares his wit and wisdom on Jewish life and culture. This stand-up performance offers a unique blend of comedy that draws on the quirks and joys of contemporary Jewish experience.
Playing G-d? Gene Editing & Artificial Wombs
Explore the ethical implications of new developments in gene editing and artificial wombs through the lens of Jewish law. Dr. Edward Reichman examines how ancient Halachic principles offer guidance for navigating the new options cutting-edge medical innovations present.
Stealing Ideas?
Explore the fascinating Jewish legal view on intellectual property rights in today's digital world. Rabbi Berel Bell examines whether Jewish law protects creative works, from ancient texts to modern innovations, and how these principles apply to contemporary questions about ownership, attribution, and fair use in business and the arts.
Kosher vs. FDA
Join Rabbi Berel Bell for an insider’s look at how Jewish dietary law stacks up against FDA food safety standards—where they overlap, where they differ, and what each reveals about the food we trust.
Israel’s Shadow Wars: Dan Raviv Reports
Go behind the headlines with Middle East expert and veteran journalist Dan Raviv as he reveals the secret wars Israel is waging in the shadows—across borders, through cyber networks, and deep inside enemy territory. From high-stakes intelligence operations to covert strikes and diplomacy, uncover the hidden battles shaping today’s most volatile conflicts in the Middle East.
Defying the Angel of Death
Witness an extraordinary testament to the human spirit and faith as Holocaust survivor Sora Vigorito shares her journey, as one of the few and possibly youngest “Mengele Twins” survivors, enduring barbaric experiments at Auschwitz, to building a life of purpose and healing. Discover how she transformed unimaginable trauma into a calling as a mental health professional, empowering others through their darkest moments with profound empathy and faith.
Standing in Defiance
Join this panel discussion for an in-depth discussion on combating the world’s oldest hatred in our modern world. Gain insight into antisemitism’s roots and modern manifestations, as well as practical strategies for responding with dignity, pride, and purpose
Faith Meets Fact
Join science journalist and rabbi Yechiel Krisch as he tackles the seeming conflicts between Torah and scientific discovery. Explore how Jewish thinkers have navigated these challenges across the centuries and discover fresh approaches to harmonizing ancient wisdom with modern knowledge.
From Nuremberg to the Hague
Dr. Isaac Amon, attorney and counselor at law, investigated ISIS war crimes and worked in the Hague. Join him to learn about the concept of genocide and the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials. He examines how these foundational legal precedents, forged in the shadow of the Holocaust, continue to shape the prosecution of atrocity crimes today. Through firsthand experience and deep legal insight, Dr. Amon reveals the enduring significance of this history, especially as this term has become inverted and weaponized amid a global surge in antisemitism.
The Silk Road
Hear the remarkable journey of Mitchell Silk, the first Hasidic Jew to hold a Senate-confirmed position in the U.S. government. Learn how this fluent Chinese speaker balanced leadership at the Treasury Department with Jewish observance and his passion for translating a classic Chassidic work.
Crossfire
Bring all your burning Jewish questions to this rapid-fire question and answer session, hear multiple perspectives, and get compelling answers.
Your Jew In Hollywood
Join acclaimed actor Michael Rapoport as he shares candid stories from his career navigating Hollywood as a proudly Jewish voice. Hear how he's confronted antisemitism in the entertainment industry while staying true to his identity.
Shulem Lemmer Live
Experience the soaring vocals of Hasidic music sensation Shulem Lemmer in this special live performance. With his extraordinary voice and ability to bridge traditional Jewish melodies and contemporary styles, Lemmer delivers a moving musical journey that ignites the spirit and resonates deeply.
Unleashing The Power of Prayer
Prayer isn’t just ritual—it’s our most powerful tool. This session reveals how heartfelt prayer connects us to G-d, to ourselves, and to our people, showing that when a Jew prays with meaning, anything is possible.
Undaunted
A fearless leader who rescued Russian Jewry from oppression, sparked American Jewish renewal, and ignited a global spiritual revival — Undaunted offers a front-row seat to one of the most dramatic chapters in modern Jewish history. Join the author, Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie, as he launches the book with live insights and book signing.
Soul & Purpose
Join an insightful discussion on the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s most extraordinary ideas and their enduring impact on the course of Jewish life today. See how his unique approach to outreach, education, and more unlocked a new path forward for a generation of Jewish leaders.
Uniting Nations
Diplomats and ambassadors reflect on the past, present, and future of normalization between Israel and the Gulf States. Hear the dramatic stories behind the Abraham Accords and what lies ahead.
The Nazi & The Rabbi
Discover the remarkable true story of an Oregon rabbi’s friendship with a white supremacist and how he left hate behind to advocate for understanding and overcoming prejudice.
Friends Forever?
This expert panel tackles the evolving relationship between the U.S. and Israel. Gain insight into the history of their strategic bond, and the factors shaping the future of U.S. - Israel relations.
The Titanic File
Witness the dramatic true story of the women whose husbands disappeared with the 1912 sinking of the Titanic and the urgent question that gripped Jewish attention: could they remarry? Or was their husband, perhaps, out there still? See Jewish law confront one of history’s most tragic maritime disasters.
Crypto-Judaism
Join historian Dr. Isaac Amon on a global journey uncovering the lives of Iberian crypto-Jews who preserved their faith amid the worldwide reach of the Spanish & Portuguese Inquisitions. Explore how their enduring commitment to freedom, migration to America, and presence in the early Republic led them to influence the Founding Fathers and play a role in the shaping of the U.S. Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights.
Suing Harvard
Join Shabbos Kestenbaum as he shares his experiences confronting antisemitism and fighting discrimination at Harvard University, offering practical strategies and lessons learned for maintaining Jewish pride in an increasingly hostile world.
Behind D.C's Doors
Step inside the corridors of power with this revealing discussion with Washington insiders. Hear firsthand accounts of pivotal policy decisions and the realities of advocating for Jewish interests in today's political landscape.
Journey of the Soul
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