| Friday, September 23 — 7:15 PM OPENING EVENT: SHABBOS DINNER WITH DR. RUTH Following the 6 PM evening service, Dr. Ruth Westheimer will discuss her book Heavenly Sex: Sexuality in the Jewish Tradition. (Co-sponsored by the Men’s Club and Department of Lifelong Learning) A special “Pizza and Movie Party” will be held simultaneously for Religious School students (Fifth Grade and up) whose parents are attending the Sabbath dinner. |
| Friday, October 21 — 10:30 AM A BROOKLYN WALK Guided tour of historic Brooklyn Heights, followed by lunch at The Heights Casino. |
| Saturday, November 5 — 8 PM TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE A night out at Rasputin, a Russian cabaret in Brighton Beach. Transportation included. |
| Tuesday, November 8 — 9 AM AN INTIMATE LOOK AT A STEINWAY Guided tour of the Steinway Piano Factory in Astoria, followed by lunch at Trattoria L’incontro. Transportation included. |
| Sunday, December 11 — 12 PM WINTER WISHES WRAPPING PARTY AND CHANUKAH CELEBRATION Wrapping holiday gifts for children from the Association to Benefit Children while enjoying traditional Chanukah foods and songs. (Co-sponsored by the Tikkun Olam Committee) |
| Thursday, December 15 — 10:30 AM NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS Guided tour of historic Grand Central Terminal, the Chrysler Building and the Chanin Building. Lunch to follow at the world famous Oyster Bar. |
| Thursday, January 12 — 10:30 AM COFFEE WITH… Author Lorraine Lotzof Abramson will discuss her book My Race: A Jewish Girl Growing Up Under Apartheid in South Africa. |
| Thursday, February 9 — 6 PM IRENA SENDLER: IN THE NAME OF THEIR MOTHERS A wine-and-cheese reception and film showing of the award-winning Holocaust documentary at the Kosciuszko Foundation. Talk follows with producer/director Mary Skinner. |
| Friday, March 2 — 7:15 PM “THE ESSENCE OF BEING A JEW” Third annual Sabbath dinner and discussion with our senior rabbi, Dr. David M. Posner. Event follows the Friday evening service at 6 PM. |
| Monday, March 5 — 6:30 PM RADICAL AMAZEMENT: MUSINGS ON MUSEUMS AND THE BELOVED COMMUNITY Discussion with Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. (Co-sponsored by the Stettenheim Library and the Bernard Museum of Judaica) |
| Tuesday, April 3 — 10:30 AM ILLUMINATING PASSOVER: A HISTORY OF THE ART OF THE HAGGADAH FROM MEDIEVAL TO EARLY MODERN TIMES Discussion with Elka Deitsch, senior curator of the Bernard Museum of Judaica. (Co-sponsored by the Museum) |
| Tuesday, April 24 — 8:30 AM A JEWISH JOURNEY: ROAD TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA Guided tour of the new National Museum of American Jewish History. Transportation and lunch included. |
| Thursday, May 10 — 12:30 PM SPRING LUNCHEON AND ANNUAL MEETING |
Program dates and times are subject to change.
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