Lecture Series
Renard Lecture Series
Select Mondays, 10:00 – 11:00 am (unless otherwise noted)
FREE for Members, $10 Non-members
The Renard Lecture Series is made possible in part by a grant from the Henry H. Renard Foundation, sponsors, and program participants.
Musical concerts and first-person accounts are combined with traditional lectures by scholars and experts in their fields. Presenters offer stimulating, informative, engaging, and unique insights into music, literature, art, history, sports, take-out film, archeology, and pop culture, and more. The series is open to all and geared toward people 50 years of age and older seeking a cultural and intellectual experience. Join us once or participate in all!
Foreign Affairs Lecture Series
Join international economist David Cheney to discuss pressing international relations issues of our time.
Upcoming dates and topics:
May 15: Good News Around the World
July 17: Is the Risk of Theocracy Real or Imagined?
Sept 18: Topic TBD
Jewish Life Lecture Series
Project Genesis
Project Genesis: In Project Genesis, two clergy friends from different faiths discuss interpretations of select stories found in the books of the Old Testament. These sessions allow us to unpack and analyze the multiple meanings of these stories and how their lessons can apply to modern life.
Challenging Times, Ageless Insights: Navigating Today’s World with the Rivertowns Jewish Consortium*
Select Fridays, 10:00–11:30 am
“Challenging Times, Ageless Insights” allows participants to engage with clergy in exploring contemporary issues through a Jewish lens. These discussions will provide insights, debate, and if we are successful, even more questions.
*The Rivertowns Jewish Consortium is a group that includes Greenburgh Hebrew Center, Mishkan Ha’am, Rosh Pinah Chavurah of the Rivertowns, Temple Beth Abraham, Temple Beth Shalom, and Woodlands Community Temple.
The Torah in the Tarot with Steve Appel
Join Stav Appel for his discussion series detailing the scope of Judaica concealed in the oldest known version of the famous Tarot de Marseille, the artistic ancestor of contemporary Tarot cards.
For 400 years, the Judaica of the Tarot has been unrecognized, misunderstood, or ignored, but now the time has arrived for the cards to reveal their secrets. Come and learn about the Torah in the Tarot.
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Events
Croton Point Park: Westchester’s Jewel on the Hudson With Caroline Curvan and Ross Craven
Mon, Apr 29, 2024
10:00am - 11:30am
Freedom of Speech, Majority Rule, and Cancel Culture—with Rabbi Daniel Reiser, Temple Beth Shalom
Fri, May 03, 2024
10:00am - 11:30am
Jess Velona presents Vietnam and the Road to Watergate: Lessons from the Johnson and Nixon Tapes
Mon, May 13, 2024
10:00am - 11:30am