Walter Mischel
In Conversation with Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth
In The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control, Mischel explains how self-control can be mastered and applied to challenges in everyday life—from weight control to quitting smoking, overcoming heartbreak, making major decisions, and planning for retirement.
- Date:
- Oct 1, 2014 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $12
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $35
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Valerie June
with Tom McBride
Valerie June has traveled a long road to the remarkable moment at which the soulful singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist now finds herself.
- Date:
- Oct 3, 2014 • 6:00 pm ET
- Category:
- High Holidays
MesorahDC Guided Service
Kol Nidre
Traditional and thought-provoking service with separate seating for women and men.
- Date:
- Oct 3, 2014 • 6:15 pm ET
- Admission:
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$10 administrative fee per ticket
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
- Date:
- Oct 4, 2014 • 8:30 am ET
- Category:
- High Holidays
Hammer Time: Sukkah Building
Pitch in to raise Sixth & I’s sukkah. Tools, building supplies, and food to fuel the build will be provided. No skill set required. Please wear closed-toed shoes and appropriate clothing.
Café Nite
Explore several learning options with MesorahDC, including Hebrew lessons, bar and bat mitzvah training, and basic or intermediate study sessions.
- Date:
- Oct 6, 2014 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Free. Please RSVP through Mesorah.
- Category:
- Jewish Education
A night with The New Republic’s Chris Hughes, Franklin Foer and Michael Kinsley
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of The New Republic, Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America offers essays exploring the pivotal issues of modern America culled from the archives of the magazine.
- Date:
- Oct 7, 2014 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $10
2 FREE tickets with book purchase: $18
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
