Talks & Entertainment

Amy Tan

In Conversation with Deborah Tannen

The bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement explores her life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory in her new memoir, Where the Past Begins.

Sisterhood Gets Fresh

For women in their 20s and 30s

Stroll through the Penn Quarter farmers market, buy fresh food, and learn about how DC farmers markets create a more sustainable food system from a community expert from FRESHFARM. Hear More +

Man’s Attempt at Thoughtfulness

Combining spirituality, psychology, modern masculinity, and good scotch, Rabbi Scott brings a group of men together to attempt some thoughtfulness about life’s more important questions.

Van Jones

In Conversation with Jake Tapper

In Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart, How We Come Together, the CNN political contributor offers a blueprint for transforming our collective anxiety into meaningful change.

Good Soul Shabbat

Rabbi Scott and musicians Aaron Shneyer and Michal Bilick offer soulful acoustic music, deep spirituality, and a thoughtful service to DC. After services, fill our sanctuary with the spirited sound of new tunes and old favorites.

Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDC

A traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women and men during the service.

Saturday Morning Services with MesorahDC

Service with soulful melodies and contemporary insights. Separate seating for men and women during services.

CANCELED: Avey Tare

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this program has been canceled. Those who purchased tickets will be refunded.  Listen to Avey Tare.  The acclaimed songwriter and co-founder of the American experimental pop More +

Ron Chernow

Grant is a synthesis of comprehensive research that makes sense of all sides of President Ulysses S. Grant’s life, explaining how this simple Midwesterner could at once be so ordinary and so extraordinary.

CANCELED: Dinner Unplugged

Exhausted from your over-committed schedule and increasingly fast-paced, go-go-go lifestyle? Detox from the nonstop technology mid-week with our recurring weeknight dinner – sans smartphones.